Wayfare Tavern 558 Sacramento St San Francisco, CA 94111 Wayfare Tavern is Food Network star Tyler Florence’s first restaurant – opened in June. Florence has been on Food Network for a while, and the only restaurant I remember him being associated with is Applebee’s. Honestly, that didn’t inspire too much confidence. I do enjoy the…
Test Kitchen: Closing Night 9575 West Pico Blvd Los Angeles, CA 90035 Over the past four months, there’s no restaurant I’ve been to more than Test Kitchen (well, outside my weekday lunch rotation). Since its debut in August with Red Medicine, the restaurant has been a wild success featuring a diverse array of continuously changing…
Flour + Water 2401 Harrison St San Francisco, CA 94110 Flour + Water opened last year and quickly became one of the hot restaurants in town for its homemade pizzas and pastas in a “neighborhood” setting. It has been awarded numerous accolades, including Best New Restaurant by SFWeekly and nominated as one of the best…
LudoBites 6.0 at Max 13355 Ventura Blvd Sherman Oaks, CA 91423 This past Sunday was the final night of LudoBites 6.0. I was happy to have a chance for a return visit, coming full circle from my first meal opening night. It was clear that this was a night to remember, as a professional photographer…
Zero Zero 826 Folsom St San Francisco, CA 94107 Zero Zero opened up in July of this year, adding to what I think is a pretty strong San Francisco pizza scene. While its most notable menu features are Neapolitan style pizzas and pastas using zero zero flour, it’s also become pretty well known for its fried…
Frances 3870 17th St San Francisco, CA 94114 While just under a year old, Frances has already received so much attention and critical acclaim that it can’t be ignored. Bon Appetit, Esquire and Forbes have all named it one of the best new restaurants in America in 2010, while the James Beard foundation named it…
Prospect Infinity Towers 300 Spear St San Francisco, CA 94105 Prospect is the latest restaurant opening by the team behind Boulevard, which has been a fixture in the SF dining scene for over a decade. One of the highly anticipated openings this year in the city, it features a contemporary American menu with an emphasis…
Today marks the one year anniversary of this blog (I can’t believe it went by so fast). For the longest time, my friends had been telling me I should start a blog, and I’m glad I finally gave in. I’ve met a lot of people and have had a lot of great experiences (dining and other)….