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Golden Produce
Neighborhood: Castro

172 Church St
Between Duboce and Market
San Francisco, CA 94114

Kristina R. writes: The doctor said I had to eat more leafy greens. I have a deficiency, and I need to up my intake of Vitamin K, apparently. So she gave me the rundown on what I should pick up the next time I went grocery shopping.

DOC: Salad is good.

ME:…

Acme Bread Company

1601 San Pablo Avenue
Berkeley, CA 94702

Sara F. writes: One of my good friends is on the board of directors of the Oakland Heritage Alliance (OHA). A couple times a year OHA has house tours of various neighborhoods in Oakland. About a month ago, OHA had a house tour in the San Antonio neighborhood in…

The Cheese Board
Neighborhood: Gourmet Ghetto, North Berkeley

1512 Shattuck Ave
Berkeley, CA 94709

Ed to the M. writes: I LOVE this place. I had just come back from a study abroad program Paris, learning about the history and intricacies of socio-political relations between America and France (really, drinking lots of cheap wine, smoking way too many cigarettes, and…

K & L Wine Merchants
Neighborhood: SOMA

638 4th St
San Francisco, CA 94107

Grace K. writes: I didn't used to like wine. I tolerated it.
But in the last year plus time - - I've developed an affinity for wine. Actually, with some wines, I am downright in a love/lust relationship.... I crave it when the sun goes down, and hell, some of the…

Recchiuti Confections
Neighborhood: Embarcadero

1 Ferry Bldg
Store #30
San Francisco, CA 94105

Darin I. writes: I'm not a caramel connoisseur, but after purchasing a box of Recchiuti's fleur de sel caramels for a holiday house warming this weekend, I returned for another two boxes.

For myself.

Rich caramels enrobed in dark chocolate and speckled with sel de…

K & L Wine Merchants

3005 El Camino Real
Redwood City, CA 94061

Irene S. writes: My gal pal is tracking down this Swedish wine so I recommend K&L Wines Merchants since she'd be in the neighborhood, assured that if her wine was unavailable, there'd be a high probability someone here would send her in the right direction. Everyone…

Alemany Farmers' Market
Neighborhood: Bernal Heights

100 Alemany Blvd
San Francisco, CA 94110

Adam W. writes: Been coming here for over a year and a half now. It is a great place to spend Saturday mornings, even if you aren't in need of fresh vegetables & fruit at great prices. Frankly, I don't know why people are so drawn to the Ferry Building market when…

Cheese Boutique
Neighborhood: Glen Park

666 Chenery St
San Francisco, CA 94131

KayJay .. writes: People who don't eat cheese, for anything other than lactose intolerance, should be forced to sit with a therapist for a few months. There's obviously something much deeper going on there.

Even if one is lactose intolerant, goat cheeses are easier…

Rosamunde Sausage Grill
Neighborhood: Lower Haight

545 Haight St
San Francisco, CA 94117

stephy s. writes: This place should really be called The Happy Place because once you step in here and catch a meaty whiff of those tasty sausages, the grilling onions and the hot yummy buns, oh my, you are most definitely transported to happyville.

I certainly was…

XOX Truffles
Neighborhood: North Beach/Telegraph Hill

754 Columbus Avenue
San Francisco, CA 94133

Suzanne B. writes: Forgive me father for I have sinned.

You see, it all started with a simple wish to fit back into those really cute jeans I bought back in September. You remember them...okay, maybe not --- but they are adorable and they make me look and feel great.…

San Francisco Art Institute
Neighborhood: Russian Hill

800 Chestnut St
San Francisco, CA 94133

miika m. writes: Deep Listening

It does not take a lot of coaxing to get me out of the house on a Wednesday evening with not a lot to do since the man needs space to study and I've been missing out on a lot of lectures/art/performances due to my inability to set…

Acme Bread Company
Neighborhood: Embarcadero

1 Ferry Bldg
Marketplace Shop #15
San Francisco, CA 94105

Kristina R. writes: I ate a whole loaf of their crusty Italian in one sitting. A crowd gathered and stared at me, it was so disturbing.

