Support local food workers through recipes and restaurant recs!
I happened to walk into Squat & Gobble on one of the first fully sunny days of this year. When the weather’s right, you can see straight down the hill to the ocean from West Portal – and the weather was right. A summer day in not-quite-summer. I’m a SoCal native, and the sun put […]
What’s not to love about La Corneta? Its counter service is impressively streamlined, its playlist is always banging, and they serve top tier carne asada and agua fresca in very generous portion sizes. There’s usually a long line at the Diamond St. location, but within a few bites, you’ll understand why. There’s really not much […]
If you’re interested in dinner and a show, the tiny birds near Gott’s Roadside are bolder than any others we’ve encountered. We had a little sparrow-like thing actually dive at the food, then divert into Boyfriend’s face when he covered it up! Gott’s is just that good! Delicious fries, well-themed burgers, major points on for […]
El Rancho Grande in the Haight provides chips with every meal, alongside an excellent spicy red sauce. (You’ll have to trust me on this one; they don’t appear to have their own website.) El Toreador in West Portal, whose table salsa is as bright and somehow cohesive as their interior. Boyfriend and I went through […]
My boyfriend and I constantly try to outdo each other. In 2019, we were setting up plans to spend his 30th birthday in Japan… so come 2021, I arranged his gifts around a virtual tour, beginning at a konbini and ending at hot springs. He countered with getting me 30 books for my 30th, so […]
I made these for a panel tasting by my friends, who unanimously loved them all. If you have a blender and are willing to spend the time, they come out to about $5 in ingredients each! FoodGal’s hummus with miso, above, for a light umami kick The Civic Kitchen’s carrot hummus, which gets increasingly garlicky […]
Not cooking sure sounds nice this weekend! Grab something delightful at a local Japanese joint. Near the Glen Park BART station, Tekka House offers fairly traditional fare, as well as some truly inspired fusion dishes. That’s roe, on jalapeno, on mango, on whitefish: Japantown’s Izumiya prides itself on its highly customizable (and very filling!) okonomiyaki. […]
No machine? No problem! Check out the best ice cream recipes from some talented local bloggers. Recchiuti Confections’ watermelon granita (above) tastes a bit like an adult snow cone: light and satisfying. It’s much better than a snow cone, though – you can’t lick the flavor off! Berkeley-based Yummy Supper’s nectarine sherbet has a flavor […]
With restaurant staff continuing to leave their positions in droves (which I understand and fully support), it feels vital to reclaim and hold close the semi-lost art of making high quality food at home. I’ve only been cooking for pleasure since the pandemic began; I started as a novice. I’m happy to report that I’ve […]
How to scratch that dessert itch whether or not you feel like baking. Make a great cake with the help of these local recipes. Try Some: Delightful Crumb‘s delightful, muffin-top-like blueberry almond cake, above Edible East Bay‘s subtly sweet polenta peach cake, almost mild enough to have for breakfast Note: I am lactose and gluten […]