Turtle Tower opened a brand new location on Fillmore — and it's dishing out hot phở until 3 a.m. on weekends. Read the latest from KQED's Midnight Diners 🍜 ⬇️

Pleased to report that the chicken pho at the new Turtle Tower in the Marina is still good—and available until 3 a.m. on weekends! (Whether that's worth braving the Marina late at night on a weekend is your call...😅) www.kqed.org/arts/1398694...

Pleased to report that the chicken pho at the new Turtle Tower in the Marina is still good—and available until 3 a.m. on weekends! (Whether that's worth braving the Marina late at night on a weekend is your call...😅) www.kqed.org/arts/1398694...

Just in time for the New Year, I wrote about my new favorite pastry: the super-flaky, *durian*-filled bánh pía from Dzui's in San Jose. www.kqed.org/arts/1398680...

Just in time for the New Year, I wrote about my new favorite pastry: the super-flaky, *durian*-filled bánh pía from Dzui's in San Jose. www.kqed.org/arts/1398680...

Happy New Year to all who celebrate! 🐴🧧🎊

Wrote about the rise of *Asian-style* afternoon tea in the Bay Area. www.kqed.org/arts/1398660...

Love to go out for (Asian) high tea. www.kqed.org/arts/1398660...

Like 75% of the US Olympic curlers are from Minnesota. A lot of them curl out of two clubs in Saint Paul, one club is in Frogtown, a neighborhood that has been very heavily targeted by ICE. These curlers are good neighbors.

the bushes were people 😂

OK "god bless america" and then naming every country in the americas from south to north is absolute king shit

Regarding the Discourse, lemme just say that if you can't draw, yes you can. Everyone can draw, and folks will almost certainly respond more positively to your stick figures than some generic "A.i." slop. Also, there are LOADS of resources for free images. Like this! 🧵 www.nga.gov/artworks/fre...

If you feel like treating yourself this weekend, these seafood bowls are really, really great. www.kqed.org/arts/1398636...

“I don't know Liam... but if he's wearing that Spider-Man backpack, I feel like we told him stories about heroes and about heroes protecting people,” comic artist Greg Pak says. ”In that moment, those stories were a lie, and that makes me sick to my stomach, because he was not protected.”

In praise of the (increasingly rare) $10 lunch. www.kqed.org/arts/1398625...

For Liam.

Sunday, February 1 is the LAST day for the DeYoung Museum's "Art of Manga" exhibit -- if you're planning on going this weekend, be sure to buy tickets in advance, as it'll likely be crowded. www.famsf.org/exhibitions/...

me, emotionally writing an essay on the use of force by federal agents: ok but what if i packaged this in the most insane way possible www.theverge.com/policy/86857...

You can now get Dominican food in San Jose! @tavos-kitchen.bsky.social with the report. www.kqed.org/arts/1398593...

ICE are alllll over Harlem right now, 116 & Frederick Douglass, checking IDs and targeting the area’s African community. Multiple people have been detained. Community members are advising folks to carry citizenship documents - or stay away if they are at risk

Wrote this for all my art school friends, teachers and nemeses; for CCA's patient and helpful staff; for my library coworkers; my media services pals; for all the baby artists who won't get to go this art school: www.kqed.org/arts/1398541...

Love, love, love this @coyotemedia.org essay about Pacific East Mall from my colleague (and fellow Albany kid) @cecilialei.bsky.social. Also it's Ranch 99. I did not realize this was up for debate www.coyotemedia.org/asian-market...

🎙️ON AIR: We're talking to @kqedfood.bsky.social's Luke Tsai and Octavio Peña, and @laurensaria.bsky.social about their picks for what you should nosh on in 2026. ❓What's a restaurant or dish you recommend trying in 2026? 📻 Listen:

My one travel tip, if you’re flying out of SFO this holiday season. www.kqed.org/arts/1397835...

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. Latest from KQED's Midnight Diners:

Catch me, @ogpenn.bsky.social and @theluketsai.bsky.social on Forum this morning, from 9–10am. (Wish I could say we'll have dogs in the studio!) 88.5 FM / kqed.org

I'll be on this episode, talking about how bad I am at crossword puzzles! 😅

The area around Brown University -- which is also where I grew up and now live -- is quaint and picturesque. A postcard version of a New England college town. But I never thought "this can't happen here." Because there is nowhere in the U.S. where this can't happen.

Here's @tavos-kitchen.bsky.social on a San Jose bakery pop-up that sells 18 (!) different varieties of egg tarts, with more in the works. www.kqed.org/arts/1398489...

I wrote about the time I entered a crossword puzzle competition in Berkeley...and got absolutely smoked! 😭 www.kqed.org/arts/1398472...

I wrote about the time I entered a crossword puzzle competition in Berkeley...and got absolutely smoked! 😭 www.kqed.org/arts/1398472...

Words to live by.

friends! @coyotemedia.org is dropping our paywall for December so you can see what we’ve been up to even if you have none dollars. All of our posts are currently free to read. Come check us out & spread the word? www.coyotemedia.org

For KQED Arts & Culture food editor @theluketsai.bsky.social, 2025 was all about finding new favorites — from his favorite Peking duck house to a Lao restaurant inside a bowling alley.

For parents of students in West Contra Costa, I found this guide very helpful. richmondside.org/2025/12/02/w...

This late-night hand-pulled noodle spot in San Leandro is pretty great! www.kqed.org/arts/1398373...

Here's @tavos-kitchen.bsky.social on a new bột chiên stall at Lion Plaza in San Jose. Look at those rice cakes! www.kqed.org/arts/1398362...

I wrote about the Bay Area’s Filipino pie lady—back after a year-long hiatus with a fresh set of pies for Thanksgiving. www.kqed.org/arts/1398341...

We found excellent Lao food at the bowling alley. www.kqed.org/arts/1398324...

We found excellent Lao food at the bowling alley. www.kqed.org/arts/1398324...

The late-night dance parties at the Seafood City in Daly City are THE place to be. Our correspondent Rocky Rivera with the story: www.kqed.org/arts/1398311...

Local restaurants, already struggling, are stepping in to fill the gaping void of our federal government during shutdown. Read for a list of places giving free and discounted food to families who receive SNAP benefits: www.kqed.org/arts/1398295...

My favorite tonkatsu restaurant in the Bay Area had to shut down because of a fire. They're trying to fast-track a new location in Emeryville. www.kqed.org/arts/1398292...

Come hang out, tonight! 6:30 at Omnivore Books. I'll be chatting with the incomparable Bryant Terry!! We'll sign books!

Always read Rocky Rivera on Bay Area hip-hop and food. Her latest, on the new wave of health-focused, aspirational "salad rap." www.kqed.org/arts/1398279...

Come hang out, tonight! 6:30 at Omnivore Books. I'll be chatting with the incomparable Bryant Terry!! We'll sign books!

Don't miss Nastia Voynovskaya's sobering, in-depth report on the state of AI-generated music and musicians — and the avenues left to human musicians (because now we have to specify that): www.kqed.org/arts/1398257...

Stoked that my crab fishing influencer profile is featured in this year's Best American Food and Travel Writing, out in bookstores today! Bay Area folks, come see me chop it up with editor Bryant Terry at @omnivorebooks.bsky.social this Thursday! omnivorebooks.myshopify.com/collections/...