"Given the city’s history of welcoming Americans from other parts of the country as well as immigrants from many continents, Oakland is the perfect place to get your spice on."
" Here in the Bay Area, if you’ve feasted on a spice-laced, expertly-stuffed yellow split-pea roti sometime in the past 30 years, chances are it was scratch-made by Annabelle Goodridge."Goodridge — she goes by Chef Ann — is our region’s Trinidadian cuisine authority. Born and raised in Trinidad and Tobago, she first served her curry goat pelau, split-pea fritters and legendary flatbread roti wraps at her original Berkeley restaurant, LaBelle’s, before spending the bulk of her career catering for the likes of AT&T, Kaiser and Genentech. "
"We celebrate women, womyn, womxn (however you choose to identify) as icons of Oakland as well as their establishments: the restaurants, the shops, the galleries. Learn about the different ways you can eat, shop, and enjoy the spaces created by Oakland women"
" Warm, heart-tugging joy was also infused into every dish I ordered - pholourie (fried split pea dough and turmeric) with a side of chunky tamarind dip, a thick chicken roti stuffed with chickpeas and potatoes, and an herby, life-changing jerk chicken that slowly built heat on the tongue."