From the monthly archives: May 2018
Kahnfections is a 1-year-old Mission neighborhood bakery cafe flying under the radar in a city where people line up for hours for a flakey croissant, cruffin or kouign amann. It doesn’t have a high-profile spot on busy Valencia or Mission Street, but it does have heart.
The tiny spot on 20th […]
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San Franciscans are no stranger to standing in line for tarts. Just look at the line outside Golden Gate Bakery on any weekend and you’ll know what I mean.
So it’s no surprise that people are lining up, this time a short distance down Grant from Chinatown to the lower level of the Westfield San […]
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The unofficial start to summer is this weekend, and I’ve been waiting to post this recipe I tried awhile back for Japanese chicken meatballs, or tsukune.
Tsukune is a popular yakitori dish in Japan, eaten often during happy hour with a cold beer. There are different traditional ways of serving it, notably with a raw […]
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The hottest ticket in San Francisco these days is reservations to the 2-month-0ld Che Fico restaurant in the Divisadero corridor of Nopa.
This Italian eatery has gotten so much buzz, celebrities have dropped in (Anderson Cooper, Gwyneth Paltrow), Bon Appetit has done some reconnaissance, and the words “best new […]
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The new Dosa by DOSA in Oakland wants to make it perfectly clear that it’s by the people behind the popular San Francisco Indian restaurant, DOSA (original location in the Mission and larger location near Japantown/Fillmore).
DOSA made its popularity by introducing the Bay Area to the dosa, the South Indian delicacy that’s like a […]
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Soft serve ice cream is a classic in America, but leave it to the Japanese to take it up a notch.
Soft serve was introduced to Japan reportedly by American occupying forces on the American’s Independence Day in 1951, and since then Japanese businesses popularized the treats to reflect their regions with flavors such as […]
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ST. HELENA, Calif.
It would make sense that chefs like playing fire, but cooking with it can be tricky and requires a deft understanding of the heat that emanates from a wood-fire oven.
Places like Oakland’s Camino started the trend, and now it’s spread to wine country with The Charter Oak in St. Helena.
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NAPA, Calif.
Over the last year, the Culinary Institute of America has slowly been unveiling the amenities of its new massive showcase to the culinary arts in Napa. I’m talking about Copia, the former center created by Robert Mondavi that opened in 2001 but never could make a go of it and closed seven […]
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