Does SF have the best sandwiches in the world?
Edalatpour in East Bay Express
Yemeni coffee and honeycomb bread at Mohka in East Oakland, 2139 MacArthur blvd.
CHEESECAKE BREAD ‘Khaliat al nahl,’ or honeycomb bread, resembles a pull-apart loaf with loose concentric circles of dough formed in the round. Inside, there’s a cream cheese sweetened on the outside by bold drizzles of honey. (Photo by J.S. Edalatpour)
Mohka House, open daily 7:30am to 7:30pm, 2139 MacArthur Blvd., Oakland. IG: @ mohkahouse.
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Luke at KQED.
Grand Cafe, nothing over $10.75 in this Hong Kong-style joint, 4250 MacArthur, Richmond
Both the claypot rice and the beef chow fun came with complimentary soup and hot milk tea. (Luke Tsai/KQED)
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KRON 4
Mel’s Diner on Lombard in SF damaged by kitchen fire
0:00 Check, Please! Bay Area (Season 20, Episode 13) 1:20 Stateline Road Smokehouse (Napa) 4:09 Three Bay Area guests share their thoughts on Stateline Road Smokehouse 9:21 Where to find Stateline Road Smokehouse 9:51 Stockhome (Petaluma) 12:13 Three Bay Area guests share their thoughts on Stockhome 16:31 Where to find Stockhome (Petaluma) 17:25 Bar Sprezzatura (San Francisco) 19:44 Three Bay Area guests share their thoughts on Bar Sprezzatura 24:25 Where to find Bar Sprezzatura
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Tokyo Central buffet in Emeryvile with 27 photos and an 80-second video. I suggest getting there before 11 am to avoid some of the crowds. As soon as a popular item is rolled out from the kitchen on a cart, many of the servings are taken before even being shelved. I still have not been able to snag one of the Japanese egg salad sandwiches with kewpie mayo and milk bread.
The charge is $11.99/lb. and there many other protein dishes such as, chicken katsu, pork ribs, and salmon belly just on the other side as are several soups ($2.99 for what looks like 8 oz. or so).
The link is a slideshow of about 4 minutes, just click on the 3 vertical dots on the upper right of the screen and then click on “Slideshow.”.
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Aired on KQED FM 88.5 on Feb 6 at 10 am .
From KQED
…we’ll talk about what’s at stake for this decadent treat. We’ll speak with chocolate makers, sustainability experts and a cacao farmer about how they plan to adapt and innovate for years to come.
Guests:
Greg D’Alesandre, co-founder and cacao sourcer, Dandelion Chocolate
Minni Forman, sustainability manager, Peet’s Coffee; former cacao farmer
John Kehoe, director of sustainability, Guittard Chocolate Company
SF Gate
Madeline Wells calls Tokyo Central “… sensory overload.”
Excerpt:
The biggest crowds were in the prepared foods section. Shoppers gawked at the bowls of prepared ramen, which promised “no need to add water, just warm it up and ready!” There was soba, onigiri, katsu curry, yakisoba, chicken teriyaki don and many other bento options. The egg salad sandwiches, which were made by San Francisco’s Andersen Bakery, looked straight out of a konbini.
https://www.sfgate.com/food/article/asian-grocery-store-opening-emeryville-21280334.php
Photo by Doug Zimmerman SFGATE
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A friend visited Tokyo Central a couple of days ago. At 2PM, the prepared foods were all gone. She was advised to come earlier.
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I was very sad to see that. We went on a neon walking tour of the Marina around New Year’s and that Mel’s was one of the stops.
In a few months, the hype will have died down.
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Reports are Horn’s BBQ in Lafayette is now permanently closed due to being evicted for non-payment of rent. Horn’s mini-empire has pretty much disintegrated due to financial and legal problems.
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Jinweide Lanzhou Beef Noodles
328 Broadway Millbrae, CA 94030
Soleil Ho in Coyote.
The year of the fried fish sandwich with some add-ons
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Slow Hand BBQ In Pleasant Hill Tragically Destroyed in Fire
BA Telegraph 09Feb2026
Tragically, a fire appears to have completely destroyed Slow Hand Barbecue in Pleasant Hill, California.
According to Con Fire, at 10:24 p.m. on Sunday evening, firefighters responded to a fire at the Slow Hand Barbecue location on Oak Park Boulevard in Pleasant Hill, California.
The fire caused extensive damage to the building. Con Fire says an investigator went into the building and determined the fire was accidental. It started in a smoker inside the building and spread through an exhaust hood to the exterior.
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Yadergaran in SFGate
Bar Panisse next to Chez Panisse in Berkeley opened last December.
https://www.sfgate.com/food/article/alice-waters-bar-panisse-21331346.php
Half-dozen broiled Hog Island sweetwater oysters with 'nduja butter are served at Bar Panisse in Berkeley, Calif., on Feb. 1, 2026. $31.
Lizzy Montana Myers/For SFGATE
No reservations, walk-in only
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Prescott Market welcomes Fatto a Mano
New tenant from Tuscany brings authentic, homemade Italian dishes and hospitality to West Oakland’s food hall
Feb 10, 2026
Momo Chang in Oaklandside Nosh.
Cenaduria Elvira soft opens today, Feb 11, at 468 3rd St near Broadway in the old Western Pacific Oakland train depot.
The tostada raspada, from Jalisco, Mexico, is the signature dish at Cenaduria Elvira. Credit: Estefany Gonzalez for East Bay Nosh
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California to raze another 40,000 acres of vineyards
https://www.farmprogress.com/grapes/california-on-track-to-raze-another-40-000-acres-of-vineyards
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From Edible East Bay
The California Artisan Cheese Festival is March 20-22 in Sonoma County.
Ollie’s American Cheese + Provisions Shop is at 396 11th St in downtown Oakland near Broadway.
Alyssa Gilbert (right) is the owner of Ollie’s American Cheese + Provisions, a retail shop at 396 11th Street in Oakland. (Artist Cathy Raingarden visited and made the sketch at left). Gilbert is also the new executive director of the California Artisan Cheese Guild.
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