In February 2022, I visited and reviewed Fort Point Valencia as it reopened. Reborn from a long pandemic closure, it was a shining example of a local, SF-based brewery with a unique, fresh style and focus....
#1: An indoor forest....
Those of us who have been in dining, cocktails and spirits a long while know the importance of Bar Agricole since it opened in San Francisco’s SoMa district in 2011....
With a population of just over a million, San Jose is our largest NorCal city, anchoring Silicon Valley and part of the tri-city Bay Area (alongside San Francisco and Oakland)....
Staying in Sunnyvale in the heart of Silicon Valley surrounded Google offices may not sound like the ideal weekend “getaway.” But when you tell me there is a Bay Area hotel with a Japanese-American chef cooking inspired Japanese-influenced food…...
Hazie’s has taken over a Hayes Valley corner long associated with packed rooms and mediocre brunch. It is a considerable upgrade....
And Enjoying the Frog in My Shower....
San Francisco’s Tenderloin has long been a key neighborhood for Vietnamese food, its western blocks dubbed Little Saigon....
I’ve spent many years visiting Portland (PDX), OR, covering its restaurants, bars, distilleries, coffee shops and beyond....
These six newcomers (or new menus) cover the gamut, from a 43 year vegetarian legend to a unique new juice shop....
I’ve been covering travel for awhile now. Since before smaller airplane seats and even smaller snacks; since before individual TV screens and in-flight Wi-Fi at 36,000 feet....
Historic preservation? I snapped the above photo on a visit to our nation’s capitol, where height limits for building codes seem to be trending upward....
