At his East Oakland restaurant, Geoffrey Deetz cooks food that everyday Vietnamese eat, though lots of those dishes are unknown to Americans.

Daring global flavors and bold décor land on Broadway.

Agave Uptown combines cocoa beans, animal crackers, and more than a dozen secret ingredients for a delicious sauce.

Restaurants face an increasingly tough landscape.

This newish Jack London Square Irish outpost produces food fit for foodies.

Halal beef, free-range chicken, cage-free eggs, organic produce, and local ingredients find their way into Mexi Cali Shawarma, kimchee-aioli wings, hot-link-and-Diablo-sauce sandwiches, sangria, and other Sideshow Kitchen menu items.

Kinjadon is chef-owner Joe Kang’s version of the dazzlingly colorful Korean raw-fish dish hwaedupbap, basically “a take on bibimbap.”

Inspired chefs share Winning recipes for oysters, birds, veggies, sides, and cakes, so you can impress your own friends and family.

Chef Jonathan Luce shares a recipe for sformato and chicory insalata starring red kuri squash.

A Montclair newcomer pays gracious attention to detail and delivers well-executed Cal-French flavors.