Community
- Welcome
- Most Popular
- Latest Discussions
- Latest Activity
- Topics
- Outdoor Seating
- Home Cooking
- Cookware
- Cocktails & Spirits
- General Discussion
- Food Media
- Cookbook of the Month
- Dish of the Month
- Table Talk
- What's for Dinner
- Coupons and Deals
- Recipe Fixes
- Ingredient Substitutions
- What Are You Baking?
- Food Trends
- Meal Planning
- Trader Joe's Yay / Nay / Meh
- Costco Food Finds
- Weight Watchers Foodies
- Cooking from [X Cookbook]
- Gift Ideas
- Show More ›
12 Photos to Inspire Your Patio Refresh in Time for Summer
Coffee shops with patios, heated and unheated
Unheated patio Krave on St Clair W 5 Elements 521 (on the Danforth , hope it is still open) Heated patio Boxcar Social at Summerhill
Ruddell's Smokehouse | Cayucos - SLOCo
Last month as I prepared to drive home from Southern California, a craving for one of Ruddell's smoked seafood tacos hit me. Nearly seven years had passed since my previous time at this oceanfront ...
Heated and/or winterized patios open during the late fall and throughout the winter
Union and The Three Speed have winterized their patios. Which other heated patios will be staying open this winter?
Happy Hour at Stokes Adobe | Monterey
Last week a couple of out-of-town friends joined me for happy hour at Stokes Adobe Restaurant, the latest occupant of the historic site. Offered from 4pm to 5:30pm in the bar and patio, this will s...
Kahnfections | Mission District - San Francisco
Recently I had a chance to stop by Kahnfections in between errands in the City. Known for its biscuit breakfast sandwiches, that's what I chose to start my day here. The menu board lays out the opt...
Cafe Guarani | Paraguayan in Pacific Grove (Monterey Peninsula)
In November, a colleague and I met for an animated discussion over lunch at Café Guaraní in Pacific Grove. A first time for both of us, and also our first exposure to Paraguayan food. During the pa...
The Damel | Point Richmond & Oakland
The Afro-Brazilian offerings of The Damel's food truck caught my attention a couple years ago. Then it opened a restaurant in Oakland, followed by a market and cafe in Point Richmond. More to explo...
Ayawaska (Peruvian, Petaluma)
Someone from Peru recommended Ayawaska to me as being quite good. So today I drove to Petaluma and got Lomo Saltado Clasico (take-out) from Ayawaska. I had half of the order for dinner (the pic is ...
Barbacco, 2022
I went into the City to clean out my now-permanently-closed Financial District office, and rewarded myself and my helper with dinner at Barbacco just up California street. They have some outdoor se...
"Food is our medicine" - The Pharmacy, Santa Rosa
Wanting to start off the first day of the Year of the Tiger on the proper vegetarian footing, I dropped by Santa Rosa's The Pharmacy for a vege lunch to go. Beet avocado toast, $12, and Tulsi rose ...
Outdoor dining rec for party of 10 in PDX Oct. 3?
Looking for a safe dining destination in PDX for 10 out of towners on Sunday Oct. 3. We're in PDX for my son's wedding on the 2nd and my wife's family wants to get a low key meal the next night. P...
Arroz Chino-Cubano @ Cuban Kitchen in San Mateo
Driving through the Peninsula last week, we stopped at Cuban Kitchen in San Mateo to pick up dinner to-go. It's set up to bring orders out to cars parked in its lot, if you wish. We had called in t...
Dago Bagel • Toscano Brothers Italian Bakery • Antonio's Italian Pastries | North Beach - San Francisco
Today's National Bagel Day, making it as good a day as any to report on Tony Gemignani's bagel venture. Housed in Toscano Brothers Italian Bakery, Dago Bagel debuted in May. I tried an everything b...
It's Time Grab and Go | Ukiah
One final report from my day trip up to Ukiah in August https://www.chowhound.com/post/schats-bakerys-850619?commentId=10338656 for the meal picked up from It's Time. I had wanted to try the okonom...
Don Julio's Salvadoran Tamales | Rohnert Park - Sonoma County
Salvadoran tamales purchased from Don Julio's in Rohnert Park a few days beforehand were this year's Christmas Day lunch. They're good-size and $3.99 apiece (or $40 per dozen). Wrapped in banana le...
Chicharrones from Los Piños in Cloverdale
What is it about chicharrones that gets people so excited? For a 5 de Mayo weekend wine-tasting, I picked up some chicharrones and queso fresco from Los Piños market in Cloverdale for the occasion...
Happy Hour @ Rustic House Oyster Bar | San Carlos
Last Wednesday three of us got together for happy hour at Rustic House Oyster Bar and Grill in San Carlos. A first time for each of us, we were pleased with the quality and value found here.
La Michoacana Paleteria y Neveria | Clocktower Plaza - Hollister
One of my favorite Mexican ice cream shops, La Michoacana Paleteria y Neveria in Watsonville opened a branch in Hollister a year ago. I had a chance to check it out when I was nearby in April. This...
Rise + Roam Bakery and Pizzeria | Carmel
On October 27, I joined a colleague at Rise + Roam for a lunch meeting. This turned out to be four days before founding chef, Todd Fisher, worked his last day as part of the Folktale Group. A new c...
Kantine | San Francisco
Back in May I enjoyed a solo breakfast at Kantine. At that point it had been open for almost a year. On a brisk and windy day, the outdoor seating was not an inviting option. Thought I’d laze her...