Food, drink, history and modern culinary love comes to life – I hope! – in my forthcoming book, Iconic San Francisco Dishes, Drinks and Desserts, due out August 13 (available now for preorder). It was delightful to research, hard to write, and I’m crossing my fingers that I’ve done some justice to the city’s most … Continue reading New Book: Deliciously Iconic SF
New owners, new glassware, new(ish) menu. Same great Alfred’s feel. On my recent visit to one of the oldest restaurants in the city, one that I wrote about with such affection in the book and was devastated when I learned a few months ago it had been sold, my heart felt light again. New owner … Continue reading Alfred’s Steakhouse Redux
Spoiler alert: Shreve & Co. is one of the many fine establishments I write about in my book, Discovering Vintage San Francisco (again, due out later this summer; preorder it now). And I give you this tip now because the company is in the news. Shreve is moving. After more than a century and a … Continue reading Even the Mighty Shall Fall
Discovering Vintage San Francisco 