Mary Tilson on Two Books for the Budding Bartender

Mary Tilson on Two Books for the Budding Bartender

Turmeric in a cocktail? Yep. According to Oakland-based writer Jennifer Newens, author of a slim and sexy blue hardback called ...
Books for the Cook

Books for the Cook

Adventurous is the word we would apply to our Edible East Bay readers when it comes to food interests, and ...
Fiction, Memoir, and a Kids’ Book on our 2024 Bookshelf

Fiction, Memoir, and a Kids’ Book on our 2024 Bookshelf

Those who identify as food-obsessed readers have long lists of favorite food scenes in their lifetime reading lists. One of ...
Muhammara (Roasted Red Pepper Walnut Spread)

Muhammara (Roasted Red Pepper Walnut Spread)

Throughout her cookbook, Arabiyya: Recipes from the Life of an Arab in Diaspora, Chef Reem Assil, founder of Reem’s California, ...
Acciughe Marinate (Marinated anchovies)

Acciughe Marinate (Marinated anchovies)

Viola Buitoni suggests a fruity extra virgin olive oil for this dish. When we made it for our Winter Table, ...
Acorn Pumpkin Muffins Demo at the North Berkeley Library: Thursday Nov 14

Acorn Pumpkin Muffins Demo at the North Berkeley Library: Thursday Nov 14

Indigenous Californian Cooking for Families is one in a series of free events at the North Berkeley Library. At 4pm ...
More Gifts from the Bean Man

More Gifts from the Bean Man

Kristina Sepetys reviews The Bean Book: 100 Recipes for Cooking with All Kinds of Beans,  written with Julia Newberry and ...
Gifts from a Vietnamese American Chef, Tu David Phu

Gifts from a Vietnamese American Chef, Tu David Phu

Book review by Kristina Sepetys Oakland resident Tu David Phu studied at Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts in ...
Oakland Author’s New Cookbook Promotes Healthy Eating

Oakland Author’s New Cookbook Promotes Healthy Eating

Book review by Kristina Sepetys Food can be many things, but at its most basic, it can be nourishing and ...
‘Always Enough for Everybody’

‘Always Enough for Everybody’

'ALWAYS ENOUGH FOR EVERYBODY' Author Kristina Cho’s Chinese Enough celebrates homestyle Chinese cooking By Anna Mindess A modest bungalow with ...