Chefs and Restaurants

Hopscotch's Kyle Itani and the Ideal Bowl of Ramen

With its red vinyl seats and checkerboard floor, three-year-old Hopscotch in Oakland may look like an all-American diner, but fourth generation Japanese-American Kyle Itani has infused hints of his heritage throughout the comfort food-inspired menu (think duck fat potato chips with yuzu aïoli and a mushroom Benedict with Jidori eggs and miso hollandaise). He also pulls from...