Farley’s and Hazel’s Kitchen have become my usual San Francisco Sunday morning spot for a one-two punch of caffeine and breakfast burrito.  Farley’s is a coffee shop, and Hazel’s is a tiny deli/takeout joint.  They are located right next door to each other in in Potrero Hill.  You can order food to-go from Hazel’s and [...]

I had dinner at Yamo, a hole-in-the-wall Burmese place in the Mission tonight.  When I say hole-in-the-wall, I really mean it, it’s just 10 seats along a long, narrow counter looking on to the kitchen area with three Cantonese ladies engaging in a frantic ballet of taking orders, cooking, pouring water and collecting money.  I [...]

After work on Friday, I headed to the University Club of San Francisco in Nob Hill for a Young Ivy Alumni Mixer.  It was my first time in Nob Hill, and it was cool to check out the neighborhood’s historic ritzy grandeur.  I’m glad the University Club of SF doesn’t have a strict dress code [...]

Live Sushi Bar 2001 17th St (at Kansas St in Potrero Hill) San Francisco, CA 94103-5012 (415) 861-8610‎ On Sunday, After spending the whole day outside watching the San Francisco Pride parade and checking out the festival in front of City Hall, I went back to the tranquility of Potrero Hill and treated myself to [...]

Pizzeria Bianco 623 E Adams St Phoenix, AZ 85004 (602) 258-8300 Ok, this is my last restaurant review for the day.  I’ve finally caught up with my backlog of blog posts. This place hardly needs another review, but let’s just say that it is one of the first places I go for dinner whenever I [...]