Modern Afghan dining comes to Oakland from the Parche team
A new restaurant in Oakland is seeking to bring the cuisine of Afghanistan to new heights. Jaji, co-owned by Sophia Akbar and Paul Iglesias of Parche, walks the line between familiar and iconoclastic, ...
Charles Phan, Whose Slanted Door Elevated Vietnamese Food, Dies at 62
The restaurant, which opened in San Francisco in 1995, married local ingredients with the food he grew up on and buoyed other chefs from immigrant families.
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Dangerous underpass in Oakland’s Chinatown gets $2 million planning grant
But now Oaklanders have a couple million reasons to think the situation might soon improve.
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Berkeley loses an iconic institution, and GotJuice leaves the Laurel district
Oakland’s Laurel district just lost its neighborhood juice bar. GotJuice owner Terrell Elliott announced in a statement shared with Nosh that, while the decision wasn’t made lightly, “serving the ...
Japanese Winemakers Have a Long History in California Wine. Now, They’re Redefining Its Future.
California was once a hotbed of Japanese wine producers, until 20th-century legislation boxed them out. Over a hundred years later, a comeback is underway.
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Under the Stars: How Japan bumped the groove in the ’80s
Plus: Spellling's spell-binding new release, Mary Lou Williams' 'Zodiac Suite' live, a De La Soul treasure, more great music ...
Opinion
Column: Dodgers president Stan Kasten defends team’s spending: ‘This is really good for baseball’
No one in Dodger blue was apologizing Wednesday, when the Dodgers introduced pitcher Roki Sasaki at a news conference.
Even At Age 51, Ichiro Suzuki Loves Putting On A Mariners’ Uniform
New Hall of Famer Ichiro Suzuki, now 51, still loves putting on the Seattle Mariners' uniform for pre-game workouts.
Scientists warn of a species so gross it could trash California home values
As global temperatures rise, scientists worry that a "gross" moth species could eventually wreak havoc on California’s ...
Alex Rodriguez congratulates ex-Yankee teammates for Hall of Fame inductions
Alex Rodriguez isn’t headed to the Hall of Fame but he was happy to congratulate those that were. The former Yankees ...
Appreciating the singular Ichiro Suzuki, who fell a single vote shy of unanimous Hall of Fame induction
In the bottom of the eighth inning of the April 11, 2001, game between the Oakland A's and visiting Seattle Mariners, A's outfielder Terrence Long bounced a leadoff single up the middle off Aaron Sele ...