Oakland soul food restaurant Burdell is finally opening
Owner/chef Geoff Davis poses for a photo at Burdell in Oakland, Calif. on Sept. 6, 2023.Douglas Zimmerman/SFGATE As a young kid, Geoff Davis loved going to the Central Valley farmers …
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Bay Area’s Roku lays off hundreds of workers for third time in year
A sign is posted in front of Roku’s headquarters on February 18, 2022 in San Jose, California. The firm is cutting office space and laying off more workers. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images …
This SF restaurant used to be home to the ‘world’s rudest waiter’
A mix of dishes at Sam Wo Restaurant in San Francisco’s Chinatown on Thursday, Sept. 8, 2023. Charles Russo/SFGATE Back in the day, a meal at Sam Wo was served with …
Square payment outage wreaks havoc on Bay Area restaurants
FILE – Head barista Stephen Davidson, left, uses Square at Blue Bottle in San Francisco on May 14, 2013. A Square outage left Bay Area restaurant owners unable to process …
Cruise CEO blasts SF’s response to driverless cars in interview
FILE: Cruise CEO Kyle Vogt speaks onstage during the 2023 SXSW Conference and Festival on March 14, 2023, in Austin, Texas. Stephen Olker/Getty Images for SXSW In a newly published interview, Cruise …
Decades old Pleasanton diner Stable Cafe closes for good
A #5 at Stable Cafe in Pleasanton Calif., Oct. 5, 2019 Dan C. via Yelp Stable Cafe, a 32-year-old Pleasanton diner operating at the horse racetrack of the Alameda County Fairgrounds, …
Marin County’s best sandwich shop isn’t open on weekends
A roast beef with Swiss sandwich at Michael’s Sourdough Sandwiches in San Rafael. Charles Russo/SFGATE Editor’s note: In this recurring column, SFGATE food writers celebrate the Bay Area’s rich deli …