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Best Hayward Chinese Restaurants in CA
When searching for the best Hayward Chinese restaurants, it’s clear that this city offers a rich and diverse Chinese culinary scene. Among the standout options are Yummy, Frannie’s Restaurant, and Great River Chinese Restaurant. Each of these establishments brings something unique to the table, from Yummy’s casual and welcoming atmosphere to Frannie’s home-style cooking and Great River’s commitment to authentic, flavorful dishes. These restaurants not only serve some of the best Chinese food in Hayward but also represent the rich cultural heritage and culinary traditions that make Hayward a great destination for Chinese cuisine.
Good Taste: Asian supermarket sweep nears
Good Taste offers weekly tips on eating well in the Bay Area. If you’re as much of a fan of big Asian grocery stores as we are, there’s a lot to look forward to around here right now. San Francisco and the Bay Area have always been rich with stores like these, of course, from Duc Loi to H Mart, and we’re happy to see more on the horizon (though please support your local family-run spot). Here’s what to look for later this year and into 2025.
Alamo Drafthouse Poised to Take Over Shuttered Bay Area Cinemas
Alamo Drafthouse Cinema is poised to take over two Bay Area theatre locations that went dark last month, according to published reports. The Austin-based operator is reportedly close to deals to reopen the former ShowPlace Icon theatres at San Antonio Center in Mountain View and Westfield Valley Fair in Santa Clara.
Bankhead Theater unveils spring 2025 lineup
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... With the kickoff of the Bankhead Theater’s 2024-25 season just a few weeks away, Livermore Valley Arts officials sweetened the pot last week by revealing more than a dozen performances now booked for the back half of their calendar. The additions to the...
Dead bird, two mosquito groups test positive for West Nile virus in Contra Costa
(KRON) — West Nile virus activity is intensifying in Contra Costa County, with the latest reports confirming two more groups of mosquitoes and a dead bird testing positive. The Contra Costa Mosquito and Vector Control District (CCMVCD) identified the infected mosquitoes in Martinez and Oakley, while the bird was found in Brentwood. With previous cases […]
News Digest: Imaginarium at mall | Sister city barbecue | Applefest in Livermore | Grief support workshop
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Imaginarium’s immersive outdoor light show “Where Light Meets Magic” is coming to the Stoneridge Shopping Center this Friday through Nov. 24. The walk-through experience featuring more than five million lights offers people the chance to experience “the expansive festival of lights...
This ‘martini dive bar’ is the best new cocktail spot in the Bay Area
If you order the eponymous cocktail at Tallboy, a self-described “martini dive bar” in Oakland’s Temescal neighborhood, you’ll get a drink that’s not only stiff and strong but teetering on the edge of saline. That’s no accident. To get the Tallboy Martini just right, owner...
A Mysterious New Fillmore Street Landlord Appears to Be Forcing Restaurants and Shops Out
Dianne de Guzman is a deputy editor at Eater SF writing about Bay Area restaurant and bar trends, upcoming openings, and pop-ups. The future of a handful of long-running restaurants and small businesses is up in the air, as a thorough report by the San Francisco Chronicle details the quiet purchases of buildings along a stretch of Fillmore Street. The purchases seem to be leading toward an upheaval in commercial businesses in that corridor, including some long-running restaurants. Here are three things to know about the businesses impacted, who’s suspected to be at the center of the buying spree, and what’s happening now.
A new class of scrappy roasters are making the Bay Area’s most exciting coffees
The toasty smell of roasting coffee wafts out as Tanya Rao leans over a spiraling pool of ever-darkening beans. Around her, other roasters hunch over their own whirring machines, surrounded by bags of finished product. Rao has been working out of CoRo, a coffee collaborative in southwest Berkeley, since 2019,...
2023 Cuda Ridge Wines Sauvignon Blanc – Flavors Galore!
This is one of my favorite pictures of Larry at a recent tasting this year. Lots of captions can be used to describe his motion. For this story I will forego the story about the big fish that got away and state Larry was describing the spectrum and enormity of his Sauvignon Blanc.
2022 Wood Family Vineyards Chardonnay
Wood Family Vineyards, located in eastern Livermore Valley with Rhonda Wood owner & winemaker, has been producing award winning wines for over two decades. You can read more on her background from airline pilot to award winning winemaker at:. https://californiawinesandwineries.com/2022/11/24/2020-wood-family-vineyards-the-captain-a-red-wine-blend/. Recently at the San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition (largest in...
Best Bets: Valley Concert Chorale Hosts 'Mamma Mia!' Singalong In Livermore
We're all encouraged to sing out at the top of our lungs starting at 10 a.m. Saturday as the Valley Concert Chorale, in partnership with Vine Cinema and Alehouse in Livermore, brings the 2008 blockbuster movie "Mamma Mia!" to the theater screen. All Dancing Queens and their entourages are invited...
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