The Regular

About seven years ago, for about a year, a good friend of mine, her husband, and I embarked on a monthly "totally foreign food" outing, seeking out cuisines and dishes we'd never tried before. In our meanderings, we tried Cambodian, Taiwanese hot pot, Afghan, Ethiopian… and…

See, I actually made a trek outside my "standard" stomping ground of the "mainland"—actually, I came to West Portal every couple of months back when I was a kid since my Uncle Gino used to have his hair salon there. He was a total study…

*NOTE: the chef has changed since this review, but the food is still delicious.* Frequenters of the Tandooriloin used to love this joint when it was a little hole in the wall on Jones, and then it sadly went away for a while. Well, now LITTLE DELHI is back, rejoice,…

So in honor of Italy's world domination, it only seems fitting to write about (the aptly-named) event OUTSTANDING IN THE FIELD, a wonderful series of dinners prepared by local chefs (using locally produced ingredients) that are hosted at farms and other outdoorsy settings in Northern California. The meal…

Is it a lounge? Or is it a restaurant? Most places would suffer from an identity crisis on par with Nicole Richie trying to balance the two concepts (it's hard enough to even do one thing well) but LEVENDE LOUNGE manages to pull off the combo. It'…

I have to hand it to chef/owner Loretta Keller, it's one of the most successful restaurant reinventions in the city—like a tranny who went from being known for a continual Liza shtick to suddenly rocking it as Beyoncé. It does make me wonder if a few…

I've lived in San Francisco since 1994 (and yes, my favorite sound system will always be the one that was at Townsend). I remember restaurants back then that used to feel authentically hip and even a touch handmade, maybe not the slickest but definitely cool and fun in…

Shall we talk about all the three- and four-letter word places opening of late? (None of them profane, mind you.) There’s SEBO, and BOCA, and CAV, and Coi, and DOSA. And lest we forget, NOPA. I eagerly anticipated the opening of this joint from the moment I heard about…

*THIS RESTAURANT HAS CLOSED* Your parents are in town (or even better, your in-laws!), and you need a nice place to take them where they won't complain about the noise, the food has to be spot-on (would I send you to a crappy place? Never!), the menu has…

This is the third location of the CHEZ MAMAN empire, and they found a très charmant spot to set it up in: the old Night Monkey space on Union. It's a little off the beaten path of the main drag of Union, so if you need a location…