The Best Italian & Italian-American Recipes on the Internet
Permanent Pop-Up. That’s an oxymoron isn’t it? Pop-up food purveyors pop up for a short while and then go away to pop-up somewhere else, right? Well that’s not the case with Chubby Noodle, the permanent pop-up restaurant at the Green Street bar Amante. This is the …
North Beach’s own Park Tavern is nominated for the James Beard Foundation Best New Restaurant Award.
I found a Yelp list of North Beach Italian restaurants listed 1 to 50. Actually there aren’t 50 places. Some are listed more than once and a couple have closed. Before you get to the list and all of the comments I can’t help adding …
There was just one shuttered space left on the blocks surrounding Washington Square Park. Now there are none. The historic Original Joe’s restaurant re-opened in North Beach Thursday more than four years after a fire shuttered its Taylor Street location in the Tenderloin. “Joe’s Special,” a …
A new dawn in San Francisco’s North Beach? Will the Village be stronger in 2012 than it has been in 60 years?
Olive Garden, Romano’s Marcaroni Grill, Buca di Beppo bastardize true Italian and Italian-American dishes. Stay away! Make your own easy, delicious authentic dishes.
Quite a week for the Village. Two great Chronicle restaurant reviews and USA Today named a North Beach pizzeria the best in the country. North Beach is on fire! Gigi’s Sotto Mare on Green is one of the last remaining traditional Italian-American restaurants. Gigi’s first …
Pulcinella had a good run. I’m happy the boys from Napoli were with us for the last couple of years.
Paprika loves fat. And you’re gonna love this recipe, whether you choose to make it spicy or mild.
In my 20 years living in the Village I’ve seen places open and I’ve seen them close. Some I miss, some I don’t.
All of those who gathered at my private Sunday dinner at da Flora raved about our il pranzo. The women at da Flora were at the top of their game!
Don’t miss this custom Venetian-style menu with wine pairings from my favorite North Beach restaurant!
I decided to create a series of private restaurant food & wine pairings to showcase region-specific Italian cuisine and wines, and the cooks that know those regions so well.
A North Beach Valentine’s Day
Many of you have been reading last year’s Valentine’s Day post Accidental Heart a cute memory from when I was a kid in Jersey. It’s that time of year again. Valentine’s Day is next Tuesday. I’m not a big fan of going out for dinner on Valentine’s Day. It’s …