One of the hottest, most intimate restaurants in San Francisco’s fashionable Pacific Heights district, even when it’s foggy overhead, is Quince. It opened early this year and features a blend of California and Mediterranean cuisines. The chef is Michael Tusk, who formerly worked at Oliveto and world-famous Chez Panisse in Berkeley. One review called it…
What can you say about a dinner theatre that appeals to kids and adults, corporate groups, bachelor and bachelorette parties, plus everyone in between? Teatro ZinZanni is an experience to truly experience. Described as “the Kit Kat club on acid,” and “the place where the Moulin Rouge meets Cirque du Soleil,” it’s now in its…
For 22 years, Macy’s had held an annual West Coast premier fashion show and theatre extravaganza. This year, Macy’s Pasport 05, presented by American Express, promises to be bigger and better than ever as it brings together fashion and compassion, top models, designers, musicians, entertainers, and celebrities. Over the decades, Passport has raised almost $20…
I’ve tasted tapas in many restaurants around the world, but today’s lunch at Fresca Restaurant in San Francisco topped them all. Tapas means “small plates” and usually, a few bites and $5-7 later, you’re still hungry for more. Not here. Their portions are huge. Their presentations are amazing. Their foods are fabulous. Their Ceviche Bar…
www.AvonWalk.org has inadvertedly created one of the best ways to really see a city –– by walking its streets as you raise millions of collective dollars for Cancer Research that will be poured back into your community. My wife (in the sunglasses) and her two friends named Susan should know. They just walked 26 miles…
Mesh Magazine reports about a new boutique hotel a block from Union Square, the city’s center for fashionable shopping. It’s also on the edge of the Financial District and Chinatown. Hotel des Arts specializes in showcasing contemporary work by emerging and underground local artists in each of its 51 suites.
Singles bars are sooo 2004! Romance on the Rails is an exciting, new way to meet singles while commuting on public transportation. The initial “party” for the first 80 registrants took place tonight at the San Francisco Caltrain Station. Just after 6pm, the train trekked south for the hour-ride to Menlo Park.
Imagine lying on a warm, suspended environment, cocooned in a Mandarin Spice Wrap infused with sandalwood mist. That’s what my wife experienced for 50 minutes on a recent visit to the award-winning Claremont Resort & Spa in the hills of Berkeley. With panoramic views of San Francisco’s skyline and the bay, this beautiful resort, situated…
Held every other year, the San Francisco Symphony’s Black and White Ball is one of the city’s more extravagant affairs. First, everyone dresses in black. Or white. Or both. Looks like a Emperor Penguins’ convention. The mere logistics of this event are mind-numbing: $200-220 per person for all you can eat, drink, dance and ogle….
Freestone, California Imagine laying (naked) in a wooden tub and being covered up to your neck in a fragrant blend of heated, finely ground cedar, rice bran and plant enzymes imported from Japan. For over 20 years, that’s what visitors to Osmosis in the town of Freestone, California, have experienced, often returning annually for another…