The Regular

Eggs for breakfast, how do I love thee? Let me count the ways: fried and deglazed in balsamic ($10), poached with grilled duck breast and shiitakes ($12), whipped in a Champagne omelette with crème fraîche and Fontina ($12)? Sigh. Swoon. Bwok. Brunch at FOREIGN CINEMA~ is a gorgeous thing, especially…

I am a rather nostalgic person, with a particular soft spot for most objets from the '20s-'40s; a little kid once said I was like an old lady with my collection of handbags, scarves, and Bakelite bracelets. Thanks kid--you now get nothing in my will. (Ha ha!…

I can often be found riding my bike, Peach One, around town. (And no, it's not a fixie.) Granted, I also adore my car (Peach2), especially when I'm sporting some sassy high heels for the evening, or when picking up bubbly from K+L, or if…

The last time I was in FARALLON, it was for a big vendor lunch, back in my advertising days. Three hours, icy conical towers laden with fruits de mer, magnums of Veuve, yeah, it was a good time. Blurry. Ahhh, the nineties. Farallon has installed a new oyster bar in…

Some restaurants have pulled some serious Cher-facelift magic the past couple years, from the classic case study of Bizou into COCO500, Cozmo's into CIRCA, and now Hawthorne Lane into TWO. (Sidebar: what's with the all caps on all three names? I see a trend.) The twist…

There's not much that could inspire me to schlep all the way to Glen Park except perhaps a bourbon convention, a hot Greek Aussie, or the rumors of damned good pizza. ~GIALINA~ just opened about a month ago (Jan. '07), and I'm here to report,…

The onslaught of wine bar openings continues. It's relentless. It's almost like the era of frozen yogurt--a shop on every corner. But, being a big fan of the grape and its many permutations, it makes me wonder… Perhaps we really do need a wine bar (caveat:…

*THIS RESTAURANT HAS CLOSED* One of my very best friends and I have a ritual for our respective birthdays: we take each other out for "ladies who lunch," which always entails a minimum of a two-to-three hour lunch and at least one bottle of champers. Past destinations have…

If you're a true card-carrying San Franciscan gourmand, there is an unofficial list of destinations you have to visit, ticking them off the list one beignet, Irish coffee, and tamale at a time. Otherwise "they" might revoke your gourmand resident card quicker than "they"…