On a crisp December afternoon in Union Square, I rode four flights of escalators up to the restaurant at the top of Neiman Marcus. Inhaling the heavy scent of mall …
Shrimp is one of my favorite foods, but I’ve never seen so much of it at once. Fried shrimp, coconut shrimp, tempura shrimp, steamed shrimp, shrimp rolls, a Bloody Mary …
Nobody comes to the View Lounge for the food. Or even the drinks. I went to the View Lounge years ago under two very specific circumstances: drinks with my family …
A mix of dishes at Sam Wo Restaurant in San Francisco’s Chinatown on Thursday, Sept. 8, 2023. Charles Russo/SFGATE Back in the day, a meal at Sam Wo was served with …
A short distance away from Lombard Street, I encountered a family of tourists who appeared lost and had backpacks on, which reassured me that I was headed in the right …