June 15, 2018

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This issue:
— Top New Openings of the Month: My top 5 new restaurants include Palestinian-Syrian comfort, creative American-Italian pastas, Pacific Northwest fine dining and Neapolitan pizzas along the Bay.
— 9 Top Tasting Menus Under $100: Many of fine dining quality.
— 11 Top National Vodka Cocktails On Menus Now: Miami to Nashville, SF to Santa Barbara, Vancouver to LA, bars/restaurants doing cool things with vodka.
— Top 10 Berlin Bars
— 10 Iconic San Francisco Bars: From beer to cocktail bars, 10 truly essential SF bars.

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Top Tasting Menus Under $100

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In my latest Time Out column, nine of San Francisco’s best tasting menus that are under $100, many of them of fine dining quality (article here): www.timeout.com/san-francisco/restaurants/affordable-tasting-menus-san-francisco In a region rich with fine dining, Michelin-starred greatness — not to mention supreme produce year round — tasting menus abound. But many are past the $100 mark. These 10 restaurants, from SF to the… Read more →

The Top New Openings of the Month: May 2018

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In my latest Time Out column, my top 5 openings of the month join other standout newcomers for a top 10 on where to eat now (article here): Sorrel — Time Out Review 3228 Sacramento St., SF; 415-525-3765; sorrelrestaurant.com. Tuesday-Saturday 5-10pm. The former Nico transformed to Sorrel this May, finely balancing neighborhood comfort with ambitious touches from CIA-grad chef Alexander (Alex)… Read more →

June 1, 2018

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This issue:
— 10 Iconic San Francisco Dishes: How San Francisco/Bay Area changed the country and food world when it comes to iconic dishes and cuisines like bread, pastries, ice cream, Crab Louie, Cioppino, Burmese and Filipino food.
— 11 Top Cocktails Around the Country: SF, Nashville, LA, New Orleans, Pittsburgh, Somerville, Chicago, Vancouver and other cities making innovative and delicious drinks now.
— Top 10 Places to Eat in Downtown Napa
— Top National Tequila/Mezcal Cocktails: Nashville to LA, Vancouver to Santa Barbara, SF to Portland… where to drink great agave cocktails now.
— 23 Essential Bay Area Bars

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The 23 Essential San Francisco Bars: Spring 2018

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Published at Liquor.com this Spring 2018, my regular update on 23 of San Francisco/the Bay Area’s essential, iconic bars: https://www.liquor.com/series/essential-san-francisco-bars ABV, Mission District Aub Zam Zam (aka Zam Zam), Haight-Ashbury Bellota, SoMa Benjamin Cooper, Union Square/Downtown Bourbon & Branch, Union Square/Downtown Club Deluxe, Haight-Ashbury Comstock Saloon, North Beach Elixir, Mission District Fat Angel, Lower Fillmore 15 Romolo, North Beach Hard Water, Embarcadero Hideout at… Read more →