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An illustration of a person opening a box of food and sticking their tongue out as a green mist emanates from the food.

Is the Five-Second Rule OK? Honest Questions About Food Safety, Illustrated

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Illustration: Three middle-aged men singing their hearts out at karaoke while a woman placidly eats a plate of spaghetti.

In South San Francisco, Noodles and Karaoke Are the Perfect Late-Night Combo

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Former ‘Top Chef’ Contestant on His Rise from Dishwasher to Michelin-Star Honors

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A pumpkin cake doughnut topped with caramel, pecans and cream cheese frosting

A South Bay Pop-Up Is Reinventing the Doughnut

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Sonoma County Voters Reject Measure J in Support of Local Farming

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Rapper Blvck Svm, in a black puffy jacket, poses in the kitchen with the chefs of a fine dining restaurant, all wearing their white chef's jackets.

Blvck Svm’s ‘michelinman’ Might Be Hip-Hop’s First Fine-Dining Concept Album

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A Sonoma County Ballot Measure Seeks to Outlaw Big Animal Farms. Farmers Say It Would Be Devastating

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Bird Flu Jumped From Cows to People. Now Advocates Want More Farmworkers Tested

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Illustration: A man devouring a Chinese meal with chopsticks.

Taishan Cuisine Is Keeping Chinatown’s Late-Night Food Scene Alive

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Beyond The MenuBeyond The Menu

A young light-skinned black woman stands in the foreground holding a bottle of chamoy. In the background, a large bottle of chamoy sauce is squeezed onto half an orange.

It’s Mexican, Asian, a Candy, a Sauce…It’s Chamoy

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A young light-skinned black woman with long hair holds chile peppers in two outstretched hands. There is a bowl of spicy chile paste behind her.

This Fiery Hot Sauce Uses a Pepper Lost To History

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A plate with a piece of fried chicken sitting on top of a waffle next to the show's host, Cecilia Phillips

Chicken and Waffles: from Amish Country to Harlem

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A close-up of a metal serving dish with rocky road ice cream scoops topped with marshmallow fluff next to a woman holding a jar of mini marshmallows and almonds in each hand.

The Chilling History of Ice Cream

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A close-up of a bag with store-bought corn tortillas next to a woman tearing up a tortilla with her hands.

Your Corn Tortilla Sucks…Science Can Fix It

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A smiling woman holding a samosa is positioned against a backdrop that is a closeup of a bowl filled with crispy triangular samosas

Samosas aren’t from India…Wait, what?

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A close-up of a birria taco with cheese next to the show's host, Cecilia Phillips.

Your Birria Taco Is Ancient History—Here’s Why

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A smiling woman is standing in the kitchen in front of four different sweet buns that each have a flag from their country of origin next to them.

Hong Kong’s Most Popular Treat Has A Surprising Backstory

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Check, Please! Bay AreaCheck, Please! Bay Area

Check, Please! Bay Area reviews: World Green Açaí Bowl & Juice, Dalida, Villa Corona

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Check, Please! Bay Area reviews: The Hideout Kitchen, Tostadas, Pixiu Mala Hongtang

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Check, Please! Bay Area Is Back in November With a Fresh Menu of New Episodes!

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Check, Please! Bay Area reviews: Orchard City Kitchen, HiroNori Craft Ramen, Las Cazuelas

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Check, Please! Bay Area reviews: Eggy's Neighborhood Kitchen, La Gare, Lao Table

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Check, Please! Bay Area reviews: Town Fare, La Traviata, Piglet & Co.

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Check, Please! Bay Area reviews: LITA, Simurgh Bakery and Cafe, Porterhouse

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Check, Please! Bay Area Returns for a Four-Course Serving of Back-to-Back Episodes in July!

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Check, Please! Bay Area reviews: Good to Eat, Foreign Cinema, Barcote

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RecipesRecipes

Young bearded Filipino man wears a green Super Mario Brothers hat. On the left is a plastic skull covered in deli meat slices. Molinari Delicatessen sign in the background.

Creep Out Your Halloween Party Guests With These "Horrors d'oeuvres"

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A smiling woman is standing in the kitchen in front of four different sweet buns that each have a flag from their country of origin next to them.

Hong Kong’s Most Popular Treat Has A Surprising Backstory

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A big bowl of green pea soup with chives in the background. Jacques pepin stands in the foreground in a blue plaid shirt

Get Cozy with Jacques Pépin's Pea Pod Soup Recipe

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A triptych image with a close up of rocky road ice cream on the left, a tray of oatmeal cookies on the right, and a young bald Filipino man with glasses standing over a chocolate ice cream sandwich in the middle

We Recreated an It's-It Ice Cream Sandwich at Home — With an Oakland Twist.

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One poached egg, one hard boiled egg, one oueff mollet with brilliant yellow yolks on a plate. Jacques Pepin in foreground looking at the camera.

Jacques Pépin's Tips for Perfectly Cooked Eggs

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Spiced Apple Upside Down Cake is a Gorgeous and Delicious Holiday Recipe

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Slice of savory tart with sweet potato, chard, and a jar of hot honey

This Sweet Potato Galette with Hot Honey is a Cozy Fall Treat

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Slice of French toast casserole with whipped cream and pecans

This Baked Pecan Praline French Toast Will Impress Your Brunch Crew

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Spicy chicken sandwich on a croissant

Spicy Chicken Salad Sandwich Recipe

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Golden State PlateGolden State Plate

Bay Area Foodie Culture Goes Way Further Back Than California Cuisine

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How Rice-A-Roni Became The San Francisco Treat

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Golden State Plate: Sriracha’s Journey From Southeast Asia to Southern California

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Golden State Plate: Rocky Road Ice Cream's Bumpy History

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Golden State Plate – The Backstory Behind California-Born Food and Drinks

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Yes, Your 'Tropical' Mai Tai Was Invented Here in Oakland

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An Island Drink With California Roots: The Mai Tai Turns 75

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Unwrapping the California Origins of the Fortune Cookie

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Golden State Plate: Santa Maria Barbecue, It's Not Just Tri-Tip

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