5+ mon, 2+ week ago   (165+ words) Honorable Mention:Ario Barzin M.D. FACSEric Okamoto, MD Honorable Mention:Ike’s Love & SandwichesMr. Mikey’s Country Store and Deli Honorable Mention:Fremont Family Dentistry, Matthew J Teramura DMDAmisha V. Patel, DMD | Fremont Family Dentistry Honorable Mention:Sunil S. Dhawan, MDGorsulowsky David C…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (364+ words) A barbecue company with deep roots in the Bay Area has opened up shop in Lafayette. And it turns out to be in a suitable location for smoking ‘cue: The former address of pit master Matt Horn’s barbecue restaurant, which…...

3+ mon, 1+ week ago   (811+ words) On a late Friday afternoon in March, Julia Huckins has brought her 4-year-old son Malcolm into downtown Livermore to treat him to some Meadowlark Dairy soft-serve ice cream, meet up with other moms and let their kids run around in…...

3+ mon, 1+ week ago   (963+ words) It’s Sunday morning at the farmers market in downtown Campbell, and John Shimek is selling citrus to a crowd of customers – tight, juicy oranges, plump grapefruit and O.J. in condensation-beaded bottles. A woman shoves a wad of cash into…...

10+ mon, 2+ week ago   (646+ words) If you missed the just-ended 2025 Alaska cruise season, don’t worry your pretty little parka about it — your dream of glacier-gazing and totem-trail trekking is already within reach. Alaska’s cruise season runs from late April to early October, but savvy travelers…...

9+ mon, 1+ day ago   (224+ words) It’s hard to beat the unique experience of Alaska in the wintertime. Although some might define that trip as the definition of “hardship,” the northernmost state offers rare joys in its coldest months: the most snow, the least bugs, a…...

3+ mon, 1+ week ago   (135+ words) East Bay Times Stroll and sample restaurant bites along Lincoln Avenue in San Jose’s Willow Glen district on Wednesday, June 10, and the proceeds will go to good causes. The Willow Glen Lions Club is hosting the Taste of Willow Glen,…...

7+ mon, 2+ week ago   (377+ words) Chefs wanting a Super Bowl recipe that Julia Child would approve of need look no further than this black-bean chili from the historic Cafe Beaujolais. Child once ordered the dish while visiting in the ’80s, helping spread word of the restaurant…...

6+ mon, 1+ week ago   (415+ words) The recipes that define the Bay Area’s food scene are often handed down through generations of immigrant families, across borders and over seas. With a foreword by fellow Oaklander and Native American author Tommy Orange, Wahpepah’s book invites readers to…...

6+ mon, 1+ day ago   (591+ words) What do America’s national parks taste like? In Northern California, perhaps it’s the earthiness of forest mushrooms and sweetness of crab meat. Along the Southern border, maybe the basso of pine nuts and tang of cactus paddles. And in the…...