The story of Ozumo doesn’t begin with food. It begins with baseball. Around 20 years ago, founder Jeremy Umland traveled to Japan to play baseball, and, while there, gathered an affinity for the country: its language and culture — and, of course, the food…
John Espejo’s family immigrated to the Bay Area from the Philippines when he was just eleven years old. He says that San Francisco feels more like home than anywhere else…
At The Velo Rouge Cafe, the priority is community. For General Manager Lynn Wang, that’s been her goal since she took over last year. Lynn sees incredible value in fostering strong relationships with her customers and staff; it’s proven crucial during these difficult times…
Daniel Indelicato climbed down a ladder to answer the phone for his interview, sweating from rushing to finish the new patio at Gaspare’s Pizzeria. In late May 2020, several San Francisco Bay Area counties were given the green light by government officials for outdoor dining in June…
What’s better than Mexican food? Mexican food made completely with fresh ingredients, which is exactly what Papalote Mexican Grill offers. Owned by Victor Escobedo and Jodi Hernandez, Papalote serves authentic Mexican dishes that bring back “memories of sunny Sunday afternoons spent in Chapultepec in Mexico City celebrating somebody’s birthday”…
Foreign Cinema cuts zero corners when it comes to the dining experience. Co-owned by Gayle Pirie and John Clark, the restaurant, as it proudly proclaims on its website, aims to “weave food, wine, cocktails, film and an art gallery into one harmonious ambiance” …
Pork Store Cafe has long been a renowned San Francisco breakfast spot with a storied history. It all began in 1916, when a Czechoslovakian couple immigrated to the United States and opened the original Pork Store, which was a butcher shop on Haight Street…
Located in the Richmond District of San Francisco, B Star is a neighborhood restaurant with a laid-back atmosphere and a menu full of bold Asian flavors. The restaurant is a spin-off of the popular Burma Superstar restaurant, which is located on the same block and serves authentic Burmese cuisine…
Back in 2011, David Baeli and his friends all moved from different parts of the country to San Francisco, California in order to open their restaurant Hops & Hominy. Hops refers to the large array of microbrew beers that the restaurant carries from small scale breweries around the United States. Hominy is a testament to the classic southern cuisine that the restaurant specializes in…
Resilience is rooted into the very being of who Limon Rotisserie is. The retail restaurant’s 524 Valencia Street location caught on fire during the Great Recession of 2008, but that did not stop Executive Chef Martín Castillo and his brothers Antonio and Eduardo from rebuilding and expanding into more restaurant locations…
