Top Tapas & Cool Peru Cuisine: Fresca, San Francisco
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…
Muy Delicioso :: Alegrias Spanish Restaurant, San Francisco
I’ve driven by Alegrias on Lombard Street in the Marina District for years on my way from Marin County to other San Francisco restaurants that were downtown, in Chinatown, North…
Small Plates, Big Tastes :: Picco, Larkspur (SF Bay Area)
We met our friends Michael and Susan at Picco last weekend. This newish place is spacious, warm and friendly with a brick and wood setting. That alone would make you…
Pampering for Prosperity: Friends, The Restaurant, Phnom Penh
In the heart of downtown Phnom Penh, a convenient distance from many of the obligatory stops on the tourist circuit, lies the aptly-amicable Friends Restaurant, serving generous portions of traditional…
Small Plates for Big European Tastes: Terzo, San Francisco
An anonymous San Francisco blogger of “Give Me Some Food” writes: “Terzo” means ‘a third place’ in Italian. The design looked awfully like something out of Sweden. Minimalist, wood, sleek,…
Tapas in France? Oui!: L’Atelier de Joel Robunchon, Paris
Looking for the the world’s best coffee shop cum sushi or tapas bar? You think you might find it in New York, LA or SF. But you’d be way wrong….
Tintol brings Portugal to Times Square
A new Portuguese tapas and wine bar in the heart of Times Square is a great place to taste hard-to-find wines from Portugal. Tíntol, which is the Portuguese slang word…
Sandwiches, Salads & Tapas: Bocadillos, San Francisco
It looks like a sushi bar with its L-shaped eating area, but Bocadillos in San Francisco’s financial district at the edge of North Beach is definitely not a sushi bar….