On our San Francisco Food Tour of North Beach\Little Italy or Chinatown, it’s usually not really noticeable when winter is in the area. It does not snow here, and we get a little cooler, however that is only on the 50’s. So, the real to tell is all of the soups that start to show …

Cars may be a great way to get from place to place, however if you really want to get behind the scenes and see what is really going on, walking is the only way to do it. One our San Francisco Food Tour of North Beach\Little Italy or Chinatown, we get remined of that every …

On our San Francisco Food Tour of North Beach\Little Italy and Chinatown, each neighborhood has its own traditional foods to celebrate the holiday. Thanksgiving is one of those few American holidays. Unlike other holidays, which have some religious tone, it’s one of those few holidays that seems to be celebrated by just about everyone in …

The costumes were great this year and almost everyone made their own. Now that we are in November, it’s just a few more days until Dungeness Crab comes into season. I realize that they have crab in other parts of the country and the world, but we think ours is one of the best. It’s …

Halloween in always a fun time in San Francisco. Walking around on our San Francisco Food Tour of North Beach\Little Italy and Chinatown, we see all of the pumpkins all around the City. The great to look at for carving, however I think they are always more fun to eat. Pumpkin soup, roasted pumpkin, pumpkin …

In most places, the weather gets colder this time of year. In San Francisco, it’s the exact opposite. On our San Francisco Food Tour of North Beach\Little Italy or Chinatown, it’s the perfect weather. Usually somewhere in the 70’s. No rain, very little humidity, the perfect weather to walk around San Francisco. It’s also the …

Whether it is our San Francisco Food Tour of North Beach\Little Italy or Chinatown, having the right ingredients can make all the difference. Even in something as simple as a cappuccino. You need the right coffee, the right expresso machine, the right milk, but mostly you need to right person making it. The person has …

Whatever the name for it is, this is really best time of the year in San Francisco, as far as the weather is concerned. For us, it’s the warmest time of year, which in our case, which means being in the 70’s. Whether it is our San Francisco Food Tour of North Beach\Little Italy or …

In Chinatown, it’s rice noodles. In North Beach\Little Italy it’s risotto. Admittedly, I’m a huge fan of risotto. Once you get the basic technique down, there is not much that you cannot make into risotto. For me, I just sauté some onions and garlic until they are translucent, add the rice, sauté it for about …