In my latest article for The Bold Italic, I cover 5 standout restaurants doing right by outdoor dining, whether with longstanding patios and rooftops or new gardens, converted parking lots and beer gardens…
Category: Top Tastes
The Best SF Takeout to Celebrate a Special Occasion
I cover 5 standout upscale restaurants, many of The World’s 50 Best/Michelin-starred level, who are doing special or more casual takeout and delivery in pandemic times. Some offer cheese and champagne tastings, or nigiri sushi feasts or upscale but “real deal” BBQ. Each is stellar and ideal for those celebratory moments that still keep coming in our lives even while sheltering in — or when we need a pampering splurge:
June’s 10 SF Bay Area Restaurants for Outdoor Dining, Takeout or Delivery
My dining column at print and online magazine, Bob Cut — column details and my philosophy here — covers standout newcomers and longtimers we want to keep supporting. During shelter-in-place pandemic times, I cover outdoor dining, takeout and delivery restaurants:
May’s 10 SF Restaurants for Takeout or Delivery
My dining column at print and online magazine, Bob Cut — column details and my philosophy here — covers standout newcomers and longtimers we want to keep supporting. During shelter-in-place pandemic times, the column is in takeout/delivery mode:
A Taste of Chinese Szechuan Cuisine in SF
My Bob Cut Magazine dive into Sichuan/Szechuan cuisine in San Francisco here — all in takeout/delivery mode during pandemic — after my November 2019 travels through Chengdu, China, home of Sichuan cuisine
April’s Best New Bay Area Restaurants & OG Alternatives To-Go
My dining column at print and online magazine, Bob Cut — column details and my philosophy here — covers both standout newcomers and longtimers we want to keep supporting.
During shelter-in-place pandemic times, the column is in takeout/delivery mode:
Bay Area, It’s Time to Get Takeout
My latest article for The Bold Italic, published March 19, 2020, on numerous greats offering takeout, curbside/window pickup and delivery around the Bay Area now with my recommends on top dishes and standouts to order.
The Best Tacos in San Francisco That Aren’t La Taqueria
My latest article for The Bold Italic, was published March 12, 2020, and written before the coronavirus nightmare: https://thebolditalic.com/the-best-tacos-in-san-francisco-that-arent-la-taqueria-bd29f5b36540. So as our cherished hole-in-the-walls and deep ethnic communities — including our long-vibrant Mexican community — are hit hardest, I post this article with a heavy heart and below share links to each in my article doing delivery/take-out now so you… Read more →
10 Notable SF Openings of the Month & 4 OG Greats: February 2020
My top four new restaurants of the month with longtimers of the same style or cuisine, then move on to six “honorable” mention new openings of the month:
— Dear Inga (OG: Mama Papa Lithuania in Alameda)
— Prubechu (OG: Yami Grill, Mountain View, & Elite Bakery, Union City)
— Bread N’ Chu (OG: Cafe Okawari)
— Yasmin (OG: Truly Mediterranean) Read more →
1760 Reborn: Changing Themed Tasting Menus Traverse the World
1760 amuse bouche When you come from San Francisco restaurant royalty, opening your own restaurant seems inevitable. When your father is Giancarlo Paterlini, wine mastery is your birthright. Enter 1760, from his son Gianpaolo. Giancarlo opened Acquerello in 1989 with badass chef, Suzette Gresham, a fine dining experience that feels like a quick trip to Italy. As a Bologna… Read more →