I have taken to going to the Cliff House on Sundays. Not every Sunday, but a couple times a month when I get the desire to get as close...

Photo Credit: Asian Art Museum What is art? It is a question that will elicit a multitude of answers, and it is unlikely that any two...

In San Francisco I am never worried about where my next good meal will come from. A good deal, on the other hand, is harder to come by....

After almost seven years together it wasn’t surprising that complacency had crept in and replaced the spot once occupied by wonderment....

At the holidays, San Francisco empties out. It is the perfect time for trying new places or the ones that can be a challenge to visit...

Europe has a slow, easy saunter where the rhythmic pace of life is at an elongated tempo. It is a state of being where people enjoy the...

Set in the Tenderloin, San Francisco’s notoriously unsavory neighborhood, Bourbon & Branch, a 1920s styled speakeasy, has earned its...

The first time I visited Belinda Leong’s b. Patisserie I was on a mission; try the kouign amann (pronounced “queen amann”). My eyes...

National Sandwich Month might be winding down, but a good sandwich is something that is worth celebrating year around. If I had to pick...

There is nothing better when visiting Paris than getting up when most of the city is still asleep, finding a local bakery with its open...

You are probably not going to just happen upon Trick Dog . Its location at 20th Street and Florida is in a quiet part of the Mission...

Effective July 1, 2012 California restaurants and gourmet grocery stores are no longer able to sell foie gras. The statewide ban now...

I have wanted to go to Smuggler’s Cove for as long as I could remember, but for whatever reason it never seemed to work out when I tried...

At 7×7 San Francisco is the perfect walking city – albeit very hilly. I try to take advantage of it every chance I get, and also use it...

The classics never die, but it would appear that we are in a cocktail renaissance and the favorites from yesteryear have made a strong...