I woke up this morning, my first morning at my annual housesit in The Mission of San Francisco. On my past forays into this wonderful and colorful neighborhood, I would usually start my day with a pastry from one of the many and good panaderias on 24th. But this morning, I decided to go for [...]
My Secret Place: Shanghai House
As I sit here eating the dish pictured to the left, I’m kind of wondering why I should tell my readers about this place. The restaurant itself is small, only eight or ten tables, with the same staff working each and every shift – and another good review is possibly going to make them even [...]
The Slanted Door Redux
All week there had been discussion about renting a car. I have no credit card and B. did not bring his license with him, which meant that there had to be some bridge and tunnel coordination for the car thing to happen. We had wanted to take a ride down the coast, even though it [...]
Cactus Taqueria
I love authentic Mexican food. Being in the Bay Area though, there is a fine line between authentic and new and yuppified. Cactus Taqueria is one of those places that has a little bit of all three. My friend B. was back in town last week. B. comes from a place that has not as [...]
Pad Thai and a Side of Rice
San Francisco has more than one Asian neighborhood. There is, of course, the famous and popular Chinatown, and then there is also Japantown. There is also a part of Irving Street out in the avenues that is predominantly Chinese. But one of my favorite Asian communities is Clement between 4th Avenue and somewhere ‘out there’. [...]
Tú Lan on Sleazy Sixth St.
In anticipation of my trip next week to Paris, I decided to spend most of the day walking in San Francisco, testing the comfort of my boots and practicing not having an agenda. I stopped by Pearl’s to pick up a journal for my trip and because it was close by, I stopped by the [...]
San Francisco Taquerias
What do you eat in San Francisco if you are starving, and you want something quick, fast and filling? Ask any one who lives here and they will point you to the closest taqueria! San Francisco is home of the burrito – that foil-wrapped flour tortilla shaped like a torpedo, or sometimes called a bomb, [...]
The Zuni Way | San Francisco
Regardless of how star-stingy the Michelin people were on their initial visit to this delicious and savory city, The Zuni Cafe on Market Street will always reign supreme. Not that Zuni has ever suffered from a dearth of good reviews, quite the opposite, they’ve sparkled from the top of critics’ lists for over twenty years [...]
Washington Square Bar & Grill
Finishing our martinis at Tosca, my friend from out of town and I walked up Colombus through the heart of North Beach and the maze of people out for their evening passagiata. The restaurants along the way were full and the evening was clear and warm. Well, warm in a way that sweaters or wool [...]
