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San Francisco Bay Area
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A Sonoma County Wine Pro Picks Her 10 Favorite Bottles, Including a $15 Red You'll Sip All Fall
The old Namu space
This is more of a real estate question, but what causes old restaurant locations like these to stay vacant for so long? That space has been vacant for over a year now. I'm not a property owner or...
Menu suggestions for a 40th birthday dinner at Royal Feast?
I'm turning 40 this week, and we are having a birthday dinner for 10 people this Saturday at Royal Feast to celebrate. Any recent favorites from the menu that you would recommend? Any dishes that w...
Royal Feast | Sichuan and Tanjia Cai in Millbrae
The latest and, for me, most thrilling installment of “Find the Sichuan Chef” . . . Chef Zhongyi Liu has returned to the Bay Area! He soft-opened Royal Feast in Millbrae at the end of November. ...
Lantern Festival Dinner at Royal Feast in Millbrae
Another late post to fill in the banquet menu picture . . . two weeks after this initial Chinese New Year dinner at Royal Feast, https://www.chowhound.com/post/goodbye-monkey-rooster-chinese-year-b...
Armistice Day Dinner at Royal Feast in Millbrae
Last month a family member asked me to help her order from Chef Liu. I told her the best way was to just give him a budget, a couple days notice, and let him cook for us. Despite my 16+ year hi...
Countdown to the Year of the Boar at Royal Feast in Millbrae
On Super Bowl Sunday, 11 friends gathered for an epic luncheon at Royal Feast in Millbrae prepared by Master Chef Zhongyi Liu. His celebration menu opened with eight cold appetizers, then eight dis...
Birthday Celebration at Royal Feast in Millbrae
Whenever asked what to order in advance for a special occasion at Royal Feast in Millbrae, my standard answer is always going to be to put yourselves in Master Chef Zhongyi Liu's hands and let him ...
Very special Wine-makers Dinner at Ideale Restaurant
Extravagant wine-makers dinner at Ideale Restaurant featuring the food of Veneto. 5 COURSES, paired with 5 glasses of artisan Italian wines- only $80 per person, plus tax and tip TUESDAY, DECEMB...
Grocery Outlet, December 2019
Palo Alto 12/1/19 Dawn Platinum dish liquid, 2-pack 20.6 oz each $2.99 Nona Lim Vietnamese Pho bone broth 10 oz, $1.99 Siggi’s Skyr plain strained yogurt 0%, 24 oz, $1.19 Boursin shallot 5 oz...
Catering Warehouse Sale in Healdsburg, Jan 23 & 24
"NEW DATE! MORE STUFF! Please update your calendars — our Warehouse Sale in Healdsburg is being postponed to next month. NOW HAPPENING on Thursday, January 23rd and Friday, January 24th in Healdsbu...
Boichik Bagels in Berkeley?
Boichik Bagels opened its long-awaited brick and mortar on Black Friday in the venue where Noah's got its start. Yesterday morning I stopped by the one-week old shop a little after 10am to find a s...
Best Place for Central and S. American Cheese?
I'm looking for the best place in the city of San Francisco to buy central and south american cheeses - both fresh and aged. Especially interested in Venezuelan cheese but other types also welcome...
EV Brown Sauce recipe? (Split from SF Board)
Greetings to all of you EV Brown Sauce lovers! My wife and I took my mother out to lunch yesterday to the Hickory Pit and guess what we had? Those ribs really brought back memories of when my gra...
ISO very sour sourdough bread
Preferably unsliced. Any ideas? I work in SF.
Cooking Papa Foster City ownership change disaster
New ownership appears to have killed this place. It had been one of our favorites in the Bay Area. Today, bbq pork belly was tough and nothing like the traditional quality here, shrimp wontons had ...
Jimtown Store Closing Dec 30 | Alexander Valley - Healdsburg - Sonoma County
Owner Carrie Brown has announced that the Jimtown Store will close December 30. She is seeking a buyer or leasee for the iconic property. "Dear Friends of Jimtown, For the past 28 years, Jimt...
Recommended Restaurants for SF Trip for Adventurous Foodies willing to splurge?
Hi, My companion and I are going to SF soon, second visit, and we are major foodies who enjoy active city trips with a big gastronomic part. Commonly, we actively walk around the city the whole ...
Here’s how much California agriculture is in a typical Thanksgiving dinner
Looks like pumpkins and wine grapes is where the Golden State truly dominates . . .
Harrington Wines - Close out sale - Open house 12/7, SF
FINAL HARRINGTON WINES OPEN HOUSE and Sale, Saturday December 7th, 1 - 4pm This is it. Our last Open House and your last shot at unreal prices on all of our wines. The full case (12 bottles) ...
Where to buy bulk pecans in shell? San Francisco preferred.
I used to get pecans at the Santa Monica farmers market. I haven’t seen bulk pecans in the shell since. Rainbow? A farmers market?