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By Galen Wilson

by Galen Wilson With the sad announcement that Wood Tavern will close at the end of the year after a nearly two-decade- long run of excellence, it got me think- ing about which restaurant owns the proverbial title belt of “Best Restaurant” in Rockridge. W...

By Galen Wilson

Turnt Up for Turnip Cakes at Soi 4 by Galen Wilson The East Asian food scene in Oak- land is hot (literally and figurative- ly) with stalwarts like Champa Garden and newer sister restaurants Daughter Thai and Farmhouse Kitchen, to name a few. If you were to jump in the DeLo- rean and turn ...

By Galen Wilson

Lactose Highs at the Cruccolo Parade by Galen Wilson equation has changed since I was in middle school 100 years ago, this thing clocks in at nearly 25,000 cubic inches. The wheel is shipped by boat from Italy to New York and then immedi- ately transported by truck to Oakland. Alma Avalos, M...

By Galen Wilson

...hemed foods and samples (biscotti at the bakery, Italian vino at Paul Marcus Wines). The Cruccolo is enjoying even more real estate than last year. Highwire Coffee, which used to operate in the front corner facing College Avenue, Photos by Galen Wilson If you happened to walk down Shafter Avenue near Market Hall at almost precisely noon on a recent, damp Saturday, you may have seen a 366-pound wheel of Italian cheese being paraded down the street. Accompanying it were festively dressed c...

...- land restaurant goers from Xolo and Doña Tomás — the latter of which moved to Piedmont Avenue (and is now called “Doña”) after the appar- ent separation of Thomas and his wife Dona Savitsky (or that’s what the gossip pages tell me). — by Galen Wilson Photo by Galen Wilson Send your favorite bite or beverage in Rockridge to: editor@rockridge.org

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some breakfast sandwich cults, but not mine). n — by Galen Wilson The first published recipe for a breakfast sandwich appeared in 1897 according to Heather Anderson’s landmark book, Breakfast: A History. For more than a century, breakfast enthusiasts have been iterating, deconstructing, and reconstructin...