Category Archives: Italian

Bellanico in the Glenview District, Oakland


4238 Park, Oakland, CA |510.336.1180 | reservations |  website Bellanico is on a tiny corridor along Park Street in Oakland that seems to have become an exciting dining destination.  I hadn’t been in the area since the days of the now closed Purple Plum, and the two densely packed commercial blocks are now vibrant and [...]

Dinner at Globe Restaurant, San Francisco


290 Pacific Ave (@ Battery), San Francisco, CA | website |online reservations | 415.391.4132 I met some girlfriends for dinner last week at this cozy restaurant where we shared a very enjoyable meal.  Globe opened in 1997, and is best known as a place where chefs drop by for late night eats because it is open until [...]

Lunch at Zuni Cafe, San Francisco


1658 Market Street, SF, CA  | 415.552.2522 | website | reservations It’s hard to believe that Zuni Cafe has been around since 1979.  Mr. K and I enjoyed our first dinner date here, back in the days when maître d’s were cold and hostile, making you feel unworthy of entering the sanctity of its doors. [...]

Dinner at Incanto, San francisco


1550 Church St. (at Duncan Street), SF | 415.641.1500 | website Incanto has been on my list of restaurants to try for a very long time, and I have to say it was worth the wait…  I’ve been tantalized and beguiled by regular visits to their temple of tasty salty pig parts, Boccalone in the [...]

Dinner at Quince Restaurant, SF


470 Pacific Avenue, SF, CA 94133 | 415.775.8500 | website | reservations A while back, it was before the holidays last year, I met my friend Ben, of Cooking with the Single Guy for a delightful dinner at Quince Restaurant in the City.  I had been looking forward to the relocation of Michael Tusk’s Quince [...]