Cream of Celery Soup with Side Salad and bread at Awaken Cafe, 1429 Broadway, Oakland, CA.

Spicy Beef Noodles Soup - Bún Bò Huế at Tay Ho Oakland, with round shanghai rice noodles, beef shank, slices of chả lụa, in a spicy lemongrass beef broth served with bean sprouts, cilantro and fresh herbs.

Chocolate chip cookies at Caffe 817, 817 Washington St., Oakland, CA.

Wild Nettles and Pecorino pizza at Boot and Shoe Service, Oakland, CA.

Poached eggs with olivada over toasted levain, with homemade spiced apple butter jam and butter at Caffe 817, Oakland, CA.

House-cured corned beef and hash with poached eggs and toasted levain at Caffe 817, Oakland, CA.

Lunch of Margherita pizza from Boot and Shoe Service, Oakland, CA.

Half a Dungeness crab grilled in the fireplace with avocado, red daikon and herb mayonnaise at Camino Restaurant, Oakland, CA.

Fried egg sandwich at Boot and Shoe Service’s new brunch (10am-2pm Sat & Sun), Oakland, CA.