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Kathleen Hill: Hungarian Dinner/Dancing, No Local Crab, Thanksgiving Dinners in Valley Restaurants

Sonoma’s Tokaj Sister Cities Committee is always thankful for the lives it has changed through its winery intern exchange program. This biennial dinner, featuring Hungarian dancing and performances, is not the stuffed Bell pepper that some elementary school cooks forced us to eat once a week, that I can still smell and taste to this day.

Sonoma, CA · 3d
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San Francisco Chronicle

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S.F.’s newest Asian megastore brings 50,000 square feet of egg tarts, soup dumplings and produce

T&T Supermarket, the hit Canadian Asian megastore, has officially arrived in San Francisco.

San Francisco, CA · 3d

oaklandside.org

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Arthur Mac’s, Night Heron announce closing dates, and a seafood boil spot swiftly replaces shuttered Temescal restaurant

Editor’s note: Nosh covers food and restaurant news across the East Bay, and each week we publish one article covering all the restaurant openings and one article covering closings. Have a tip for Nosh? Submit it here. Subscribing to the Nosh newsletter is the best way to stay up to date on all of the openings and closings, breaking news, deeper developments, and events in the East Bay food scene.

Oakland, CA · 2d
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SFGate

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Popular SF restaurant chain eyes former Left Bank site in Menlo Park

The former Left Bank site closed in June.

Menlo Park, CA · 3d
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hoodline.com

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Yiaya Opens Pay-by-Weight Yogurt Shop in Downtown Palo Alto

Yiaya Greek Yogurt opened Oct. 30 at 520 Bryant St., in the former Blue Bin Vintage space. The self-serve shop charges by weight: $1.30 per ounce for frozen yogurt and $1.35 per ounce for fresh Greek yogurt. Social media posts reported waits of up to 40 minutes, according to Palo Alto Online, which interviewed owner Lia L., who asked not to have her last name published. The shop has no indoor seating.

Palo Alto, CA · 2d

The Sacramento Bee

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Sacramento restaurant closed over rodent droppings. What else did inspectors find?

Sacramento County Health Inspectors gave a red placard to a Japanese fusion restaurant after finding about 20 rodent droppings throughout the facility. Additionally, 12 restaurants were cited for unattended raw chicken, gunk found on a can opener and a missing food safety certificate. What do these inspections mean? While a yellow placard signals two or more major violations, these are typically corrected or mitigated during the inspection, according to the Sacramento County Retail Food Inspection Guide . A red placard, however, signals “imminent danger to public health and safety” and suspends an establishment’s health permit until violations are corrected. This could include, but is not limited to, major vermin contamination . In contrast, a green placard means a restaurant passed inspection. The county performs about 14,000 inspections annually and about 97% of establishments pass, spokesman Ken Casparis previously told The Sacramento Bee. Approximately 1% of inspections result in a closure, he said. These were the results of Sacramento County food facility inspections for Thursday, Oct. 29, through Wednesday, Nov. 4. If an inspection listed below needs clarification, business owners can email The Sacramento Bee at servicejournalists@sacbee.com . How to report a business to the health department For readers who would

Sacramento County, CA · 2d

TravelHost

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Beloved 17-Year-Old Napa Valley Italian Staple Shuts Down in Days

It made the Chronicle’s Top 100 Restaurants list several years in a row.

Napa, CA · 3d

coachellavalleyweekly.com

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The Housewines of Napa Valley

Now if you speed-read the title of this piece, centering your attention more on the accompanying image (and why not!) than the print, then perhaps you may have thought, “Oh no!—not another “Housewives” series—in Napa Valley to boot! If so—then please slowly read the title again.

Napa Valley, CA · 4d

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Sacramento Eatery Slapped With Red Placard After Rat Scurries In Mid-Inspection

Sacramento County health inspectors watched a rodent scurry into the back storage area of Tori's Place while the rear door sat open during a routine inspection, then proceeded to find more than 160 rodent droppings scattered throughout the restaurant. The Grand Avenue eatery walked away with a red placard and 12 cited violations, forcing an immediate suspension of its health permit.

