An ode to Minnie Bell s gooey mac and cheese, the best in the Bay Area
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The macaroni and cheese from Minnie Bell’s Soul Movement in Emeryville.Soleil Ho / The Chronicle
Before Minnie Bell’s, my understanding of great macaroni and cheese a version of the classic American noodle dish that could stand alone on its own merits was mostly an abstraction.
It included snatches of sensation from other experiences that were pretty good, but missed something elusive that kept them from fulfilling the ramped-up Platonic ideal I’d kept in my head: They were moist but grainy; well-seasoned but dry; full of high-quality ingredients but soupy. Often, the experiences echoed the nightmarish disconnect between the steamy, oozing strands of cheese in the Stouffer’s commercials and the real thing wrapped in plastic that I still remember from childhood.
. Grub on Hawaiian-style burgers made with Liholiho Yacht Club s homemade spam and Cream Co. beef patties. (Courtesy of Cream Co. Meats) The Most Interesting Super Bowl Takeout Options in SF and Oakland
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Jan 30, 2021
Whether you re rooting for Patrick Mahomes or Tom Brady or really couldn t give a hoot about football, the Super Bowl is always a winning excuse to gorge yourself silly.
This year, spice up game day with unexpected plates and flavors, like Thai-style wings, three-foot-long Cuban sandwiches, vegan soul food, and Hawaiian spam burgers. Yay food! Go team!
Prubechu
Skip the same old chips and dip and go for Prubechu s Guamanian Big Game Munchies Box ($85/feeds two), filled with spiced chicharrones with wasabi ranch dip; chicken kelaguen tacos; veggie kimbap cigars; ko ko wings with finna denne ; and a round of barbecue pork ribs with red rice. Upgrade your order with a four-pack of craft beer and two shots of bourbon-barrel-aged sake ($20). W