{"id":10533,"date":"2015-02-16T16:50:09","date_gmt":"2015-02-16T16:50:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/offmetro.com\/sf\/?p=10533"},"modified":"2016-09-06T20:58:56","modified_gmt":"2016-09-06T20:58:56","slug":"oakland-food-tour","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ca\/10533\/oakland-food-tour\/","title":{"rendered":"This is the Best Oakland Food Tour You&#8217;ll Ever Take"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The name Temescal is said to be derived from \u201ctemescalli,\u201d an Aztec word for sweat lodge, but I didn\u2019t see any of those as I wandered past flower-adorned gardens toward the Temescal Sunday Farmers Market in the parking lot of the DMV.<\/p>\n<p>Having come from the heart of San Francisco&#8217;s\u00a0hustle and bustle, I found the quiet, calm feel of this Oakland hamlet somewhat startling upon stepping out of the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/sf\/74\/things-to-do-in-rockridge\/\" target=\"_blank\">Rockridge BART station<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>I was lured to Temescal by\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.edibleexcursions.net\/\" target=\"_blank\">Edible Excursions<\/a>, a company offering walking food tours\u00a0in Oakland and San Francisco.\u00a0The tour I attended was led by Sarah Henry, a food writer and local resident who explained that, until about 100 years ago, Temescal was an Italian neighborhood, and before that it was inhabited by the Ohlone people. Since then, Temescal has become home to a number of other ethnic communities \u2014 and today it is a hipster hot spot and a foodie\u2019s fantasy.<\/p>\n<p>Here is where to make all your foodie dreams come true.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-10554 aligncenter lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/sf\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/15930816823_6fe1d7a6a0_b.jpg\" alt=\"15930816823_6fe1d7a6a0_b\" width=\"475\" height=\"327\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-10554 aligncenter lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/sf\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/15930816823_6fe1d7a6a0_b.jpg\" alt=\"15930816823_6fe1d7a6a0_b\" width=\"475\" height=\"327\" srcset=\"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/15930816823_6fe1d7a6a0_b.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/15930816823_6fe1d7a6a0_b-300x206.jpg 300w, https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/15930816823_6fe1d7a6a0_b-36x25.jpg 36w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 475px) 100vw, 475px\" \/><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p><strong>1.<\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cholitalinda.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Cholita Linda<\/strong><\/a> is located at 4923 Telegraph Avenue, but I visited their stand at the Temescal Farmers\u2019 Market.\u00a0 Their market stands serve tacos and juices, whereas the restaurant offers an expanded menu\u2014but it\u2019s hard to imagine that Cholita Linda\u2019s tacos, specifically the Baja fish taco, could be beat. &#8220;Cholita Linda&#8221; is a Peruvian term for a pretty, mixed heritage girl, and it&#8217;s often applied to the women who work the markets in Peru. Vanessa Chavez, the restaurant\u2019s founder, said the name is always used as a term of endearment, which is why she felt it an apt title to represent the food she serves. \u201cA meal is an experience, something to come together and share,\u201d said Chavez.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-10558 aligncenter lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/sf\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/starterbakery_kouignamann_h.jpg\" alt=\"starterbakery_kouignamann_h\" width=\"475\" height=\"242\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-10558 aligncenter lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/sf\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/starterbakery_kouignamann_h.jpg\" alt=\"starterbakery_kouignamann_h\" width=\"475\" height=\"242\" srcset=\"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/starterbakery_kouignamann_h.jpg 980w, https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/starterbakery_kouignamann_h-300x153.jpg 300w, https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/starterbakery_kouignamann_h-49x25.jpg 49w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 475px) 100vw, 475px\" \/><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p><strong>2.<\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/starterbakery.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Starter Bakery<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0(1552 Beach, Suite R) is relatively fresh on the Oakland food scene, but its tasty pastries are quickly developing a \u201cnear-cult\u201d following. When I found the Starter Bakery stand, just steps away from Cholita Linda at the Farmers Market, they were all about their <em>Kougin-Ammans<\/em> (koo-ine ah-mahn). The name, like the pastry itself, hails from a northern region of France at a time when the people spoke Breton, a form of Celtic language. But don\u2019t let the fancy name fool you\u2014the Kougin-Amann is made of ingredients even the most red-blooded American is sure to love: flour, butter, sugar, and then more butter and sugar. Imagine a croissant folded up into a tightly knit bun, and topped with an additional dollop of butter-sugar. That little taste of heaven may be Starter Bakery\u2019s best-selling item, but the shop also bakes everything from baguettes to bran muffins, but mostly they make Kougin-Amanns, and still, they always sell out.