Walking around the city on our San Francisco Food Tours we get to take in the great weather and the great festivals in the city, especially the music festivals. One of my favorites is Stern Grove. Every Sunday during the festival, they have a series of music from San Francisco and around the world. And, …

On our San Francisco Food Tour of North Beach\Little Italy and Chinatown, it’s always interesting see what makes a home. For most neighborhoods, they have certain things in common. One, of course, is dogs. No matter where you go in the city, dogs seem to make a home. On our San Francisco Food Tours, it’s …

There is something about a great dessert that makes for a great finish on our San Francisco Food Tour of North Beach\Little Italy and Chinatown. For me, the perfect desert is either tiramisu or a cannoli. Admitally, I’ve been known to enjoy a cannoli with my cappuccino, so I probably look for any excuse to …

In Chinatown, we’re used to things like dumplings and rice noodles. In North Beach\Little Italy, we’re used to things pasta in a parmesan wheel. The curious thing is that we’re used to both traditional foods as well as food that we started to see from recent immigrants. On our San Francisco Food Tours, it’s fun …

We’re having a great time enjoying them on our San Francisco Food Tour of North Beach\Little Italy and Chinatown.  It’s always great when we one part of the city celebrates, the entire city celebrates.  On our San Francisco Food Tours, we see that on every one of our tours.  In a way, it’s a reflection of the city.  We’re …

On our San Francisco Food Tour of North Beach\Little Italy and Chinatown, it’s always to contrast how different people and neighborhoods treat a particular ingredient. Take for example, artichokes, many recipes for artichokes call for cutting off the leaves and then using the artichoke heart. For myself, that involves losing a great part of the …

Another way is exploring the farmers markets.  On our San Francisco Food Tour of North Beach\Little Italy and Chinatown, we think exploring the neighborhoods and enjoying the foods is the perfect way to enjoy the season.  In our area, summer is the time for stone fruit, such as peaches, plums, nectarines and pluots.  Pluots are …

Between the booths, the street performers, the circus acts, and more, it really brought out the best of the area. On our San Francisco Food Tours, it’s so much fun when we get to do that. And of course, when we get to enjoy the foods of the festival, it’s even better. North Beach is …

Walking through Chinatown on our San Francisco Food Tour of North Beach\Little Italy and Chinatown always brings out the diversity of the area.  It’s that diversity of cultures, food, religions and people that always make our San Francisco Food Tours so interesting.  Yesterday was no different as we explored several temples in the area.  Each …

We catch salmon off of the coast here, so when it is season, it’s a real treat. On our San Francisco Food Tour of North Beach\Little Italy and Chinatown, it’s great when we it along the way. At least for me, I can taste a real difference when salmon is wild. When I find it, …