Rose Cantine

I’m on a roll here. Every restaurant I have been to over the past few weeks in San Francisco has been outstanding — thanks to recommendations from foodie friends (Carol Singh and Andy Abramson, in particular), who I am sure lived through the awful ones long enough to provide me with an edited version of [...]

Located next to the Commodore Hotel on Sutter Street near downtown San Francisco, Canteen is one of the best places to eat in the city - very good food in a tiny space that looks like a diner. There are four booths that each seat four, and a long bar, also for dining. Given the [...]

Vivande is an Italian trattoria on Fillmore Street in Pacific Heights. It’s my favorite Italian place in this part of town. It is not pretentious, the food is what I am used to eating in Italy, and the prices are reasonable.
What to order: the menu changes often and they have daily specials. If they have [...]

Slanted Door is a “Vietnamese” restaurant located in the Ferry Building in San Francisco on the water with floor-to-ceiling windows and the best views across the Bay. I put “Vietnamese” in quotes because it’s nothing like the Vietnamese food at restaurants where Vietnamese people cook and eat. It’s fancy, dolled-up Asian-fusion food with hints of [...]

Last week, Claire and I had dinner in downtown San Francisco, not the most logical place to go for a good meal in this town. Far too many establishments cater to tourists, i.e. people who will probably never return, and that means “kid-friendly” meals as well: greasy fries, overcooked meats, sweet mushy things prepared under [...]

This restaurant just made it to my top ten favorite places to eat out in the San Francisco Bay Area. I went last night with Mary Hodder, founder of Dabble.com, and all I can say is that it blows away just about every Mediterranean restaurant in these parts.
What did I like about it? The [...]

I’m turning 47 this week, and as my friend, mentor, former client and now “Junior” Advisor to my company, as well as corporate party band leader, Ray McKewon-co-founder (retired) of Accredited Home Lenders likes to say “life is good.” I’ve taken it one step further and have proclaimed that Life, Is Very Very Good for [...]