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Xpress Magazine

The student-run magazine of San Francisco State University

Xpress Magazine

The student-run magazine of San Francisco State University

Xpress Magazine

Pixlcat Coffee on Clement street serves many different drinks. Matcha— some hot and some iced — appears in four of the menu options. (Braelyn Furse / Xpress Magazine)

Matcha-Boom

Hannah Clark-Nixon, Managing Editor
October 28, 2025

From Harvest to Table   Three weeks before harvest, thousands of forest green leaves stretch beneath fine mesh cloth, each leaf protected from the ultraviolet light. Leaves slip between the fingers...

Chef Tim Shaw (center) and Colin Johnson (right) inspect orders and dishes at The Vista Room. (Jesus Arriaga / Xpress Magazine)

Classroom to kitchen

Sophia Osborn, Editor in Chief
November 19, 2024

On the fourth floor of Burke Hall, right by the elevators, there's a pair of double doors. Behind this set of tan, wooden entryways, lies a quiet room filled with tables set up to resemble a restaurant....

A chocolate operator oversees the roasting of the cacao beans at a low temperature for long periods of time at Dandelion Chocolate on 16th St. in San Francisco, Calif., on Feb. 17, 2023. The roasting time and temperature affect the outcome of the flavor of the chocolate, like anything in cooking, and is a trial and error process for making chocolate when new beans come into the factory. (Tatyana Ekmekjian/Xpress Magazine)

For the Love of Chocolate

Kamal Taj, Senior Reporter
March 6, 2023

In the wake of the holidays, students and staff alike shake off their confectionery hangovers. Belts are retightened, diet promises are renewed and vows are made to hold off on the sweets altogether –...

SF State's Station Cafe, shuttered during heavy rain. The cafe is open weekdays and often serves commuter students early mornings. (Eian Gil / Xpress Magazine)

Serving More than Food

Eian Gil, Editor in Chief
December 12, 2022

Some quotes in this article have been translated from Spanish to English As of 2022, SF state has a latinx student population of around 37%, according to President Mahoney. Alongside being named Hispanic-Serving...

Different styles of tamales pictured at La Espiga de Oro Mexican Restaurant in San Francisco’s Mission District on May 5, 2022. Although the restaurant specializes in Mexican cuisine, La Espiga de Oro also offers traditional Honduran and Guatemalan tamales. (Maximo Vazquez / Xpress Magazine)

Tamales Wrapped in Different Flags

Lorena Garibay, Staff Writer
May 13, 2022

  It’s 3:35 in the afternoon, and the smell of sweet bread and salsa combines as patrons of the Guatemalan panaderia, Eterna Primavera, get in line to order. Blanca Estella Ruiz is in the kitchen...

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