A Four Year Old Reviews Mission Chinese Food (with his face)
Mission Chinese Food is one of the most renowned and reviewed restaurants in San Francisco....
The MissionA collection of 124 posts
Behind the Scenes at Heath Ceramics
It’s hard to imagine a diner in San Francisco who has not encountered the work of Heath Ceramics....
The Fizzary: A Store for the Soda Obsessed
The last time I tasted a Faygo grape soda, I was sitting on my neighbor’s stoop on a sweltering Fourth of July in Ohio, taking a break from running through the sprinklers....
Pork Belly Burgers! Need We Say More?
When I arrived at The Beast and The Hare at 8:30 a.m. on a Tuesday morning, I could already see Chef Tom Pizzica slicing oranges in the kitchen through the windows....
A Capital Idea
I don’t remember when I first saw them, but I knew they were meant for me. Vintage sunglasses that looked like they’d been carved out of a dark, tropical wood and worn down to a dull shine by some starlet with a wool bathing suit and too many teeth....
Put This In Your Mouth: Naked Kitchen’s Chef Specials
There’s a soft-spoken dude named Ko Son who turns his house on Valencia Street into an underground supper club at least twice a month....
Type A
Obsessions can often act as a form of escapism, but for Jessica Hische and Erik Marinovich, they feed their livelihood....
Sunday’s Best
A few months ago my friend was describing an amazing five-course meal she had in the Mission....
Put This In Your Mouth: Mexican Food Wine Pairing at Maverick
Last night, I made an impromptu wine drinker’s manual at the Mission’s Maverick restaurant....
San Francisco’s Antique Vibrator Museum
With a big paper due, I was feeling chained to my laptop. Between finishing the project and trying to remove the battery stuck inside the metal tube of my vibrator, I was practically hysterical....
The New Bar Tartine
About a year ago, I was writing a story for The Bold Italic about Bar Tartine....
Make It Super
One of the great things about living in San Francisco — especially the Mission — is that people really care about stuff....