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Fall Weekend Itinerary: An Atmospheric Overnighter Outdoors on the Sonoma Coast

With the arrival of several feet of snow in the Sierra Nevada last week, camping season in the mountains is officially over for the year. But don’t put your tent away entirely yet. Autumn is when the Northern California coast comes alive, with fogless days still as high as the 70s and nighttime lows in the 50s, extending your outdoor recreation options … but with a fall twist.

Sonoma, CA · 1d
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The Westin St. Francis San Francisco – The Grand Dame of Union Square

The Westin St. Francis Hotel in San Francisco deserves its nickname as the Grand Dame of Union Square. As one of the city’s oldest hotels, it offers a commanding view of the heart of the city’s retail and theatre districts from its Union Square location. I’ve been coming...

San Francisco, CA · 3d
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Celebrating photographer Minnette Lehmann’s 97 years of radicalism, feminism, ruthless critique

Minnette Lehmann had been on the scene for a very long time before her death in June just a few weeks shy of her 98th birthday. Her 70-year history in San Francisco’s art world, including her incisive and ruthless critiques, gives us a sense of what we once had and what we’ve lost.

San Francisco, CA · 17h
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Petaluma Thrash Band Skitzo Marks 45 Years With Green Slime, Old Bandmates

Sonoma County thrash metal act Skitzo is celebrating 45 years together with a reunion concert at Petaluma's Phoenix Theater, bringing back former bandmates, towering stage sets and the band's notorious green-slime stunt. Frontman Lance Ozanix, who turned 60 this year, has led the group since its founding in 1981, and he's promising the kind of spectacle that once got the band booked on national television.

Petaluma, CA · 2d
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Supermodel Tyra Banks Makes Surprise Visit to Sonoma Plaza Restaurant

Supermodel, actress, and TV producer Tyra Banks brought a touch of glamour to Sonoma County this week with a surprise visit to Sonoma Plaza. According to Sonoma Magazine, the America’s Next Top Model creator dined at Mozaik, a global cuisine restaurant owned by Miranda Ives. Banks enjoyed the spot’s signature sticky ribs and mashed potatoes, while her party sampled everything from Kashmiri tacos to Thai green curry.

Sonoma, CA · 2d

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It’s inedible and highly elusive — and San Francisco bartenders can’t get enough

For a few short weeks every spring, San Francisco chefs and bartenders race to get their hands on ume, a tart Japanese plum with skin the color of a tennis ball. It’s not because they’re good to eat; in fact, they’re inedible raw. But once the golf-ball-size fruits have been coated in sugar and steeped in spirits for at least half a year, the infusion becomes one of the most sought-after cocktail ingredients of the moment: umeshu.

San Francisco, CA · 1d

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Jumpin' Johnny Sansone Brings Louisiana Blues to Petaluma for Honduran Clinic

Jumpin' Johnny Sansone, the saxophone-and-accordion-wielding bluesman out of New Orleans, is heading back to Petaluma for a fully seated show at the Mystic Theatre on Sunday, November 22, 2026. The concert at 23 N. Petaluma Blvd. doubles as a benefit for the Petaluma-based nonprofit Global Healing, with proceeds going toward the Roatán Volunteer Pediatric Clinic on the Honduran island of Roatán, where public health services are scarce.

Petaluma, CA · 2d

USA TODAY

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Eater names best new restaurants of 2026. Did yours make the list?

Whether you're looking for your next great meal or planning a trip around where to eat, consider your dining bucket list officially longer. Eater has just announced its 2026 Eater Awards , celebrating some of the best new restaurants and culinary talent shaking up the dining scene across the country. This year's honorees include 15 restaurants, five chefs of the year, and a new category for individual dishes that deserve a little extra attention. Which restaurants made the Eater Awards list? Among the 15 restaurants recognized is Maroon , chef Kwame Onwuachi's Las Vegas restaurant, where African and Caribbean flavors take center stage. In San Francisco, Apple TV’s Knife Edge stars Restaurant Naides earned a spot for its inventive approach to Filipino fine dining. Other standouts include Ramen Del Barrio in Austin, Texas, where Japanese and Mexican flavors come together in dishes like carnitas tonkotsu, and Rye Bunny in Washington, D.C., a more casual spot from the team behind the former Michelin-starred Tail Up Goat. Also on the list are Somssi in New York City, Creepies in Chicago, and OK Chicken & Khao Soi in Portland, Oregon. The chefs, bakeries and standout dishes honored in Eater Awards Restaurants weren't the

San Francisco, CA · 14h

San Francisco Chronicle

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Giant, crispy, golden: Why Korean katsu is booming in the South Bay

A growing number of restaurants in the Bay Area are specializing in Korean-style donkatsu, cutlets pounded until thin and massive, then fried to a crisp.

