“May you live in interesting times.”
-Chinese Proverb
The transformation that we’ve undergone in San Francisco in the last 13 days has been jarring, to say the least. With the exception of those few blithe souls who believe they breathe
If there is any one neighborhood in San Francisco known for its parties and celebrations, that neighborhood must be North Beach. Since the days of the Barbary Coast, this well-situated parcel of land has always been at the center of
As much as I might dislike the moniker, admittedly, foodie describes me pretty well. Over the course of my adult life, I’ve spent countless hours ferreting out the best versions of the foods most of us love—and some most people
North Beach is a neighborhood full of favorites, and when it comes to old-school bonafides, we’ve got it all: bakeries that go back over a century, the oldest espresso bars in California, and some of the best bars and taverns
Anyone that’s been in the North Beach neighborhood for a while is likely to remember Panuchos, on Broadway near Columbus. For a brief time, the little taqueria brought some of the city’s best Yucatan food—heck, best Mexican food, period—to
We don’t feature a lot of recipes here on the blog, but every once in a while something comes along that just begs to be shared. This time around, we’ve got a real treat: Tony Gemignani’s recipe for his award-winning
The sweetest of all varieties of crab, Dungeness crab has long been San Francisco’s most beloved crustacean. Originally named for Dungeness, Washington on the Olympia Peninsula where the species was first commercially harvested, Dungeness crab can be found from Alaska
Unlike any other place I’ve lived, North Beach has its way of working its way into your heart, of leaving its mark on you. People come and go here, as in any city. But whenever I speak to someone who
North Beach has always been a place unto itself. San Francisco’s most storied neighborhood, today it remains a place of anomalies, of quaint anachronisms and jarring contradictions. A cloistered little village in the middle of one of America’s busiest cities,
When I relocated to Manhattan from San Francisco nearly twenty years ago, it was a move I made with some ambivalence. I wasn’t keen on the winters, and until I got to know New York, it just seemed like a