Umami Burger in San Francisco

December 19, 2011
scallop bacon burger, Umami Burger in SF

2184 Union Street,  SF, CA 94123 | 415.440.8626 | website My friend DebbiG chose the new temple of ground flap meat, Umami Burger as the location to celebrate her birthday last week.  Our party of 10 were told to expect a 45 minute wait for the only large table in the restaurant, so we wandered down [...]

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Tony’s Coal Fired Pizza & Slice House

December 12, 2011
slice of pepperoni at Tony's Coal Fired Pizza and Sandwich Shop, SF

1556 Stockton St San Francisco, CA 94133-3306 | 415.835.9888 | website Hours: 12pm to 11:30pm, Wednesday through Sunday. Mr. K and I are fans of Tony’s Pizza, or more specifically the owner Tony Gemignani.  He runs our favorite pizza parlor, Pyzano’s Pizzeria in Castro Valley.  And he has expanded his pizza empire with his International School [...]

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An Enchanting Dinner at Regalito Rosticeria, San Francisco

December 7, 2011
Tinga mole from Regalito Rosticeria in SF

3481 18th St, San Francisco, CA 94110  | 415.503.0650 | reservations |  website I had a little holiday get together with some girlfriends last week and chose this restaurant after I read that they have a special Pigalito menu, but only on Tuesdays.  When Chef Thomas Peña visited a free-range Iowa pig farm, he was inspired [...]

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Crack Pie for Thanksgiving and a visit by the Fairy Hobmother…

December 1, 2011
crack pie

The Thanksgiving holiday gets lost in the frenzy of cooking a perfect turkey with all the fixins, the Black Friday/Cyber-Monday deals, and then there’s the pressure to get the Christmas tree up and the lights strung up outside… Life is so busy that I forget that the world is a wondrous place and that I have things [...]

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delicious brunch at Namu in San Francisco

November 28, 2011
Locomoco at Namu

439 balboa st. @6th ave, san francisco, ca 94118 | 415.386.8332 | website My fine friend and frequent dining partner JT coordinated brunch last weekend at Namu, a neighborhood restaurant in the inner richmond.  It is a cozy spot that serves the kind of delicious food that I just wish we had out in my corner [...]

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Another fine lunch at Zuni Café, San Francisco

November 21, 2011
caesar salad at zuni cafe

1658 Market Street (between Franklin & Gough) | 415.552.2522  | website Years ago, I used to work within walking distance from this lovely restaurant where we would go to enjoy their fabulous burgers and fries for special occasion lunches.  We still go back once in a while for a treat, it’s an old reliable friend that I [...]

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the irresistable Porchetta at 54 Mint in Concord

November 14, 2011
porchetta sandwich

785 Oak Grove Rd. Concord, CA | 925.969.9828 | website This Italian eaterie is so well tucked away in a suburban strip mall that I sometimes forget it’s there!   But occasionally I am lured in by the siren song of the porchetta which calls out to me when I drive by.  It croons to me about [...]

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