
Assistant features editor
Linda Zavoral
Linda Zavoral is a features editor and blogger for the Bay Area News Group. She blogs for Eat Drink Play, opining on food, restaurants, libations and travel; edits the popular Mr. Roadshow transportation column; and writes about festivals and events for Eye and Timeout. A Bay Area native, she is a two-time winner of the Lowell Thomas silver medal for best travel section for The Mercury News. She previously served as Alameda County bureau chief and Getting Ahead editor.
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The tasty bites from Oakland's Lumpia Company wows the crowds at Oracle Park each season. Now chef-owner Alex Retodo is dishing on the concession delights that lie ahead for Giants...

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6 fun minor-league events for the 2024 season
From Ross & Rachel Night to Wet Nose Wednesdays, this is how you celebrate baseball, minor-league style

49ers-Lions: 6 big/unusual Bay Area watch parties
From movie theaters to a food hall, here are some spacious options to check out.

49ers will host NFC Championship watch parties in San Jose, Oakland, San Francisco
The Faithful in Mexico City, Monterrey and Leeds can gather too

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Chase Center 2024: Top new food choices at Warriors games, concerts
Double Dub Burgers, Quesabirria, Chicken Tinga Nachos and more

California officials delay start of 2023 Dungeness crab season to protect whales
Action taken to keep migrating whales from getting ensnared in fishing lines

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49ers fans: Awesome new food choices for 2023-24 Levi’s Stadium season
Gourmet nachos, house-brined pastrami, family-recipe lumpia, pit-smoked meats and more

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6 Bay Area sports bars to suit every type of football fan
Watching your favorite team score as you laze on the couch -- or jump up and down on your coffee table -- isn't a bad thing. But isn't it more...

James Bond, make room for the Oppenheimer Martini
Moviegoers renew interest in physicist's unusual cocktail recipe

Recipe: Frances Mayes’ Baked Gigli with Four Cheeses and Ten-Minute Tomato Sauce
Who knew mac and cheese had an Italian cousin?