OMCA has a similar exhibit called Take Root: Oakland Grows Food on display around Oakland farms, now through January 13, 2019. Description below:
Unearth Oakland’s multi-layered world of food in Take Root: Oakland Grows Food, an exhibition exploring aspects of growing food in Oakland. Enjoy this hands-on exhibition with the entire family to understand what factors determine where, how, why, and what is grown throughout the city. Hear personal stories from farmers and growers within the community, see compelling illustrations and maps, and meet the diverse flavors of Oakland. Learn what motivations Oaklanders have for growing food—including access to healthy and delicious ingredients, environmental and social justice values, or simply the joy of tending a garden. Visitors are invited to share personal stories, explore interactive activities, and gain a deeper understanding of Oakland’s agriculture.
Jonathan Kauffman
My column this week: How Fernay McPherson (temporarily) set aside her dreams of opening @minniesbells [fried chicken] in the Fillmore, and found near-instant success in an Emeryville food court
You might hit a paywall for the text of the SF Chronicle article but there is an available 12-minute audio clip of interviews of Fernay and her father including a history of the Fillmore District.
cross-posted at
https://www.hungryonion.org/t/chandavkl-says-dragon-beaux-in-sf-is-the-leader-for-innovative-dim-sum-in-the-us/12755/72?u=zippo1
excerpt:
The menu reflects current trends, too. While you can certainly still find classic dim sum houses in Hong Kong, the newest and buzziest establishments churn out sausage buns that look like wiener dogs, fish balls transformed into penguins, and bird-shaped pineapple dumplings served in an elegant cage. There are restaurants dedicated to Sanrio characters such as Hello Kitty and Gudetama. (At the Gudetama-themed restaurant, a bao depicting the lazy egg character even barfs up yellow custard when you squeeze its stomach.) It’d be tempting to say it’s a trend driven purely by Instagram, but Hong Kongers’ obsession with cuteness isn’t new. It merely follows in the footsteps — presumably adorable, anthropomorphic, blushing, and giggling footsteps — of Taiwan and Japan. In Japan, kawaii refers specifically to this culture of cuteness that emerged in the 1970s. And Fusion Delight is just one in a fleet of local dim sum restaurants that have taken this cute cue from Hong Kong. In San Francisco, Dragon Beaux dyes its soup dumplings in vivid shades of red, green, and yellow, and Hong Kong Lounge’s shrimp dumplings resemble little bunnies. In Oakland, the new owners of Peony serve steamed buns dressed up like teapots.
Fusion Delight
699 Lewelling Blvd., Ste. 212, San Leandro
510-895-1818
Hours: Mon.–Thu. 10 a.m.–3 p.m., 5 p.m.–9:30 p.m.; Fri. 10 a.m.–3 p.m., 5 p.m.–10 p.m.; Sat.–Sun. 9:30 a.m.–3 p.m., 5 p.m.–10 p.m.
Cash, all major credit cards
Sample Menu
Piggy buns … $4.50
Purple yam balls … $5.25
Baked BBQ pork bun … $5.25
Durian puff … $6.50
Hopefully they are more successful than Malasa, the other modern Filipino popup.
What happened to Elena Una? Are they going to resurface somewhere?
http://www.sfweekly.com/dining/dyafa-proves-that-reem-assil-is-the-chef-to-watch/
SF Weekly: Dyafa Proves That Reem Assil Is the Chef to Watch
A follow-up to Reem’s California, this 105-seat restaurant in Jack London Square embodies hospitality right down to its very last detail.
The grand opening is June 8
Hometown Heroes
4000 Adeline St, Emeryville, CA 94608
This article was co-written by Darwin BondGraham, the excellent award-winning investigative reporter for the Express.
NY’s Artichoke Basille is opening its second east bay location. I’ve not had eaten their food in NY, but found everything at the Berkeley location wretched. They have lot of fans though.
excerpt:
The four founding breweries of the district include Independent Brewing (444 Harrison St.), Original Pattern Brewing (292 4th St.), Oakland United Beerworks (formerly Linden Street Brewery, opening this summer at 262 2nd St.), and Federation Brewing (420 3rd St.).
