dining-out

Tartine Bakery and Café, San Francisco

August 27, 2010

If the line that’s constantly snaking out the door and around the block from Tartine is any indication, this wonderful bakery and café needs no real introduction. Located in the Mission District on the corner of Guerrero and 18th Streets on the same block as Delfina and a half block from Farina, Tartine is worth [...]

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Just for You Bakery and Café, San Francisco

August 24, 2010

The web site for this super fun diner and breakfast hot-spot calls itself “Just for You Café” though my friends and I always call it Mabel’s. If you look at the upper left corner of the awning over the entrance, you can see “Mabel’s” written as clear as day. I’ve a good friend named Mabel [...]

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Zuni Café, San Francisco

August 16, 2010

We went with some out-of-town friends to Zuni Café the other day as a sort of special treat. K and V were visiting from Reno. They brought their darling two and a half year old son, Cooper with them. Hegui has been a long-time admirer of Zuni though we hadn’t been in a while. I [...]

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The Moss Room at the California Academy of Sciences

July 20, 2010

I had the good fortune to try The Moss Room last Thursday. This upscale restaurant is nestled in the basement of a corner of the new and much-talked-about California Academy of Sciences museum in Golden Gate Park across from the spectacular de Young Museum. Both museums are architectural masterpieces. It turns out that on Thursdays [...]

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Scoma’s, Sausalito

July 8, 2010

We don’t go to Sausalito that often, which is a shame. This scenic Bay town hugs the coast just past the Golden Gate Bridge in southern Marin County. It has magnificent views of San Francisco, Alcatraz and Angel Island, but the town itself offers much for locals and tourists alike. We went recently on a [...]

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Marnee Thai, San Francisco

July 7, 2010

Steven and I have been shopping for Asian and other international food products in the Sunset area of San Francisco for quite some time now. Think Sunset Super and 22nd Ave and Irving Market. We never actually eat in that neighborhood. Marnee Thai is located on Irving between our two favorite food stores. Every time [...]

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Gary Danko, San Francisco

July 5, 2010

Gary Danko is one of those must-go-to fine dining establishments in San Francisco, so it was a special treat to be invited to a private dinner there a couple weeks ago with some work friends and colleagues. Located near Ghirardelli Square and Fisherman’s Wharf, the restaurant could be the highlight of a sightseeing visit to [...]

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Frances, San Francisco

June 25, 2010

Located on 17th Street between Sanchez and Noe, this is an unlikely place for fine dining, yet here’s Frances, a stylish and very sought-after restaurant, breaking the cardinal rule of San Francisco: restaurants are never good in the Castro. I’ve been by there many times only to see long lines of folks spilling onto the [...]

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Farina, San Francisco

June 4, 2010

I’ve always liked Farina, though Hegui never has. We went there last week with a group and dined in the private room. True to our natures: I still liked it and he didn’t. If you’ve never been before, Farina’s located in 18th Street between Valencia and Guerrero in the Mission District of San Francisco. They’ve [...]

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viks chaat corner, Berkeley

May 14, 2010

We went to Viks Chaat Corner at the suggestion of one of Hegui’s Indian colleague from work. Suhas couldn’t stop raving about it! It’s in Berkeley on the corner of Channing Way and Fourth Street, only a few blocks from wine.com’s retail outlet. Viks is a combination Indian retail store and “fast food” Indian restaurant. [...]

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