The first dish hit the table: Three steamed buns wearing pale pink snouts, matching ears, and black eyes the size of sesame seeds. Three little piggies —… Read more “East Bay Express: Fusion Delight restaurant review”
Project Type: Food
East Bay Express: Emilia Otero and the fight to legalize Oakland’s mobile food industry
Emilia Otero’s life took a sharp turn when an old, tired man knocked on her door one afternoon. It was 1998, and Otero had just started making… Read more “East Bay Express: Emilia Otero and the fight to legalize Oakland’s mobile food industry”
San Francisco Chronicle: Longtime grocer Darrel Corti a rarity in the world of rare foods
Darrell Corti looks as orderly as his grocery store. Between neat aisles of pastel pastas, imported sauces and specialty items made for Corti Bros., Corti can usually… Read more “San Francisco Chronicle: Longtime grocer Darrel Corti a rarity in the world of rare foods”
SN&R: SUSHI, AMERICAN STYLE
Behind his sushi bar, Lou Valente moves with precision: his choreography a result of more than 20 years of faithful repetition. He dips his fingers into water… Read more “SN&R: SUSHI, AMERICAN STYLE”
SN&R: Sacramento’s top female chefs dish on on why a woman’s place is in the kitchen
On her right arm, Rachel Kelley wears a tattoo of a tank. The executive chef at Revolution Wines leads a team of six young men, and sometimes,… Read more “SN&R: Sacramento’s top female chefs dish on on why a woman’s place is in the kitchen”
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