His restaurant Commis in Oakland, has propelled Chef/Owner James Syhabout to culinary stardom. He won a Michelin star for it in 2010, just one year after opening. Ironically, Commis is French for the lowliest of chefs in a kitchen, but once you’ve watched James work behind the counter of his open kitchen, irony becomes common [...]

Everyone deserves to have access to a place that makes sweet treats called  “Naughty Doughnuts”.  This is why I urge everyone to pitch in and help Hannah Hoffman’s Kickstarter campaign  so that she can open her doughnut shop “Doughnut Dolly”. As a head over heels food lover, I am crazy for chefs and their never [...]

Tokyo Go Go has been pouring sake and rolling hand rolls on 16th street in the Mission since 1998. As one would expect from a 14-year old restaurant, (restaurant years are like dog years), it’s not looking as fresh as it once used to. The movies are still being projected on the wall and the [...]

A date night at Dopo in pictures…           Dopo 4293 Piedmont Ave Oakland, CA 94611

Since I’ve started working in the city, my lunch choices have increased dramatically and perhaps the most exciting part of my new-found food options are the food trucks in the vicinity. With all the hype surrounding Bacon Bacon Truck as San Francisco’s first bacon truck, I was excited and also a little skeptical about the [...]

Hawker Fare, another fabulous addition to the super lively restaurant scene in downtown Oakland, is a real treat. In fact I am drooling as I think back to my meal because I haven’t had breakfast yet and a rice bowl accompanied by perfectly flavored, can eat with dentures soft, pieces of meat topped with an [...]