Karen Palmer
Writer // Editor // French Bread Pizza Maker // LA Food Editor @sfgate
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2 days ago |
sfgate.com | Karen Palmer
The small, wealthy enclave of Montecito, located just south of Santa Barbara, is known for many things. There are the famous residents, for one (including Oprah and, of course, Harry and Meghan), and their famously lavish homes. There’s the stunning landscape, sandwiched between the Santa Ynez Mountains and the Pacific. And last but not least, the tiny town is littered with high-end resorts.
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1 week ago |
sfgate.com | Karen Palmer
When the Palisades Fire ripped through the Pacific Palisades and Malibu hillsides in early January, one beloved Los Angeles tourist destination narrowly escaped its devastating flames: the Getty Villa, a 51-year-old museum and cultural center named for late billionaire and oil tycoon J. Paul Getty, which holds 44,000 pieces of art and antiquities.
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1 week ago |
sfgate.com | Karen Palmer
As a writer with more than 20 years of experience covering food and restaurants, I’ve made more than one “best of” list in my day. They’re subjective. They’re imperfect. Sometimes, they’re complete and utter bulls—t, written by someone who’s never actually visited the places they’re including.
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1 week ago |
sfgate.com | Karen Palmer
At the 2025 James Beard Awards ceremony on Monday night in Chicago, things weren’t so golden for the Golden State. Despite the state’s restaurants being named finalists in seven categories, only one California nominee went home with a medal, in the category of (you guessed it) Best Chef: California. Chef Jon Yao of Kato — the acclaimed Downtown Los Angeles tasting menu restaurant serving his highly personal Taiwanese-inspired dishes — nabbed the award.
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2 weeks ago |
sfgate.com | Karen Palmer
In the wake of the military occupation and nightly curfews in downtown Los Angeles, not only have hotels seen cancellations and steep declines in reservations, but restaurants are reporting losses of up to $100,000. It’s a dire situation for an industry that’s been battered for the past five years, first with the pandemic and most recently with the January wildfires.
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