4 | EDIBLE SF SPRING 2026 Photographers: Camille Cohen, Kim Wejendorp, Tri Nguyen, Albert Law, Line Klein Buried, p24 Full marks, p11 CONTENTS ON THE COVER 10 COVER ARTIST: LI HUI Capturing unconscious body language THE SKIN ISSUE 11 SIX RESTAURANTS GETTING IT RIGHT Noteworthy spots showing their work 14 AGAINST THE GRAIN A Bay Area guide of sculpting spas 16 EATING THE BOUNDARIES The intimacy of crossing from outside to inside 20 INVISIBLE CONNECTIONS The microbes that bind us 24 OUT OF BODY Experiencing three raw states of being 34 CULTURAL SHEDDING What gets saved when institutions shed their skin 38 MORE THAN SWEET Two recipes from Marie Frank's kitchen 41 FORTHCOMING What to expect from our summer issue BACK COVER: Bardia Moghadam A multidisciplinary artist trained in architecture in Iran, now working across photography, video, editorial, and AI-generated media. With Persian New Year on March 20, we chose his work for our back cover for the way it holds weight and joy in the same frame: a quiet homage to what his homeland has endured, carried with the defiance of celebration. Bygones, p34 Soft center, p38 A strange brew, p20
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