"2023's Top Bay Area Dishes and Restaurant Stories Revealed"

Food writer Luke Tsai shares his top 10 favorite dishes he ate in 2023, ranging from Guatemalan mixed grill plate at Antojitos Guatemaltecos to the oxtails at T'chaka Haitian restaurant in Oakland. Other highlights include the Buta MAX ramen at Ramen Champ in San Jose, the mezze brunch board at Lulu in Albany, the bánh hỏi dặc biệt at Tigon in El Cerrito, and the loco moco at Masa Ramen in Berkeley. Tsai also mentions the K-Pop bread at Rize Up Bakery in San Francisco, the veggie combo at Messob Ethiopian Restaurant in Oakland, and the konbini tuna salad sandwich at Ok's Deli in Oakland.