John’s Grill is an old-fashioned, 99-year-old San Francisco restaurant where I’ve dined over the years on steaks, chops, fried potatoes and sliced tomatoes. Nestled on Ellis Street near Stockton, Powell and Market, a few blocks from the fashionable Union Square shopping mecca and around the corner from the new Westfield San Francisco Shopping Centre, it’s…
If you haven’t ordered your lover some Valentine’s Chocolates yet, you’ve got about 36 hours until you’ll be sleeping in the dog house. Here’s a thought: Call Recchiuti Confections, a gourmet chocolate company with a retail store in the Ferry Building in San Francisco. You can order romance, passion and desire in this dreamy triple-layer…
The restaurant is beautifully designed and decorated by co-owner Pat Kuleto, the master of classy San Francisco eateries. The two-story brick edifice is a landmark. The energy in the air and around the bar is infectious. But sadly, the French-California cuisine and the service didn’t quite live up to our expectations at Jardiniere last night….
You don’t want to miss this… I get dizzy just trying to keep up with what my talented friend Linda Carucci is doing next. She was the Julia Child Director of Culinary Programs at COPIA: The American Center for Wine, Food & the Arts in Napa, California. She is also the author of Cooking School…
You might say that my friend Pat Miller is the florist to the stars. After all, she’s created gorgeous floral arrangements for Danielle Steel, Cary Grant, Kathryn Hepburn, Whoopi Goldberg, Michael Tilson Thomas (conductor of the San Francisco Symphony), and many more through her San Francisco institution, A Bed of Roses. So for Valentine’s Day,…
The perfect itinerary for a cold, grey Sunday in San Francisco. I had the BEST day yesterday, (inspite of the nasty cold grey weather) and for the next few weeks, you can duplicate it-if so inclined. Here’s the game plan: 11:30 a.m. –– Fueled-up at my nabe brunch spot Home Plate in San Francisco’s Marina-hood….
The 32nd Winter Fancy Food Show has ended and, as promised, here’s part one of my report on the good, the bad and the downright scary food products that will “soon be coming to supermarkets near you.â€? Most of these will be available at Whole Foods, Mollie Stones, or your favorite specialty food store. If…
Again, the critics were right-on! (Not too suprising, since I have the highest respect for the SF Chron’s Michael Bauers’ taste buds.) For weeks I have been meaning to try Poleng Lounge, but kept putting it off because I was unsure how good the food could be in hybrid restaurant/lounge. But when I read M.B’s…
The Queen Mary 2 steamed under the Golden Gate Bridge yesterday with only 30 feet to spare. If I wasn’t watching the Super Bowl, I might have joined thousands on the span to toast this grand dame of luxury cruise ships. The size of the ship is positively titanic and it was the largest ship…
Sideway’s Miles Raymond said, “Let me show you how this is done. First thing, hold the glass up and examine the wine against the light. You’re looking for color and clarity. Just, get a sense of it.OK? Uhh, thick? Thin? Watery? Syrupy? OK? Alright. Now, tip it. What you’re doing here is checking for color…
I’m exhausted from dropping ever-so-subtle hints to my boyfriend about “How this would make a Valentine’s Day present that I would never forget,” and getting no response. I’ve even offered to drive the golf cart around and promised not to make fun when he misses the shot. Unless… maybe… he’s already made reservations and is…
When you think of dining at a San Francisco baseball park at night, you usually think of a hot dog, a pizza, garlic fries, cold beer, and a generous side order of hypothermia. But you don’t imagine you can sit down in a gorgeously rich-looking restaurant featuring an expansive raw bar, huge wood-grilled steaks and…