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Author Archives: Alix Wall

Alix Wall is an Oakland-based freelance writer. She is a contributing editor of J., The Jewish News of Northern California, for which she has a food column and writes other features. In addition to Berkeleyside’s Nosh, she is a regular contributor to the New York Times' Vows column, and her writing can be found in The San Francisco Chronicle, Edible East Bay, and more. Alix is also the founder of The Illuminoshi: The Not-So-Secret Society of Bay Area Jewish Food Professionals and is producer/writer of a documentary in progress called “The Lonely Child.”

The exterior of the Food Mill, with a green awning that has the Food Mill logo and "since 1933" printed on it.
Posted inNosh Features

After 90 years, Food Mill remains Oakland’s ‘best kept secret’

by Alix Wall Nov. 20, 2023, 12:11 p.m.Nov. 21, 2023, 10:10 a.m.

With a succession plan in place, the Food Mill remains a consistent community presence offering a broad range of supplements, bulk foods and other hard-to-find items.

Market Hall workers parade a giant wheel of Crucolo cheese down Shafter Avenue in Rockridge.
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Only 2 shops in the U.S. get this colossal Italian cheese. One is in Oakland

by Alix Wall Oct. 18, 2023, 12:00 p.m.Oct. 18, 2023, 11:43 a.m.

The arrival of a 350-pound wheel of Crucolo is met with prayers, dancing and fanfare each year in Rockridge.

A man stands by a table that is covered in different platers of food.
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Remembering an Oakland chef and house-concert host

by Alix Wall Oct. 5, 2023, 10:20 a.m.Oct. 5, 2023, 1:47 p.m.

Jeff Rosen died of kidney cancer earlier this year. His family is launching a nonprofit to carry on his dream of pairing live music with good food.

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A look inside Oakland’s booming pickleball scene

by Alix Wall April 5, 2023, 4:12 p.m.April 10, 2023, 2:39 p.m.

Bushrod Park is at the center of the local scene for the 60-year-old sport that has become wildly popular across the US.

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Remembering Community Foods, West Oakland’s crowd-funded grocery store

by Alix Wall March 22, 2023, 9:00 a.m.March 22, 2023, 9:00 a.m.

Oakland’s Community Foods opened with great promise, but was defeated in 2022 by a lack of support, vendor issues and the pandemic.

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‘They had the biggest hearts’: Oakland couple left a legacy of generosity

by Alix Wall Jan. 11, 2023, 3:00 p.m.Jan. 12, 2023, 4:34 p.m.

For those who knew them, Peter Olson and Ilan Vitemberg radiated a passion for life and a love of community that was entirely their own.

Posted inNosh

The rise and fall of Oakland’s ambitious Community Foods

by Alix Wall Feb. 24, 2022, 9:00 a.m.Feb. 28, 2022, 8:41 a.m.

Brahm Ahmadi set out to change the world by opening a grocery store in a long-neglected neighborhood in Oakland.

Posted inNosh

What worker shortage? How 3 Oakland restaurants keep their employees happy

by Alix Wall Feb. 23, 2022, 9:00 a.m.Feb. 24, 2022, 1:41 p.m.

Daytrip, Pomella and Mägo are taking proactive steps to keep their workers happy, healthy and engaged.

Posted inNosh Features

Oakland’s favorite bootleg ice cream is going legit

by Alix Wall Jan. 18, 2022, 9:00 a.m.Jan. 13, 2022, 12:08 p.m.

Officials shut insider ice cream company Bad Walter’s down last summer, but now its creamy, lactose-free pints are back in the East Bay.

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Just in time for the holidays: 4 new cookbooks from East Bay authors

by Alix Wall Dec. 6, 2021, 9:00 a.m.Dec. 6, 2021, 11:11 a.m.

These cookbooks from Oakland and Fremont authors all celebrate, educate and inspire.

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Tribune’s Omri Aflalo didn’t care about food until he went to art school

by Alix Wall Oct. 13, 2021, 12:20 p.m.Oct. 13, 2021, 12:20 p.m.

With one project on pause, the fine-dining veteran is putting his all into his new “Oakland meets Parisian” restaurant.

Posted inNosh

These East Bay caterers have made their pandemic pivots a permanent business

by Alix Wall Sept. 9, 2021, 12:09 p.m.Sept. 9, 2021, 12:09 p.m.

Even as the events business picks up, these caterers are sticking with the side businesses they started in 2020.

Roux40’s jambalaya with head-on shrimp and lobster. Credit: Roux40
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A new Oakland restaurant will celebrate Black women and heritage cuisine

by Alix Wall Aug. 10, 2021, 2:30 p.m.Aug. 10, 2021, 4:10 p.m.

Lala Harrison’s Roux40 promises beloved Black American dishes with a farm-to-table sensibility.

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Vegan pop-up Don’t Be Chick’n launches a Bay Area food truck

by Alix Wall June 23, 2021, 10:52 a.m.June 23, 2021, 11:33 a.m.

Don’t be Chick’n’s hearty platters have attracted a loyal following to its ongoing Oakland pop-up.

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Amy’s Drive Thru considers bringing its organic, vegetarian fast food to Temescal

by Alix Wall March 18, 2021, 12:03 p.m.March 18, 2021, 5:42 p.m.

The North Bay-based mini-chain has held two meetings about a potential site for a two-story drive-thru restaurant on the corner of 40th Street and Telegraph Avenue.

A spread of dishes from Square Pie Guys in Oakland. Photo: Sarah Han
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Square Pie Guys’ crave-worthy Detroit-style pizza shines in Old Oakland

by Alix Wall March 1, 2021, 4:23 p.m.March 2, 2021, 5:24 p.m.

The second location of the popular San Francisco restaurant opens March 1 with its signature cheddar-edged pan pizzas that even gets
a nod from Detroit natives.

Posted inNosh

Local home cooks make and deliver free lasagnas to neighbors in need

by Alix Wall Feb. 22, 2021, 4:42 p.m.Feb. 22, 2021, 4:42 p.m.

Lasagna Love matches volunteer home cooks in Oakland and other cities with anyone struggling during the pandemic who could use a free, hot meal.

Sadie's Babka in chocolate and cinnamon. Photo: Sara Eisen
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A Chez Panisse pastry cook started a side hustle called Sadie’s Babkas

by Alix Wall Dec. 14, 2020, 1:28 p.m.Dec. 14, 2020, 1:28 p.m.

When the pandemic cut hours at her new dream job at Chez Panisse, Sara Eisen launched her babka business.

Delphinium
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Oakland’s Delphinium makes whimsical, intriguing chocolates

by Alix Wall Dec. 11, 2020, 10:24 a.m.Dec. 14, 2020, 11:34 a.m.

Founded by pastry chefs who met at The Wolf in Oakland, Delphinium specializes in handcrafted chocolates made with botanicals and seasonal ingredients.

A selection of Buck Wild Brewing beers — all are gluten-free. Photo: Alix Wall
Posted inNosh

Everything to eat and drink at this new Oakland taproom is 100% gluten-free

by Alix Wall Nov. 24, 2020, 11:00 a.m.Nov. 25, 2020, 11:58 a.m.

Buck Wild Brewing Taproom is a partnership between California’s first gluten-free brewery and Kitava, a San Francisco-based ‘clean food’ restaurant.

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