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-10560 aligncenter lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/sf\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/pav.jpg\" alt=\"Pav\" width=\"476\" height=\"209\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-10560 aligncenter lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/sf\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/pav.jpg\" alt=\"Pav\" width=\"476\" height=\"209\" srcset=\"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/pav.jpg 955w, https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/pav-300x131.jpg 300w, https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/pav-56x25.jpg 56w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 476px) 100vw, 476px\" \/><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p><strong>3. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.juhubeachclub.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Juhu Beach Club<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0(5179 Telegraph Avenue)\u00a0sits near the corner of Telegraph and 51st Street. When our Edible Excursions group entered, we found fried potato pav sandwich already waiting for us. The restaurant is named for a beach on the outskirts of Mumbai, where Preeti Mistry, its founder and owner, spent time as a child. Preeti explained that her earliest memories of Juhu Beach have little to do with the sand or the water; she was more interested in the fried street foods that vendors sold. Of course, having a responsible mother, Preeti wasn\u2019t allowed to eat as much fried snack food as she wanted. When she chose \u201cJuhu Beach Club\u201d as the name for her restaurant, it was with the intention of making a space to serve the fried, guilty-pleasure foods that kids and adults love.<\/p>\n<p>That being said, Preeti noted that she eats from her own restaurant every day, and therefore she has gone to remarkable lengths to make sure that the food she serves is not just tasty, but also healthy\u2014including the little bread buns on the pav sandwiches in front of us. Pavs are essentially the Indian version of slider-sized hamburger buns. Wishing to follow a traditional pav recipe while using local, top-quality ingredients, Preeti paired up with Starter Bakery, and together they looked over the ingredients of some pavs found at an Indian grocery store. They subtracted the preservatives, colors, and other additives that Preeti wanted to avoid, and then replaced the standard ingredients with organic, local alternatives. The result was a healthy and original pav recipe, only served at Juhu Beach.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-10561 aligncenter lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/sf\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/16363607088_6ddb2cb331_b.jpg\" alt=\"Curbside Creamery\" width=\"476\" height=\"304\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-10561 aligncenter lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/sf\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/16363607088_6ddb2cb331_b.jpg\" alt=\"Curbside Creamery\" width=\"476\" height=\"304\" srcset=\"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/16363607088_6ddb2cb331_b.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/16363607088_6ddb2cb331_b-300x191.jpg 300w, https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/16363607088_6ddb2cb331_b-39x25.jpg 39w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 476px) 100vw, 476px\" \/><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p><strong>4. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.curbsideoakland.com\/#0\" target=\"_blank\">Curbside Creamery<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>(482 49th Street), Oakland\u2019s newest ice cream parlor, likes to toy with its flavors, adding subtle twists to traditional favorites (like bourbon to vanilla) or whipping up original ones (like Thai Iced Tea). They also offer cashew-based vegan ice creams. And if you come to Curbside for the ice cream, you\u2019ll want to stay for the location. The shop is situated at the entrance to Temescal Alley, which is worth a stroll if only to take in the sights. Historically, the alley was lined by a row of horse stables, which are today being restored to showcase some of the original aesthetic. But instead of horses, today these house adorable artisan shops. I\u2019d recommend looking into <a href=\"http:\/\/www.crimsonhort.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Crimson<\/a>, a garden and vintage d\u00e9cor boutique where you\u2019ll find everything from succulents to jewelry. Or check out <a href=\"http:\/\/michaelmcconnell.prosite.com\/79177\/1187156\/gallery\/infinitely-bound-interface-gallery\" target=\"_blank\">In.ter.face Gallery<\/a>, which offers a free interactive experience to its visitors. Get a cup of coffee from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.google.com\/url?sa=t&amp;rct=j&amp;q=&amp;esrc=s&amp;source=web&amp;cd=1&amp;ved=0CCEQFjAA&amp;url=http%3A%2F%2Fthecrocafe.com%2F&amp;ei=iTDiVPDkLNDhsATqyYCQCw&amp;usg=AFQjCNFuhYhPXBu1q1JnGsLW5_GYXBO3rQ&amp;bvm=bv.85970519,d.cWc\" target=\"_blank\">The Cro Cafe<\/a> and pair it with a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.doughnutdolly.com\/site\/page\/home\" target=\"_blank\">Doughnut Dolly<\/a> just around the corner.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-10563 aligncenter lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/sf\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/5899244194_77044f6ff3_b.jpg\" alt=\"The Sacred Wheel\" width=\"475\" height=\"314\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-10563 aligncenter lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/sf\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/5899244194_77044f6ff3_b.jpg\" alt=\"The Sacred Wheel\" width=\"475\" height=\"314\" srcset=\"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/5899244194_77044f6ff3_b.