2021/22 Live Local Dungeness Crab Price Watch
Director of CDFW issued a decision a short while ago: "The Director of CDFW conducted a risk assessment on March 25, 2022 and closed the commercial Dungeness crab fishery in Fishing Zones 3, 4, 5 and 6...
View ArticleGary Danko at Home | Russian Hill – San Francisco
Gary Danko Restaurant was one of the slowest of the Michelin stars to reopen for take-out meals during shelter-in-place orders....
View ArticleSugarsweet bakery in Oakland?
Nearly three years later . . . I finally made my way during Black History Month to Sugarsweet Cookie + Cake Studio not far from Mills College. After Valentine’s Day, it started opening for regular...
View ArticleMaum Essentials | Palo Alto
Maum, the Korean-inspired Michelin one-star, tried take-out meals for about three weeks during shelter-in-place, then discontinued when the model proved unsustainable. Maum rebooted as a retail...
View ArticleDining in San Francisco
We had thought that "Geary at Larkin--safe enough?" by Chris Bridges was the oldest post on the San Francisco Bay Area board, https://www.chowhound.com/post/geary-larkin-safe-16052 Turns out that this...
View ArticleYucatán Chowdown Report: El Rinconcito Yucateco in Santa Rosa
Wow, thanks for that. I didn't know of that food truck. And they have Cochinita Pibil! I'll definitely get there next week.
View ArticleNoriega Street, SF - Recent Observations
Take-out from Thái Nghiệp Ký Mì Gia has been one of the bright spots during COVID times. #15 Nghiep Ky ho fun & egg noodle soup, $11.95, in the Teochew style has continued to be my usual order. The...
View ArticleRed’s House | Jamaican in Daly City
A year ago I ordered take-out from Jamaican caterer Red’s House. Pick-up was at its shared commercial kitchen in Daly City and I had almost a 30-minute wait beyond the appointed time. This was a big...
View ArticleLord Stanley at Home | San Francisco
Lord Stanley, a Michelin one-star, started its pandemic take-out program by offering prepared components for assembling a meal. . . vacuum-packed meats, side dishes, salads, desserts, house-baked...
View ArticleBlack-owned Restaurants in the SF Bay Area, Philly, Los Angeles & NYC
Thanks so much for linking those threads. I am comfortable with what I wrote in that first link, some of which was intentionally provocative. It was supposed to be consciousness-raising, but for some...
View ArticleFavorite Chowhound Memories Part 2
Sorry to start a new thread, but I was unable to post a reply to these other discussions that also take a look back. https://www.chowhound.com/post/favorite-chowhound-memories-1098945...
View ArticleComing of Age at Nari
My first foray into indoor dining with a group was at Nari in Japantown to celebrate my brother’s birthday in July. Not a huge group, a party of five, but it was a significant change from eating alone...
View ArticleHow to best stay safe when dining out?
I have been going to work since the summer of 2020. My firm had on site testing, but it wasn’t mandatory. I got in the habit of testing myself at least once a week since it was available. I got...
View ArticleMister Jiu’s HoHo | Chinatown – San Francisco
After being shutdown for a month with shelter-in-place, this MIchelin one-star launched Mr. Jiu’s HoHo (hoho = good good) to offer Chinese staples, prepared dishes, frozen foods and alcoholic...
View ArticleTo Go Meals from Michelin Stars
The rest of the reports: Acquerello at Home, San Francisco https://www.chowhound.com/post/acquerello-home-san-francisco-1099018 Birdbox by Birdsong, San Francisco...
View ArticleGoogle group for SF Bay Area Chowdowns
Last call! Still several people who did not provide the required Chowhound user name. They will not be admitted to the group until they do, and there are only a few hours left to do so. We now have...
View ArticleChowhound shutting down March 28 (REVISED)
Here in Salinas, the power has flickered on and off a few times from the approaching storm front's powerful winds. While I still have a few more restaurant reports rattling around in my head that I...
View ArticleIppudo | Cupertino
Ippudo opened in Cupertino on Valentine’s Day 2020, just in time for the pandemic. My brother and I had a chance to try it in July when we visited our aunt nearby. This was a first experience with...
View ArticleFavorite Chowhound Memories
Oh, I loved the picnics in Golden Gate park! It was the one thing that could draw me away from Hardly Strictly Bluegrass (at least for a few hours), which I've attended every year since the second...
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