Soleil Ho

3 weeks ago | bestfoodblog.net | Soleil Ho

​​In Rockford, Illinois, the small city where I grew up, the thought of being able to go into a restaurant and order phở was, until recently, unimaginable. It was home food only. But now there are several Vietnamese restaurants in Rockford, each serving rich broths seasoned with proprietary mixtures of fish sauce, rock sugar, and star anise.

Mar 18, 2025 | sfchronicle.com | Soleil Ho

On a recent Tuesday morning, a high school student lost their life at a Palo Alto train crossing. It was the second such tragedy in a little over a year. For longtime residents, these two incidents evoked a haunting pattern that has persisted in Palo Alto for decades. Since 2009, the affluent city's high schools have gone through multiple clusters of student deaths by suicide on the railroad tracks.

Mar 8, 2025 | flipboard.com | Soleil Ho

60 insanely clever things under $25 that are so strangeThese odd but useful products will make your everyday better for very little dough. There are some products on Amazon that are so strange and …

Mar 7, 2025 | sfchronicle.com | Soleil Ho

On Thursday, Gov. Gavin Newsom debuted his new podcast with a barnstormer of an episode. Did the most powerful Democratic governor in the nation and future presidential candidate energize the dispirited voter base with a message of hope? Did he articulate some kind of plan for how to oppose the wholesale dismantling of the federal government at the hands of Elon Musk and his coterie of nepobaby interns?

Feb 21, 2025 | sfchronicle.com | Soleil Ho

Once again - after declining tourism and pandemic stress sparked the closure of dozens of retailers in San Francisco's downtown core and just days after newly minted Mayor Daniel Lurie announced a new plan to bring more restaurants and bars to the ravaged tourist zone - the city is left asking, "What do we do with Union Square?" Just before the NBA All-Star Game weekend brought a swarm of athletes and their admirers into downtown San Francisco, celebrity chef Tyler Florence stepped away from...