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Fine wine from The Grade
By on June 17, 2018
In his 1883 memoir “The Silverado Squatters,” Robert Louis Stevenson describes traveling through north Napa Valley. Commenting on Mount Saint Helena, he said, “It looks down on much green, intricate »

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Project Open Hand chef serves healthy meals by the thousands
By on December 10, 2017
Every year, executive chef Adrian Barrow looks forward to Project Open Hand’s benefit luncheon. “It’s one of my favorite events; I enjoy mingling with the people who are our supporters »

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Clift shows off bees, honey-themed menu
By on November 17, 2017
San Francisco’s Clift hotel, home to bees on its roof, introduced a honey-centric menu in its glamorous Redwood Room on Nov. 16, where a display with 7,000 bees sat on »

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Don’t miss out on fried chicken and bubbly at Maybeck’s
By on November 9, 2017
For classic American fare made with care and thought — and with only the freshest, in-season ingredients — Maybeck’s is your destination. Especially on Tuesdays where, in honor of their »

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‘Unique Eats’ tells stories behind SF dining spots
By on October 29, 2017
The main point that food and travel writer Kimberley Lovato makes about “Unique Eats & Eateries of San Francisco” is that it’s not a “best of” book. “I didn’t want »

The only Michelin-starred restaurant in the East Bay belongs at the top of the heap for its versatility alone
By on August 20, 2017
Nothing reveals the Michelin guide’s metropolitan bias quite like the fact that there is but one restaurant east of Treasure Island with a star to its name. Plenty of places »

Review: Taco night at SF County Jail No. 5
By on July 16, 2017
The dinner (served around 3 p.m.) on the menu for roughly 500 inmates in San Francisco’s San Bruno jail on July 7 was soy-based meat substitute tacos with two yellow »

Seven years in, Sons & Daughters remains
By on July 9, 2017
I think — I hope — we’re emerging from the anti-carb backlash. Sitting down to the tasting menu at Sons & Daughters, you don’t get bread while idly perusing the »

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