Wine in the waiting room? There’s an idea!



Get your Claret and carnival glass all in the same place: Vintage Vine LLC in tiny Roslyn, Washington. The combination wine and antique shop opened in March in the little…

San Francisco has dozens of Japanese restaurants offering fresh sashimi. But Sozai, owned and operated by my friend Mari Takahashi, is decidedly different. “Sozai” means “Ingredients” in Japanese. In her…

It’s not every day that a company celebrates its 125th anniversary, as well as its first. But that’s exactly what just happened at Oakville Grocery, Napa Valley’s best-known culinary emporium…

About 100 yards south of the famed Slanted Door Restaurant in the Ferry Building along SF’s Embarcadero is Boulettes Larder. Who’s Boulette? The owner’s dog, so I’ve heard, but the…