Tanuki Sushi and the passage of time
How this Inner Richmond Japanese spot became woven into the fabric of my life....
Food & DrinkA collection of 225 posts
The best places San Francisco has to eat and get silly. Find your next date night on these delicious plates or in an insanely strong cocktail.
Worth Crossing the Bridge For: Daytrip Evolves Into One of Oakland’s Best
Opened October 2021 by Finn Stern and Stella Dennig, as Oakland’s Daytrip approaches one and a half years of age, it has become clear it’s one of the city’s best restaurants now....
Saul goes to Saul’s: A Jewish deli adventure in Berkeley
I discovered hard-to-find good Jewish food in the Bay Area....
In sleepy Mill Valley, a surprisingly quality land-to-sea newcomer: Coho
We step inside Coho, a sustainable seafood eatery inspired by the California coast....
Two New Bakeries Already Set to Stand Among the Bay’s Best: Juniper & Starter Bakery
Few U.S. cities have a fraction of the world class bakeries that line San Francisco, a city that has led the baking renaissance of the past 20 plus years via Tartine Bakery’s Liz Pruiett and Chad Robertson, who inspired a whole new generation of artisanal bakers globally…...
March Eats Checklist: 5 Standouts of the Month
These newcomers or new menus cover the gamut, from heartwarming Jamaican food to another worthy Italian seafood haven in North Beach....
SF’s New Copra
For a decade I’ve been raving about chef Srijith “Sri” Gopinathan’s cooking, even before he became the only Indian chef in the U.S. with a two Michelin-starred restaurant for Indian fine dining at Taj Campton Place, San Francisco....
Hidden Whimsical-Molecular Restaurant (Formerly A Beloved Pop-Up) Opens On A Sleepy Residential Block: Anomaly SF
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....
Five Irish coffees in the Bay Area: the good, the decent, and the undrinkable
It’s St. Patrick’s Day — are you looking for Irish coffee?...
Now four years sober, I found non-alcoholic paradise in this Outer Richmond tavern
Ocean Beach Cafe, an Outer Richmond spot whose namesake overshadows the special concoctions poured by founder Joshua James....
30 Years at One Market & New Fine Dining Chef at Luce: Two Longtimers with New Life
There are longtimers, then there are long timers. This week I talk about two....
February Eats Checklist: 5 Standouts of the Month
These newcomers or new menus cover the gamut, from elevated German beer hall fare to Sichuan Chinese....