In my latest Time Out column, my top openings of the month join other standout newcomers for a top 10 on where to eat now (article here): Angler — 5 stars 132 The Embarcadero, 415-872-9442. anglerrestaurants.com. Tuesday-Saturday 5-10pm. Expectations run high when chef Joshua Skenes of three-Michelin-starred Saison opens a more casual (but still upscale) sister restaurant. Angler does not disappoint.… Read more →
My 10th year attending Whiskyfest San Francisco (also held in Chicago, D.C. and NYC annually). As with every year, I’ve tasted most of what is in the room over the years, so most whiskies are a revisit for me (here are the previous year’s standouts). With hundreds of whiskies to taste from Scotland, Japan, Ireland, Taiwan, Canada, Australia, India, the… Read more →
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 →
After you drink yet another Blood & Sand, Whisky Highball or classic Scotch cocktail, you might be ready for a different kind of whisky imbibement. These 8 national bars and restaurants are serving inspired whisky cocktails worth drinking now, whether infusing grilled artichokes from the kitchen, rounding out other spirits with Scotch’s peaty smoke or going refreshing with Cuban coconut… Read more →
This issue:
— 10 Top Italian Restaurants in SF: There are dozens of superlative Italian restaurants in the Bay Area covering regional Italian, American-Italian and SF’s forward-thinking New School Italian. Here are just a few of the best.
— Inside Anthony Strong’s New Prairie: Check off your menu when ready to order, sip kitchen-collaborated cocktails (plus highballs from a straight-from-Japan Suntory highball machine) and look for an Elon Musk flamethrower in the kitchen.
— 10 Best Bakers in San Francisco: Some of the best in the baking capitol of the US.
In my latest Time Out, covering the opening of chef Anthony Strong’s brand new Prairie in the Mission: www.timeout.com/san-francisco/news/inside-prairie-the-missions-new-italian-asian-fusion-destination-102218 Read more →
In my latest Time Out column: in the baking capital of the world, here are merely 10 of San Francisco’s best bakeries. Article here. In a city with a rich history of Italian immigrants — and still vibrant Italian neighborhood, North Beach — there is no end to excellent Italian food, whether innovative, boundary-pushing pastas or old school Italian comfort. Here… Read more →
This issue:
— My cover story on Daniel Patterson and the international team of chefs he’s brought on plus new restaurant and bar reviews, chef and bar manager interviews and more in the latest print issue of Time Out.
— Top New Restaurant Openings of the Month: Talking about a gourmet comfort diner and bakery, nikkei (aka Peruvian Japanese food) and two new escapes to Italy.
— 11 Top National Cocktails On Menus Now: Exploring creative menus in Austin, NYC, Chicago, San Francisco, Louisville, Miami, Portland/PDX, DC and Houston.
— 7 Exceptional Neighborhood Markets in San Francisco & Oakland: Some of our best gourmet markets/grocers for thoughtful selections of everything from wine to ice cream.
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 →
Covering the 11 hottest cocktails of the month around the US at Liquor.com, you’ll find my top national drinks on menus at these bars/restaurants: Read more →