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Jessica Yadegaran

Walnut Creek

Food Editor at SFGate

I'm a food writer and editor. I'm also a Persian mommy, home chef and professional wine judge

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  • 1 week ago | sfgate.com | Jessica Yadegaran

    Rick & Ann’s Restaurant, a community hub in the shadow of the Claremont Resort & Club, drew celebrities, tourists and Cal students to 2922 Domingo Ave., all of whom happily waited in line for up to an hour for its legendary breakfast and brunch menu. Owner and co-founder Ann Lauer announced her retirement and forthcoming closure on the restaurant’s website. Rick & Ann’s last day of business is Aug. 3. The restaurant took many forms in its roughly three and a half decades.

  • 1 week ago | sfgate.com | Jessica Yadegaran

    The most recognized doughnut shop in the world is finally bringing its glazed and jelly-filled treats to the Bay Area. Randy’s Donuts, the iconic Los Angeles-based chain, is opening its first Northern California shop in Santa Clara, according to a news release sent to SFGATE. The store at 2595 Homestead Road is part of a four-store agreement with franchisee group Sweet Rings LLC.

  • 1 week ago | sfgate.com | Jessica Yadegaran

    Maybe it’s the dated building, circa 1892, so old that only one company would insure it. But it’s more likely due to the fact that the chef-owner’s pop-up — also named after his grandmother Julia, who went by Jules — developed the kind of loyal following over the past year that every hopeful restaurateur dreams of. Now that the brick-and-mortar is finally here, everyone is kind of freaking out.

  • 2 weeks ago | sfgate.com | Jessica Yadegaran

    For three glorious years, Oakland’s Daytrip was easily one of the hottest restaurants in the Bay Area, if not the country. From 2021 to 2024, the buzzy little Temescal District restaurant, run by Finn Stern and Stella Dennig, had party vibes and an awesome wine list. Chef Stern’s innovative, fermentation-driven cooking was so good, he made celery transcendent. And because of the worker-focused ethos, you could feel great about spending money there.

  • 2 weeks ago | sfgate.com | Jessica Yadegaran

    Chef Wyatt Fields took one look at the man and tried not to freak out. The “god of Texas barbecue,” Daniel Vaughn of Texas Monthly, was standing inside Fields’ tiny restaurant in the Bay Area coastal hamlet of El Granada — a town best known for its proximity to world-famous Mavericks Beach, not for barbecue. Not entirely true.

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