At a dinner at Berkeley’s Covenant Wines, a new group of Jewish food professionals called the “Illuminoshi” sampled recipes from Joyce Goldstein’s new cookbook — they were impressed.
Joyce Goldstein
Eat, drink and be literary at Litquake’s food day
Mingle with top chefs and snack on treats at Litquake’s inaugural “Eat, Drink, and Be Literary” event on Sunday, Oct. 11.
What’s new in East Bay food, XXXVI
New sports bar Bottom of the Ninth has opened in the old Looney’s space in Oakland: this and more fresh East Bay food news.
What’s new in East Bay food, XXXVIII
Bites is Nosh’s round-up of restaurant openings, happenings and closings in the East Bay. Got a tip or scoop? Send it our way to nosh@berkeleyside.com.
The frenzy around Chez Panisse’s 40th anniversary
The Edible Schoolyard display in Maiden Lane in San Francisco on Thursday. Photo: Queena Kim/Bay Citizen The next few days in Berkeley will be all about Alice. You know, Alice Waters. Forty years ago, on August 28, 1971, she opened Chez Panisse in a small shingled building on Shattuck Avenue. The inaugural dinner consisted of […]
Can’t we just have dinner without all the analysis?
Foodoodles author John Harris. Photo: Andrea Young One of the undoubted pleasures of living in the Bay Area is being able to enjoy the fruits of its pioneering food movement — whether it’s savoring the freshest, sweetest organically grown peach or dining at restaurants where sustainability and relationships with producers are taken seriously. But there’s […]
Bay Area foodies talk the talk
A group of the eminently interesting Bay Area food writers will discuss the future of food systems and farming this Saturday from 1-3pm at the Pasta Shop on Fourth Street. Panelists for “Get Sharp! The Cutting Edge of Food” include Novella Carpenter (Farm City: The Education of an Urban Farmer), Joyce Goldstein — pictured above […]