Popular SF Taqueria To Open First Mexican Wine Bar In The US Everyone has an opinion about Yelp, it seems. I understand the criticism: the platform is overloaded with inane reviews, and negotiating the mudslingers definitely requires a critical eye. But there’s also a very good reason the website has remained … Read the rest
Taqueria Los Mayas: San Francisco’s Cinco Solution Well, it’s May First, and you know what that means. And no, I’m not talking about rent: it’s time to make your plans for Cinco de Mayo. Granted, some of you out there may not take this quite as seriously … Read the rest
Los Mayas To Open First Mexican Wine Bar In Bay Area One of the things I love to hear most right now is talk of new businesses starting out, especially in the beleaguered restaurant category. It takes serious huevos to open up a restaurant right now, and I have nothing but … Read the rest
Never Better: My Birthday At North Beach’s Sotto Mare Growing up in a big and very traditional Italian-American family, from an early age I was immersed in the foods of Italy. The dishes my Calabrese grandmother cooked, and that she taught my mother after my parents were wed, defined … Read the rest
Silver Lining On Clement Street: Taqueria Los Mayas Thrives Restaurants have been hit hard this year as everyone knows, and it’s likely that we’ll be feeling the effects of the slowdown for years to come. But as difficult as it may be to spot, there is always a silver … Read the rest
Lockdown In SF: Protect Yourself, Protect Small Business “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 … Read the rest
Must-Have Mexican: Los Mayas Crushes It On Clement 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 … Read the rest
Beer, Wine & Perfect Mexican: Los Mayas Rises In The Avenues 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 … Read the rest
Panuchos Passes The Baton: North Beach Welcomes Newcomers ‘Barrio’ It’s a fact of life in North Beach: as many restaurant options as we have, Mexican has always been something of an underrepresented category here. Of course, some of that can be explained by the Italian dint of things in … Read the rest
A Cuisine Comes Full Circle: California Mexican Steps Up With last month’s publication of the 2018 Michelin Guide for the Bay Area, the big story was San Francisco’s surpassing of New York as America’s fine dining capital. To be sure, it’s a big deal: we’ve now got seven 3-starred … Read the rest