In my latest Time Out column, here are my top five dishes of the month — article here: Read more →
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The Top 5 Dishes You Need to Eat This Month
In my latest Time Out column, here are my top five dishes of the month — article here: Beef fat waffles at Nightbird Arctic char in persimmon curry at DOSA on Fillmore Roasted carrots at The Brass Rabbit, Healdsburg Hot dog at Charmaine’s at the Proper Hotel Smoked brisket tots at The Den at Wes Burger ‘N’More Read more →
Top 3 Openings of the Month — November
In my latest Time Out column, here are my top three new openings of the month — article here: Modern Chinese/fine dining breakout unlike anything in the country: Eight Tables Live-fire cooking, culinary and cocktail surprises at Gibson Housemade pastas and Italian comfort at Berkeley’s Donato & Co. Read more →
Top 5 Bay Area Portuguese Restaurants
In my latest Time Out column, I talk about the five (rare) places you can find Portuguese food from Wine Country to San Jose — article here: Adega, San Jose Uma Casa, SF LaSalette, Sonoma Cafe Lucia, Healdsburg Grubstake, SF Read more →
Top 3 Restaurant Openings of October
In my latest Time Out column, I cover the top three new restaurants openings of the month — article here: Read more →
Four Top Low-Proof Bars
From my weekly Time Out column, published September 5, 2017: I share four low proof bar greats around the Bay Area — Oakland to SF — that are not so much about cocktails. These four are standout bars pouring the likes of unusual, natural wines, sherry, vermouth, fortified wines, Champagne and sparkling wine. —Horsies Saloon at Royal Cuckoo Market, Mission… Read more →
Four Top Spanish Restaurants to Try Now
The first of my weekly Time Out column digs into four top Bay Area Spanish restaurants, from a vibrant newcomer (Barcino), to two longtime greats (Contigo, Canela), to one downtown Napa treasure (La Taberna)… Read more →
Top 7 Dishes of July 2017 — SF & Albuquerque
Trying well over 100 dishes in July alone — from San Francisco to Albuquerque, New Mexico — here are my 7 standout dishes of the month. 1. Duna’s Farmer’s Cheese Spatzle Here’s my review and details on brand new Duna from the ever-talented Bar Tartine chef duo of Nick Balla and Cortney Burns. Their near perfect spatzle doused in fresh… Read more →
Top 7 Dishes of June 2017 — SF, Louisville & PDX
Well over 100 dishes tried in June alone, from San Francisco to Louisville, KY, Portland to Oregon’s Willamette Valley — here are the seven standout dishes of the month. 1. August 1 Five’s Green Crepe (Pesarattu), SF One of my top new restaurants of 2016 — and my favorite of the flush of Modern Indian restaurants to hit SF in… Read more →
Top SF Openings — May 2017
The notable restaurant openings of May were City Counter, Tahini, Chris Cosentino’s Acacia House in Napa, A Mano, Miller’s Rest, Dumpling Time, Le Marais Bakery’s second location in the Castro, The Catamount in Los Gatos, The Castro Fountain (the second location from Ice Cream Bar owner), Reem’s in Oakland. I have yet to make it to Reem’s (soon), Acacia House or The… Read more →