John Metcalfe
Features Reporter at The Mercury News
Features Reporter at East Bay Times
Reporter. BANG, Atlantic's CityLab, Berkeleyside, Washington Post, New York Times, TBD/WJLA, Washington City Paper. Climate, toilets, where pigeons go to die
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1 week ago |
napavalleyregister.com | Linda Zavoral |John Metcalfe |Jason Mastrodonato |Kate Bradshaw
Burgers are always big, but fried-chicken sandwiches (and tenders, strips, fingers and wings) have dominated the Bay Area’s fast-casual restaurant scene in recent years. Until now. Seems that smashburgers are having yet another moment. Here’s the lowdown on the new joints to try, along with some hefty trad burgers that have popped up on new menus. How do you set your smash burger apart from all the others? Add Wagyu to your proprietary beef blend, but keep the price reasonable.
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1 week ago |
mercurynews.com | Linda Zavoral |John Metcalfe |Jason Mastrodonato |Kate Bradshaw
Burgers are always big, but fried-chicken sandwiches (and tenders, strips, fingers and wings) have dominated the Bay Area’s fast-casual restaurant scene in recent years. Until now. Seems that smashburgers are having yet another moment. Here’s the lowdown on the new joints to try, along with some hefty trad burgers that have popped up on new menus.
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mercurynews.com | John Metcalfe
If ever there was a local Woodstock for book fans, it’s the Bay Area Book Festival, which in its eleventh year will take over downtown Berkeley for two full days of literary reverie. Though there’s fun to be had at the 2025 fest the official theme – “Changing the Narrative” – isn’t so joyful, given (waves hand at everything). Garrett Felber will talk about political prisoners through the lens of his biography of American prison-rights activist, Martin Sostre.
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2 weeks ago |
sacbee.com | John Metcalfe
Some travelers like to stay in five-star resorts. Others prefer some grit with their lodging – motels with fun history, quirky charm and plenty of "character"(that’s what they call those mysterious carpet stains). With a car culture and natural beauty that encourages roamin’ around, California is full of such unpolished gems.
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2 weeks ago |
mercurynews.com | John Metcalfe
10 winningly kitschy motels in driving distance of the Bay Area
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