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Virgin Atlantic airlines branched out into the hotel business in 2013, but only recently did a property finally arrived in San Francisco.
The Virgin Hotel in the Bay Area opened in SOMA last year across from the Moscone Center. I actually stayed at the Virgin Chicago, and enjoyed the boutique hotel chain with its classic […]
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I called this post an “almost” return visit to the popular Oakland pho noodle spot Pho King because I’d eaten there before but this review looks at its new, larger location near Lake Merritt.
In summer 2018, Pho King moved from its tiny hole-in-the-wall spot on International Boulevard in East Oakland to a shopping […]
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UPDATE: After just 8 months, AL’s Deli suddenly closed the week of 3/9/20 citing a drop in corporate catering business.
AL’s Place on the edge of San Francisco’s Mission District has built a reputation as an innovative restaurant with a vegetable-focused menu. Chef Aaron London opened a spin-off last year called AL’s Deli, and […]
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Whenever I find myself in Berkeley on a Sunday, I can always be sure to find a crowd waiting outside the Berkeley Social Club on University Avenue.
Opened almost 4 years ago, it’s a frolicking spot with known for its Korean-fusion dishes, and featuring the popular “millionaire’s bacon” from its owner Steven Choi, who opened […]
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PORTLAND, Ore.
In my last post from my Portland holiday trip, I give a roundup of all my other dining adventures. I think the diversity below will reinforce this city’s reputation as one of the country’s most exciting food destination.
The following are some of the new places I tried, and doesn’t include some […]
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PORTLAND, Ore.
I spent the recent holidays once again visiting my younger sister and family in Portland, and it always gives me the opportunity to check out the latest food trends in one of the most dynamic culinary cities in the country right now.
Many of the new restaurants on my list of places […]
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Shake Shack, the burger spot that gained popularity with a shack in New York’s Madison Square Park, has become an international chain but only recently has it been feeding the burger craze in the San Francisco Bay Area.
In the last year, it has opened locations in Larkspur and Palo Alto, and earlier this month […]
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I recently visited the 4-month-0ld Nari restaurant in San Francisco’s Japantown to help my niece Margot celebrate her birthday.
I don’t normally dine out on a Monday night, but that’s just when her birthday fell this year. But despite it being a Monday night, the restaurant was buzzing with people (and you know I’m an […]
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SEATTLE
Last month I was briefly in Seattle for work. And while I was primarily stuck in a hotel, I did venture one night with a co-worker who’s local and discovered the wonders of Dough Zone Dumpling House.
Dough Zone is like the anti-Din Tai Fung. It’s a small chain of restaurants specializing in […]
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HONOLULU
One of my more memorable dinners during my Honolulu vacation was at a restaurant that may not be around for too long. Or will it?
That’s the mystery of TBD, the restaurant with the ellipses (on its website its called “tbd …”). It opened five months ago inside the […]
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HONOLULU
I recently came back from a visit to Honolulu, which is where I grew up and where my Mom and most of my family still live, so this was more a family vacation than a visit to an exotic island.
So how I tackle Hawaii is a little different than most tourists (although […]
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It’s pretty much expected that if a ramen shop opens in the San Francisco Bay Area, especially one from Japan, you can predict a long line and wait. Add to that the expectation from the world’s first Michelin-star ramen restaurant and you’ve gone ramen mania all over again.
That’s what can describe what’s been happening […]
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Square pizzas are all the craze right now in the San Francisco Bay Area, with a few restaurants opening up and specifically dishing out thick slices of what’s known as Detroit-style pizza.
If you haven’t heard about Detroit-style pizza, it’s square pizza that’s light but thick, but not necessarily deep-dish (like Chicago) because the toppings […]
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MONTREAL, Quebec, Canada
Finally wrapping up the variety of eats I experienced from my summer weekend in Montreal last month. The city has a vibrant eating scene, and it was fun trying both old favorites and discovering new ones.
But to be transparent, not every meal I had was a success. There were a […]
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