New York-Style Pizza Meets Bay Area Quality at This Dynamo Pop-Up
PHOTOS AND WORDS BY ANDY SAMWICK When I texted the owner of Buddy, after realizing that all the reservations for the pizza pop-up Jules were already taken, fortune smiled upon me. Alvaro Rojas, one of the owners of Buddy, told me because of the Eater article that came out August
Hungry, Lazy Bear’s Guide to Sonoma County
PHOTOS AND WORDS BY ANDY SAMWICK I make an annual excursion trip to Lazy Bear Week (not the restaurant), an event that takes over the town of Guerneville each summer. The event hosts thousands of bear friends (burly, hairy, thicker men) and their admirers. They come from all over the
Is This The Most Underrated Pizza in The Bay?
PHOTOS AND WORDS BY ANDY SAMWICK With the inaugural San Francisco Pizza, Bagel and Beer Festival coming up on Saturday August 19th, the city is bringing together an assortment of Bay Area pizzarias, bagelries, and breweries to help build community through the celebration of these nostalgic foods. Many of our
What Does Anchor Brewing’s Closing Debacle Say About Us?
PHOTOS AND WORDS BY ANDY SAMWICK San Francisco does have the capability to embrace its history. Case in point, locals are up in arms over Anchor Brewing’s closing announcement on July 10th. They came out and lined up when they heard the brewery was liquidating. Anchor had made a decision
This Pop-Up Heralds The Bay’s Jewish Food Revolution
PHOTOS AND WORDS BY ANDY SAMWICK If good things are worth waiting for, Hadeem is destined for greatness. This Jewish food pop-up has had outstanding responses recently at Buddy, proving so with an all-time record high in a single night of highest sales. On June 4, Hadeem’s chef Spencer Horovitz
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One Big Night At This Bernal Heights Fine Dining Restaurant
PHOTOS AND WORDS BY ANDY SAMWICK I have been noticing the growing trend toward tasting menus some restaurants are taking. At Marlena, my companions and I indulged in an exceptionally lavish encounter with the restaurant’s current prix fixe menu. My friends were from out-of-town but had once lived here a
This Might Be The Bay Area’s Premiere Bagel Shop
With all the talk of bagel revolutions happening in the Bay Area, a standout just opened its precious doors in Oakland. Poppy Bagels debuted in February 2023 in the food-chic Temescal neighborhood. If there is indeed a revolution afoot, Poppy Bagels might be the hero leading the charge.
San Francisco’s Newest Destination Bakery Is In Hayes Valley
When a line forms in San Francisco — in the fickle weather we always seem to have — you know it’s got to be for something tasty. I braved the wind for the new-ish Loquat in Hayes Valley, a Jewish bakery from the Four Barrel and Mill team, that brings a former pastry chef from Tartine to a suite of babka, cookies, and cakes.