Berkeley’s Beehive Market Every Saturday
The newest addition to Berkeley’s already abundant series of farmers markets is the Beehive Market, a market with seemingly younger, hipper, and better-looking patrons. But this is how most Bay Area food events seem to be evolving. It used to be the scruffy, bearded old-timers buying and selling kale, but
Sampling: How to Get Through the Day for FREE
1. Food First things first: you need to eat and you need to not spend money doing it. First of all, find out if there are any farmer’s markets at all that are near you. Nearly every single one has samples of tomatoes, cheese, sometimes even the awesome free-range chicken
Fighting the Insect Apocalypse in Bayview-Hunter’s Point
The insect apocalypse is here. The small but mighty base of food webs and vital pollinators the world over are dropping in population at a record pace. To put it bluntly, without bugs, we are in deep trouble. Isaiah Powell and his partner Danielle Calibird Fernandez from Dragonspunk are looking
Shuggie’s Trash Pie – The Restaurant Making Dinner Out of Trash
by Lydia Sviatoslavsky Can environmentalism ever be a celebration of excess? It may seem absurd, but Shuggie’s Trash Pie + Natural Wine in San Francisco’s Mission District proves it possible. Co-owners Kayla Abe and David Murphy unveiled their “food waste paradise” in April, splashing the corner of 23rd Street and
This Oakland Chef is Rewriting What American Food is
Editor’s note January 24th, 2024: Since writing this original interview, Chef Davis has been nominated by The James Beard Foundation as Best Chef in California as well as opened his restaurant in the Temescal neighborhood of Oakland. His food is comforting, delicious and full of nostalgia while still being elevated.
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All The Cool Stuff Coming To Hulu In December
Interesting programming (read: anything not holiday-related) on Hulu in December is on the light side. Then again, those with a yen for food art will want to see a reality series about building an all-candy house. Treats for the rest of us this month include cult character actor Udo Kier
September Sweetness: The Hottest Events This Week
Every Tuesday our subscribers get this awesome roundup in their inboxes. You should sign up right here to make sure you never miss a thing. San Francisco’s own sweet September “summertime” is finally at hand, and there’s no excuse not to take advantage of everything the season brings! Here’s what we’re most
The ‘Costco of Weed’ Opens in the Bay Area
We got to talk to Flower Company co-founder Tony Diepenbrock at length about their ‘no middlemen’ service, and how they keep prices so low