Madeline Wells

Oakland

Senior Food Reporter at SFGate

"some 20 year old nitwit writting about vegan hotdogs" / senior food reporter @sfgate

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Old-school Bay Area Italian restaurant closing after 42 years

1 month ago | sfgate.com | Madeline Wells

Mac’s Old House, an old-school Italian restaurant in Antioch, is closing after 42 years, the restaurant announced this month on social media. Known for its generous portions of prime rib and minestrone soup, the restaurant was inspired by the former Bertola’s chain, which had “multiple locations throughout the Bay Area… from 1932 until the 1990s,” the restaurant’s website said.
35-year-old Bay Area restaurant closes, another blow to struggling neighborhood

1 month ago | sfgate.com | Madeline Wells

Jack London Square sushi restaurant Ginza has closed after 35 years, the restaurant shared on its website. It’s the latest blow to the Oakland neighborhood, which has seen a wave of recent business closures. “After much thoughts we’ve made difficult decision to close Ginza,” reads a note on Ginza’s website. “We are deeply grateful for the love, support and memories shared during our 35 years of time.
Massive brawl of 20 to 30 people reported at California In-N-Out

1 month ago | kcra.com | Madeline Wells

On April 5, a brawl involving 20 to 30 people occurred at an In-N-Out in Riverside County, according to a Facebook post from the Murrieta Police Department. The fight at the burger restaurant at 39697 Avenida Acacias in Murrieta also involved gunfire, police said.The In-N-Out brawl, which occurred just after midnight on Saturday, did not result in any property damage, according to Murrieta police. No one injured or involved in the brawl has been located.
Massive brawl of 20 to 30 people reported at California In-N-Out

1 month ago | sfgate.com | Madeline Wells

On April 5, a brawl involving 20 to 30 people occurred at an In-N-Out in Riverside County, according to a Facebook post from the Murrieta Police Department. The fight at the burger restaurant at 39697 Avenida Acacias in Murrieta also involved gunfire, police said. The In-N-Out brawl, which occurred just after midnight on Saturday, did not result in any property damage, according to Murrieta police. No one injured or involved in the brawl has been located.
In a century-old building, a new Oakland food hall with amazing pizza

1 month ago | sfgate.com | Madeline Wells

On Friday, a slow but steady stream of curious neighbors wandered into West Oakland’s new food hall in search of lunch. The crowd was all over the map: young families pushing strollers, remote workers typing on laptops, a group of construction workers, and even a Great Dane. The sun shone down cheerfully on beer drinkers in the courtyard, right next to children playing in a large sandbox.
Trendy New York bagel chain to open 35 California locations

1 month ago | sfgate.com | Madeline Wells

PopUp Bagels, a trendy East Coast chain known for its rip-and-dip bagels, is expanding to California for the first time. The company has signed agreements to open 25 locations in Los Angeles and Orange County and 10 locations in San Diego County over the next several years, GlobeNewswire reported. Adam Goldberg first started PopUp Bagels as a pandemic side project in Connecticut in 2020, selling bagels out of a backyard pickup window.
One of SF's most unique dining experiences is a 1920s-themed supper club

2 months ago | sfgate.com | Madeline Wells

On a nondescript corner in San Francisco’s Bayview neighborhood, slip through a door labeled “speakeasy” and find yourself transported to the Harlem Renaissance. Make your way down the red-carpeted corridor and discover a restaurant straight out of the 1920s, where you’ll settle into a cushy velvet booth beneath beaded chandeliers. Red curtains and gold-framed portraits of jazz greats adorn the walls.
In 2023, SFO was No. 1 for food. Now, it's fallen to No. 7

2 months ago | sfgate.com | Madeline Wells

For the third year in a row, Food & Wine has named San Francisco International Airport one of the best airports for food and drinks. This year, SFO is No. 7 on the publication’s ranking of U.S. airport food, which recommends everything from dim sum restaurant Koi Palace to Napa Farms Market, which serves Equator Coffee, Acme bread and Cowgirl Creamery cheese. “Take a farmers market, but make it airport,” Food & Wine wrote.
Only 4 Bay Area nominees named James Beard Award finalists

2 months ago | sfgate.com | Madeline Wells

Despite the James Beard Foundation recognizing 22 Bay Area restaurants, bars and chefs as semifinalists for the prestigious 2025 James Beard Awards in January, just four Bay Area nominees have advanced to the next round, the foundation announced in a press release on Wednesday. Two San Francisco chefs are finalists for Best Chef in California: Richard Lee, of two-Michelin-star restaurant Saison, and Kosuke Tada, of French tasting menu restaurant Mijoté.
SF coffee roaster exits touristy neighborhood

2 months ago | sfgate.com | Madeline Wells

After nine years, Ritual Coffee Roasters is closing its Haight-Ashbury cafe, leaving the neighborhood without an anchor business that drew locals and tourists alike. The cafe’s last day will be April 11, the team announced on Instagram. “It wasn’t any one thing. It was a combination of things that added up to us feeling like it was time to close,” Ritual founder Eileen Rinaldi told SFGATE.