My latest article below on a treasure of a restaurant/bar/jazz club that employs the youth of Hunter’s Point. As a special community resource that goes well beyond a restaurant, this is the kind of place we want to keep alive during pandemic:
Tag: SF Dining
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 →
Fresh Feasts & OG Offerings: January’s Best New Bay Area Restaurants & Old-School Greats
My new dining column at the beautiful print and online magazine, Bob Cut — column details and my philosophy here — begins with my top new openings of the month alongside best longtimers of similar style or category:
6 Top New SF Restaurants of the Month
San Francisco is a city where new openings continue to hit every week. Even those of us who spend most nights dining out can’t keep up. If you want to know what’s worth visiting, we’ve got our six new standouts the month here, from modern Moroccan to quality plant-based dishes. Read more →
Travel Around the World in One City: An SF Food Crawl Exploring Rare Cuisines
Nari’s miang appetizer My feature article on 10 San Francisco restaurants serving rare international cuisines, from Nigerian to Sri Lankan. Online here and print article below: — Thailand: Nari— Morocco: Mourad— Nigeria: Eko Kitchen— India: Indian Paradox— Iraq: Jannah— Scandinavia: Plaj— Singapore: Local Kitchen— Sri Lanka: 1601 Bar & Kitchen— Germany: Suppenkuche— China (Szechuan): Chile House Read more →
8 (Affordable) New SF Openings
Chalos — AL’s Deli— Gioia Pizzeria— Daily Driver— Chalos— Cafe Owakari— Palermo II Delicatessen— Grem’s Good Dog— Wilkommen Article here: www.wheretraveler.com/san-francisco/eat/8-affordable-new-openings These 8 newcomers are all order-at-the-counter, casual meals — with excellent food. After all, excellence can be (and in SF is often) low-key. AL’s Deli, Mission AL’s Deli just opened July 17th from chef Aaron London of Michelin-starred AL’s Place… Read more →
New Life at 7 San Francisco Restaurants
My Where Traveler article on 7 SF restaurants getting new life:
—Singaporean-Indonesian Rarities: Local Kitchen
—Travel China On One Menu: Chili House
—Neighborhood Treasure with a New Chef: Violet’s
—Indian Street Food & Wine Bar: Indian Paradox
—Midsummer Celebration Duo: Plaj, SF and Stockhome, Petaluma
—Mastering Every Style of Pizza: Tony’s Pizza Napoletana
—A Modern-Day SF Classic: Rich Table
7 Top New San Francisco Restaurants
Published by Where Traveler (my other Where articles here) in June 2019, my article on the top 7 new restaurants worth checking out. 4 midrange standouts: Che Fico Alimentari, The Vault, ONE65 Bistro & Grill, Berber 2 affordable neighborhood newcomers + 1 chocolate factory & cafe: Falafelland, Tender Curry & Co., Dandelion Chocolate, Bloom Cafe Article here: www.wheretraveler.com/san-francisco/eat/7-top-new-san-francisco-restaurants Another slew of standout newcomers… Read more →
New Opening: Seafood & Cocktails at Ayala Inside Hotel G, Union Square
My latest at Time Out covers the new seafood, cocktail and raw bar destination downtown in Union Square, Ayala at the new Hotel G, opened by Top Chef and Le Bernardin alums. Article here. It is very important that the physician warns the patient that may include neurologists, psychiatrists, cialis online best orthopedic surgeons, physical and occupational therapists, and speech… 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 →