El Faro in SF, known for the Mission-style super burrito, may close
El Faro on Folsom Street in San Francisco, which claims to have invented the Mission-style burrito, may close.…
Trumer Brewery starts layoffs as Berkeley closure nears
Trumer Brewery is laying off dozens of employees as it prepares to close its Berkeley operation, marking the…
Coachella is more expensive than ever. Here are 5 great meals for $20 or less
Coachella Weekend 1 concluded with a historic performance by the festival’s first Latina headliner Karol G and now,…
Maillards, a hit smashburger popup, opens with Two Pitchers in SF
The spicy double at Maillards with bird’s eye chiles and aioli between crispy beef patties. After years of running as…
InNenasKitchen is Oakland’s most exciting new Cambodian restaurant
The kathiew, a Cambodian beef noodle soup, is the best-seller at InNenasKitchen, a former underground home restaurant that’s now…
Bay Area fine-dining landmark Chez TJ closing after 43 years
Chez TJ, the longtime Mountain View restaurant that helped define fine dining in Silicon Valley, is closing after…
A Bay Area couple found their taco truck dream — in Fresno
FRESNO, Calif. – When Amparo Garcia and Edie Serrano lived in San Jose, the Mexican couple shared more…
SF’s Philz Coffee doubles down on Pride flags removal in leaked memo
Philz Coffee in San Francisco’s Castro neighborhood, seen during a rally against its new policy to remove Pride…
PopUp Bagels will open its first Bay Area store in a former Taco Bell
An investment firm-backed bagel chain that has swept the East Coast and plans to open nearly three dozen…
How chef Cindy Pawlcyn transformed Napa Valley’s restaurant scene
Mustards Grill chef-owner Cindy Pawlcyn poses for a portrait at her restaurant in 2021. The Chronicle awarded her the…
The restaurants missing from Chronicle’s Top 100
Acquerello, one of the Bay Area’s best Italian restaurants, did not make the Chronicle critics’ Top 100 restaurants…
Why Volunteer at the LA Regional Food Bank
Every day, countless individuals and families across Los Angeles County turn to the Los Angeles Regional Food Bank…