Rivoli executive chef and co-owner Wendy Brucker has been featuring delicata squash on her Berkeley restaurant menu throughout the winter months for the past five years.

The newish quick-serve restaurant offers a delicious recipe for the beta carotene-rich root vegetable.

Alan Chun and Alice Woo of Belly uses Asians pears to create a crisp, light salad to balance the heartier California-Korean-style tacos, burritos, and burgers that highlight the offerings at their popular Uptown eatery.