Category Archives: San Francisco

The 18 Places to Eat This Week for the U.S. Open

The 112th United States Open starts tomorrow at San Francisco’s Olympic Club, a prestigious private club and golf course that almost every San Franciscan has heard of, but very few know where it’s located, and even fewer have ever set foot on the property, your truly included. Far, far away from the tourist circuit, theContinue reading “The 18 Places to Eat This Week for the U.S. Open”

Cocktail of the Week: None But The Brave from Heaven’s Dog, San Francisco

You don’t have to be very brave to order this delightful, refreshing while thought-provoking cocktail. It’s not too sweet, not too boozy, not too wham you over the head with an herbal or bitter taste. The secret to the success comes from an unlikely source: Delord Armagnac, brilliant with its toffee and stone fruit notes.Continue reading “Cocktail of the Week: None But The Brave from Heaven’s Dog, San Francisco”

The Bites of Bliss: Taste Sensations to Remember From End of May in San Francisco and New Orleans

Cioppino, po boys, bananas foster…it doesn’t get much better than dining in San Francisco or New Orleans. O.k., it’s easy to eat decently in both cities with a little research. It’s also very easy to have a tourist trap meal you’ll remember for all the wrong reasons. These bites are the ones that prove SanContinue reading “The Bites of Bliss: Taste Sensations to Remember From End of May in San Francisco and New Orleans”

Quick Weekend Wrap- From New Orleans Espresso to San Francisco Cicchetti

Next week we’ll finish our visit to New Orleans, including a look at the greatest oysters and slice of cake to be found. Yes, po boys, Commander’s Palace, and a 1 am visit to Café du Monde will be on the agenda. We’ll also be back to the more normal programming schedule with each week’sContinue reading “Quick Weekend Wrap- From New Orleans Espresso to San Francisco Cicchetti”

Tourist in My Own City: Irish Coffee at Buena Vista Cafe, San Francisco

Irish Coffee started in Ireland, right? Well, sort of. As the story goes at the Buena Vista, the cafe’s owner Jack Koeppler in 1952, returned from Ireland and challenged travel writer Stanton Delaplane to re-create the “Irish Coffee” that he had fallen in love with at the Shannon Airport in Ireland. Even traveling back toContinue reading “Tourist in My Own City: Irish Coffee at Buena Vista Cafe, San Francisco”

Cocktail of the Week: Negroni on Tap, Jasper’s Corner Tap, San Francisco

What’s that you say? A cocktail on tap? It’s bizarre enough to see wine on tap at several bars and restaurants. But, really, cocktails? Cocktails are supposed to be individually made by the mixologists, right? Only the low grade bars have margaritas swirling in a machine I’m pretty sure. It’s the next step in theContinue reading “Cocktail of the Week: Negroni on Tap, Jasper’s Corner Tap, San Francisco”

Plat du Jour Tuesday May 1, 2012: On The World’s “Best” Restaurants, Foie Gras, Formality, and Foolish Protesters

Happy May Day everyone, as the calendar has now turned to spring. Whether celebrating by dancing around the May Pole or occupying some street or unable to go somewhere because that street has been occupied, hopefully you’re having a great start to the month! We start this Tuesday with Monday’s much-awaited announcement of the World’sContinue reading “Plat du Jour Tuesday May 1, 2012: On The World’s “Best” Restaurants, Foie Gras, Formality, and Foolish Protesters”

Plat du Jour: Monday April 23, 2012: Spring Dishes and Sandwich Origin Debates

The final full week of April is here and in much of the country that was enjoying an early summer last week, winter has returned. Time for more hot chocolate and beef stew now… We’ll get to “spring” in a moment, but the big excitement of the day is the announcement that René Redzepi, chefContinue reading “Plat du Jour: Monday April 23, 2012: Spring Dishes and Sandwich Origin Debates”

End of the Week Wrap: Mission Chinese Food

It was a fairly quiet week for dining out, though things will start up again this weekend with a few Napa visits (but those reviews wait until next week!). Mission Chinese Food, San Francisco Quite possibly the most talked about restaurant in San Francisco, Mission Chinese Food perfectly shows where dining is 2012. It’s aContinue reading “End of the Week Wrap: Mission Chinese Food”