friday five

five area stories of note:

where to find hanukkah foods in the bay area. (adding: hanukkah pop-up at mago.) (j. weekly/instagram)

berkeley's tanzie's and popoca in oakland made the new york times' 23 best restaurant dishes of 2025. (ny times)

rick & ann's, kasper's and others join this list of the year's saddest bay area restaurant farewells. (bay area news group)

festus visits berkeley's lemat. (festus feasts/instagram)

panettone fans, this week's tablehopper has special recs, including versions from starter bakery, and slices of poesia cafe's panettone available all december at oakland's the caffe by mr. espresso. (tablehopper)

(bonus: prefer (good) fruitcake? try honey & pearl. stollen? matt tinder pops up at state flour pizza tomorrow.)

december 12, 2025 (so much east bay cheer)