Purity On the Plate & In the Glass: The New Bar Agricole
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....
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A Night in San Jose: 5 Standouts in Food & Cocktails
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)....
Weekend-ing: Japanese Food & Drink + Cultural Events at New Sunnyvale Hotel, Tetra
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…...
Hayes Valley’s Buzzy New Neighborhood Hang: Hazie’s
Hazie’s has taken over a Hayes Valley corner long associated with packed rooms and mediocre brunch. It is a considerable upgrade....
Vietnamese Food Haven (with Cocktails) at Bodega
San Francisco’s Tenderloin has long been a key neighborhood for Vietnamese food, its western blocks dubbed Little Saigon....
PDX: Where to Eat, Drink & Stay Now in Portland, OR
I’ve spent many years visiting Portland (PDX), OR, covering its restaurants, bars, distilleries, coffee shops and beyond....
August Eats Checklist: 6 Standout Newcomers
These six newcomers (or new menus) cover the gamut, from a 43 year vegetarian legend to a unique new juice shop....
Upscale Chinese with a View in SF Chinatown: Empress by Boon
San Francisco’s Chinatown is the oldest in North America, a dense, rich Chinese community since the 1850s....
New, Blissful Temple to Seafood in the Mission: ANCORA
At the prime, heavily foot-trafficked location of Valencia between 16th and 17th Streets, Ancora (“anchor” in Latin) opened July 2, 2022, in the former Locanda space....
From Louisiana to Jordan, Turntable at Lord Stanley Showcases Global Chefs in SF
Returning this August 2022, I experienced chef Melissa M. Martin’s cooking from New Orleans’ lauded Mosquito Supper Club....
(Yet Another) Pizza Destination: Yellow Moto Pizzeria
Opening July 6, 2022, in the former Flour + Water Pizzeria space on the prime corner of 18th and Valencia, Yellow Moto Pizzeria is from Flour + Water Hospitality Group alum David White, no longer with the F+W group)....
7 Foods From Outside Lands 2022 We’re Still Craving
This weekend of August 5–7, we were back to OL’s regular pre-pandemic August time frame for a sunny, idyllic weekend of glorious weather and music in Golden Gate Park....