Avocado These giant avocados grown in Florida cost up to $15 eachSFGate - Drew CostleyThe long-neck Pura Vida avocado is going viral. Here's what people are saying about the unique fruit. Check out what people are saying about the long-neck, $47 Pura Vida avocados being grown in Florida.
Avocado These giant avocados grown in Florida cost up to $15 eachSFGate - Drew CostleyThe long-neck Pura Vida avocado is going viral. Here's what people are saying about the unique fruit. Check out what people are saying about the long-neck, $47 Pura Vida avocados being grown in Florida.
Drinking Here’s what it’s like working at SF’s smallest bar. It involves a bathtub.SFGate - Grant Marek, SFGATEWelcome to San Francisco's smallest bar. Cassandra Harvell stands — very precariously — on the rim of a clawfoot bathtub, weight shifted to the balls of two feet tucked neatly into a pair of white high-tops.
Snacks Iconic Bay Area dishes, drinks and snacks — and where to find themSFGate - Susana GuerreroClick through the slideshow above to see the most iconic Bay Area dishes, drinks and snacks If you stop to think about the quintessential Bay Area foods, what comes to mind? You might say It’s-It ice or
Airstream Highwire Coffee converts '80s Chronicle delivery truck into coffee on wheelsSFGate - Susana GuerreroHighwire Coffee Roasters converted an old Chronicle newspaper delivery truck from around the 1980s into a coffee truck. If you lived in the Bay Area before the early 2000s, you might recall the bulky Francisco
Amazon Amazon applied for a license for a San Francisco liquor store. Here's what we know.SFGate - Katie Dowd888 Tennessee Street in San Francisco, the tentative location of a new Amazon liquor store (should permits be approved). Amazon's latest foray into the brick-and-mortar world its business model has helped
San Francisco, CA Portal's Tavern in San Francisco to shutter after 82 yearsSFGate - Nikki TranPour one out for another beloved San Francisco institution. After 82 years in business, Portal's Tavern in West Portal is set to close at the end of August. A window into a bygone era, the bar opened doors
Sandwiches Ike’s unveils $100 sandwich at new Las Vegas locationSFGate - Amanda BartlettSan Francisco's own Ike's Love & Sandwiches has recently expanded – not only to a new location in Las Vegas, but also in size with a curious culinary offering. San Francisco's own Ike's Love & Sandwiches
Drinking Meet the bartender who’s served San Francisco 5 million Irish coffeesSFGate - Grant Marek, SFGATEAnd it only took Paul Nolan 43 years behind the bar at Buena Vista Cafe to do it Paul Nolan, standing out front of the Buena Vista Cafe, where he has made and served over 5 million Irish Coffees. Buena
San Francisco, CA What $40 gets you at 7 grocery stores in San FranciscoSFGate - Nikki TranSee how far a dollar stretches in San Francisco for a week's worth of food. What will $40 buy you in food in San Francisco? In an expensive city such as ours, if we did our math correctly, $40 will get
Chick-fil-A In-N-Out is no longer America's favorite fast food restaurantSFGate - Madeline WellsDear Californians: You might want to sit down for this. According to Market Force's annual satisfaction survey, In-N-Out is no longer the reigning fast food restaurant in the country. While ranking number
Cockroach infestation shuts down San Francisco PopeyesSFGate - Susana GuerreroSan Francisco Department of Public Health shut down Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen on Divisadero St. on Tuesday for having "major violations" that were an "immediate danger to public health or safety." Regulars
San Francisco, CA Tosca Cafe temporarily closed as it awaits new managementSFGate - Susana GuerreroTosca Café announced on Saturday that it would briefly close its doors until new management came in to run the 100-year-old San Francisco icon. According to Eater, the news came Saturday evening as customers
Nestlé Dreyer's flagship ice cream parlor in Oakland will close after 20 yearsSFGate - Susana GuerreroAfter over 20 years of scooping rocky road ice cream, Dreyer’s Grand Ice Cream Parlor in Oakland has revealed plans to close up shop Friday. The announcement, which was printed on a store flier and posted
Trader Joe's Trader Joe's is slashing prices on certain items thanks to less plastic packagingSFGate - Nikki TranBuying produce at Trader Joe's is about to get cheaper thanks to the elimination of plastic packaging on certain fruits, veggies, and other food staples. In a new episode of "Inside Trader Joe's," a podcast
