Janelle Bitker
SF Chronicle
Oakland, CA, United States
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How Flour + Water makes 83 pastas
San Francisco Italian restaurant Flour + Water makes 83 pasta shapes, keeping track with an encyclopedia. A look at how the chefs do it. → Read More
Flaky Jamaican pastries arrive at the Ferry Building, plus 6 more great new Bay Area restaurants
These are the best new restaurants in the San Francisco Bay Area so far in 2023, including Acre, Casa Borinqueña, Parche, Peaches Patties and Piglet & Co. → Read More
Lunar New Year Recipe: Tang Yuan With Peanut, Coconut and Sesame
This dessert recipe for Chinese New Year combines traditional tang yuan, mochi-like glutinous rice balls, filled with peanut butter, toasted coconut and sesame seeds. → Read More
Where to find Dungeness crab specials at SF Bay Area restaurants
Think crab rolls, crab pasta, garlic crab and more. → Read More
The San Francisco Chronicle's most popular recipes of 2022
These are the most popular recipes from Christian Reynoso, Amisha Gurbani and Jessica Battilana, including perfect pancakes, chicken and lime soup, and strawberry-rhubarb cake. → Read More
Most beautiful new restaurants in the SF Bay Area of 2022
The 10 most beautiful new restaurants in San Francisco, Oakland, Berkeley and Wine Country that opened in 2022 feature maximalist interiors. → Read More
Prominent S.F. taco restaurant is closing after 20 years
Popular San Francisco restaurant Nick's Crispy Tacos is closing in December. The owners are looking for a new location. → Read More
The Bay Area's best new restaurants, including Champion's Curry and Noodle Dynasty
Where to find chewy bagels, superior loco moco and great ravioli. → Read More
15 gift ideas for food and drink lovers in the SF Bay Area
A gift guide for the San Francisco Bay Area food lover in your life: The Bay Area is full of ideas for edible, drinkable and otherwise food- and beverage-themed gifts for the holiday season. → Read More
These are the 10 best cookbooks of 2022
Expect creative takes on classics from Bay Area chefs like Reem Assil and Tanya Holland. → Read More
Bay Area company’s lab-grown meat is safe for human consumption, FDA says
Berkeley company Upside Foods just gained a green light from the FDA, the first of two... → Read More
Excellent bowls of soup at Bay Area restaurants for chilly weather
Staff favorite soups in the Bay Area, with borsch, laksa, cioppino and more. → Read More
No turkey for Thanksgiving? Make this easy maple-roasted duck
Dustin Valette's Maple-Roasted Duck with Butternut Squash Hash comes from Jennifer Reichardt's new cookbook, "The Whole Duck," from the Liberty Ducks family in Sonoma County. → Read More
Mission Chinese Food chef puts a vegan spin on a favorite Korean comfort food
Mission Chinese Food chef Danny Bowien put a vegan spin on the comforting Korean soup samgyetang, putting a similar stuffing in winter squash. It's a great choice for a vegan Thanksgiving main dish. → Read More
Best pies in the San Francisco Bay Area
These are the best bakeries, restaurants and pop-ups for pies in the San Francisco Bay Area, whether for Thanksgiving pumpkin pie needs or year-round celebrations. Including Pie Society, Three Babes Bakeshop, Heidi's Pies, Edith's Pies and Loquat. → Read More
Bay Area ramen restaurant shuts down after 19 years, plus more closures
Read on for a dozen notable September closures in the Bay Area. → Read More
8 places to get food near SFO while airport workers are on strike
San Francisco International Airport restaurants are closed with workers on strike. These restaurants serving takeout and quick meals near the airport offer an alternative. → Read More
16 Bay Area bakeries serving fluffy round challah for Rosh Hashanah
Round challah is traditional for Rosh Hahanah, the Jewish New Year. Pre-order from these Bay Area bakeries and restaurants for pickup in time for the holiday. → Read More
Make these modern pistachio mooncakes for this year’s Moon Festival
These mooncakes filled with sticky-sweet pistachios come from the award-winning... → Read More
Where to eat on your road trip from San Francisco to Los Angeles
A guide to the best restaurants to stop at for food on the road trip between San Francisco and Los Angeles, taking Highway 1 or I-5. → Read More