Some foods simply taste better in a bread bowl. While soup is the default bread bowl meal, the possibilities extend farther.

Each week, critic MacKenzie Chung Fegan shares some of her favorite recent bites, the dishes and snacks and baked goods that didn’t find their way into a full review. Want the list a few days earlier?

Bay Area foodies review vibrant Laotian fare in Alameda, quirky Italian American food in San Francisco and elegant shared ...