Eating
The Best Things We Ate in 2025
Today, the COYOTE team is sharing our memories of the best things we ate this year — some in the Bay Area, some in more far-flung locales.
Whether You’re in California or Costa Rica, Don’t Skip San José
On a family trip, our reporter finds California and Central America’s unofficial twin cities are both overlooked and misunderstood — with incredible food and culture hiding in plain sight.
A Celebration of Piñata-Flavored Ice Cream With Oakland’s De La Creamery
On the politics of ice cream and why we need Chicana-made flavors more than ever.
First Aid Kit: How to Give Canned Beans a Glow-up
Rent’s due, and all you’ve got at home are beans. Here’s how to make the most of them.
Sandwich Terrorism Is Now Legal. Also, Here Are Some Sandwiches We Like
COYOTE does not condone violence, only sandwiches.
First Aid Kit: These Bay Area Restaurants Are Offering Free Food to SNAP Recipients
Amid a government shutdown that will cut off aid for 42 million Americans, local food scene folks plan to pick up the slack.
Space Cats, Anchovies, and the Punk of Pizza: A Q&A with Berkeley’s State Flour Pizza
A conversation with the owner of an East Bay pizza shop and his design artist about the dangers of mediocre pizza, the group ethics of sharing, and why corn pizza is the restaurant’s sleeper hit.
Portland Is a ‘War Zone’? OK, Sure. So How’s the Food?
COYOTE’s war correspondent grabs brunch.
Bay Area Co-ops: ‘A Bunch of Weirdos’ Run a Grocery Store
Staff at San Francisco’s Rainbow Grocery reflect on collectivity, retail personhood, and an aesthetic disagreement that ended in a fistfight.
Yap Zone: A Bay Area Sculptor's Avocado Pie
Let's talk about pastry, and the thin green line that separates genius from complete chaos.
Pastiche Is King at Oakland’s Crazy Block Cheesecakes
Get your secondhand dopamine high between bites of smoked beef ribs and latkes.
Experimental Beers, Paletas, and Lattes Are Fueling Downtown San Jose’s Renaissance
Post-lockdown, downtown San Jose is booming.