Burgers In-N-Out burger mystery solved: This is how a West Coast burger wound up on the streets of NYCSFGate - Dianne de GuzmanHow did a perfect In-N-Out burger wind up intact on the streets of New York? With some planning and a smidge of bad luck. Click ahead to read 31 things you didn't know about In-N-Out >>> The mystery of
Oakland chef wins 'Chopped', will host Bay Area after-partySFGate - Isabela AngusOakland chef and restaurateur Rashad Armstead is the newest Food Network Chopped Champion. You can enjoy Chef Rashad's winning dishes from Tuesday's episode, as well as a few surprises, at his Chopped
San Francisco, CA A rosé garden will pop up in, yes, San Francisco's MarinaSFGate - Isabela AngusThe Usual Rosé Garden is a retail pop-up by Usual, an SF-born wine company that seeks to "usualize wine," and sells single-serving bottles of rosé and red wine sans additives. Hold on to your athleisure
San Francisco Bay Area Listen up, Bay Area foodies: Asian night markets are the summer's hottest trendSFGate - Madeline WellsInspired by the street food night markets popular in Japan, Singapore, Taiwan and Thailand, Asian night markets are taking the Bay Area by storm. It really isn't hard to figure out why — is there any way
Wine Cheez-It's brand-new dual box comes with wine and cheese, because what else do you need?SFGate - Madison Flager, Delish.comSometimes, an invention comes along so genius it will change the world forever: The lightbulb. The toaster oven. A dual-sided wine and Cheez-It box. Fine, one may be slightly less important than the others
Burgers A pristine In-N-Out burger appeared on a New York streetSFGate - Katie DowdThere is a beefy mystery on the streets of New York City. On Saturday, in the midst of a heat wave so severe it likely caused passers-by to briefly wonder if they were seeing things, an In-N-Out burger
Josh Harris Trick Dog wins prize for best cocktail menu in the worldSFGate - Susana GuerreroIf you’ve always contended that Trick Dog has one of the best cocktail menus around, you now have one major point to back that claim up. The Tales of the Cocktail Foundation announced the winners for 13th
Monterey Bay Aquarium’s food truck coming to the Bay AreaSFGate - Amanda BartlettDiners can choose between three conscious options: tacos, butter lettuce wraps or Bánh Mì sandwiches made with either U.S. West Coast rockfish or butternut squash with kale and candied walnuts. A first-of-its-kind
5 San Francisco standbys make OpenTable's most scenic restaurants in America listSFGate - Isabela AngusBeautiful scenery and an inviting atmosphere can make a good meal an unforgettable one. Certainly we can thank cityscapes and waterfront vistas for California's major showing on OpenTable's 100 Most Scenic
California strawberries are about to get tastier and more environmentally friendlySFGate - Madeline WellsDid you know that almost 90 percent of American strawberries are grown in California? If so, did you also know that the University of California, Davis is responsible for developing about 60 percent of
The best bars near Oracle Park, the Oakland Coliseum, Oracle Arena, and the SAP CenterSFGate - Susana GuerreroClick on the slideshow above to see the best bars within blocks from Bay Area sports arenas Here's the thing: you could spend you pre-game shilling out infinity dollars on moderately-sized Bud Lights super
Historic Coit Tower now serving up cannolis, pizza and drinks with a viewSFGate - Susana GuerreroCoit Tower Cafe debuted Friday, July 12, 2019 and will offer a variety of snacks to visitors. Coit Tower is known for its sweeping Bay Area views and the fresh air — and perhaps now for its snacks near
New, fancier food options have arrived at the Oakland Coliseum. Here's where to find them.SFGate - Susana GuerreroClick through the slideshow ahead to see the best food options at the Oakland Coliseum and where to find them. The Oakland Coliseum isn't really known for adventurous food. If you're hungry, you're usually
For Berkeley, it's just July 11, not Free Slurpee DaySFGate - Drew Costley7-11 locations in the city don't celebrate the day because of the city's sugar tax A sign on a Slurpee machine in a Berkeley 7-Eleven at College Avenue and Russell Street says that none of the Berkeley
