Category Archives: pizza

Dinner at Pizzaiolo

July 19, 2009 – 11:48 am

5008 Telegraph Avenue, Oakland 94609 | 510. 652.4888l | website Hours: M-Th 5:30 – 10 | Fri-Sun 5:30 – 10:30 coffee, toast & donuts M-Sat 8a – 12p It’s hard to believe it’s already been a year since my visit last June 08 to this cozy neighborhood restaurant with the famously delicious pizza.  The fellow [...]

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Dinner at A16

July 16, 2009 – 10:27 am

2355 Chestnut Street, SF, CA 94123 | 415.771.2216 | website This southern-Italian favorite in the Marina district is named for a highway that runs through southern Italy, the area that provides the inspiration for the menu, particularly Campania, the region surrounding Naples.  They feature fresh pasta, house-butchered and house-cured meats and authentic Neapolitan pizza.  Chef/owner [...]

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Tony’s Pizza Napoletana in North Beach

July 12, 2009 – 6:48 pm

1570 Stockton St, (at Union St), SF, CA | 415.835.9888 | website Early in July, 9 time world pizza champ Tony Gemignani, opened up a sleek restaurant /international school of pizza in the heart of North Beach.  How lucky am I to live near his original pizzeria Pyzano’s in Castro Valley, and work walking distance [...]

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Homemade Pizza on the Grill

February 23, 2009 – 3:48 pm

Oh yes I admired this beautiful slice of pizza lounging on the sleek black ceramic plate before I slide my hand underneath the silky smooth elegantly thin crust and lifted it to my mouth.  It was a work of art, the mushroom pesto glistened like caviar mixed in with thin shreds of lightly sauteed green [...]

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Hog Island Oyster Festival at Piccino Cafe, San Francisco

November 13, 2008 – 10:23 pm

801 22nd street san francisco ca 94107 | 415.824.4224 | website This cozy corner cafe opened a couple of years ago in an area of Potrero Hill known as Dogpatch.  Curious about the name, I did some research and found that it refers to a green spot where everyone takes their dogs to walk.  I also found a couple [...]

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