dining-out

Saha, San Francisco

April 26, 2011

Our recent visit to Saha, an exciting restaurant in Lower Nob Hill that boasts “a unique blend of Yemenese Arabic Cuisine and boundary pushing California cuisine with French hints mixed in for good measure” began at home. The evening started off with the breaking of my 12-day wine fast. I know, tough, but after Prof. [...]

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Soluna, San Francisco

April 22, 2011

Soluna, a cute restaurant in the Civic Center neighborhood of San Francisco, has been on my to-try list for a while. I heard about it years ago when it used to be a night-club and flamenco dancing spot in the Financial District. Also, my husband, Prof. T, met Stevie there for drinks at the end [...]

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Garçon!, San Francisco, for Professor T’s birthday

April 14, 2011

Garçon! was our choice for Prof. T’s recent birthday dinner out. We had driven by there a few times and did a double take when we saw the place over on Valencia near 22nd Street in the Mission. It always looked so intriguing and FRENCH, which I love. Maybe I was influenced by the startlingly [...]

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Hama-Ko Sushi, San Francisco

April 8, 2011

It was startlingly warm in San Francisco on the day that our friend, Chris, took us to Hama-Ko Sushi in Cole Valley. On the way we stopped at the top of Twin Peaks to admire the magnificent, clear, rain-free, fogless views. This is why people fall in love with the City by the Bay, don’t [...]

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Robin’s Restaurant, Cambria

March 29, 2011

I want my guests to leave Robin’s feeling that they have been well fed, both in body and spirit. When my staff and I can accomplish this, it makes all the hard work worth while. Shanny Covey, Owner of Robin’s (from the Robin’s website) Some of the weirdcombos had the singular pleasure of dining at [...]

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Coi, San Francisco

February 7, 2011

The first thing to know about Coi is how to pronounce the name. We’d debated back and forth about it for weeks before finally going. Is it like “kwa” similar to the French word, “quoi,” or more like the fish, “coy.” Turns out that Suma was right all along and in fact you say “kwa.” [...]

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Cyrus, Healdsburg

January 18, 2011

Cyrus has an almost mythical draw for San Franciscans seeking fine dining. Located in the charming town of Healdsburg in Sonoma County, about an hour and a half car ride from the City, a visit to this Michelin two star restaurant is a decadent treat that could make a weekend in Wine Country that much [...]

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Fringale Restaurant, San Francisco

January 11, 2011

I’ve had the pleasure of lunching at Fringale for many years. Quite near my office, this is one of the first San Francisco restaurants that I truly looked forward to visiting again and again after relocating here from New York in 2003. I am not alone in that. Usually this place is very crowded, and [...]

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Boulevard, San Francisco

December 14, 2010

Hegui took me to Boulevard for my birthday the other day. I’ve wanted to go back for a while now. This place was really hot when we first moved here from New York in 2003. In fact, it is strewn with numerous awards and the chef, Nancy Oakes, has even won the prestigious James Beard [...]

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Zero Zero, San Francisco

November 18, 2010

I’ve gone to Zero Zero twice in the past week. The first was for happy hour after work with some colleagues on a Friday. The following Monday, I had lunch there with my friend, Jocelyn. She lives quite nearby and I work only about three blocks away. I was aware of the chic pizza-and-cocktail restaurant [...]

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