friday five

five area stories of note.

'marry me chicken' at popoca. (instagram)

the chronicle has a first take on the new brick-and-mortar space for oakland's cenaduria elvira. (sf chronicle)

the east bay express visits new fatto a mano in oakland's prescott market. (east bay express)

the daily cal visits new anahuac in berkeley. (the daily californian)

meanwhile, chef eman garcia of 13 orphans has a hot take on the win-win value of dining out on valentine's day. (instagram)

bonus: speaking of valentine's day, lulu's little kitchen will not (re)open tomorrow as planned. the albany restaurant is experiencing some construction delays. [update: the issues are worse than at first thought, help the restaurant out here.]

february 13, 2026 (tips welcome; happy hours; love in a cup; cortly love.)