Jessica Yadegaran
San Jose Mercury News
San Francisco Bay Area, CA, United States
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Nowruz: How Bay Area Iranian female chefs celebrate spring with symbolic foods
Helia Sadeghi of Oakland’s Big Dill Kitchen and Shekoh Moussavi of Palo Alto’s Shekoh Confections share dishes and memories for the Persian New Year. → Read More
Oakland: Five new restaurants bring bagels, vegan tacos, waterfront oysters and more
Jack London Square, Montclair and Temescal are home to the latest wave of tasty additions. → Read More
Halvah! Torshi! First-ever East Bay Nowruz Market hits this weekend
A dozen vendors will be selling food, plants, art, jewelry and more to help Bay Area residents ring in spring and raise funds to support the women’s freedom movement in Iran. → Read More
East Bay: Chick-Fil-A is coming to Concord
This marks the fifth East Bay outpost for the popular yet controversial fast-food chicken chain. → Read More
3 tasty, protein-packed breakfast bars and power bites to eat on the go
Choose your own flavor combination with homemade granola bars and protein bites that are ready in minutes. → Read More
Recipe: Apricot-Almond Breakfast Bars
Better than loose granola, these whole-grain oat bars make a great breakfast or easy-to-eat hiking snack. → Read More
Recipe: Charlotte’s Chocolate Cranberry Granola Bars
Can’t find eggs? Use a flax egg to make this perfect on-the-go snack for your next hike. → Read More
The Bay Area’s best picnic spots: Concannon Vineyard, Livermore
One of the country’s oldest, continuously-operating family-owned wineries is also one of the best, tree-studded lawn pavilions in wine country. Did we mention the grape arbor? → Read More
Livermore Wine Trolley: An afternoon of sipping, singing and so much more
This heated vintage-style trolley takes you to three wineries for seated food and wine pairing experiences across the Livermore Valley. → Read More
Mind the rind: Bay Area cheese classes offer deep, delicious dive into curds
The San Francisco Cheese School, Oakland’s Preserved and San Jose’s Devine Cheese and Wine offer windows into the wonderful world of whey. → Read More
After 40 years, Caspers Hot Dogs is closing in Walnut Creek
Here’s when to get your last all-beef Chili Cheese Dog on a steamed bun. → Read More
Walnut Creek’s Shake Shack is finally opening this weekend
Look for long lines — plus famous frozen custard, double cheeseburgers and crinkle-cut French fries — at the chain’s first outpost in Contra Costa County. → Read More
Walnut Creek’s Shake Shack is finally opening this weekend
Look for long lines — plus famous frozen custard, double cheeseburgers and crinkle-cut French fries — at the chain’s first outpost in Contra Costa County. → Read More
Super sandwiches: 16 of the Bay Area’s best sandos to try right now
Here are 16 of our favorite sammies from some superb delis, cafes and sandwich spots across the Bay, from a meaty 49ers fave in San Jose to an artichoke and mozzarella wonder in Danville. Here, have a taste! → Read More
New pastries! Beloved Starter Bakery opens first retail café in Oakland
Longtime wholesale baker of croissants, kouign-amann and sourdough bread rolls out new pastries, savory program and espresso drinks in new digs. → Read More
A new Cajun-style seafood restaurant has opened in Concord
Get fry baskets, po’boys and seafood in a bag at Cajun Crack’n Live Seafood & Oyster Bar’s first East Bay location. → Read More
Silicon Valley chef accused of sexual harassment by female server ‘half his age’
Jane Doe, now 20 years old, filed a lawsuit in Santa Clara County Superior Court against the chef and owners of the Sunnyvale restaurant. → Read More
Beer, pound cake, paella: Inspiring stories from Bay Area Black food entrepreneurs
Myles Burks of Concord Tap House, DeReath Times of San Jose’s DeeLee Cakes and Maurice Dissels of Pleasanton’s Oyo talk struggle, success and making their marks. → Read More
Beer, pound cake, paella: Inspiring stories from Bay Area Black food entrepreneurs
Myles Burks of Concord Tap House, DeReath Times of San Jose’s DeeLee Cakes and Maurice Dissels of Pleasanton’s Oyo talk struggle, success and making their marks. → Read More
Make ‘Everyday Grand’ with Jocelyn Delk Adams’ stunning new cookbook
The Grandbaby Cakes blogger is out with her second cookbook, a sweet and savory ode to Southern-inspired comfort food and Black culture. → Read More