Food and Drink

Starting in October, average benefits for food stamps (officially known as the SNAP program) will rise more than 25 percent above pre-pandemic levels.

Police arrested a drunken driving suspect who allegedly fled after fatally hitting a pedestrian Saturday night near downtown San Jose.

Owner Joanne Liu said Woof's Bar was formed when three people came together. One loved milk tea, one loved boba, another wanted to open a bar. Bringing in animals to the mix just made sense.

According to the workers, managers at the restaurant told cooks and cashiers to use coffee filters and dog diapers in lieu of actual face masks, failed to enforce social distancing and checked workers' temperatures before their shift with an inaccurate thermometer.

Bay Area restaurants are facing new challenges from the delta variant as workers get sick and diners shun eating indoors.

No matter what ice cream sandwich you pick, you get a piece of San Francisco history with an It's-It.

Stark Reality Restaurants now has seven restaurants in Santa Rosa and Healdsburg and employs 486 people. About 85% are vaccinated against COVID-19, including all management. But that leaves about 70 individuals who are not.

A California law taking effect Jan. 1 could make pork harder to find and more expensive. Voters in 2018 overwhelmingly approved the law, which requires more space for breeding pigs, egg-laying chickens and veal calves.

States across the U.S. are looking to adopt new recycling regimes that require producers of packaging to pay for its inevitable disposal — but industry is digging in to try to halt the movement.

The Turtle Rock Bar and Cafe is a favorite for bikers in Napa, and home of the world-famous egg rolls.

Dry Farm Winery's job posting for a loyalty coordinator may seem "cult-like" for some. People who know the industry are not surprised at all.