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San Francisco Bay Area
Find the best restaurants, bars, coffee shops, ice cream, and more in San Francisco and its suburbs. We also have tags for many of the individual cities in the region, which you can browse here.
This Russian Honey Cake Is Layer Upon Layer of Pure Deliciousness
A conversation with food researcher Ariana Gunderson on recreating food in pandemic literature
Another Decameron project with some observations on the use of comfort food in stressful times.
Turkey time
In the past, have used Empire, Mary's, Diestal, etc. Read up about Branigan's & others - worth the price? Organic worth the price? Also, anyone know where to get excellent homemade-like gravy ...
Mondiale Wines close-out sale
My friend Ann Feely is shutting down her wine import business. Remaining inventory of wines (New Zealand imports) are now discounted by 50% and shipping is free for purchases of 12 or more bottles....
Bahn Mi Zon (San Rafael)
Bahn Mi Zon until recently was food-truck-only, but they recently opened a shop in San Rafael near the Marin County Civic Center. I've been a few times and like their Banh Mi a lot. The baguettes h...
Michelin won't be awarding California restaurants stars after all
Glad Michelin had a change of heart to skip awards in California for 2020.
Origins of Beriani Dajaj & similar dishes (Dishdash Sunnyvale, CA)
On of my all time favourite dishes in the world is Beriani Dajaj from Dishdash restaurant in Sunnyvale, California. I used to visit regularly before COVID prevented my travel to the USA. Dreami...
Sonoma Eats
I was driving through Sonoma yesterday, headed north on Hwy 12, and saw the "Sonoma Eats" sign, "Latin Fusion" and "Oaxacan Cuisine", which intrigued me enough to stop, especially because I saw th...
Moon Cakes are here !
they were putting up a big display of moon cakes at Ranch 99 the other day ......
Bay Area Few Indonesian Restaurants
Bay Area only has a few Indonesian restaurants, and it'll come down to only one left very soon. Berkeley's Jayakarta restaurant is closing this weekend, citing high cost of operation. Borobudur i...
Killiney Kopitiam in Palo Alto
Killiney Kopitiam is originally from Singapore, one of the famous Kopitiam. They recently open their first US branch in Palo Alto. I ordered their Kopi (black coffee with condensed milk). Very ...
Garlic by the pound in East Bay?
I'm looking to buy bulk garlic (around 10lbs). Most stores except wholefoods (!!!) only sell by the piece, much to my shock and dismay. Any inexpensive stores in East Bay that sell garlic by weig...
RIP Lulu Peyraud
Lulu Peyraud of Domaine Tempier has left this mortal coil. Rest in peace Lulu, 1917–2020, thank you for sharing your wonderful Provençal recipes and Bandol wines with the world. https://www.i...
FEASTIN meal and grocery delivery service?
Has anyone tried FeastIn delivery service? Its model is to take advance orders, then consolidate and deliver refrigerated meals or groceries within two days. Customers are encouraged to order for m...
Tales of Marin's Community Gardens
"There are a myriad of people and places growing healthy food in our community. These include school gardens, neighborhood community gardens, and institutional gardens that enhance food security, p...
The red abalone is dying off
“For people who think they don’t like fish…it’s amazing to see their eyes just sparkle when they take a bite and go ‘this is absolutely incredible,’” says Joe Cresalia, a recreational diver who liv...
Aroma Cafe (San Rafael)
I get takeout from here probably once a week; I really like their food and staff. Today I got their large Fattoush salad (romaine, tomato, sheep feta, sumac, cucumber, onion, mint, pita croutons, o...
Petaluma's Liberty Duck direct to consumer
When I've indulged in bring-your-own duck to be cooked at a favorite Chinese restaurant https://www.chowhound.com/post/countdown-year-boar-royal-feast-millbrae-1087368 or gone on a Liberty Duck coo...
Jerry's Deli & BBQ (Novato)
I got a takeout brisket sandwich, with a side of onion rings, ($14.95) from there late this afternoon and had it for dinner. I'd say the brisket was excellent, including a nice amount of bark, tend...
Tuna Poke @ Santo Market Island Deli | San Jose Japantown
Taking note of the poke shops cropping up, looks like Hawaiian-inspired seafood poke is the up and coming trend. This week I ignored the newcomers and went old school visiting Santo Market (since 1...