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/5899244194_77044f6ff3_b-300x198.jpg 300w, https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/5899244194_77044f6ff3_b-37x25.jpg 37w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 475px) 100vw, 475px\" \/><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p><strong>5. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sacredwheelcheeseshop.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Sacred Wheel Cheese &amp; Specialty Shop<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0(4935 Shattuck Avenue) is a corner store unlike any other. As the name suggests, Sacred Wheel is mainly a cheese shop, but it also offers other specialty, locally produced grocery products. Besides wedges of cheese to try (and likely take home), Sacred Wheel also has a cafe menu. I tried their \u201cBurning Mac &amp; Cheese\u201d topped in a honey-siracha glaze, alongside a portion of their \u201cBlue Ribbon Tomato Soup.\u201d That\u2019s right, mac-and-cheese coated in honey-siracha sauce, and a tomato soup made with a touch of Pabst Blue Ribbon Beer. Just the sound of the dish brought a smile to my face, and the taste was even better.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-10565 aligncenter lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/sf\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/14446941543_a29361d63e_b.jpg\" alt=\"Abesha\" width=\"475\" height=\"317\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-10565 aligncenter lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/sf\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/14446941543_a29361d63e_b.jpg\" alt=\"Abesha\" width=\"475\" height=\"317\" srcset=\"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/14446941543_a29361d63e_b.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/14446941543_a29361d63e_b-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/14446941543_a29361d63e_b-37x25.jpg 37w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 475px) 100vw, 475px\" \/><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p><strong>6. <\/strong>Located right next to Sacred Wheel<strong>\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.abeshacuisine.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Abesha<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0(4929 Shattuck Avenue)\u00a0is a family-owned Ethiopian restaurant that takes its name from \u201cHabesha,\u201d an all-inclusive term for the people living within the region of Ethiopia. This friendly spot serves as a gentle reminder to its guests that food is a common ground we all share. Among Abesha\u2019s popular dishes are the vegetarian <em>wots<\/em> (akin to curries made with lentils, garbanzo beans or split peas, and other vegetables) and a beef dish called <em>kifto<\/em>. Both dishes are traditionally eaten with <em>injera<\/em>, a spongy flatbread that is commonly torn into pieces by one\u2019s hands, and then used to scoop up bites of curry or meat. All of the details together\u2014the tangy flavors of the wots, the feel of the injera in your hand, the sounds of Habesha men conversing at another table\u2014make you think you&#8217;ve slipped into a restaurant on the far side of the Meridian.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-10566 aligncenter lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/sf\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Copan_Bibimbap_3_gallery.jpg\" alt=\"Bibimbap\" width=\"475\" height=\"267\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-10566 aligncenter lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/sf\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Copan_Bibimbap_3_gallery.jpg\" alt=\"Bibimbap\" width=\"475\" height=\"267\" srcset=\"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Copan_Bibimbap_3_gallery.jpg 900w, https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Copan_Bibimbap_3_gallery-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Copan_Bibimbap_3_gallery-44x25.jpg 44w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 475px) 100vw, 475px\" \/><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p><strong>7. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bowldbbq.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Bowl\u2019d<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>(4869 Telegraph Avenue) is so fantastic it&#8217;s taken on a meaning of its own. &#8220;Bowl&#8217;d&#8221; is the act of one or many things being tossed into a bowl (as in: \u201cI prefer my veggies bowl\u2019d\u201d). It&#8217;s also the state of incapacitation brought on by having eaten so many things out of bowls: \u201cI ate so much Bibimbop for lunch yesterday that I was bowl\u2019d all afternoon.\u201d The Korean barbecue restaurant specializes in Bibimbop, a mixed rice bowl filled with a little bit of everything, such as beef and white rice or tofu and mixed-grain rice\u2014along with a whole slew of chopped vegetables and a fried egg mixed in. Korean food is crafted with digestion in mind, hence sides such as the kim-chi pancakes (kim-chi is cabbage that has been fermented and serves as a savory, probiotic snack). For picky eaters, or those with many dietary restrictions, Bowl\u2019d is among the safer options, as if offers a wide range of carnivorous, omnivorous, vegetarian, and even some vegan and gluten-free entrees.<\/p>\n<p>[mappress mapid=&#8221;134&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p><em>Photos: Respective shops, Sacred Wheel by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/neilconway\/\" target=\"_blank\">Neil Conway<\/a><\/em><em>, Abesha by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/rod_waddington\/\" target=\"_blank\">Rod Waddington<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The name Temescal is said to be derived from \u201ctemescalli,\u201d an Aztec word for sweat lodge, but I didn\u2019t see any of those as I wandered past flower-adorned gardens toward the Temescal Sunday Farmers Market in the parking lot of the DMV. 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