Winter Holidays 2025-26

“Would you like an adventure now, or shall we have our tea first?”  —J. M. Barrie, Peter Pan   Welcome to our 20th holiday issue of Edible East Bay. We’re pleased to still be here and to have you along on our quarterly local food adventure. Would you like some tea? Or would you first…

Alameda Dragon Rouge Waterfront Vietnamese eatery offers exciting, inventive, delicious, locally sourced cuisine and a lively bar scene with a wide selection of spirits. Newly renovated, and available for private parties up to 120 people! 2337 Blanding Ave, Alameda 510. 521.1800 | dragonrougebythebay.com   Mosley’s Café Join us in the Grand Marina for a peaceful…

By Rachel Trachten   |   Photos by Zach Pine     Kelly Cannon moved to Oakland’s Temescal district from Brooklyn, New York, in 2021, and like many East Coast transplants, she was astonished to learn what home gardeners can grow here in our mild Mediterranean climate. “As I walked with my dog, I’d see people growing…

Sri Lankan Tea Taster Milindha Morahela Shares Celebrated Ceylon Teas with the East Bay By Anna Mindess  |  Photos by Clara Rice   “Tea is in my blood,” says Milindha Morahela. An Emeryville resident, Morahela grew up in Sri Lanka on a huge tea estate managed by his stepfather. Now age 66, he’s looking back…

  A shared winery space on the west side of Richmond’s Marina Bay is abuzz with activity during the fall grape harvest. Grapes arrive and everyone takes off their shoes to stomp the fruit. As the juice ferments, winemakers punch the floating caps of grape seeds and skins back into the juice and later fill…

What if an Olive and a Chile Pepper Got Married? The answer would be delicious By Cheryl Angelina Koehler   Meet Dani Fisher. Like many who regularly peruse these pages, she appreciates living in a vibrant metropolis crammed with casually stylish restaurants offering the vibrant ingredient-driven cuisine our agricultural powerhouse of a state is known…

A singular sense of hospitality at Mendocino’s historic Westport Hotel By Cheryl Angelina Koehler  |  Photos by Scott Peterson     Like many young San Franciscans in 1974, Lee Tepper and Dorine Real were looking to get “back to the land.” Wandering north along the Mendocino Coast, they came to the formerly bustling logging community…

By Camille Morgenstern  |  Illustrations by Charmaine Koehler-Lodge     Editor’s Note: When our Moveable Feast columnist Meredith Pakier requested the season off, we asked Camille Morgenstern—contributor of last season’s marvelous Brazilian dining roundup—what she likes to explore in the winter season. She said that for her it’s all about twinkle lights, garlands, creative cocktails,…