chomping grounds

The Refuge is a welcome sight along the Penisula and apparently everyone knows about it because this place is crowded!  Also, they just ope...

I had high hopes for this bakery in the Richmond District, especially after discovering B. Patisserie (see post HERE ) recently.  This ba...

I'm attempting to do Pizza Mondays in honor of football season (also, its a good excuse to try more pizza spots!).  Hopefully, I'll...

Its been pretty hot in the city and I'm always looking for ways to cool off.  With much anticipation, Bambu has finally opened a loca...

Zanze's Cheesecake is one of those SF hidden gems that even some native SFers don't know about!  Its run by a friendly couple tha...

Anthony Bourdain's visit to Takashi seems to have made a decent impact on this Japanese and Korean grilling restaurant.  Takashi spec...

In a random, middle of nowhere location, and a small discrete door, you would never think that it would be a 2 hour wait for a table!  It...

Originally, I had hoped to bike to Pies and Thighs in Williamsburg, but this New York humidity is too much for a Bay Area girl like me....

Talde was my sole reason for my first trip into Park Slope.  Having watched Dale Talde on Top Chef, I was pretty excited to get to taste ...

There are hundreds and possibly thousands of pizza places in New York so its always hard to narrow down which ones to eat.  With the deli...

Levain Bakery in the Upper West Side is a little farther than I would normally trek when I'm in NY, but I had a little time to kill w...