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Cucina Urbana – San Diego, CA
Seven years ago, Laurel Restaurant occupied the space that is now occupied by Cucina Urbana, a trendy rustic Italian place in downtown San Diego. And by trendy, I mean, when it is packed the hostess...
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Della Santina’s – Sonoma
This was the third time I’ve tried to eat at Della Santina’s in Sonoma. The picture of the outdoor patio looked so cute, it just seemed like the perfect place to hang out in wine country on a warm day....
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Strawberry Rhubarb Crumble with out refined sugar
I gave up refined sugar about 2 years ago. I lost 30 pounds in the first 3-4 months from doing it and have kept it off ever since. I don’t really work out that much (2 days a week, 3 days on a good...
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Rich Table – San Francisco, CA (Hayes Valley)
On a recent visit to the rustic Rich Table in Hayes Valley I was impressed with the inventiveness of the food. For example the weaving a sardine through a potato chip is innovative and so is the frying...
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State Bird Provisions – Japantown in San Francisco
Well, we finally made it to the asian inspired State Bird Provisions after waiting in line the week before and NOT getting in (so we went to SPQR instead). And it was SO WORTH IT. The way they do it...
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Sons & Daughters – SF
There are so many new restaurants opening in San Francisco these days that it’s hard to choose who gets my patronage every week. This week I tried Sons & Daughters and the food was great. I had...
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Cafe Des Amis – SF, Cow Hollow
You know I always judge a place by its bathroom. But in this case, I might have to judge it by whether or not the staff washes their hands after they use the bathroom. Because that’s what happened...
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Amarena – SF (Russian Hill)
First and foremost, I can’t believe it took me nine years to get here. It’s a little cheesy Italian place where the food is actually really really good. The menu is a nice sized menu, but not...
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Chalkboard – Healdsburg, CA
Located in the old Cyrus space at the bottom of Hotel Mar in Healdsburg is Chalkboard. A small plates / tapas restaurant that is still ironing out the kinks. Here’s what we had: Shot of “fairytale...
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Aveline, San Francisco
Former Top Chef contestant, Casey Thompson opens her first restaurant in San Francisco, Aveline. (Address: 490 Geary St, San Francisco, CA – cross street Taylor). (415) 345-2303. After a visit to the...
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