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12 Photos to Inspire Your Patio Refresh in Time for Summer
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
CAFPC: 2020 California Food Policy Report
"...California is uniquely positioned to address the linked conditions of racial, food, and climate injustices, and their intergenerational impacts. As a global leader in food production, Californi...
Emma's Bakery & Cafe | Salinas
In October I had a chance to pick up a couple things at Emma's Bakery & Cafe, located next to Starbucks on the southside. Opened a month earlier after more than a year of delays, it took over the v...
Really Warm Outside Dining in San Diego?
It's hovering in the high 40s around dinner time in San Diego this week (not to mention rainy). We'd love to find a place to eat outside with enough heaters to keep us warm. Any suggestions? Even w...
The Village Bakery's Bourbon Pecan Pie | Woodside
This year's holidays are lapping each other in the disoriented pandemic time continuum in my mind. Trying to get caught up on posts . . . Thanksgiving's pie pick was the Bourbon Pecan Pie, $38, fro...
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?
Sangsan | Thai Pop-up in Healdsburg
Chef Ploypailin Sakornsin, the force behind Sangsan, will be popping up at LIOCO's tasting room every Tuesday night through the end of January. Her first job after graduating from the CIA in 2019 w...
LouLou's Griddle in the Middle Cafe | Wharf #2 - Monterey
Long time since anyone has talked about LouLou's Griddle in the Middle, the small diner on Monterey's commercial wharf. http://www.chowhound.com/post/monterey-carmel-great-food-364989?commentId=22...
De Rhum Spot, Caribbean near Howard U.
After a Howard game, I decided to try out this Caribbean joint about a block away. I hadn't heard anything about it, and I didn't quite know what to expect. It was an experience for which I felt ...
Corundas Michoacanas and Pambazos | El Encanto Restaurant in Salinas
El Encanto Restaurant is the new kid in town that took over long-timer El Oaxaqeño's site. I had a chance to try it for the first time on Día de Muertos when it had been open for a month. Things lo...
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
GTA Patios in the age of Covid-19 - 2021 edition
With patios opening up on Friday, I thought I would start a new version of this thread. Have you booked any reservations yet? Where are you hoping to go? We haven't yet booked anything as places...
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...
Happy Hour at Giuseppe's Cucina Rustica | San Luis Obispo
Yesterday FB memories reminded me that two years ago (11/5/19) I'd stopped in SLO on my way home from Los Angeles. Happy hour at Giuseppe's Italian Restaurant in downtown was the right choice for a...
Osha Thai BBQ | Petaluma
San Francisco's Osha Thai group expanded to Petaluma in July. https://www.chowhound.com/post/osha-thai-noodle-cafe-16930 I had a chance to grab take-out lunch at the one-month point, calling in my ...
Musang Seattle - Anyone Been?
I've been going on light rail eating and drinking adventures lately. On a recent stop on Beacon Hill we came across the restaurant Musang. Reservations are booked out a few weeks and we'll be g...