Welcome to LA, where it mysteriously gets sunny every January 1 (I think Pasadena once went down to the railroad tracks and sold its soul to the Devil for this, but I digress...) Others have done a great job recommending some...

Boston burrito is not going to be an SF burrito. Another Boston great thing: going apple-picking in the fall. The apples here when they are ready locally are fantastic, and made me like apples in a way I never did in California....

there are super nice (they’ll even give you a tour of their adjoining nightclub which they also own) and we found out that the place has been open for 3 months and that the chef comes from spain, the island of mallorca to...

have some carefully chosen cuts of beef “imported” from the midwest and all. But it’s just not the same as it was in that day in Texas. I might add that we took a tour up at the Hearst Castle in California and my...

, or did, in Italy (in this regard, at least). And my dad stuffed me full of “pasta fazool” with macaroni, beans and bacon, when I was a kid. His folks were both Italian immigrants and some combo of meat with pasta...

I had a similar experience in Paris. McDs crowded. Cafes and restaurants vacant. The locals knew they were for tourists with poor quality food. I asked a tour guide and he said many Parisians cant afford or dont have the time to...

's dinner (TJ’s lobster ravioli topped with a few tablespoons of store-bought alfredo sauce thinned with whole milk, bacon, and peas) assembled, but he gobbled it down like the best homemade meal ever. ;) To the OP, your...

to homemade buckwheat soba, I go to Pyung Yang Myun Ok, 5828 N. Lincoln Ave., 773/506-1065. The last time I went there, the gracious hostess let me tour the kitchen and witness the huge soba-making machine.

is in a rush, but they otherwise always have time to talk about beer. A fan of California IPAs who wants to try a Belgian? They have a recommendation. Prefer tart wheat beers? Here’s what we have on tap. Also they ALWAYS...

. On the other side of Caesar Chavez, there are lots of places along Mission (definitely walking distance). You can search the board, but my personal favorite is Blue Plate. A bit of a grungy/upscale California cuisine vibe going...

(importer of the legendary Henri Jayer wines) was touring N. CA with Henri Jayer and Jean Nicolas Meo. There was a dinner/tasting at a French hotel in downtown SF. Marc Meneau was the guest chef(except he could not make it) and I...

On the green veg front, and one dish that may not come up in other talk of the place is the chinese brocoli with crispy pork (i.e., belly/bacon). It is a simple dish, almost Cantonese in orientation, but something done very well....

umm, not really great – Frozen, albeit in a number of different flavors. Last time I checked there were frozen pierogies at SSS that were just as okay (although, they didn’t come in blueberry, strawberry, or bacon...

at the fried clam place could invent onion rings (on a steamship in California actually, or so the legend goes). And the guy at the drive-in will find a way to bastardize his hamburger meat, and cover it with sauces to confuse the...

disappointed to hear that they weren’t carrying most of the Saturday specials (as it was kind of a holiday), but they were making french toast, which she had (and raved about). I tried the Dish Breakfast Sandwich (toasted...