Anna Mindess
Sign language interpreter by day, food writer by night; endlessly fascinated by the interplay of what we eat and who we are.
About
East Bay Ethnic Eats
-
Recent Posts
- Dinner with The Spice Whisperer
- Sushi California: 27 years as Berkeley’s Beloved Japanese restaurant with an Okinawan Twist
- A Dozen Deaf Foodies Savor Gourmet Ghetto Tasting Tour in ASL
- FuseBOX Electrifies West Oakland with Chef Chang’s Korean Small Plates
- How to Buy a Live Fish in Oakland Chinatown for Chinese New Year
- Café Raj Creates Community and Great Food
- Mazatlán’s Endless Seafood Fiesta
- Watermelon and Pomegranate to celebrate Persian Longest Night of the Year
- Ancient Ethiopian Cuisine Honored with a Limited Run At Guest Chef
- Noriko Nurtures Berkeley Diners with Homey Japanese Dishes
- Afghan Food Chinese food Denmark Ethiopian food France German Food gluten-free food Hawaiian food holiday food Immigrants' stories Indian food Italy Japan Japanese food Jewish Food Korean food Lebanese food lucky food Mexican food Middle Eastern Food Morocco Persian/Iranian Politeness Spain Sweden Thai food Turkey Uncategorized vegetarian ffod Vietnamese food
Archives
- May 2013
- April 2013
- March 2013
- February 2013
- January 2013
- December 2012
- November 2012
- October 2012
- September 2012
- August 2012
- July 2012
- June 2012
- May 2012
- April 2012
- March 2012
- February 2012
- January 2012
- December 2011
- November 2011
- October 2011
- September 2011
- August 2011
- July 2011
- June 2011
- May 2011
- April 2011
- March 2011
- February 2011
- January 2011
- December 2010
- November 2010
- October 2010
- September 2010
Follow on Twitter
- Master vegetable carver Jimmy Zhang made me watermelon roses and carrot birds - watch video blogs.kqed.org/bayareabites/2… 3 hours ago
- Thrilled to create w/ my artist/daughter: How to Make Kombucha: An Illustrated Mother/Daughter Tale blogs.kqed.org/bayareabites/2… via @bayareabites 4 weeks ago
- Dinner with The Spice Whisperer wp.me/p10tTK-kk 1 month ago
- Live goats & photos from Lori Eanes' gorgeous new book Backyard Roots @EcologyCenter 5/9/13 Berkeley. I'm going. 1 month ago
- EU Embraces ‘Suspended Coffee’: Pay It Forward With A Cup Of Joe : Bay Area Bites blogs.kqed.org/bayareabites/2… via @bayareabites 1 month ago
Category Archives: Mexican food
Mazatlán’s Endless Seafood Fiesta
For the world’s freshest oysters, head to the right spot on Mazatlán’s breath-taking beach, where oyster divers will serve you some beautiful bivalves, harvested from the ocean depths just moments ago. Continue reading
Posted in Mexican food
Tagged ceviche, Las Labradas, margarita, Mazatlán, Mexico, oysters, seafood, shrimp
3 Comments
Sugar Skulls and Pan de Muerto Help Celebrate Day of the Dead
Sugar skulls decorated with neon-colored icing, sequins and feathers are the perfect emblem for this holiday that “befriends death”. Want to know where you can decorate your own sugar skull or learn to make bone-shaped Pan de Muerto bread for the upcoming Day of the Dead festivities? List of festivities and resources in the Bay Area. Continue reading
Get Lucky this New Year’s with Food from Many Cultures
A whirlwind tour of lucky New Year’s foods from France, Germany, Brazil, Spain, Italy, Denmark, Japan, Mexico, and Greece. Continue reading
Posted in Brazil, Denmark, France, German Food, Italy, Japan, Jewish Food, lucky food, Mexican food, Spain
Tagged galette des rois, glucksschwein, kransekage, La Bedaine, lucky year year's foods, marzipan pigs, masse's pastries, mi tierra, mochi, rosca de reyes, soba noodles, Tokyo Fish Market, vassilopita
4 Comments
The Perfect Fish Taco
In Hot Pursuit of the Perfect Fish Taco I am obsessed with Fish Tacos. Like a surfer who is eternally chasing the perfect wave, I feel compelled to top my last experience, no matter how satisfying it was. I am … Continue reading