Sacramento County, CA · 1d

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8 California Polish Delis That Are Worth Every Mile Of The Drive

One San Francisco deli still makes its own sausages, cured meats, and sauerkraut in-house. Not some of them. The sauerkraut too. That detail stopped me in my tracks. Then I learned a beachfront counter in Southern California serves zapiekanka, the open-faced Polish street sandwich loaded with melted cheese. I did...

San Francisco, CA · 3d

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Daly City Gets a Second Mountain Mike's, This One With Five TVs and a 1 a.m. Last Call

Daly City pizza fans now have a second Mountain Mike's to choose from. The chain has opened a new restaurant at 5999 Mission St., a 2,000-square-foot spot with a weekday lunch buffet, five big-screen TVs and hours that stretch past midnight on weekends. The opening marks the brand's second location...

Daly City, CA · 1d

oaklandside.org

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Texas-style BBQ, Indonesian soul: Fikscue is making it easier to get your fix

The brisket Fikscue serves in Alameda on Saturday starts cooking Friday morning — across the Bay in San Francisco. Around 6 a.m. the day before service, co-owner and pitmaster Fik Saleh starts the cook at Fikscue’s second location at Thrive City, outside Chase Center. It can run until 9 or 10 p.m. The finished briskets then spend the night resting hot in a warmer.

Alameda, CA · 3d

takingthekids.com

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10 California Sandwich Shops Where Customers Say The Deli Meats Are A Cut Above The Rest

One legendary pastrami in California gets steamed for about three hours before anyone slices it by hand. That is longer than most delis bother with, and I love that kind of stubbornness. Another counter on this list has been slicing Italian cold cuts since 1896. A third still builds a...

San Francisco, CA · 2d

hoodline.com

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Boyes Hot Springs Wingstop Opening Draws Lines, Funds Boys and Girls Club

Customers started lining up around the building hours before the doors even opened, all for a shot at being among the first through the door at Sonoma Valley's newest fast-food stop. Wingstop held its grand opening on Oct. 28 in Boyes Hot Springs' Fiesta Plaza, drawing crowds with a live DJ, a prize wheel, and a fundraiser tied to a local youth nonprofit.

Sonoma County, CA · 4d

Eater

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Square Pie Guys Closes Down a South Bay Location

This is a curated list of the Bay Area’s most notable and permanent restaurant and bar closures, with new updates published once a week. See a closing we missed? Then drop us a line. SOMA — The SoMa location of Oasis Grill has closed as of Thursday, October 29,...

San Francisco, CA · 3d

The Almanac Online

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New Palo Alto froyo spot draws long lines

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... The summer’s East Coast froyo craze has finally trickled to the Peninsula with the debut of Yiaya Greek Yogurt. Yiaya is a self-serve, pay-by-weight frozen yogurt shop, offering fresh fruit and housemade toppings in an aesthetic Greek-inspired atmosphere. Located in the former Blue Bin Vintage space, the store is small with no indoor seating. Social media posts have reported wait times up to 40 minutes, although owner Lia L., who requested her last name not be included, said lines typically move in 15-20 minutes.

Palo Alto, CA · 3d

San Francisco Chronicle

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Sausalito’s famed Trident building declared unsafe after ‘severe damage’ found

The storied site was associated with Janis Joplin, the Rolling Stones and the rise of the tequila sunrise before the restaurant closed at the end of 2025.

Sausalito, CA · 5d

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Over In Lodi, Generations Have Ordered Burgers At Fat City’s Old Saloon Bar

Some restaurants are built for a single visit, and some become part of a family’s routine. A short drive south of Lodi, one counter-service barbecue spot has spent years doing the second thing. Grandparents bring grandkids here for birthday lunches. Road-trippers stop in by chance and promise to come...

Lodi, CA · 4d

Wide Open Country

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Landmark Seafood Restaurant Closes After Nearly 100 Years

After nearly a century in business, Cook's Seafood closed the doors of both of its locations last week. As the New York Post reports, the original Cook's Seafood began serving shellfish in 1928 and soon became a San Francisco Bay Area institution, drawing foodies for its catfish, salmon, and other dishes.

San Francisco Bay Area, CA · 4d