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September 2, 2014

Weekend E.A.T. – Home Away From Home

Cinnaholic Berkeley

Dandelion Chocolate

Sunnyside Cafe Berkeley

Cousins from India

Happy September y’all, aka….happy start of Pumpkin Spice Latte season!!

As much as I espouse love for San Francisco, I’ve only physically lived here for two years. Five years prior, I was running around in Berkeley for school and work. It was the first city I lived in after I left home, and it is where I’ve met some of my closest friends to date. Additionally, it is where I truly began to wrap myself around the world of food and make it a part of who I am.


Over Labor Day weekend, many people left to visit home, whether that was their hometowns or their home in the desert at Burning Man. I decided to do the same, spending the extra days exploring the East Bay and photographing some of the restaurants and landmarks that shaped me.

In parallel with eating my way through Berkeley, I also managed to sneak in some dessert time in San Francisco and connect with family from India who I haven’t seen in nearly 10 years. East Bay, desserts, India – all the pieces that encompass what I call home.

In a new project, I also paired up with Tastemade, a video platform for food, where I learned how to create my own short films! I’ll be adding them to the blog as much as possible going forward so you can get a real-time glimpse of what I think about when I explore new restaurants and how crazy I get when ordering desserts. I’ll share them all next week in a Best-of-Berkeley series, so get excited, because I am!

As I sit here armed with my first pumpkin spice latte of the season, I think September is about to be pretty rad. I hope y’all enjoyed the long weekend!

What is your home away from home?

Beanstalk Cafe

Beanstalk Cafe

A cragel – croissant bagel – from Beanstalk Cafe

The Mission district

Lower Haight

Bike Shop

C.R.E.A.M.

Casanova Lounge

Greyhounds at Casanova Lounge

La Note Berkeley

A Berkeley brunch staple – La Note

UC Berkeley Sather Gate

O hay!

Jupiter Berkeley

Jupiter BerkeleyCrepevineHiero Day OaklandHiero Day 2014 Hanging out in Oakland for the annual Hiero Day – a free hip hop festival organized by the Hieroglyphics crew

Filed Under: Favorites, San Francisco Tagged With: Beanstalk Cafe, Berkeley, Casanova Lounge, Cragel, Dandelion Chocolate, East Bay, Hiero Day, Jupiter, La Note, Labor Day Weekend, Oakland, San Francisco, Summer

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  1. Dixya @ Food, Pleasure, and Health says

    September 2, 2014 at 2:55 pm

    what is this craze about cronuts and cragel?

    Reply
    • Shikha says

      September 9, 2014 at 12:08 pm

      Haha have you had either of them? You should and let me know what you think!

      Reply
  2. Kelly @ Trial and Eater says

    September 4, 2014 at 8:32 am

    You are making me crave a pumpkin spice latte! I haven’t had one yet this season, but I need to start making them for myself! I’m interested to see your tastemade videos!

    Reply
    • Shikha says

      September 9, 2014 at 12:09 pm

      Get yourself to a Starbucks STAT and indulge – and I’m happy to chat with you more about Tastemade if you want!

      Reply

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Shikha here - a pastry chef, runner, and writer based in San Francisco. I've worked in several Michelin-starred restaurants and blasted a lot of hip hop during prep service. Now I develop recipes, write, run races, and teach classes so you too can eat life to its fullest.

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