A pizza master opens her first place in Berkeley
I dive into Berkeley’s new “Pizzeria da Laura” and also revisit an old Italian favorite, “Original Joes” in North Beach....
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Minimalist-but-lush fine dining at SF’s new Kiln
Did we need another fine dining, tasting menu-only restaurant? “Need” is maybe the wrong choice of words....
Idyllic new Marina neighborhood oyster bar: Popi’s Oysterette
San Francisco’s history is interlaced deeply with seafood, so this new restaurant in the Marina neighborhood is a welcome addition....
“Hed VeryThai” review: 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 of my heart....
“Aphotic” restaurant review: Wildly sustainable seafood and house-distilled cocktails
I won’t forget my first visit to Palette soon after opening in 2019 when chef Peter Hemsley grilled up rare, local coonstripe shrimp just caught that morning, buttery-fresh and revelatory; like eating our divine local spot prawns for the first time....
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....
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....
New Chef with Stockholm & London Roots at Reborn, Michelin-Starred Sons & Daughters
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....
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....