Dog trainer Francis Metcalf, who lives in Oakland, usually makes videos of dogs and writes about them on his website, Bay Area Dog Trainer. He recently took a detour to shoot a fun and unusual glimpse of Chez Panisse.

Frances Dinkelspiel, Berkeleyside and CItyside co-founder, is a journalist and author. Her first book, Towers of Gold: How One Jewish Immigrant Named Isaias Hellman...