But sooooo friggin' good. Especially with Humboldt Fog goat cheese from Cowgirl Creamery next door smeared all over it. YOU MUST…

The Phoenix Pastificio

1250 Addison St
Berkeley, CA 94709

Gourmet G. writes: A family-owned and operated business with a staff that's genuinely nice instead of pompously pretentious. Service is slow only because there's a lone chef preparing everything, all of it cooked to order, and if patience is a virtue, a meal here is…

Farmstead Cheeses and Wines

1650 Park St
Alameda, CA 94501

msbeesknees x. writes: long before "cheesemonger jeff d" and i were yelping, i had actually popped into farmstead, his darling, intimate little wine and cheese shop located inside the alameda natural grocery marketplace, to get some cheese to melt over my french onion…

Sun Fat Seafood Company
Neighborhood: Mission

2687 Mission St
San Francisco, CA 94110

John T. writes: My mom and I bought 4 dungeness crabs here for half the price you would find anywhere else. We prepared it in the oven with plenty of garlic and butter. It was New Years Night. My dad made a toast to us with cheap champagne that made me cry. Even…

Zanze's Cheesecake

2405 Ocean Avenue
San Francisco, CA 94126

lulu p. writes: Ummm.... where is the FULL FAT version of this cheesecake?

Yes, it's so delicate that it must be sliced with fishing line (free gift with purchase). It must also be eaten with pinky raised.

At over $10 per mini-cake (the same size as a personal pan…

Cheese Plus
Neighborhood: Nob Hill

2001 Polk St
San Francisco, CA 94109

gwynnie p. writes: I am not a sandwich eating person typically, but after grabbing a "Happy Thanksgiving" (turkey, cranberry, arugula and brie) sandwich from Cheese Plus today I understand why - most places don't put the care into making sure the ingredients and the…

Coit Liquor
Neighborhood: North Beach/Telegraph Hill

585 Columbus Ave
San Francisco, CA 94133

Audrey T. writes: The name Coit Liquor does not even begin to describe everything that this place is. And while I'm going to try to do it justice in this review, I can't promise I'll be able to - just promise me you'll go in and check it out.

So, I walked in Sunday…

Swensen's Ice Cream
Neighborhood: Russian Hill

1999 Hyde St
San Francisco, CA 94109

Lainie L. writes: Three words. . .

Sticky Chewy Chocolate

'nuff said.

(I am making an effort to write shorter reviews)

Okay, three more words: Caramel Turtle Fudge.

Two more words: Bittersweet Chocolate

One more: sherbets.

Ah, screw it, who am I kidding.…

Masse's Pastries
Neighborhood: Gourmet Ghetto, North Berkeley

1469 Shattuck Ave
Berkeley, CA 94709

vivian c. writes: Dear Masse's,

Screw you for foiling my plans to be a skinny bitch. SCREW YOU!

V.

P.S. See you next Saturday. Save the Carmelia for me.

Lucca Ravioli Company
Neighborhood: Mission

1100 Valencia St
San Francisco, CA 94110

Kristina R. writes: The girl who fed me Lucca Ravioli's one night was a lil' retro Bettie Page worshiper who looked like her bangs were cut with a salad bowl and a pair of pinking shears, and that she'd just raided her Aunt Selma's clothes closet. She was trying to…

Boulangerie
Neighborhood: Pacific Heights

2325 Pine Street
San Francisco, CA 94115

Kristina R. writes: In Korean culture, the hundredth day after a baby is born, you give a Paek Il shin dig, AKA: GLAD YOUR BABY DIDN'T DIE party.

In modern times, the hundredth day has been replaced by the less morbid Chut Dol or Tol, which is like a first birthday…

Guerra Quality Meats
Neighborhood: Parkside

490 Taraval St
San Francisco, CA 94116

rommy g. writes: I truly thought the day of the local, neighborhood butcher shop had passed. Guerra brought it all back in a blinding flash.

I love that it's out of the way, over in Parkside, where the trendy, capitalist snobs can't get at it. Fortunately they are…

Mitchell's Ice Cream
Neighborhood: Noe Valley

688 San Jose Ave
San Francisco, CA 94110

laura b. writes: My parents had their first date here and I'm pretty sure a pint of Macapuno has saved their marriage from crumbling on multiple occasions. Do I blame the Macapuno for keeping together a couple that probably should have broken up after the 3rd date?…

True Sake
Neighborhood: Hayes Valley

560 Hayes St
San Francisco, CA 94102

nobu k. writes: I am a huge Sake fan.
So, I know a little bit of it.
This place isn't S.J.G.S,
"Snobbish Japanese Gourmet Shit."
Oh, I hate those places.
They think they are the best.
Fxxxx them!
I think I should make a list of SJGS.
But,
Not here.
This place is very small…

Arlequin Wine Merchant
Neighborhood: Hayes Valley

384 Hayes St
San Francisco, CA 94102

Ed to the M. writes: I have the weirdest neighbor ever. I tried to sneak out quickly from my apartment to quickly drop off my rent check to the building manager the other day (I expected it to be quick, I wasn't even wearing pants) and I am scurrying back to my…

Graffeo Coffee Roasting Company
Neighborhood: North Beach/Telegraph Hill

735 Columbus Ave
San Francisco, CA 94133

Abendigo R. writes: Today my friend D. took me to Graffeo in North Beach, and gave me a tour of the coffee roaster which he built 17 years ago. It's one of the only fluid bed roasters in the world, where the coffee beans are treated like fluid.

