Cioppino at Sotto Mare in North Beach in San Francisco on Jan. 19, 2023. Douglas Zimmerman/SFGATE It’s been a year of ups and downs for Eat Like a Tourist, the column where I bravely dine at San Francisco’s most touristy restaurants to see if they’re actually good. Union Square’s Cheesecake Factory may have been a disappointing … Read more
Jack Hanson, whose career as a Bay Area TV personality ran for more than half a century, has died at 91. Screenshot via Youtube Jack Hanson, a longtime Bay Area reporter and TV personality, died at 91 after a long illness, ABC7 reported on Monday. Over the course of Hanson’s lengthy career in local media, … Read more
A mix of dishes at Sam Wo Restaurant in San Francisco’s Chinatown on Thursday, Sept. 8, 2023. Charles Russo/SFGATE Back in the day, a meal at Sam Wo was served with a side of verbal abuse. The century-old San Francisco Chinatown institution was known for having “the world’s rudest waiter.” Edsel Ford Fung, who customers “came to see … Read more