British-style scones with clotted cream and strawberry jam sit alongside curried potato canapés on gluten-free crackers during afternoon tea at Malaya Tea Room in Alameda on Feb. 6, 2026. (Gustavo Hernandez/KQED)
Fungi Fest Brings Mushroom Foraging, Food and Forest Science to Sonoma County
James Madison Elementary is the first of eight San Leandro Unified elementary schools to switch to washable and reusable trays in an effort to reduce cafeteria waste. KCBS’ Albert James reports from the lunch lines.
Bell stands in the doorway of the Margins Wine Cubby in 2024, a 120-square-foot tasting room that she took on significant debt in order to open.
Bell stands in the doorway of the Margins Wine Cubby in 2024, a 120-square-foot tasting room that she took on significant debt in order to open.
Maggie Carroll got the idea to host a Trader Joe’s matchmaking event on a whim after her friend mentioned they had exchanged phone numbers with someone at a TJ’s. She expected 50 or 100 people would attend, and received 500 RSVPs. The crowd later moved to a nearby park.
Vietnamese Tet New Year was celebrated earlier today, Feb.15, in East Oakland. I will try and post some video when I see it.
Our Tết (Lunar New Year) Festival will take place on Sunday, February 15th from 12PM–5PM at Clinton Park (655 International Blvd, Oakland, CA 94606)! Join us in welcoming the Year of the Horse and experience the vibrant heart of Little Saigon as we celebrate this meaningful holiday together.
chonkyABG on YouTube visits SF Chinatown - Part II
WATCH PART 1 HERE: • 24 HOURS Eating in San Francisco CHINATOWN… Bay Area Food Tour Playlist: • What to Eat in Vancouver: Ultimate Food To… Yin Du Wonton Noodle 648 Pacific Ave, San Francisco, CA 94133 Ma’s Dimsum & Cafe 1315 Powell St, San Francisco, CA 94133 Garden Bakery 765 Jackson St, San Francisco, CA 94133 The Spicy Shrimp 150 Waverly Pl, San Francisco, CA 94108 The Lucky Creation Vegetarian Restaurant 854 Washington St, San Francisco, CA 94108 Taishan Cuisine 781 Broadway, San Francisco, CA 94133
Dzui’s traditional durian bánh pía, seen here alongside a container of Labubu-shaped rice pudding. (Luke Tsai/KQED)
Excerpt:
As for his family’s famous bánh pía, Thai sells a few different variations on the treat, including a savory version that has a char siu pork filling with crunchy bits of candied winter melon that act as a wonderful counterpoint. But in his view, a truly traditional bánh pía never omits the durian.
Deseran in SF Standard.
Hidden gems in SF Chinatown - New Lung Tin, iCafe, New Hollywood, Moongate, more
This week starts the holy month of Ramadan — and here are the spots where you can break your fast in the Bay Area. (Tashdique Mehtaj Ahmed/Getty Images
I’m always torn about whether to eat at Muslim-owned restaurants during Ramadan. My shopping route tomorrow takes me near an excellent Yemeni hole-in-the-wall–should I have lunch there?
A quick walkthrough should allow you to gauge the scene. Some may be closed during daylight hours, others may be takeout only. A search on the topic should yield suggested guidelines or just ask.
Sideboard in Danville, Tacos Oscar in Oakland and New Eritrea in SF
0:00 Check, Please! Bay Area (Season 20, Episode 15) 1:18 Sideboard (Danville) 3:28 Three Bay Area guests share their thoughts on Sideboard 7:16 Where to find Sideboard 7:40 Tacos Oscar (Oakland) 9:54 Three Bay Area guests share their thoughts on Tacos Oscar 13:47 Where to find Tacos Oscar 14:08 New Eritrea (San Francisco) 16:42 Three Bay Area guests share their thoughts on New Eritrea 20:19 Where to find New Eritrea 20:39 Cecilia Tries It: G Spot Happy Tastebuds (San Jose)
Luke and Thien have late-night pho at the new Turtle Tower in the Marina at 3145 Fillmore SF, open until 3 am on Fri and Sat nights.
Excerpt:
The worry, of course, with the opening of a “fancier” Turtle Tower in a non-Asian neighborhood, is that the food is going to get whitewashed and watered down. Indeed, the first thing we noticed is that the menu didn’t list the “deluxe” version of the restaurant’s famous chicken phở (listed as “phở gà lòng” in the old days), which came with giblets and skin for a boost of texture and earthy oomph. When we asked our server about it, she smiled sheepishly and explained that, at least for now, they weren’t offering that version. “We weren’t sure if ‘Marina people’ would eat giblets,” she said. Which is, well, fair enough. (She noted, though, that a lot of Asian customers had been asking for them.)
What I didn’t anticipate was how, in the age of social media, every published word would be weaponized. It wasn’t just against me, but by readers against each other, by chefs against their competitors, by everyone trying to get a slightly bigger slice of social (and sometimes actual) capital.
Catching a 13.5" Barred Surfperch at SF Land s End/Sutro Baths. Starts at about 6:50 mark.
Daily Cal.
‘ammatka Cafe, serving Ohlone cuisine, opens in the Lawrence Hall of Science.
Belotti, the exquisite Northern Italian restaurant in Rockridge, has just celebrated its 10th year in business with a new, lovely parklet built along the Hudson St. side of the bldg.
It remains a very small space, comparable in size to the equally good and tiny Peruvian restaurant Pucquio, which is down the street (towards Broadway). 2-4 are fine, 6 are tight; any more than that and a group would be more comfortable outside than inside.
If you have never been, this is elegant, light, magnificent pastas. We love their salads and the spinach souffle starter. Their entrees are good, but the stars are the pastas. They’re served in proper size portions, not the humongous “heaps of noodles and an ocean of sauce” most Americans think of when ordering pasta.
We usually skip entrees entirely and simply order two different pasta dishes per person, apiece. DO NOT miss the agnolotti (the casoncelli is similar and altho excellent, the agnolotti is even better). The polenta-filled pasta and the potato gnocchi are also our favs. Make sure to have bread handy to sop up Mikele Belotti’s divine buttery sauces!
Note for those who love anchovies: Mikele’s anchovy pasta is VERY salty. We loved the intense flavor but the salt in this dish was just too much for us; we’ve been on low-salt diets for decades.
Dim Sum Bistro
WATCH PART 1 HERE: 
• 24 HOURS Eating in San Francisco CHINATOWN… 
