San Francisco Bay Area

by Melanie Wong 3 years ago

When I was in Fremont recently, I took note of the sidewalk sign promoting rental of the banquet hall of Macau Cultural Center as an event venue. The building houses Niles Ice Cream and another ret...

by Melanie Wong 2 days ago

Quince (Michelin 3 stars) and its sister restaurants, Cotogna and Verjus, are selling off dinnerware and more. "Sidewalk Sale is back. And bigger than ever. This Saturday, July 20, we are havi...

by Melanie Wong 1 day ago

Ooh, please tell us about Verjus! I've been trying to get over there for a drink with friends, but haven't made it yet.

Hello all. I'm from Chicago area and am headed to San Fran in November for a 1 week food trip and looking for insider advice. 3 of us will be going and have our own transportation. Food preferences...

by Melanie Wong 2 years ago

Anna's Seafood started up four months ago offering sustainable seafood for home cooks at area farmers markets. The owner/founder is Anna Svedise https://www.instagram.com/annaliciasvedise/ . If th...

by Ruth Lafler 1 year ago

I was curious about Meal Pal, so when they were offering a 50% off promotion, I signed up. What it is: You sign up and pay for a plan, either 12 or 20 meals per month/30-day period. Variou...

by Melanie Wong 7 years ago

A quick day trip in May to the Valley of the Moon with some out-of-state visitors started at the Friday morning farmers in Sonoma. I was especially looking forward to checking out Mike Zakowski, t...

by Melanie Wong 1 day ago

In February, one of my family's Chinese New Year reunions was a banquet lunch at the new Harborview opened by former partners from R & G Lounge. The lunch menu was essentially Menu A, https://harbo...

by OC Mutt 21 days ago

Does anyone know where I can find Reed Avocados in San Francisco (store, farmer's market, underground connections, anything)? They're plentiful at Farmer's Markets in Southern Cal, but I never see...

gah. its been a fair challenge trying to buy the collars. the salmon heads are easy. i'm in santa rosa. our local fish monger keeps smoking the collars. haha. i'm sure they are rich, smokey a...

by The Chowhound Team 4 months ago

Hi all, Due to the increase of threads about exchanging French Laundry reservations, we have created this post dedicated to that purpose. We have locked the previous French Laundry reservati...

by Melanie Wong 17 days ago

July is National Ice Cream Month, a legacy of President Ronald Reagan, and 7/21/19 is National Ice Cream Day. Let's hear about new purveyors that have opened up plus your tried and true favorite...

by Melanie Wong 1 month ago

Golden Crab House is the new offshoot of the popular PPQ Dungeness Island. When we were there on a Friday night in late March, the soft opening was in its third month. Eyeing the three large ta...

They make cake and pies. Also ice cream. I had a sweet-tooth something fierce this evening. Soft serve ice cream was on the agenda. I’d had cakes and ice cream at NOBLE FOLK before and it’s gre...

Question for the 'Hounds who travel. What sites are you using for food recs when traveling? I used to do extensive research on Chowhound before any trip that I made. Now however, many of the per...

by Melanie Wong 8 days ago

The Master Food Preservers tackle food waste! "Join the San Mateo/San Francisco MFP program for a screening of the exciting documentary Wasted!, followed by a panel discussion with local leaders...

anyone know where she is nowadays