food
Back in 2011, we wrote our very first food story, and it was about the McRib. We talked to someone at the Natural Grocery store meat counter, who helped us dissect one. We interviewed someone on Central Avenue who was having his first McRib. We even called McDonald's
Food
There’s this cart at 23rd Street and Lincoln Avenue, it just sits there in a parking lot like it’s waiting for you specifically, like it knew you would drive by and be pulled in. The bright orange and red sign screams “TAMALES TAMAZULA” in letters so bold they’
Burrito Trail
The morning had that gray Richmond wintery heaviness, not so much cold as thick, with a kind of almost-rain that just hangs, waiting, over the city. We moved with the pace of people chasing something warm, cutting through town a little too fast. We had the vague idea of hitting
Burrito Trail
Tuesday came at us like it always does, the busiest day of the week, the kind of day where you need something substantial to anchor you to the ground. We rolled into Potrero Avenue’s Los Moles Beer Garden with questions that needed answering: Yes, we're pretty sure
It’s San Pablo Restaurant Week, the city’s annual excuse to eat your way through every corner of town. The variety reflects San Pablo’s multicultural mix, from Salvadoran and Nicaraguan dishes to Italian pasta, bubble tea, and South Asian sweets. Organized by the San Pablo Economic Development Corporation,
Pizza
For more than forty years, lovers of pizza have traipsed to Berkeley for a slice of heaven. I know. There’s a lot of pizza in Berkeley; and where there’s college kids, there’s pizza. But this isn’t just any pie. This is the mother of all pies:
Food
Our readers asked for more stories about food and culinary delights, and we have responded! Introducing GrandEATS! a new magazine-style digital food adventure from Grandview Media. GrandEATS! is about food, fun, and adventures in dining. Expanding our coverage outside of Richmond, you'll find road trip stories filled with
Grandview Independent's Food Adventure Guide.
On a cold summer Sunday morning, we departed Richmond, chasing winding roads, saltwater, and the promise of oysters plucked straight from the sea. Our course was set: ride north to Tomales Bay Oyster Company by way of Highway 1, a journey through Mill Valley and along the wild sweep of
Deli sandwich, sub, hoagie, grinder, hero, all names for essentially the same thing: a long sandwich served on a sturdy roll, typically filled with meat, cheese, veggies, and a drizzle of oil and vinegar. Which term you use depends on where you are. When we think of deli sandwiches, we
Welcome to Grandview Independent’s pizza quest, Richmond Pizza Trail. The GI staff has turned our sights on pizza while the Richmond Burrito Trail observes a 40-day hiatus. The Richmond Pizza Trail got off to a good start last week with the highly rated neighborhood favorite, Richmond Pizza House, where
It started as a simple question: “Where can you get the best burrito in Richmond?” But after 50 restaurants, food trucks, and taquerias later, we’ve learned that Richmond doesn’t have just one best burrito. It has dozens of incredible ones, each telling a unique story about our city’
There are days when you’re walking down 23rd Street, the food truck lights are calling like promises you know you shouldn’t believe. Parked right there on the property of the Joshua Church of God in Christ-like salvation and sustenance, decided to set up shop together. You think maybe
The Lot, a growing mobile vendor hub in Downtown Richmond, has shifted its weekly schedule to Tuesdays and Thursdays to better meet demand from weekday lunch crowds, organizers announced this month. Aaron Coleman, who manages The Lot, said the change was driven by customer patterns, particularly from workers at nearby
Under the rumble of BART trains and across from the orange glow of Home Depot’s facade, The Red Onion sits like a time capsule from an era when burgers cost three bucks and nobody complained about paying for quality. The Richmond Burger Trail is an ongoing culinary quest by