I don't know if you've…

La Farine Bakery
Neighborhood: North Oakland, Rockridge

6323 College Ave
Oakland, CA 94618

Peter M. writes: I don't know how the staff at La Farine put up with their customers. Hold on, let me back track. After living in SF for six years I moved over to the East Bay a few months ago near the Berkeley/Rockridge/Oaklan d Hills general vicinity. I made fun…

Cole Coffee
Neighborhood: North Oakland, Rockridge

307 63rd Street
Oakland, CA 94618

Bill R. writes: Really excellent! I love their Red Sea Blend and the Ethiopian Harrar. I like deep espresso drinks that feature rich robust tastes.

Often Starbucks has a burnt kind of taste that hides the essence of the brew. So I've been migrating away and trying…

Arizmendi
Neighborhood: Lakeshore, Lower Hills

3265 Lakeshore Ave
Oakland, CA 94610

Herman N. writes: "The roof the roof the roof is on fire..."

There are few things in this world where I will subject myself to masochism. The piping hot pizza from Arizmendi Bakery is definitely one of them. The moment the cashier hands me a slice of that freshly…

La Palma Mexicatessen
Neighborhood: Mission

2884 24th St
San Francisco, CA 94110

Josua P. writes: I love coming here. It's like a candy shop for me.

There are all manner of Mexican food stuffs both fresh and canned. The mexicatessen part sells burritos and tortas but honestly I've never bothered. It's mostly about the tortillas for me. If you…

John Walker & Company
Neighborhood: Financial District

175 Sutter St
San Francisco, CA 94104

michelle i. writes: a swank high end liquor shop located RIGHT ACROSS THE STREET from my office..... i know, this sounds like a good thing.

but this is not a good thing.

if you worked with the deranged party animals i work with you would know what i mean..... we all like…

Super Mira Market
Neighborhood: Japantown, Pacific Heights

1790 Sutter St
San Francisco, CA 94115

Ed U. writes: If Nijiya Market is the Safeway of my peeps, then surely Super Mira Market is the Piggly Wiggly. You don't know Piggly Wiggly? Well, pardner, y'all have to come to Texas where we still got them l'il markets where you can get your fixings for Sunday…

Clancy's Ice Cream Parlour

1234 Manor Blvd
San Leandro, CA 94579

Chad L. writes: Clancy's Ice Cream Parlour is another jewel of the manor district of San Leandro that seems to have been there forever. This place is just good old fashioned ice cream treats. There are no pretty pictures on store front windows with national chain…

Mill Valley Market

12 Corte Madera Ave
Mill Valley, CA 94941

heather g. writes: So, I bought some batteries here the other day.... get your minds out of the gutter... it was for the camera... sheesh...

but they had a sign that said they'd give a 5 cent refund if you brought your own re-usable bag... sounds pretty cool huh!?

Well,…

Vintage Berkeley
Neighborhood: Gourmet Ghetto, North Berkeley

2113 Vine Street
Berkeley, CA 94709

Holly F. writes: Short story. I don't know too much about wine, but I'm learning...

A wine connoiseur- customer let me have a taste of some of his fucking awesome riesling... weeks later I was thinking about that riesling...

Went to Vintage Berkeley hoping to find…

OpenTable.com
Neighborhood: Union Square, SOMA

799 Market St
4th Floor
San Francisco, CA 94103

gwynnie p. writes: Love the search features, LOVE the "export to Outlook" option, so useful when you're managing someone else's calendar.

Beware that there are some restaurants that don't do Open Table-Hayes Street Grill, Quince, Nopa and Gary Danko come to mind.

I…

Yasukochi's Sweet Stop
Neighborhood: Japantown, Pacific Heights

1790 Sutter St
San Francisco, CA 94115

Ed U. writes: Congratulate me. I'm planning to ask the elderly woman behind the counter to marry me. And yes, you're invited to the wedding - it will be a simple yet tasteful affair at which my wife-to-be will cater it with all her baked goodies. Then I plan to…

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