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Alix Wall
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Freelance writer specializing in food, love & Jews. Occasional contributor to NYTimes Vows. Writer/producer The Lonely Child, a documentary in production. Illuminoshi founder. alix-wall.com lonelychildmovie.com illuminoshi.com
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Alix Wall @alixwall.bsky.social · 12d
The Jewish backstory behind Roam Artisan Burgers: jweekly.com/2025/10/22/h...
How Roam cooked up a plan for sustainable, locally sourced burgers
The co-owners of Roam Artisanal Burgers hatched their business plan after meeting at Congregation Emanu-El’s “Late Shabbat” over 15 years ago.
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Alix Wall @alixwall.bsky.social · 18d
Full circle moment: my interview with a kid who was in utero at my wedding about their time on the Pacific Crest Trail this past summer: jweekly.com/2025/10/16/d...
Davis freshman finds quiet, and a few fellow Jews, on Pacific Crest Trail
THE J. INTERVIEW: A Jewish Oakland teenager hiked 500 miles on the Pacific Crest Trail solo before starting college.
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Alix Wall @alixwall.bsky.social · Sep 30
Imagine a Dubai bar that's lower in sugar and free of gluten and dairy. It's here: www.berkeleyside.org/2025/09/30/c...
Dietary restrictions made Dubai chocolate a no-no for this East Bay chocolatier. So he made his own
Coracao Chocolate specializes in gluten-free, dairy-free and peanut-free treats made from scratch.
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Alix Wall @alixwall.bsky.social · Sep 25
I had so much fun interviewing the very entertaining Paul Einbund, owner of two beloved local restaurants: jweekly.com/2025/09/24/i...
‘I am probably 50% bagel,’ says local restaurateur
“They're both very quirky places,” Paul Einbund says when asked what his two restaurants have in common besides their ownership.
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Alix Wall @alixwall.bsky.social · Sep 16
My latest mini-vow is about two gamers who met and fell for each other before ever meeting in person. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/12/s...
Two Friendly Gamers Became Forever Teammates
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Alix Wall @alixwall.bsky.social · Sep 16
The quirkiest Jewish story I've written in quite some time: jweekly.com/2025/09/15/w...
Blow the shofar? Ha! This Oaklander plays music on it
Nicky Silver, who got a shofar as a gift three decades ago, has since taught herself how to play actual songs on the ram’s horn.
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Alix Wall @alixwall.bsky.social · Aug 21
New Israeli shawarma place in Santa Clara: jweekly.com/2025/08/20/i...
Israeli chef opens kosher-style shawarma joint in Santa Clara
Ayuni's chicken and beef are marinated in spices and then carefully layered on a vertical rotisserie, slowly roasting on a rotating spit.
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Alix Wall @alixwall.bsky.social · Aug 12
Jewish clergy called for an end to the war in front of the Israeli consulate in San Francisco yesterday; it felt historic for a number of reasons. jweekly.com/2025/08/11/b...
Local Jewish clergy protest at Israel Consulate, calling for war's end
Bay Area rabbis and cantors block the street outside the Israel Consulate in S.F., demanding an end to the war and a release of the hostages.
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Alix Wall @alixwall.bsky.social · Aug 8
I am so tired of this war. jweekly.com/2025/08/08/o...
Oakland vigil commemorates slain Palestinian activist
People gathered in Oakland to mourn Awdah Hathaleen, a Palestinian who was featured in an Oscar-winning documentary.
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Alix Wall @alixwall.bsky.social · Aug 7
Highly recommend Menlo Park's new Bubbelah, go! jweekly.com/2025/08/06/b...
Bubbelah chef turns the traditional matzah ball on its head
Bubbelah chef-owner David Nayfeld has gone all in on global Jewish food traditions, from Georgian savory pastry to a Moroccan spread.
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Alix Wall @alixwall.bsky.social · Jul 28
My heart is breaking over too many things to write about here, so I'm just going to post my latest food column about a new cookbook by a Bay Area Jewish chef, whose star ingredient is mushrooms. jweekly.com/2025/07/28/t...
San Jose chef’s mushroom cookbook guides foragers
A new cookbook focused exclusively on fungi is threaded with the chef’s Jewish family anecdotes and memories.
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Alix Wall @alixwall.bsky.social · Jul 24
The generational divide over Israel has emerged as one of the most difficult topics for many in American Jewish life. Here, a mother and daughter try to bridge the gap, in @jewishsf.bsky.social jweekly.com/2025/07/23/b...
Letters capture a family’s generational discord over Israel
Painful differences over Israel led a Bay Area mother and adult daughter to navigate their beliefs and feelings through a series of letters.
