Elena Kadvany

A collage of different covers from the now-defunct San Francisco alt-weekly the Bay Guardian. Covers have headlines like "Downtown Highrises: the monsters that ate 12,000 jobs," "Bette Midler Up Close," "Queer Youth: Did It Get Bettter," and "Nude beaches."

As the class clowns of local media, alternative newsweeklies were smarter than they looked: They fearlessly called out corruption, launched artists’ and writers’ careers, and made journalism fun. Can COYOTE bring that energy back?

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This unorthodox treatment could help new moms: ‘The tipping point is coming’ Demand is surging among new moms for this once-taboo treatment, and the first trials of a new drug have shown promising results.

More women are turning to psychedelics to treat postpartum depression. Yet it remains a taboo, under-studied topic.
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How a viral feud revealed the complicated rules for Bay Area restaurants and influencers The speed and reach of the Kis Café drama stunned both chefs and influencers, and showed how precarious the dynamic between them can be.

I talked to chefs and influencers about the Kis Cafe drama, and unpacked the power dynamics and logistics of their dynamic www.sfchronicle.com/food/restaur...

People are bringing their own food to Bay Area restaurants. Is ‘purse tuna’ ever OK? Bay Area chefs say they see people sneaking bites of homemade salads, spring rolls and even entire pizzas while dining at their restaurants.

This story has it all: A woman pulling rotisserie chicken out at a vegetarian restaurant. Purse tuna. An egg salad influencer. Bodybuilders. www.sfchronicle.com/food/restaur...

Tsunami updates: 4-foot waves could hit California coast; Hawaii escapes major damage Parts of the Northern California coast could expect to see waves of around 4 feet Wednesday while Hawaii escaped major damage after an 8.8 magnitude quake in Russia.

Here’s a link to our ongoing tsunami coverage at @sfchronicle.com

No major damage at first light in California but tsunami is still ongoing and strong currents threaten harbors and marinas.

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The Bay Area gets a serene temple to exceptional matcha A Berkeley matcha popup with a loyal following has opened a café dedicated to the art of tea-making.

Some of the Bay Area's best matcha is finally back 🍵https://www.sfchronicle.com/food/restaurants/article/forest-tea-bar-berkeley-20769147.php

We blind tasted 17 rotisserie chickens from Bay Area restaurants. Here’s how Costco ranked The Chronicle conducted a blind taste test of rotisserie chickens from restaurants, butchers and grocery stores — including Costco — to find the Bay Area’s best. Here’s our list of the top...

We blind tasted 17 rotisserie chickens to find the Bay Area's very best! www.sfchronicle.com/food/restaur...

This ice cream is suuuper stretchy and hard to find in the Bay Area 🍨 www.sfchronicle.com/food/restaur...

Esther Mobley takes us inside the selling drama at Toronado www.sfchronicle.com/food/wine/ar...

The most exciting street food in the Bay Area is on this one block The Fruitvale area in Oakland is the home to some of the best Central American food in the Bay Area, like Shucos Magi, Pupuseria Fatima and El Sazon K-Tracho.

"What I see in Fruitvale's street food scene is raw talent — a preview of future Bay Area restaurants. But I’ve often worried about the future of this corridor."

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Thanks, Luke!

What a honor, thank you
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This is what happened when Thomas Keller asked me to leave the French Laundry Thomas Keller is a legendary chef. Chronicle critic MacKenzie Chung Fegan hadn’t met him, until she went to the French Laundry and he asked her to leave.

MUST-READ:

Thomas Keller asked me to leave the French Laundry. It turned into my most extraordinary night as a critic

By MacKenzie Chung Fegan www.sfchronicle.com/food/restaur...

Forget San Francisco. Restaurants see ‘huge opportunity’ in this quiet suburb A wave of new restaurants are bringing energy to Menlo Park, a quiet Bay Area suburb that is perpetually labeled as sleepy.

As someone who grew up in *sleepy* Menlo Park, it's wild to see this many new restaurants opening there. www.sfchronicle.com/food/restaur...

Oakland’s Restaurant Scene Is Swimming in Praise, But Struggling to Stay Afloat KQED's Forum · Episode

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SF Chronicle food reporter @elenakadvany.bsky.social and restaurant and bar owners Paul Iglesias, Christ Aivaliotis and Stelle Dennig spoke with @alexis-madrigal.bsky.social about the successes and struggles of Oakland’s food scene.

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It’s America’s hottest food city. Restaurateurs say they can’t survive here Oakland is home to nationally acclaimed restaurants, but it's harder and harder for them to survive, owners say.

