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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.”

Posted inArts & Community

A look inside Oakland’s booming pickleball scene

by Alix Wall April 5, 2023April 10, 2023

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, 2023March 22, 2023

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 January 11, 2023January 12, 2023

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.

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The rise and fall of Oakland’s ambitious Community Foods

by Alix Wall February 24, 2022February 28, 2022

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

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

by Alix Wall February 23, 2022February 24, 2022

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

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Oakland’s favorite bootleg ice cream is going legit

by Alix Wall January 18, 2022January 13, 2022

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 December 6, 2021December 6, 2021

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 October 13, 2021October 13, 2021

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

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

by Alix Wall September 9, 2021September 9, 2021

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 August 10, 2021August 10, 2021

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, 2021June 23, 2021

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, 2021March 18, 2021

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, 2021March 2, 2021

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.

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

by Alix Wall February 22, 2021February 22, 2021

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 December 14, 2020December 14, 2020

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 December 11, 2020December 14, 2020

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

by Alix Wall November 24, 2020November 25, 2020

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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What’s an eruv? It makes life better for many Orthodox Jews, and Oakland just got one

by Alix Wall October 20, 2020October 21, 2020

It’s taken Congregation Beth Jacob three rabbis, the brainpower of multiple congregants, bits of wire, metal canisters, and the blessing of a consultant in New Jersey to finally construct its own eruv.

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In-the-know food lovers are flocking to this industrial yard in West Oakland

by Alix Wall October 2, 2020October 21, 2020

Coveted wood-fired pies from June’s Pizzas and Asian pastries and bentos at Magnolia Mini Mart are bringing hungry visitors to O2 Artisans Aggregate.

Posted inHealth & Environment

Sick of plastic waste? Re-Up Refill in West Oakland can help with that

by Alix Wall September 2, 2020September 22, 2020

Since opening in April, the seller of soaps and more at O2AA has kept over 2,400 plastic bottles and containers from entering the waste stream.

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