Foodies - The Bold Italic (Page 5)

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....

Where to Eat, Drink & Stay in Downtown Napa Now

I’ve spent twenty-one years day-tripping and overnighting in Napa and written a few hundred articles about this incredible food and drink County in my various editor roles the past 15 years (a few listed here)....