Bar Sprezzatura’s heirloom tomato. Photo by Virginia Miller. These newcomers or new menus cover the gamut, from a new pie shop to a seductive Venetian Italian destination. Alongside my full restaurant reviews this month — Little Shucker, Matty’s Old Fashioned, where to eat with kids, El Mil Amores, Outside Lands top 7 tastes — these five spots are also worth visiting, with last month’s standouts… Read more →
Hed VeryThai “Shrimp Set.” Photo by Virginia Miller. COME SEE OUR NEW HOME — The Bold Italic has a new home online, and this story has moved! Read it here: https://www.thebolditalic.com/hed-verythai-rare-isaan-thai-platters-hidden-off-a-fidi-alley Since spending two months in Thailand working in orphanages around the country way back as a youth in 1999, the “Land of Smiles” and overwhelming heat has had a piece… Read more →
These newcomers or new menus cover the gamut, from Sebastopol (Sonoma County) treasures in Thai and pizza to SF gems in Creole/Cajun, Japanese and elevated bar food. Alongside this month’s full restaurant reviews of these exceptional spots, these seven are also worth visiting, with last month’s standouts here (as always, I’ve vetted, visited or ordered from each place reviewed): Read more →
These newcomers or new menus cover the gamut, from Greek mezé to dim sum. Alongside this month’s full restaurant reviews, these seven are also worth visiting, with last month’s standouts here (as always, I’ve vetted, visited or ordered from each place reviewed): Read more →
Nari’s miang pla branzino with California Caviar Co. trout roe. (Photo: Courtesy of Virginia Miller) COME SEE OUR NEW HOME — The Bold Italic has a new home online, and this story has moved! Read it here: https://www.thebolditalic.com/sfs-nari-is-a-bold-tribute-to-thai-cuisine-and-women Call Pim the Queen of modern Thai food. Named on Esquire’s shortlist of Best New Restaurants in America after opening in 2019, Nari’s… Read more →
Six new restaurants/eateries, plus one pre-pandemic gem and two bar stops, all draw me to the East Bay. Digging in also meant some disappointments, including solid but not destination-worthy cocktails at charming Palmetto, or overwrought cocktails that sound exciting but don’t deliver at The Miranda. But each of these eight has one (or a few) winning aspects: Read more →
My dining column at print and online magazine, Bob Cut — column details and my philosophy here — covers both standout newcomers and longtimers we want to keep supporting.
During shelter-in-place pandemic times, the column is in takeout/delivery mode:
As with the past decade plus, here are my top 14 new Bay Area restaurant openings of 2019: Read more →
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 →
Published by Where Traveler (my other Where articles here) in September 2019, my article on 6 top new Bay Area restaurants, from modern Thai to retro supperclub: — Nari (Inspired Thai in Japantown)— Selby’s (Retro-Elegant Night Out in Atherton/Redwood City)— Square Pie Guys (Detroit Pizza & Decadent Goodness in SoMa)— Um.Ma (Hip Korean in Inner Sunset)— Bac Lieu (Neighborhood Vietnamese in Outer Mission)—… Read more →