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Expanding the Frontiers of the Vegetarian Plate
November 19, 2007, 12:20 pm
VEGETARIANISM is a simple idea — don't eat animals — with an ancient pedigree. According to the Vegetarian Resource Group, 4.7 million American adults are vegetarians or vegans (people who avoid all animal products, including cheese and eggs). Yet even in San Francisco, with its countercultural... » View Article
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Hayes Valley: San Francisco's Coolest Hidden Neighborhood
October 18, 2007, 2:41 pm
Mention Hayes Valley to a San Francisco tourist and you'll get a look of confusion. Ask a local, however, and you'll likely spark a grin. To San Franciscans, Hayes Valley is a treasure, all the more so because it's sandwiched between two gritty zones. The up-and-coming community is thriving... » View Article
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Snobless Sipping Where a Glassful Is Just a Glassful
September 10, 2007, 2:00 pm
THE wine bar is a simple idea, yet it can be fraught. A wall of unfamiliar labels, obscure descriptions and extravagantly wine-schooled patrons can evoke a nagging vertigo. But in San Francisco, a city known for both its casual culture and obsession with quality food and drink, a visit to a wine... » View Article
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THE CHECKLIST FOR LIVIN' RIGHT IN SAN FRANCISCO
July 30, 2007, 2:28 pm
Two perfect days of wasting time by the dock of the Bay Craig's List founder Craig Newmark is Consierge.com's personal consierge with this guide to 48 hours in San Francisco.... » View Article
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Japantown Reborn: Exploring Another Side of San Francisco
July 23, 2007, 4:59 pm
The city of San Francisco is trying to give a facelift to its Japantown neighborhood, and the folks there are nervous. A much-loved tourist destination for decades and a blessing to residents eager for Japanese restaurants and groceries, Nihon-machi (the Japanese term) is just about nine square... » View Article
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Insider's look at San Francisco
June 18, 2007, 12:29 pm
A guidebook author's tips to the city When you write a travel guidebook, friends and even casual acquaintances start asking you for recommendations. After all, you're the big travel expert; you've had to endure long, arduous weeks of staying in nice hotels and sampling great food. So, when my... » View Article
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A walking tour of the City by the Bay
June 11, 2007, 11:45 am
SAN FRANCISCO - Some people go to San Francisco for the museums, the gay culture, the restaurants, the shopping. I go to walk. Since I was a teenager, I've been an avid urban walker. It's my favorite way to see a city's buildings and people, its street life and moods. And San Francisco is one... » View Article
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Personal Journey
June 11, 2007, 11:42 am
A return to San Francisco, where she met her heart What would it be like to return to your past? To the city where you were young and fell in love? The city you haven't set foot in for 28 years? How would you feel? I wondered about that while sitting in the hotel lounge after the flight from... » View Article
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Flavors of Ferry Plaza entice foodies, celebrity chefs
June 4, 2007, 11:35 am
SAN FRANCISCO, California (CNN) -- Even before it opens at 8 a.m., a devoted group of epicurean pilgrims is already arriving, wheeling knee-high cooler bags toward the produce stands that assemble every Saturday in downtown San Francisco's Ferry Plaza. They queue a dozen deep for Ziplocs of... » View Article
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San Francisco to host 'World's Fair of food'
May 16, 2007, 12:23 pm
In a country of drive-thru dinners and 30-minute meals, cuisine can be more fraught than haute. So advocates of the slow food movement are planning what they bill as a "World's Fair of food" next year. "The challenge, the game, truly begins here in America," said Carlo Petrini, the Italian founder... » View Article
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Growing Up in San Francisco Was a Treat, But Visiting Is Better
April 10, 2007, 2:35 pm
The city is a lovely place to spend a weekend--even for a native. My challenge has always been figuring out exactly where to leave my heart Much to my chagrin, the neighborhood I grew up in, Glen Park, was one that nobody had ever heard of. Everyone from my classmates to taxi drivers would all ask... » View Article
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Tourism ahoy!
April 3, 2007, 1:43 pm
So, yesterday was our first full day in San Francisco. We started it off right by heading across the street to Dottie's True Blue Cafe, which exceeded all of the glowing reviews we'd heard of it. There was a line out the door when we got there, as there always is, but it was worth the wait--we... » View Article
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San Francisco's Hayes Valley, epitome of cool
March 19, 2007, 3:10 pm
It's not scary anymore, it's so fly. This is the place to eat a cupcake off china, get a facial, learn about sake and have a nightcap at a drag bar. San Francisco — MY San Francisco neighborhood is not cool. It is sunny and cheap, but living there conveys zero hipness. So whenever I want to feel... » View Article
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Eating your way through neighborhoods
March 5, 2007, 5:48 pm
I've spent most of my life in the San Francisco Bay Area, poking around ethnic markets, patronizing obscure little restaurants, and driving to local farms just to buy a few pounds of sweet, undersize Gravenstein apples. I'm always on the lookout for new and interesting things to eat. I didn't... » View Article
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Tours give visitors an insider's take on San Francisco Chinatown
February 12, 2007, 6:04 pm
By Juliana Barbassa, Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO — Behind Chinatown's gilded storefronts, dim sum joints and souvenir shops are stories — often unpleasant ones — of civil rights violations, racism and public housing struggles. These are some of the tales Wendell Lin spun on a recent... » View Article
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San Francisco's New Heights
January 29, 2007, 3:00 pm
From Travel & Leisure  September 2005 After a stratospheric rise and precipitous tumble, the City by the Bay is reclaiming its glory days with bold design, innovative chefs, stylish boutiques, and burgeoning neighborhoods fit for hippies and hipsters alike. Lynn Yaeger... » View Article
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