Category: Top Tastes

5 San Francisco Restaurants to Revisit Now: New Menus, New Chefs, New Concepts

Published by Where Traveler on December 10, 2018, my article on 5 San Francisco worth returning to with New Menus, New Chefs, New Concepts: Nightbird, Pabu, Foxsister, Corridor, Whitechapel www.wheretraveler.com/san-francisco/eat/5-san-francisco-restaurants-revisit-now 5 San Francisco restaurants worth returning to now with new menus, new chefs, new concepts and drink menus: Nightbird, Hayes Valley Recently launching her newest seasonal menu, chef Kim Alter… Read more →

Time Out Magazine: November 2018-January 2019

The 6th print edition of Time Out Magazine San Francisco is here, with Eating and Drinking sections written by yours truly. Digital editions are here. You can pick copies up around Bay Area — distribution map is here. Past Issues: — July-October 2018 — April-June 2018 — January-March 2018 — October-December 2017 — July-September 2017 ____________________________________________________ My articles below: —… Read more →

10 Best Pie Shops in SF & Oakland

My latest at Time Out : in time for the holidays, 13 of San Francisco’s best sources (restaurants, shops and cafes) for pie. Article here. ___________________ The holidays are an obvious time for pie. But when pies are as excellent as they are in the Bay Area — whether a standard-setting PB&J ice cream pie, savory shepherd’s pie or a… Read more →

8 historic San Francisco restaurants where the food is still good

In my latest feature at Blackboard Eats, I cover 8 exceptional historic San Francisco restaurants where the food is good and the tourist crowds aren’t crazy, if they are there at all (article here): — Cafe Jacqueline, North Beach — Bix, Financial District— Tadich Grill, Financial District— Anchor Oyster Bar, Castro— Pacific Cafe, Outer Richmond— Ristorante Marcello, Outer Sunset/Parkside— House… Read more →

Time Out Magazine: July-October 2018

Our fifth print edition of Time Out Magazine San Francisco is here, including the results of Time Out Bar Awards, for which I was a judge. My cover story on Daniel Patterson and the international, female strong team of chefs he’s brought on at each of his restaurant locations here. The Eating and Drinking sections are written by yours truly.… Read more →

The Best Bakeries in San Francisco

In my latest Time Out column: in the nation’s baking capital, here are merely 10 of San Francisco’s best bakeries. Time Out bakery article here. Well beyond our famed San Francisco sourdough, the SF Bay Area has been a baking/bread leader for decades. Think legends like Acme Bread pioneering artisanal bread from Berkeley since 1983 or Tartine Bakery’s Liz Pruiett and… Read more →

7 Exceptional Neighborhood Markets in San Francisco & Oakland

In my latest feature at Blackboard Eats, I cover 7 exceptional neighborhood markets in San Francisco — & one classic in Oakland — selling well-curated selections of gourmet foods and drink (article here):— Dolores Outpost, Mission — The Epicurean Trader, Bernal Heights & Cow Hollow — Merchant Roots, Lower Fillmore— Lucca Ravioli Co., Mission— Say Cheese, Cole Valley— Rockridge Market Hall, Oakland—… Read more →

9 Top Oakland Restaurants

In my latest Time Out column: talking 9 of Oakland’s best places to eat now. Article here. While some media have dubbed Oakland “the Brooklyn of the West” the last few years, Oakland has been a hotbed of deep cuisines and cultures — and of artistic innovation — well before Brooklyn faced its hipster renaissance of the past decade. Oakland’s rich… Read more →

Top 10 French Restaurants in San Francisco

In my latest Time Out column: talking French, 10 of SF’s best, both new and old, classic and casual. Article here. San Francisco’s deep Francophile connections express themselves in classics like Michelin-starred Gary Danko, long-held Bastille Day celebrations, standard-setting bakeries and our rich French population and culture. Local France-born chefs like Dominique Crenn have pushed boundaries for women, fine dining and… Read more →