From adding lemon juice to a sauce or soup to brighten it up to adding lemon slices to chicken or fish, it seems to be one of those perfect foods.  On our San Francisco Food Tours of Chinatown or North Beach\Little Italy, it seems like a lot of places agree with us.  From salads to …

Whether it is our San Francisco Food Tour of North Beach\Little Italy or Chinatown, October is the month of festivals all throughout San Francisco. For most of us, Halloween is the time that we get ready for lots of parties and fun. The good news, especially on our San Francisco Food Tours, it’s also the …

Green beans came just into the market.  On our San Francisco Food Tour of North Beach\Little Italy and Chinatown, each neighborhood looks for the best way to use them  North Beach likes to blanch them and put them into salads and Chinatown likes to make great soups using them.  Either way, the result ends up …

When many people think of our San Francisco Food Tour of North Beach\Little Italy, they assume that there will be lots of food with tomatoes. Being the Italian section of San Francisco, that is a natural guess. Admittedly, I am one of those people who thinks that there is not much better than fresh tomatoes. …

Even though that it is more New Orleans than San Francisco, real gumbo is really delicious. On our San Francisco Food Tour of North Beach\Little Italy, one of stops made some for us to try. And although I am hardly a gumbo expert, it was really good. For a long time, I tried making gumbo, …

Fall is almost here and on our San Francisco Food Tour of North Beach\Little Italy and Chinatown, that means soup season. Each neighborhood uses different foods, but soup still reigns surprise. In Chinatown, the sizzling rice soup is a great way to enjoy the season. Rice with shrimp and chicken, along with some sizzling rice …

We’ve been having an interesting discussion on our San Francisco Food Tour of Chinatown and our San Francisco Food Tour of North Beach\Little Italy lately. It comes down to the question of whether someone can taste the difference between meats that are free-range and organic and conventionally made meats. It’s an interesting discussion, but at …

The chocolate festival may be this weekend, however on our San Francisco Food Tour of North Beach\Little Italy, it is a chocolate festival every day. This weekend, the chocolatier on our tour just came up with a new flavor, lemon and lime. It is really the perfect combination. Refreshing, yet really good. On our San …

September is here and with that is when we start to think on our San Francisco Food Tour of North Beach\Little Italy or Chinatown about what to do with the new foods coming into the markets.  One of things coming into the market are brussels sprouts.  It is one of those vegetables that lends itself …

Labor Day weekend is coming up and for many people, it is just a three-day weekend. An extra day to relax. Whether we are on our San Francisco Food Tour of North Beach\Little Italy or Chinatown, we enjoy relaxing and enjoying ourselves, as well. At the same time, we also like to reflect on what …