Edible Schoolyard grad puts hemp burgers on map
Will Gaudet Jr. came through the Alice Waters backed Edible Schoolyard and now he’s determined to turn people on to hemp burgers. Continue reading »
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Pollan: We teach kids about sex, why not cooking?
The Berkeley writer talks about his top take-away from learning how to cook, and why he thinks cooking may solve many of our problems. Continue reading »
Modern Art Desserts: Talking with Caitlin Freeman
In her new book, Modern Art Desserts, Caitlin Freeman reveals the creative process behind her astonishing SFMOMA art pastries. Continue reading »
FIVE chef on his time in Berkeley: ‘A great journey’
Chef Banks White of FIVE is leaving Berkeley to help open a restaurant in Harlem. He spoke to Berkeleyside before heading into the hardest month of the year. Continue reading »
Meals on Wheels supporters feast for a cause
A host of top chefs, as well as Narsai David, helped raise a total of $225,000 for Meals on Wheels last week. Continue reading »
Stroopwafels: Couple confect Dutch delight
Todd Hartman and Lily Tsay have built an artisan food business around their shared love for a Dutch delicacy, the caramel-filled stroopwafel. Continue reading »
Zachary’s taps local talent for 30th anniversary
Berkeley designer Ian Ransley loves Zachary’s and his passion shows: he has won the pizza restaurant’s famous poster competition no less than 11 times. Continue reading »
Sunhui Chang’s Korean cooking makes sparks fly
Sunhui Chang “fell in love” when he first tasted green mango pickles. At FuseBOX, his pickles and new take on Korean cooking are drawing rave notices. Continue reading »
Nosh Talk: Hugh Groman, Phil’s Sliders
Chef Hugh Groman thinks calling things “dust” or “twigs” on menus should never have been allowed. He’s open about his junk food vices too. Continue reading »
Berkeley couple make rillettes at artisanal start-up
Rillettes are the in-demand appetizer at the home of Brian Johnson and Julie Gordon. Now the pair have turned their skill into Wooden Spoons. Continue reading »
Edible Schoolyard head says school kids go hungry
Katrina Heron, who recently took over as director of The Edible Schoolyard Project, wants to “upgrade the menu” at school lunches. Continue reading »
Nosh Talk: Suzanne Drexhage, Bartavelle
Suzanne Drexhage, owner of Bartavelle Coffee & Wine Bar in Berkeley, doesn’t eat junk food. Street food, sure. Taco trucks, yes! Continue reading »
With Duende, chef Paul Canales breaks free
Paul Canales, who has just opened Duende in Uptown Oakland after working for 15 years at Oliveto, was so over Italian food. Continue reading »
