FOOD & DRINK
Check, Please! Bay Area reviews: Good to Eat, Foreign Cinema, Barcote
Check, Please! Bay Area, season 19, episode 4, airs Thursday, May 9, at 7:30 pm, on KQED 9. See other television airtimes. First up, Emeryville’s women-, queer-, and immigrant-owned Good to Eat is home to an innovative menu inspired by the night markets and street festivals of Taiwan. Next, in San Francisco, Mission District destination Foreign Cinema wows guests with seasonal California-Mediterranean bites alongside classic films, taking “dinner and a movie” to a whole new level. Lastly, located on Telegraph Avenue, Oakland’s Barcote brings East Africa cuisine to the East Bay: expect a mouthwatering taste of Ethiopia with its savory samosas and freshly-baked injera bread.
Summer camp for underserved kids looking for counselors
(KRON) — For many kids, summer is all about fun in the sun with friends. Going to summer camp is a huge part of that. Yet, for so many others, that opportunity is out of reach. CAMP MADE4Me is looking to change that. It wants to give the most underfunded communities the magic of camp. […]
'Essentially a gas station,' fishy feast draws sea lions to Pier 39 in numbers not seen in 15 years
Some 1,100 to 1,200 sea lions have been counted flopping on and around the docks at San Francisco's Pier 39 in recent days — the highest number recorded in 15 years.
Weekend Express: Visit Midpeninsula artists’ open studios | Redwood City plans summer of free concerts, movies and more
Visit Midpeninsula artists during Open Studios’ second weekend. As Silicon Valley Open Studios continues, the event’s second weekend focuses on the Midpeninsula region. In the second of a two-part series, we chat with longtime Palo Alto painter Gregory Deane and Portola Valley-based weaver Libby Raab. Redwood City gears...
Children's book tells story of Bay Area Chinese-American girl's civil rights fight in 1885
Several years ago, Traci Huahn, who is now a retired attorney, was researching Asian civil rights cases when she came across the file Tape vs. Hurley – a historic 1885 case pitting an 8-year-old Chinese American girl versus the San Francisco school board."I was really surprised I did not know Mamie Tape's story. I grew up in the Bay Area, and it was surprising to me that this history wasn't taught in schools," said Huahn.That is when Huahn decided to tell the story herself. And this week, her debut children's book, "Mamie Tape fights to go to school," was officially...
This Cozy Thai Cafe Serves Eye-Popping Desserts Until Midnight
The Midnight Diners is a regular collaboration between KQED food editor Luke Tsai and graphic novelist Thien Pham. Follow them each week as they explore the hot pot restaurants, taco carts and 24-hour casino buffets that make up the Bay Area’s after-hours dining scene. One of the most charming...
The Bay Area helped make Laurie Lewis a bluegrass star, and others are following her footsteps
SAN JOSE, Calif. - The Bay Area's vibrant acoustic music scene in the 1960s and 1970s helped make Berkeley's Laurie Lewis, who grew up learning classical piano and violin, a bona fide bluegrass star and an inspiration to young local musicians who've followed in her footsteps. Bluegrass festivals seeded fan...
Jam!-ming out with chu
Personally, I had a rough winter quarter. Like many winter quarter frosh, I had never been more academically and mentally challenged in my life. As my personal life became more turbulent and what once brought me joy brought me stress, my feelings towards taiko fluctuated in tandem. There were many instances in which I felt frustrated and disappointed with myself for not being able to pick up skills faster, for letting down the group, for not being more present, and I questioned my resolve on more than one occasion. Wanting to enjoy my time in taiko and at Stanford, I reached out to ask for help, allowing myself to rely on the power of our ensemble to get support with re-teaching myself skills and daring to learn new ones, and before I knew it, I found myself laughing more during practices and being able to genuinely smile and keep playing with the same fervor even when I mess up.
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