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SF Chronicle food reporter @elenakadvany.bsky.social and restaurant and bar owners Paul Iglesias, Christ Aivaliotis and Stelle Dennig join to discuss the successes and struggles of Oakland’s food scene.

❓ If you’re in the Oakland restaurant industry, what has your experience been like?

Beloved Bay Area market to open Korean bakery Kukje, a longtime Bay Area Korean market in Daly City, is starting its own bakery.

If you love Kukje in Daly City, get excited www.sfchronicle.com/food/restaur...

Downtown bar owners will breathe new life into 100-year-old S.F. building The SF restaurant space at 20 Cosmo Place, previously Le Colonial and Trader Vic's, has been sold to new owners behind Persona bar.

Scoop: A century-old #SanFrancisco building two blocks from Union Square that last housed controversial French-Vietnamese restaurant Le Colonial has been sold to a pair of local bar operators.

Reporting with @elenakadvany.bsky.social for @sfchronicle.com

How one magical dessert is made at this S.F. Top 100 restaurant San Francisco's Verjus, one of the Chronicle's Top 100 restaurants, makes an exceptional version of pain perdu, French toast, topped with gelato and caramel.

I have not stopped thinking about this dessert since I had it a few months ago www.sfchronicle.com/food/restaur...

This S.F. bakery is throwing incredible sandwich parties with made-to-order bread Loquat, a bakery in San Francisco, hosts a monthly event centered around exceptional, freshly made laffa bread and sabich.

these sandwiches, this bread 😍 www.sfchronicle.com/food/restaur...

Raise prices? Remove dishes? Tariffs rattle Bay Area Chinese restaurants The price of dishes at Bay Area Chinese restaurants could be increased due to President Donald Trump's staggering tariffs on China.

Restaurants that rely on imported goods from China, from tea to Sichuan peppercorns, are bracing for price hikes www.sfchronicle.com/food/restaur...

This new Bay Area restaurant wants to change how America thinks about chicken Cafe Vivant, opening soon in Menlo Park, will serve heritage chicken raised exclusively for the restaurant on a Pescadero farm.

Can this Bay Area restaurant and farm disrupt the way we eat chicken in the U.S.? www.sfchronicle.com/food/restaur...

100 best restaurants in the San Francisco Bay Area, ranked The San Francisco Chronicle’s restaurant critics rank the best places to eat in the Bay Area, from 100 to No. 1. See what’s on the list.

The full Top 100 drop!! 🎉 www.sfchronicle.com/projects/202...

INVESTIGATION: A broken system is keeping California homes underinsured. Millions have no idea they’re at risk

My colleagues @meganmunce.bsky.social and @susien.bsky.social have worked on this story for months. If you're a homeowner in California, please read this story.

How we ranked the Top 100 restaurants in the Bay Area MacKenzie Chung Fegan and Cesar Hernandez share their methodology for creating the Top 100 list, from restaurant eligibility to consensus decision-making.

I love this behind-the-scenes video explaining how our critics tackled the beast that is a list like this, the unorthodox visuals approach and more www.sfchronicle.com/food/restaur...

100 best restaurants in the San Francisco Bay Area, ranked The San Francisco Chronicle’s restaurant critics rank the best places to eat in the Bay Area, from 100 to No. 1. See what’s on the list.

Top 100 is BACK! www.sfchronicle.com/projects/202...

Customers brave epic lines at opening of Bay Area Korean market Customers at Jagalchi, a new Korean market in Daly City, waited in massive lines on opening day.

s/o to the people with camping chairs and snacks (I got in line around 8:15 a.m., long after some of the early birds) www.sfchronicle.com/food/restaur...

Here’s a first look at the Bay Area’s huge new Korean food complex Jagalchi, a huge new Korean food complex in the Bay Area, brings groceries, a restaurant, bars, a bakery and more to Daly City.

Jagalchi is almost here! (and there will almost certainly be long lines) www.sfchronicle.com/food/restaur...

One chef. 30 pizzas a night. Inside the Bay Area’s most eccentric pizzeria Emilia's Pizzeria in Berkeley, a one-man pizza sensation, has been selling out for 15 years in the Bay Area.

Meet the meticulous, quietly funny and misunderstood man who powers this tiny Bay Area pizzeria www.sfchronicle.com/food/restaur...

S.F.’s newest pastry popup brings rare flavors downtown A line cook turned baker is behind Tano, San Francisco's newest pastry popup, focused on Filipino and Guamanian flavors

🚨 new pastries alert 🚨 www.sfchronicle.com/food/restaur...