Only in San Francisco: Food Firsts and Facts
San Francisco is as famous for its restaurants and food trends as it is for its Golden Gate Bridge and cable cars. Among the unique or regionally typical foods to be sampled in San Francisco are abalone, Dungeness crab, sand dabs, bay shrimp and crusty sourdough French bread. Many local restaurants serve Joe’s Special. This dish originated in 1932 at New Joe’s when the chef told a local bandleader...
March 11th, 2009 by thouseman
Trend-setting Dining a la San Francisco
O Izakaya Lounge San Francisco is a city where people live to eat and their appetites are far ranging and eclectic, whether it’s a craving for an ample rice plate from a café in Chinatown or pancetta wrapped frog legs staged on Limoges china. With some 3,489 restaurants to choose from, more per capita than any other major city in the United States, it’s no wonder that after scenery the second...
March 11th, 2009 by thouseman
San Francisco’s Haute Cuisine Dishes Out Meat, Donuts and an Alchemy of Spirits
When it comes to wining and dining, the most important weapons of choice this season are a spoon, a sharp steak knife and barware for distilled concoctions. To keep up on San Francisco food trends, visit the San Francisco Convention & Visitor Bureau’s TasteSF site – www.onlyinsanfrancisco.com/taste – where food enthusiasts will find sections on food, drink and taste experiences, chef...
November 5th, 2008 by thouseman
12 reasons the honeymoon is never over in San Francisco
Stow Lake, Golden Gate Park. It’s no surprise that best-selling novelist Danielle Steel resides in the romance-inspiring San Francisco. Or that frequent visitor Tony Bennett still croons that he left his heart in San Francisco. Even aside from the rich and famous, it’s easy to list a dozen reasons why “the cool grey city of love” still wins over hearts. 1. The first glance. The view of...
May 21st, 2008 by thouseman
San Francisco Food Firsts
1849 – San Francisco’s oldest restaurant Tadich Grill opens. Isidore Boudin opens his French bakery in San Francisco. Domingo Ghirardelli arrives in U.S., and becomes purveyor of chocolate and other products to Gold Rush pioneers. 1850 – San Francisco’s first coffee roasting plant is opened by William Bovee. (J.A. Folger is an early employee.) 1860 – The Martini is invented in...
April 28th, 2008 by thouseman
