Commanders in Chef

With presidents in mind, remember our leaders who liked good food.

Don’t you hate it when a foodie comes to town and, in one week, manages to eat in restaurants you’ve been meaning to check out for the past year?

How about... —Coffee from Peet’s, Graffeo, or another top-quality local roaster. —Chocolates from Michael Ricchiutti, XOX or other local —Candied bergamot peel from June Taylor — Smoked fish (we like the...

'm thinking (we’ll be driving in from San Bruno every day): Sat: Brunch – Ferry Building (Farmers mkt, Acme brd, and/or Taylor's refresher) Dinner – Thai House Express Sunday: Lunch - Pacific Catch Dinner – E...

Smith 1828-1898 http://www.historictours.com/keywest/SculptureGarden/bust.htm Fort Zachary Taylor Historic State Park Designated a National Historic Landmark in 1973, Florida’s southernmost state park is popular for recreation,...

eateries seem to be in constant flux, so here’s another approach... You’ll no doubt be stopping a a variety of tourist places; I have found the veterans on the staff at Fort Zachary Taylor Historic State Park to be...

Hiya Hounds—-we had a great trip! Our scuba diving was cancelled, but we had fun parasailing, shopping, swimming at Ft. Zachary Taylor State Park, and visiting the Harry Truman Whitehouse. But on to the chow: Mangrove...

and unreal. in my wife’s,and mine, humble opinion, the pizza at the nob hill cafe on taylor st, behind(north of)grace cathedral makes, well, divine pizza.we’d recommend getting there early, ordering any pizza off the...

Honestly, the cherries have been so good this year that three big batches have come into the house in the last two weeks and they’ve all simply been eaten out of hand! I’ve eaten so many cherries I’m in danger...

Is there anyplace on Solano Ave in Albany or Berkeley worth checking out on the 34th annual Solano Ave Stroll? Any good eats? I’ve been to China Village & had Zachary's Pizza already. Website:...

prefer the burger at Jack’s, Zachary's or Red. Since I live in the neighborhood and walk by often to the harbor, I may try it again when the mood strikes, but I wouldn’t make a special trip for it. I feel like...

City) -Andy’s Chicken (Shen Hua, Berkeley) -Potato Gnocchi (Pizza Antica, Bay Area) -Black Pepper Veggie Beef (Chef Ko, Campbell) -Potato Bolani (De Afghanan Kabob House, Fremont & Bay Area) -Pizza from Cheeseboard, Zachary's,...

: — the Front St. Pub for its beer bread and calamri basket—Zachary's for breakfast—Rosa’s Rosticeria for the spit-roasted pollo sinaloense—tacos moreno—omei for chinese—Are there...

I think the cherries and milk myth is older than that—President Zachary Taylor died after a snack of cherries and milk in 1850. Could have been bad milk—typhoid or cholera or something like that. I have also heard of...

it as much as the adults—maybe Tomasso’s in North Beach, or there’s A16 and Pizzetta 211, or Zachary's just a short BART ride away in the East Bay.