Food & drink
fromThe Mercury News
13 hours agoThis East Bay city is No. 1 in 2025 ranking of best U.S. food destinations
Oakland ranks as the top U.S. food city in 2025, while San Francisco places fifth among the nation's best food cities.
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"There's a cooler with drinks and snacks in the back," First Officer Mike Moraes tells us from the cockpit. "Help yourself. If you need anything, just tap us on the shoulder." Soon the whirl of the turboprop signals our ascent. As we soar over the New England coast, the small aircraft jostles through billows of fluffy cumuli as if we're surfing a wave. Once we clear the cloud line, Mike leans over to give his copilot, Captain Ed, a fist bump.