I went to San Francisco expecting a long weekend of good food and mild weather. What I got was the best clam chowder of my life, a near-international incident involving a Yoda statue, and a cioppino that I am still thinking about weeks later. This is the complete guide to everything I ate, drank, and…
Sotto Mare San Francisco Review: Three Tries to Get In and Worth Every Single One
This is part of my 72 Hours in San Francisco food and travel guide. Read the full series for every stop on the trip. I hate lines. I am from New York. I will skip a restaurant entirely before standing in a line. I do not care how good the food is. Sotto Mare at…
Mustard Grill Napa Review: 42 Years of Delicious and They Are Not Sorry About It
This is part of my 72 Hours in San Francisco food and travel guide. Read the full series for every stop on the trip. Let me tell you something about Napa that nobody told me before this trip. It is an hour and a half from San Francisco. An hour and a half. In New…
Goldenette San Francisco Review: A Diner Done Right and a Burger Worth the Trip
This is part of my 72 Hours in San Francisco food and travel guide. Read the full series for every stop on the trip. Let me explain how I ended up here. We had just left the area near the Yoda statue outside of Lucasfilm headquarters. Apparently if you try to lift a Yoda statue…
Billingsgate San Francisco Review: The Chowder That Haunts Me and the Oysters That Earned It
This is part of my 72 Hours in San Francisco food and travel guide. Read the full series for every stop on the trip. I wanted one last pure seafood meal. Not a steakhouse with a seafood option. Not a pasta place with a shrimp appetizer. Pure seafood. Oysters, chowder, the whole situation. I had…
Osso Steakhouse San Francisco Review: Happy Hour Cheesesteaks and Classic Steakhouse Vibes
This is part of my 72 Hours in San Francisco food and travel guide. Read the full series for every stop on the trip. The second night in San Francisco ended up at Osso Steakhouse for both happy hour and dinner, which honestly turned out to be a pretty solid move. And yes, before anybody…
House of Prime Rib Review: A San Francisco Classic That Still Delivers
This is part of my 72 Hours in San Francisco food and travel guide. Read the full series for every stop on the trip. For my first dinner in San Francisco, my friends managed to pull off what felt like a minor miracle and score a reservation for four at House of Prime Rib. If…
Hamburguesa Bar Review: Duck Fat Fries, Smashburgers, and an Old School San Francisco Vibe
This is part of my 72 Hours in San Francisco food and travel guide. Read the full series for every stop on the trip. I landed in San Francisco, got to my Hotel Emblem, and immediately realized I was starving. Luckily, there was a place nearby called Hamburguesa Bar. From the outside it looked like…
Hotel Emblem San Francisco Review: Artsy, Affordable, and Exactly What I Needed
This is part of my 72 Hours in San Francisco food and travel guide. Read the full series for every stop on the trip. For my last adventure in San Francisco, I needed somewhere to stay. I wanted a boutique hotel that was a little artsy, a little different, reasonably priced, and close to everything…
Crown Shy NYC Review: A Michelin Star and a Mango Tres Leches That Changed My Life
The Yankees lost in 11 innings. I trauma bonded with the Blackbird app and made a reservation at Crown Shy. This is what healthy coping looks like. Crown Shy is already on my Best Restaurants in NYC list at number two and has been there for a reason. Every single time I walk through the…








