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Bar Skula opens on Grand
Murals of fish and other sea creatures submerged and swimming cover the blue surfaces of Bar Skula’s walls. Capitalizing on its location near Lake Merritt, the underwater theme extends to the menu, which features a prominent section...
Richmond’s Burger Spot Co. serves smash burgers
In the Burger Olympics, the “smash” has now ascended to the highest step on the podium. Even though the origin story goes back a century or so, they taste contemporary and au courant. They are a culinary...
Bay Area Burger Week: Where to get your burger fix
Bay Area Burger Week returns Oct. 7–18 for 12 days of burger-centric eating across the region. Participating restaurants are offering one or more burgers, sides, beverages or combos at special prices, with chefs encouraged to put their...
Chez Maeju opens on Claremont Avenue
At Chez Maeju, Soojin Kim lacquers grilled mackerel in a thick gochujang glaze. Every pore of that oily white fish flesh absorbs the red chili paste that, when heated, takes on the qualities of a delightfully gooey...
Sol Bakery brings heart to Hayes Valley
Dissect one of Marisa Williams’ pains au chocolat. When torn apart, the gossamer layers of pastry dough are so delicate the morning sunlight filters through them. An angel’s wings are made from a similar substance. Her tarts...
Broken Dreams delights with reinvention
When I sat down at The Temple Club a decade ago to interview Geoffrey Deetz, he and his wife, Quỳnh Như Nguyen, were a few years away from taking over Le Colonial in 2021. Pilloried in 2019...
Divan delivers uneven Turkish cuisine
In the fast-food economy, falafel wraps are now as ubiquitous as cheeseburgers. That is to say their quality is wide-ranging. At $8 for pita bread or $13 for khobz hamam, one eats Shawarmaji’s on repeat because the...
