βEdible flowers are making a come back as a way to add splash of color and creativity to simple dishes you can prepare at home,β? according to Laura Little of Floramor Designs Everything’s coming up daisies, or roses, or glads… when you attend this fun flower-filled event. All your senses will be employed as you…
My wife is a frequent visitor to Citizen Cake, a patisserie restaurant-bar in the San Francisco arts district. Located on Grove at Gough, it’s literally a block or two from the venues for the Ballet, the Symphony and the Opera. We strolled by last week to grab some desserts to go. Tough choice. Elizabeth Falkner,…
Circle Thursday, March 29th on your calendar with a big, bold highlighter. That’s the night, starting at 6:30 pm, that Hanna Winery & Vineyards will host a perfect pairing with Masa’s Restaurant in the Hotel Vintage Court. You’ll enjoy a five-course dinner with wines personally selected by Christine Hanna, who’ll be hosting the evening with…
We’ve told you before about the Airbus A380 ββ the biggest passenger jet ever built. Well, after two years of production delays, one from Lufthansa landed in New York’s JFK International Airport from Frankfurt on Monday with 500 invited passengers (it can hold 555) after its maiden trans-Atlantic flight. Another from Qantas floated into LAX….
This just in from my old friend Lynn Dunlop. Her daughter, Elissa, is a fast-rising star in the New York fashion world, specializing in vintage swimsuit designs that are sold in SF, New York and Japan. Like her mom and me, she’s a native of San Francisco, a FIDM graduate, and has worked in Manhattann…
Instead of clebrating St. Patrick’s Day tomorrow and my birthday on Sunday, here’s something that’s a great alternative: β’ Kick-Off BBQ With the Winemakers & a Live Auction: Sat., 3/17, S.F. Film Centre (The Presidio) β’ Syrah Seminar, Trade & Media Tasting, Public Wine Tasting: Sun., 3/18, Festival Pavilion, Fort Mason Tickets available at www.rhonerangers.org…
Even though Chinese New Year has come and gone—the fun’s just beginning. With all the sushi I’ve consumed over the last decade, dipping ONLY in Kikkoman’s Low Sodium Soy Sauce, it’s a good thing that they’re giving me (well, I guess you guys too) back a little by hooking up with Asian Art Museum of…
On the one year anniversary of the Great San Francisco Earthquake and Fire — April 18, 1907, The Fairmont Hotel rose from the ashes as a symbol of the city’s rebirth. Now, 100 years later, it’s come a long way from being the private residence of mining millionaire James G. Fair. After all, it’s been…
My friend America recently met these two guys ββ Kumi and Sean ββ owners of Mr., The Barbershop which opened today in San Francisco. She was very impressed. There is nothing this snazzy and swanky in SF for metrosexuals seeking a high-end, super accommodating and stylish barbershop. This definitely is not the type of neighborhood…
Pat Kuleto is the God of San Francisco upscale restaurant design. I’ve always loved his Farallon Restaurant on the edge of San Francisco’s fashionable Union Square shopping district, because of its outlandish underwater theme to complement its fantastic seafood menu. Now, his new French-style Oyster Bar, adjacent to the renowned Jelly Bar, takes that theme…
Here’s your chance to taste the award winners from the world’s largest competition of American wines. But the SF Chronicle Wine Competition Tasting on Saturday, February 24, 1-5 pm, is much more than that. It’s a wine and food experience, with specially made creations of some of the world’s premier artisan food purveyors, breads, savory…
It looks like a high-tech wine shop with row after gorgeous row of foreign wines in vertical racks. But it’s actually a showcase for some of the world’s finest chocolates, too. Biondivino is a new and unique winery experience in San Francisco’s Cow Hollow district. This wine boutique is gorgeously designed and I wish I…