On our San Francisco Food Tour of North Beach\Little Italy and Chinatown, it’s always interesting how much the character of a place can add to how enjoyable the food is. The food or drink can be the best thing, however if the place does not have any character to it, it’s just not the same. …

On our San Francisco Food Tour of North Beach\Little Italy and Chinatown, it’s interesting how changing an ingredient that we find can make an incredible difference in a dish. For example, we found some really nice red and orange bell peppers at the market. They just came into season and they looked really good. We …

The same is true on our San Francisco Food Tour of North Beach\Little Italy and Chinatown. When I’m out shopping for seafood, a good rule is that if you can smell anything, don’t buy it. For shellfish, the rule is that it should be closed and unbroken. Whether a particular vegetable is fresh or not …

Whether it is a street musician, an improv group or a music festival, it’s a great addition on our tours. Living in the diverse area that we do, it’s always amazing what a wide variety of music that we hear. It’s not just Italian or Chinese music, it’s music from all over the words. And …

One of things that I really like to encounter is when one cuisine influences another cuisine, similar to what we encountered of our San Francisco Food Tour of North Beach\Little Italy and Chinatown. In Chinatown, one of our stops made a special soup. It was not any kind of special occasion, it was just that …

Spring brings new flavors into the markets and with that our imagination gets a kick start on our San Francisco Food Tour of North Beach\Little Italy and Chinatown. When I walked into the market and saw peas and butternut squash, it seemed like a natural combination. When I saw some fresh sage leaves and that …

This year, not only do we have wildflowers, the ones in San Francisco are pretty spectacular. On our San Francisco Food Tour of North Beach\Little Italy and Chinatown, we’re getting to see all kinds of flowers all over our neighborhoods. That seasonal focus is what makes our tours so much fun. On our San Francisco …

It’s got to have all of the right elements. The perfect shot of expresso, with the foam exactly right. I like it when the foam almost stands up itself. And the temperature should be warm, but not hot. All of that can be lost if it’s not in the right cup. The cup needs to …

Next Saturday is the Chinese New Year’s Parade in San Francisco and it’s a great time to be in San Francisco. On our San Francisco Food Tour of Chinatown and North Beach\Little Italy it’s a really fun time. With all the festivities in Chinatown leading up to the parade, we’ll get to see all of …

With a three-day weekend coming up, there are a lot of choices for things to do on our San Francisco Food Tour of North Beach\Little Italy and Chinatown. Between the Chinese New Year celebrations and Valentine’s Day, there are a lot of great choices of things to do in San Francisco. The good news is …