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Alix Wall @alixwall.bsky.social · Jul 18
What fun writing about the love story of Aleksandra Shira Dubov & Daniyel Berchenko. This is the 3rd couple I've written about who met through @Wilderness Torah. If you know of anyone getting married soon with an interesting story, please send them my way! www.nytimes.com/2025/07/18/s...
He Didn’t Know It Was an Audition. But He Got the Husband Role.
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Alix Wall @alixwall.bsky.social · Jun 25
Pleased to be included in the American Jewish Press Awards. I won 1st place in the food category about two business owners who have been in dialogue since shortly after October 7, and a 2nd in war-related personality profiles for my article about Ahmed Fouad Alkhatib. jweekly.com/2025/06/24/j...
J. wins 10 Rockower Awards for journalistic excellence
“Once again, J. dominated the awards for best Jewish news,” J. CEO Jo Ellen Green Kaiser said after collecting 10 awards for J.
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Alix Wall @alixwall.bsky.social · Jun 20
I recently attended a farm event for the kosher crowd. jweekly.com/2025/06/19/t...
ORGANIC EPICURE | Goats star in kosher food event on a farm
Kosher goat cheese was a highlight of an event about fermented foods, with a demo on spinning wool and pizza making on sourdough crust.
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Alix Wall @alixwall.bsky.social · Jun 16
Couldn't be more thrilled about this. www.thewrap.com/jewish-story...
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Alix Wall @alixwall.bsky.social · Jun 12
Happy that this story is out in the world, especially for pride month. jweekly.com/2025/06/11/i...
In Oakland, a gay Orthodox rabbi is paving the way for Jews like him
Rabbi Shua Brick of Beth Jacob Congregation in Oakland is the first openly gay rabbi hired at an Orthodox synagogue.
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Alix Wall @alixwall.bsky.social · Jun 6
Last month, I took a tour of S.F.'s "Little Russia," through its grocery stores. It was fun as well as delicious. jweekly.com/2025/06/05/s...
ORGANIC EPICURE | San Francisco's ‘Little Russia’ draws adventurous foodies
All manner of Russian food can be found at specialty stores in S.F., where a recent “Post-Soviet Food Tour” traveled down a particular memory lane.
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Alix Wall @alixwall.bsky.social · Jun 6
While these two couldn't be any cuter, I think Summer, their maltipoo steals the show, no? www.nytimes.com/2025/06/06/s...
Never Mind the Possible Food Poisoning, the Proposal Had to Go On
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Alix Wall @alixwall.bsky.social · May 19
The food and the desserts will be missed, yes, but so will the community gathering spot. www.berkeleyside.org/2025/05/19/p...
With closure of Pomella, Oakland loses a valuable community gathering place
The Piedmont Avenue restaurant run by Mica Talmor took its role as a “third space” seriously, hosting a variety of groups and events.
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Alix Wall @alixwall.bsky.social · May 14
Bay Area latke lovers, check out this new spot! jweekly.com/2025/05/13/a...
Oakland restaurant's entire menu: Latkes, BBQ, cheesecake, sides
Ben Block has been selling cheesecakes at farmers markets for years. He’s now gone brick-and-mortar and added pre-dessert items to the menu.
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Alix Wall @alixwall.bsky.social · May 8
Excited to see this crankie box in person. jweekly.com/2025/05/07/n...
New Jewish folktale gets 'crankie' with old-timey storytelling device
The Magid Ensemble, coming to the Bay Area in May, uses live klezmer and a device called a crankie to bring an original story to audiences.
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Alix Wall @alixwall.bsky.social · May 6
My coverage of a Saturday peace rally: jweekly.com/2025/05/05/o...
Oakland rally mourns loss of life as Gaza war drags on
About 200 people gathered near Lake Merritt to continue to call for a peaceful solution to the 19-month war and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
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Alix Wall @alixwall.bsky.social · May 1
This bit of Berkeley food history as seen through one person, L. John Harris, was super-fun to write. jweekly.com/2025/04/30/w...
Why the ‘Garlic Guy’ cleaves to cloves
“The Book of Garlic” kick-started not only a lifelong obsession for L. John Harris, but also an entire garlic movement that he would lead.
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Alix Wall @alixwall.bsky.social · Apr 28
Pomella was a home for me, too. So sad to report this news. jweekly.com/2025/04/28/o...
Oakland’s Pomella to close; owner cites costs and Israel war
Chef-owner Mica Talmor says rising costs and personal stress since the Oct. 7, 2023 attack led to her decision.
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