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'Top Chef: Portland' premieres April 1, 2021, on Bravo.

AlaMar’s Nelson German will be on the next ‘Top Chef’ East Bay “Top Chef” fans have a local chef to root for when the 18th season of the Bravo cooking competition series premieres on April 1. Oakland chef Nelson German, who owns popular brunch spot alaMar Kitchen & Bar and Afro-Latino cocktail bar Sobre Mesa, will duke it out against 14 other chefs from around the country. The latest season was filmed last year in Portland, Oregon, in the midst of the pandemic, and while the “Top Chef” Season 18 trailer shows mostly maskless chefs, hosts and guests as if it were any other year, ...

Half marinated crab with nori loaf from Sister in Oakland. Photo: Sister Dungeness crab season is finally here! Local crab lovers have been eagerly anticipating the start, which has been delayed for the past two months due to migrating whales, crabbing equipment lost in a fire and drawn-out price negotiations between local crab fleets and wholesale buyers. Now that the season has started, supply is limited and prices are high, which also means, disappointingly, we won’t be seeing local crab on restaurant takeout menus for too much longer. So get crackin’! AGRODOLCE Chef Angelo D’Alo tel...

Where to order Christmas takeout in the East Bay Feast your eyes on our bountiful list of East Bay restaurants and caterers offering special holiday menus to enjoy at home. FOB Kitchen’s Holiday Kamayan feast includes lechon, pancit and other Filipino dishes, fruit and banana leaves, and set up instructions. Photo: FOB Kitchen I’ll be home for Christmas, as you will likely be too. With indoor and outdoor dining on hold, and gatherings with outside households strongly discouraged as COVID-19 cases rise, I’ve been busy collecting a list of East Bay restaurants cooking up holiday meals for...