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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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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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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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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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Sushi Hon opened two years ago as a sushi restaurant offering what was considered then a value omakase menu, or chef’s tasting menu, for only $65.
At the time, $65 for omakase was indeed a good deal, considering the popular trend of Japanese sushi chef’s menu in town were going for upwards of $100 or […]
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Weekend happy hour is a rare thing, especially in San Francisco. So when I suggested to my friend Craig that we meet on a Saturday afternoon for happy hour, it took me a bit of time to find a place to suggest.
We ended up at The Bear and Monarch inside the Loews Regency Hotel […]
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Seems lately I’ve been obsessed with Thai food. That’s a big change from a few years ago when Thai wasn’t necessarily my go-to cuisine, mostly because restaurants I went to were mostly dishing out plates of stir-fry that were too saucy or pad Thai that’s clumpy.
That changed when I starting trying Thai food in […]
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For a few years, Neapolitan-style pizza was on trend in the Bay Area. You couldn’t go into any pizza restaurant without seeing the thin-crust fire-blistered pizza pies following the traditions of Naples.
But now people are mixing things up on the pizza scene. There’s the Detroit-style pizza and Roman-style pinsa like those dish out at […]
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Dim sum is changing in an Instagram world.
If you’re hooked to the food feeds on the Gram, then you know what I mean. Pics of cute steamed buns made into animal faces or sweets in a variety of colors and shapes are popping up at dim sum tea houses around the world.
Joshua Skenes might just have the golden touch. The chef-owner behind the successful three-Michelin star Saison in San Francisco opened a casual restaurant along the Embarcadero last fall that became an instant hit.
Angler, which took over the former Chaya Brasserie spot, opened as a seafood-focused restaurant by Skenes, with the kitchen headed by Executive […]
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There’s no doubt that the relatively new Kaiyo restaurant in San Francisco’s Cow Hollow neighborhood is an Instagram darling.
I’ve been noticing people post photos of the restaurant’s beautifully plated food, even from weekend brunch. So I decided to check it out one weekend when I met my friend Craig for brunch.
It’s been awhile […]
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I have a general policy that I won’t spend more than $300 for dinner. It’s a bit arbitrary, I know, but it’s a figure in my mind that seems ridiculously high for a meal. I don’t fault those who do spend that much for dinner; I just feel there are several other things I would […]
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In San Francisco, when you think of Salesforce, you think massive. The tech company has a sprawling tower and campus in the city’s SOMA neighborhood, including the Salesforce Tower and new transit center.
And when you toss in a partnership with prolific restaurateur Michael Mina, then anything in the general circles of these two big […]
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