Toyose belongs to all of San Francisco now. Or maybe it always has. And even after all these years, the restaurant is still cranking out huge portions of hot comfort food until 2 a.m. on the weekend.

"As the restaurant’s signage and branding suggest, the menu is divided into two halves: one side has all the 'Texas barbecue'; the other side is a mishmash of Chinese drinking food, most of it specific to Shaanxi province."

From cócteles to pan dulce, Bay Area festivals are highlighting the tastes and traditions of Hispanic Heritage Month.

KQED Live is bringing the Mission together with music, food y cultura! Feel the energy of a live banda, grab free café con pan from Calaca Coffee or Norte54, and celebrate community, tradition & flavor.

The Bitter Cotyledons collective in Santa Cruz grows Asian crops to connect with their ancestors and help queer folks feel rooted.

The first ever Singapore Festival, which will be held this Sunday in San Mateo, is going to bring together several of the Bay Area’s top Singaporean chefs for a day-long street food bonanza in celebration of Singapore’s 60th year of independence.

In a sparse, vaguely industrial stretch of Daly City, tucked among a cluster of auto body shops, a tiny storefront sells some of the best fried chicken in the Bay Area.

Located on a quiet corner of South San Jose, Así Mexican Fusion Bistro serves many fusion dishes, like a beef shawarma tostadita, that combine Mexican and Middle Eastern influences.

Yet another restaurant boldly moved into 598 Guerrero St. in San Francisco, despite the Mission District location’s many years of proving how cursed it is. Farewell, Handroll Project.

So far in 2025, in Contra Costa County alone, Fruit Rescue has harvested and donated more than 75,000 pounds of usable fruit that would have otherwise gone to waste.

Forum producer Bianca Torres explored the history and cultural significance of empanadas while co-hosting an event for KQED called Empanada Showdown, which celebrated three Bay Area empanada makers.

No Crumbs host Josh Decolongon (@sommeligay.bsky.social) got hands-on at Panchita’s Pupusería on 16th and Valencia in San Francisco, learning just how much time and care goes into making each pupusa, from patting and flipping the masa to pairing it with a glass of housemade Salvadoran horchata.

Bay Area African Restaurant Week features a lineup of 28 participating restaurants that will offer deals and special menu items over the course of the 10-day promotion. Learn more:

A series of legal battles has begun this summer that could shake up the entire industry — one of them in the very state that has embraced tequila the most.

The second annual Oakland Chinatown Night Market takes place this Saturday, 9/13, bringing the neighborhood to life with street food, antique trinkets, sports and live music — this time with much more robust participation from businesses within Chinatown.

From cócteles to pan dulce, Bay Area festivals are highlighting the tastes and traditions of Hispanic Heritage Month.

KQED Live is bringing the Mission together with music, food y cultura! Feel the energy of a live banda, grab free café con pan from Calaca Coffee or Norte54, and celebrate community, tradition & flavor.

Want the inside scoop on Bay Area food? Subscribe to KQED’s food newsletter, The Sauce, where Check, Please! Bay Area audience engagement producer and No Crumbs host Josh Decolongon (@sommeligay.bsky.social) shares what the team is eating, drinking and loving. Sign up here:

The 20th season of Check, Please! Bay Area kicked off in April with Ethel’s Fancy’s black sesame soft serve, Cato’s Ale House’s Retroburger, and Kiku Sushi’s eggplant-based fireman roll.

In a converted garage lit by a cartoon chicken, Toyose is where crowds gather in San Francisco for soju, late-night laughter, and a mountain of Korean fried chicken — served until 2 a.m. on the weekends.

San Jose’s Cajun Bistro 7 is a relatively low-profile strip mall shop that serves some of the best Viet-Cajun seafood boils in the Bay Area until 4 a.m. (!!!) every night.

Jacques Pépin shows that garlic chicken is all about technique. 🍗✨ He crisps the thighs skin-side down, then deglazes with vinegar and flash fries garlic in the leftover chicken juices. The result is a French classic, poulet au vinaigre, that’s crispy, tangy and packed with flavor.

"As it turns out, the 'Texas' part of the formula at Z-One Kitchen, as the restaurant is called, really stretches the limits of creative marketing. But that didn’t stop us from having an intensely meaty, rollicking good time."

With Brazil supplying nearly 30% of U.S. coffee imports, new tariffs could mean higher prices for American roasters and consumers. (via @npr.org)

No Crumbs host Josh Decolongon (@sommeligay.bsky.social) stopped by Panchita’s Pupusería on 16th and Valencia, a Mission District icon and San Francisco staple since 1989. Their story stretches from El Salvador to the Bay Area, where pupusas became both a way of survival and a source of community.

For the past four years, Wah Jee Wah has tantalized street food lovers with its open-fire, charcoal-grilled Indian barbecue — a rarity in the Bay Area. The Hayward restaurant closed earlier this month after the landlord nearly tripled the rent.

