December 15, 2018

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This issue:

— Hawaii in SF: Michael Mina’s new Trailblazer Tavern, a restaurant collaboration with chefs Michelle Karr-Ueoka and Wade Ueoka from Honolulu’s MW Restaurant.
— 5 San Francisco Restaurants to Revisit Now: New menus, new chefs, new concepts at 5 special places worth returning to.
— The Top New Restaurants of the Month: Not one but two new openings in sleepy Marin County, a charming German cafe in the Castro and casual Caribbean on Fillmore.
— 10 Holiday Cocktails on Menus Around the US: From SF to NYC, Milwaukee to Fayetteville, LA to Detroit, national standout cocktail menus now.
— Latest Print Issue of Time Out: My latest restaurant and bar reviews and a feature on sake: best places to drink it and local sake breweries.

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

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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 →

Top New Openings of the Month: November 2018

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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): Guesthouse, Kentfield — 4 stars850 College Ave., Kentfield; 415-419-5101. guesthousemarin.com. Daily 4-10pm. In an area that often doesn’t see new restaurant openings for years, at the new Guesthouse, chef Jared Rogers (from beloved Picco… Read more →

Time Out Magazine: November 2018-January 2019

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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 →

Interviewing Brandon Jew of Mister Jiu’s & Talking SF Chinatown — at KCET Los Angeles

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Published November 28, 2018, in conjunction with a TV episode on the same subject, my article for KCET in Los Angeles on San Francisco’s historic Chinatown, legend Cecilia Chang, Mister Jiu’s and chef Brandon Jew, China Live, The Wok Shop, America’s first Chinatown’s past, present and future: www.kcet.org/shows/the-migrant-kitchen/the-ever-shifting-future-and-flavor-of-san-franciscos-chinatown Read more →

10 Best Hidden Bars in San Francisco

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My latest at Time Out on 10 top “speakeasy” or rather, hidden, bars. Article here. _____________________________________________________________________ ”Speakeasy” is a tired bar term for San Franciscans. Following NYC players like Angel’s Share and Milk & Honey, SF was the earliest in the country to jumpstart the speakeasy trend when Bourbon and Branch opened in 2006. Though the overplayed trend has taken… Read more →

10 Best Pie Shops in SF & Oakland

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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 →