Virginia Miller was a food & beverage columnist for The Bold Italic, but as of January 2025, she is no longer working for us in any capacity.
The speakeasy trend peaked in the mid-aughts in New York and San Francisco cocktails bars where it first launched in the years prior, just as it was taking off around the country....
Since first visiting Michelin-starred, intimate fine dining gem Sons and Daughters (S&D) when it opened in 2010, I named it one of the top 10 new restaurants of the year....
There are longtimers, then there are long timers. This week I talk about two....
These newcomers or new menus cover the gamut, from elevated German beer hall fare to Sichuan Chinese....
Rooftop bars are proliferating in San Francisco these days, whether the 2017 opening of Charmaine’s at the San Francisco Proper, or 2022’s Rise Over Run at the Line San Francisco, and KAIYŌ Rooftop atop the Hyatt Place Hotel....
This week, I share experiences at two newcomers playing with the boundaries of Asian cuisine....
When in that NY state of mind, I miss its boundless (if exhausting) energy, and, yes, its’ East Coast-style American Italian food....
These newcomers or new menus cover the gamut, from a nature-rich tribute to California’s majestic trees in edible form, to healthy, chic, nuanced at-home delivery food....
Opened November 2022 in San Francisco’s Outer Richmond neighborhood, The Laundromat SF is, yes, housed in a former Laundromat....
Us San Franciscans don’t normally hang out downtown and since pandemic, even less so....
From The Shota to Omakase, San Francisco already has a wealth of Michelin-starred sushi bars, and many besides of that ilk (Oma SF Station, Ken, Sasa, Kusakabe, An Japanese, or hip counterparts like Robin and Chisai Sushi Club, to name just a few)....
Since 2009, Tony’s Pizza Napoletana has been the best all-around pizza restaurant in the U.S....