The volunteers harvest surplus cherries, peaches, apples and pears — whatever’s in season — from backyard orchards throughout Contra Costa County, donating the rescued fruit to local food pantries and soup kitchens.

This week, yet another restaurant boldly moved into 598 Guerrero St. in San Francisco, despite the Mission District location’s many years of proving how cursed it is. Farewell, Handroll Project.

Kahlúa French toast, rosemary fried chicken, beef back rib pizza! 🍞🍗🍕 Catch up on the lastest episode of Check, Please! Bay Area's 20th season here:

Mabuhay Gardens, the legendary San Francisco venue and Filipino restaurant, was ground zero for the Bay’s burgeoning punk scene in the ’70s and ’80s. A new effort to purchase the venue aims to revive the property as a multi-use space with a focus on music:

Sharks, seashells, and sponge (cake)! 🦈🍰 Dive in as Check, Please! Bay Area producer Cecilia Phillips hosts a cake bake-off inspired by the California Academy of Sciences’ incredible marine life on Thursday, September 4:

In a sparse, vaguely industrial stretch of Daly City, tucked among a cluster of auto body shops, a tiny storefront sells some of the best fried chicken in the Bay Area.

Located on a quiet corner of South San Jose, Así Mexican Fusion Bistro serves many fusion dishes, like a beef shawarma tostadita, that combine Mexican and Middle Eastern influences.

In the storybook streets of Carmel-by-the-Sea, El Bistro By The Sea offers a Mexican breakfast-lunch menu with international flair. 🇲🇽🥞 Miss our special three-part Check, Please! Bay Area visit to the Monterey Bay Area? See what diners had to say here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=uAif...

In a couple of months, Nora Haron will reopen the BAMPFA cafe as a new incarnation of her Indonesian-inspired coffee shop, Kopi Bar & Bakery. Think kaya toast, pastries made with pandan, and her famous blended iced coffee drink known as the Kopi Avocado.

Elevated comfort food with panoramic runway views; over-the-top hot dogs; seasonal dishes with backyard produce. ✈️🌭🥬 Catch up on the last episode of Check, Please! Bay Area's season 20 three-part Monterey Bay Area special here:

RNDC is just one company facing financial strains, as experts warn the wine industry must adapt to consumer preferences. The announcement comes after years of declining wine sales nationally, including in California.

At Home in Soquel, Chef Brad Briske serves seasonal dishes made with locally butchered meat and backyard produce. Miss them during Check, Please! Bay Area's three-part special in the Monterey Bay Area? See what local foodies had to say: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lq9S...

Mama Go’s, located in the Harvey Milk Terminal concourse at SFO, serves delicious home-style Filipino food at the San Francisco airport until 11:30 p.m. every night.

In the wee hours of the morning, produce vendors, salespeople and lumpers are hard at work at the 108-year-old market on the edge of Oakland’s Jack London Square, a cherished tradition in a changing city.

Crème brûlée French toasts; creative takes on mushrooms; Brazilian feijoada and moqueca. Miss the second show of our three-part visit to the Monterey Bay Area? Watch here:

In terms of rowdy, slightly chaotic late-night vibes, Z-One Kitchen in San Bruno has the part down to a tee. The restaurant serves an ultra-rare, perhaps never-before-heard-of combination, well-suited for a late night: “Chinese hamburgers” and Texas BBQ.

Rainbow Grocery marks 50 years as a worker-owned co-op in San Francisco. 🌈 It was part of the People’s Food System — a network of stores linking social change with food. No Crumbs host Josh Decolongon (@sommeligay.bsky.social) made a visit before their 50th anniversary block party on Sunday, 8/17.

Dinner tonight? Jacques Pépin shares his simple, colorful grilled swordfish recipe — ready in minutes and packed with flavor.

At Brezo, a cheerful neighborhood spot in Albany, diners enjoy the sweet and savory Latin-meets-Californian menu: think banana Kahlúa French toast and gorditas stuffed with beans and meat. For the full episode, head here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=SaMJ...

Under the sea... but make it cake! 🪼🍰 Join us as Check, Please! Bay Area producer Cecilia Phillips hosts a cake bake-off inspired by marine life featured at the California Academy of Sciences on Thursday, September 4. Submit your cake and get tickets here:

Roasters across the U.S. are bracing for impact as Trump targets Brazilian coffee with steep new tariffs. (via @npr.org)

18-hour smoked brisket; Thai fare in a natural wine and book store; cioppino with ocean views. Miss the first episode of our three-part special in the Monterey Bay Area? Watch here:

Located on a quiet corner of South San Jose, Así Mexican Fusion Bistro serves many fusion dishes, like a beef shawarma tostadita, that combine Mexican and Middle Eastern influences.

Chef Eric Rivera is ready for his comeback. His new restaurant in East Oakland's San Antonio neighborhood will serve all of the old favorites from Borinquen Soul, once again becoming the only full-fledged Puerto Rican restaurant in Oakland.