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1 month ago | 
nobhillgazette.com | Trevor Felch
As the farmers markets get greener with the April arrival of asparagus, peas and their peers, it’s an appropriate time for Bay Area diners to visit Fort Mason Center’s iconic Greens restaurant. The Marina’s meat-free, produce-forward mainstay became a San Francisco culinary standout long before every restaurant in the City decided to treat a vegetarian dish with the same respect as a fish or meat main course.
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1 month ago | 
nobhillgazette.com | Trevor Felch |Reem Assil
When Reem Assil moved from the East Coast to the Bay Area, she started out working in community and labor organizing, but the magnificent bakeries that she encountered on a pivotal trip to Lebanon and Syria in 2010 inspired her to switch career paths.
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2 months ago | 
sfexaminer.com | Trevor Felch
Two years ago, when the editor of my 2021 book, “San Francisco Cocktails,” asked me to write a similarly inspired, definitive encapsulation of the City’s food scene, my mind first went blank. It felt like an impossible task (in a good way) to narrow down hundreds of notable options into one collection of recipes, interviews and historical guides. But the offering was too tempting to pass up.
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2 months ago | 
nobhillgazette.com | Trevor Felch
Since Denise and Mike Thornberry opened the elegant Tasting House in 2022, it’s been a standout restaurant for consistently compelling wine pairings. When executive chef Julian Silvera joined the team in late 2023, the South Bay destination reemerged on the radar for savvy Bay Area diners, becoming a much-needed gastronomic headliner that Los Gatos deserved after the closing of stalwarts Manresa and Nick’s on Main.
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Dec 22, 2024 | 
sfweekly.com | Trevor Felch
Two years ago, when the editor of my 2021 book, San Francisco Cocktails, asked me to write a similarly inspired, definitive encapsulation of the City’s food scene, my mind first went blank. It felt like an impossible task (in a good way) to narrow down hundreds of notable options into one collection of recipes, interviews and historical guides. But the offering was too tempting to pass up.
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Nov 28, 2024 | 
nobhillgazette.com | Trevor Felch
Fifty years ago, when Joseph Alioto was the mayor of San Francisco and Tom Owen was the main quarterback for the 49ers, California was still under the wine world’s radar, with the famous 1976 Judgment of Paris wine tasting two years away. However, San Francisco native Greg O’Flynn was ahead of his time and knew that California’s wineries could be as special as their peers on any continent.
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Oct 28, 2024 | 
nobhillgazette.com | Trevor Felch
San Francisco’s cioppino, Irish coffee, Dungeness crab louie, dim sum, Mission-style burritos and a certain roast chicken are trademark culinary symbols of the City by the Bay, much like cable cars, the Golden Gate Bridge and that Tony Bennett song. However, our dining scene is far from rooted in the past — it’s ever evolving and relentlessly exciting. In kind, these famed food and beverage bites honor our history while setting today’s gold standard.
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Sep 27, 2024 | 
nobhillgazette.com | Trevor Felch
In a region full of exquisite cabernet sauvignon–based wines, it seems nearly impossible that a new producer would stroll onto the Napa Valley scene and set itself apart so quickly. However, that is precisely what first-time vintners and Mill Valley residents Caren and Nick Orum have done with Arborum, which launched its first releases this fall.
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Aug 21, 2024 | 
nobhillgazette.com | Trevor Felch
Many of France’s signature bistro dishes are so beloved that most chefs rarely dare to tweak them. But with the right adjustments and a careful touch, a visionary chef like Bruno Chemel can take a stalwart like escargots and make it even more special. Chemel is without question one of the Bay Area’s most innovative culinary talents, proven by the thrilling contemporary cooking style at his former restaurant in Palo Alto, Baumé.
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Jul 24, 2024 | 
nobhillgazette.com | Trevor Felch
San Francisco is deservedly known as one of the greatest culinary cities in the world. Yet, ample attention should also be given to another pivotal part of a restaurant or bar experience: the ambience. Amid stiff competition, the sips and bites at these spectacular spaces around town are matched by standout settings. Even if this iconic Embarcadero land- and sea-centric duo was located in the middle of the City, Pat Kuleto’s designs would still make it a contender.
