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Crispy onions Hummus and pita One of the unexpected pleasures of my book writing process was rediscovering places I hadn't visited in a while (and of course there were some places I wish I had left well alone, ah well). But in the delicious revisit category was TERZO.…

Crispy onions Hummus and pita One of the unexpected pleasures of my book writing process was rediscovering places I hadn't visited in a while (and of course there were some places I wish I had left well alone, ah well). But in the delicious revisit category was TERZO.…

Oh. My. God. Ohmygod, ohmygod, ohmygod. OH. MY. GOD. That's what kept racing through my mind as I watched a 650-pound spit-roasted steer get lifted out of a bicycle-powered trailer and unwrapped on an equally massive butcher-block table at the latest OPENrestaurant event this past Saturday October 17th.…

WARNING: If you have a pair of nuts, you might want to stop reading right now, because unless you're out to pick up chicks who drink tea, you have a thing for tchotchkes, or you already happen to think pink, this place will prove to be uh, challenging,…

Photos courtesy of Zaré at Fly Trap There are some people in this world who live to cook for others, and chef Hoss Zaré is certainly one of them. This chef is so fired up to say hello to his guests and host them that he pops out of the…

Spicy chicken (photo from Heaven's Dog). Edamame salad. Photo from Heaven's Dog. Photo from Heaven's Dog. You thirsty? No? Well, sit at the bar at HEAVEN'S DOG for a few minutes and you will be. This hidden-away SoMa doghouse is a bit…

As we're segueing into our Indian summer, there's nothing like trying to prolong the warm weather vibe with alfresco dining on ceviches and drinking frothy pisco sours while taking in a view of the bay. Perched on the Embarcadero is LA MAR CEBICHERIA PERUANA, the first…

I have wanted to attend one of the DINNERS IN THE BARN since chef Mark Estee of Moody's Bistro & Lounge in Truckee told me about it last year (the event's first year was in 2007). I constantly tell people heading to the Sierras to check…

Poh Tak soup Koh Moo Yang Larb Phed Yang Oh my God, am I really about to send you to a restaurant playing Michael Bolton, Peter Cetera, and Backstreet Boys on the stereo? You can bet your sweet, easy listenin' ass I am. Because it's where you&…