San Francisco, CA · 21h

San Francisco Chronicle

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A beloved San Francisco burger chain is finally opening in Union Square. Lurie will cut the ribbon

The San Francisco-founded burger chain is finally taking over its Union Square kiosk, with free samples and a mayoral ribbon-cutting Tuesday.

San Francisco, CA · 2d

Eater

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Introducing San Francisco’s 2026 Eater Award Winners

The Eater Awards are a moment to reflect: They’re an occasion to think back on the best meals we had at new restaurants this year, the bites that made us dance a little in our seats, the drinks that made the tea at dinner even juicier. The Bay Area welcomed a brand new class of restaurants and bakeries to our shores, soothing (somewhat) the ache of heartbreaking restaurant closures that accompany each year.

San Francisco, CA · 1d

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Family of Chantel Brooks Keeps Search Alive With Benefit Concert, Upcoming SF Vigil

A benefit concert in Vallejo brought together Bay Area musicians and supporters Sunday to help fund the search for Chantel Brooks, who went missing in July, as her family prepares for a candlelight vigil outside her former SF workplace. The “Bring Chantel Home Benefit” concert took place at Noble Cinema...

Vallejo, CA · 2d

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San Francisco’s Coit Tower comes with free murals and a flock of wild parrots

You can see it from almost anywhere in San Francisco. A slender white concrete column, 210 feet tall, standing on top of Telegraph Hill like it grew there. Coit Tower went up in 1933, Art Deco from top to bottom, and it sits inside Pioneer Park with trees and open space all around it.

San Francisco, CA · 1d

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Mayer’s Delicatessen Plans 2027 Inner Sunset Opening

641 Irving St. — Approximate Site Of Planned Mayer’s Delicatessen. Mayer’s Delicatessen takes its name from Josh Galant’s grandfather, Mayer, whose family has worked in San Francisco’s food business for decades. Mayer and Clara Galant sold sandwiches from a truck before buying Paramount Piroshki in 1995 from George and Helen Theoridis, who had started the business in 1956, according to J.

San Francisco, CA · 1d

FoodWorldNews

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T&T Supermarket Fills a Decade-Empty Former Best Buy on Geary Boulevard as San Francisco Loses Neighborhood Grocers

T&T Supermarket opened its first San Francisco store on Nov. 5 at City Center, 2675 Geary Blvd., filling a former Best Buy space that had been vacant since 2017, according to SFist. The roughly 50,000-square-foot store at Geary Boulevard and Masonic Avenue is the Canadian chain's second California location and fourth in the United States.

San Francisco, CA · 1d

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Super Duper Burgers Opens in Union Square, Bringing More Food & Fun to the Historic Plaza

SAN FRANCISCO — City leaders and burger lovers celebrated the grand opening of Super Duper Burgers today, sampling the San Francisco favorite's signature fare at its new location in Union Square, the San Francisco Recreation and Park Department announced. Located on the east side of the historic plaza in...

San Francisco, CA · 2d

Sunset Magazine

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The Garden Was the Starting Point for This S.F. Victorian’s Remodel

For most renovations, the backyard or garden is the last to get a makeover, but not for this 1908 Victorian in San Francisco.

San Francisco, CA · 1d

SFGate

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SF: City Wins Lawsuit Against Convenience Store Operating Illegal Gambling Den

A San Francisco Superior Court judge has ruled in favor of the city in a lawsuit against the owner of a Tenderloin convenience store who was operating an illegal gambling den. Mohsen Mused, the owner of Tenderloin Market and Deli, will have to pay $151,000 in penalties to the city, according to a news release from City Attorney David Chiu's office issued Monday.

San Francisco, CA · 1d

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San Francisco's iconic Julius Castle to reopen after nearly 20 years

After nearly two decades closed and roughly 15 years of restoration and challenges, San Francisco's historic Julius Castle restaurant is reopening on Telegraph Hill. Owner Paul Scott offers a first look at the landmark's revival, stunning bay views and new menu ahead of its highly anticipated Thursday opening.

San Francisco, CA · 2d

Eater

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The 2026 Chefs of the Year

Each of the chefs featured in our new national Chef of the Year category made news in a major way. But their most recent projects are just one part of their story. This year we celebrate five chefs who are making an impact both on the city where they cook and on the larger culinary conversation. — Missy Frederick, editorial director.

San Francisco, CA · 1d