Bizerkeley Food Festival | Credit: Every Bite Counts Entertainment This Sunday, September 1, Berkeley will host the fourth annual Bizerkeley Food Festival, the largest vegan food festival in Northern California. Erika Hazel, the event’s founder, aims to showcase the diversity and creativity of vegan cuisine. The Bizerkeley Food Festival is a celebration of vegan food, culture, and community. The festival brings together over 100 vendors, offering a wide range of vegan food, beverages, lifestyle products, and wellness offerings. Here’s what to expect: 100 vendors: Taste your way through a wide range of vegan food and beverage options. With over 40…

Foodies and Friends – Masraff’s Restaurant On this episode of Foodies and Friends Katie Stone sits down with Russell Masraff of Masraff’s Restaurant on the Katy Freeway and highlights some of the items on this year’s Houston Restaurant Weeks menu. HOUSTON – Houston Restaurant Weeks has been extended! Now you can dine out and do good until the end of September! (More on this later) Masraff’s is offering a 3-course $55 dinner for HRW 2024. An iconic Houston restaurant, Masraff’s was originally located in the Uptown Post Oak area. But in 2020. they moved to their current location in Memorial…

CUYAHOGA FALLS, Ohio – An Evening with John Legend is rescheduled for September at Blossom Music Center.The concert is slated for 7 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 22. The Cleveland Orchestra will not be performing with the musician.The concert, originally scheduled for Aug. 8, was postponed after just a few songs when savage storms deluged Northeast Ohio.Related: John Legend comes home to play with the Cleveland Orchestra but bad weather ends the evening early (photos)Current ticket holders will still have their seats reserved for the new date. Organizers said print-at-home tickets will be reissued to ticket holders this week. Original parking-pass holders…

RICHMOND, Va., Aug. 28, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — ARKO Corp. (Nasdaq: ARKO), a Fortune 500 company and one of the largest convenience store operators in the United States, today announces the opening of its newest Handy Mart store in Newport, North Carolina. Officially open as of August 26th, the 5,600-square-foot store, located at 2934 Highway 24, offers delicious food and beverage selection, including fresh coffee, Frazil frozen drinks, and a variety of grab-and-go items like breakfast sandwiches, donuts, cheeseburgers and fried chicken. Additionally, the store offers its delicious, high-value $4.99 pizza, both take-and-bake and served hot, 2 for $3.33 Nathan’s…

Photo credit Tyler Church Facebook Twitter Pinterest This September, as National Bourbon Heritage Month unfolds, there’s no better moment to immerse yourself in Kentucky’s storied bourbon culture where heritage meets innovation. Kentucky’s bourbon scene is buzzing with fresh, exciting developments that are set to redefine the visitor experience. From the pioneering Brothers Wright Distilling, which will mature bourbon in an Appalachian coal mine, to the expansion of Barrel House Distilling Co. in Cynthiana, and the grand return of bourbon production to Garrard County, this year is brimming with new opportunities to explore Bourbon Country. Each new distillery and visitor center…

David McLain cited downtown’s real estate market as one of the reasons he’s closing his eight-year-old brewery in Charleston. That, coupled with the need for more production space, led McLain to the decision to shutter Fatty’s Beer Works’ taproom. But the popular brewery isn’t going away completely. The brewery will end its tenure at 1436 Meeting Street Road in late September, McLain said on social media. The decreasing taproom attendance that’s been reported by other local brewers was among the reasons he came to the decision.  “We are dealing with extraordinary economic times right now and the complexion of the downtown Charleston real…

As summer winds down and nights turn cooler, there is a bittersweet pleasure to recalling the best parts of the season. Summer technically ends September 22, but as the new school year arrives, for all intents and purposes, the season is on the wane. When it comes to food, this year’s memories might include the most colorful bite of gelato, a forkful of fluke ceviche, or the best meal at one of the fast-disappearing outdoor sheds. Or maybe it was a familiar dish at an old favorite that has made you ecstatic for many summers in a row. Whatever it…

Photo credit: Gibbs Smith On September 17, Chef Eric Cook, known for the exquisite cuisine at his New Orleans restaurants Gris-Gris and Saint John, will release his first cookbook, Modern Creole: A Taste of New Orleans Culture and Cuisine, through Gibbs Smith Publishing. A book launch happy hour is planned on that date at Gris-Gris from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. The event will include cocktail specials and complimentary passed apps featured in the book. Copies of Modern Creole will be available at the door, and Chef Cook will be available to sign copies.  Cook has been a chef for over…

An iconic Chicago-area restaurant just launched a new, fall-themed menu item, 20 years in the making. Tuesday, Portillo’s launched a new Salted Caramel Spice Cake and Salted Caramel Spice Cake Shake for the fall season, an announcement said. It’s the first time in 20 years Portillo’s has added a new cake flavor to its menu, the announcement said. After 20 years, we knew our new cake had to be something special,” Portillo’s said, “and the Salted Caramel Spice Cake delivers—a true celebration of fall that invites you to slow down, savor every bite, and embrace the cozy.” The dessert features…

San Francisco’s Martin Luther King Jr. Academic Middle School is now home to a groundbreaking on-campus amenity: its free grocery store. The initiative, a partnership with Atlanta-based startup Goodr and retail giant Amazon, aims to address food insecurity and waste by providing students and their families with essential groceries and household items. During a ceremony that marked the first of its kind on the West Coast, per an announcement on GoodrCo.’s Facebook page, spirits were high as community members gathered to witness the ribbon-cutting event at the Portola neighborhood school. Funding support for the enterprise has also included the YMCA…