Macaron ice cream sandwiches from Vampire Penguin in Berkeley. Photo: jpellgen/Flickr

The Big Eat Oakland: 100 things to eat in 2017 (7×7)
The pop-up, Reem’s California, headed to Oakland’s Fruitvale district (Eater SF)
Bellanico in Oakland keeps its course (SF Chronicle)
Cooking advice from former Chez Panisse chef Samin Nosrat (Nosh)