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We're the home of all @KQED food content in the Bay Area, including public television's award-winning series Check, Please! Bay Area.
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Joined May 2011
For 56 years, it operated out of the Berkeley Friends Church in North Berkeley, providing fresh produce and groceries to more than 4,000 Berkeley and Albany residents a month.
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The pantry operating out of North Berkeley’s Friends Quaker Church helped more than 4,000 residents a month. But as it closes, its volunteers say food distribution is not the only thing being lost.
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Nothing on the menu was priced at more than $10.75. Several entrées, in fact, were just $7 or $8, undercutting the Panda Express next door.
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Richmond’s Grand Cafe is known for its claypot rice bowls and budget-friendly prices.
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All of these “Heated Rivalry” posts are making us crave a tuna melt… Here’s how KQED columnist and podcast host Pendarvis Harshaw made his while working at home during the pandemic 🥪 https://t.co/18iesXTF9x
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At San Francisco's Bar Sprezzatura, a stylish Italian aperitivo spot inspired by Venice, diners sip classic Negronis alongside guanciale meatballs. Join us on Check, Please! Bay Area this Thursday, 2/5, at 7:30PM on @KQED 9! Bookmark the premiere link: https://t.co/Nxahy5sn41
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In San Francisco’s historic North Beach neighborhood, city officials are finally addressing one of residents’ most pressing concerns — pizza boxes.
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For years, San Francisco pizza eaters have had to bend and squash their pizza boxes into circular metal bins, like a square peg in a round hole. No longer.
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Get ready for these three S's — Stateline Road Smokehouse, Stockhome, and Bar Sprezzatura! Check, Please! Bay Area closes out its 20th season with four fresh episodes starting Thursday, 2/5 at 7:30 p.m. on @KQED 9. ✨ Book the premiere link: https://t.co/Nxahy5sn41
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Olive oil in guacamole? Jacques Pépin says yes! Follow along as he walks you through his signature guacamole recipe 🥑
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Wrapped in the characteristic blue, red and white of the Dominican flag, the El Fogon d’Geny truck is repping the Dominican Republic in San José with its mofongo, pica pollo and assortment of hearty stews. https://t.co/6aWx5eX1IA
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El Fogon d’Geny is repping the Dominican Republic with its mofongo, pica pollo and assortment of hearty stews.
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This arroz con pollo might’ve been one of the keys to Jacques Pépin’s marriage 🍗
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Located in the parking lot of a Santa Clara gas station, Vostok’s Kyrgyz-style shawarma wraps and wok-fried noodles are served piping hot, from noon to 11 p.m. daily.
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Vostok is dishing out piping-hot shawarma and plov until 11 p.m. every night.
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Chef Chu’s is an institution. It’s been visited by luminaries in entertainment, politics and business. Throughout all of the change in the last 55 years, Chef Chu’s has adapted and held on, and remained true to its identity as a family business.
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In the last stop on her California Foodways journey, reporter Lisa Morehouse discovers the story of how a family in Santa Clara County turned their business into a Bay Area landmark.
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Need some 2026 dining inspo? Check, Please! Bay Area closes out its 20th season with four new episodes featuring Kansas City-inspired barbecue, Swedish street food with Middle Eastern flavors, and more — starting on February 5. 😋 More details:
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Check, Please! Bay Area closes out its 20th season with four brand-new episodes in February, led by host Leslie Sbrocco.
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Lit up like a beacon on the corner of Telegraph and Woolsey in Berkeley, Smokehouse is a picture-postcard image of a classic American burger shack. When you're in the mood for a fast food–style char-grilled burger, this is the stop to satisfy your craving. https://t.co/qlwBxbV97r
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The Telegraph Avenue staple has been setting food on fire since 1951.
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The Sunset Night Market is back with a Lunar New Year–themed event on Feb. 27 — a nod to the neighborhood’s strong cultural identity as an informal Chinatown.
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The Sunset Night Market kicks off with a Lunar New Year–themed edition on Feb. 27.
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Jacques Pépin returns to one of his late wife Gloria Pépin’s favorite dishes.
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Calling all Bay Area foodies! 🗣️ Want to nominate one of your favorite restaurants and talk about it on TV? Apply to be on Check, Please! Bay Area: https://t.co/Lsbbah0m6Z
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Need a quick and satisfying lunch? Look no further than this classic 6-minute meal.
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A&M founders Alice Ngo and Minh Pham eventually shifted away from the traditional pastel de nata because they wanted their egg tarts to be lighter and less sweet.
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A&M Pâtisserie's pastries draw inspiration from Cuban guava strudels and Korean cheese corn.
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On a corner in Richmond, California, there’s a business that has celebrated the city’s Black history and Southern roots for 30 years. The building is bright white with a hand-painted, red sign: “CJ’s BBQ and Fish.”
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For 30 years, Charles Evans has served the community Southern-style home cooking that pays homage to the city’s roots.
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Hungry? NPR is here to serve you just a few of our favorite cookbooks from 2025, recommended by NPR staffers and food writer T. Susan Chang. (via @NPR)
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Whether you're craving something sweet, savory, spicy, we've got you covered.
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