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Papa's Tarvena. Greek. On the
river, near Petaluma. Get a stool at the bar.
There is lots to
see and do at Richmond: monument to WWII
women ship builders, Red Oak Ship, NIAD art center. And restaurants:
Historical
silent movies
every Saturday (2 hours, $5, popcorn extra) at Niles, on Highway 84.
Charlie Chaplin made five movies in this town.
Cheap & great restaurants in Chinatown:
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Utopia Cafe (try the Clay pot)
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Gold Mountain for dim sum (sit near the kitchen to get the goods fresh and
hot)
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Golden Gate Bakery
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Jai Yun. Yun is an institution. Tell chef how much you
want to spend and let him select the menu.
Broadway
by the Bay productions
are in April-September at the San Mateo Performing Arts Center on Delaware
Ave
Pick : the birthplace of Martinis and the best place for Martinis now
FOREIGN movies and a meal in the courtyard of
Foreign Cinema 2534 Mission St., S.F., (415) 648-7600.
Drop anchor at SAM'S ANCHOR CAFÉ with
outdoor seating, Angel Island views, 27 Main St., Tiburon, (415) 435-4527
OZUMO happy-hour sushi, sake samplers, 161
Steuart St., S.F., (415) 882-1333.
The best Martinis in San Francisco are at
Bix, with a F. Scott Fitzgerald atmosphere, 56 Gold St. (bet.
Montgomery and Sansome Sts. (415) 433-6300. Optional Jazz and dinner
club. A world renowned chef Bill Hill.
Also renowned hamburgers and you may have to dress up a bit.
But Martinez, California claims to be the
birthplace of Martinis. This will require further research....
Fermentation Frenzy,
991 N. San Antonio Road, Los Altos, (650) 949-BREW retails all supplies
needed for home wine or beer making.
Wine tasting in
Vino Venue, Mission & 3rd., SF;
La Vie Vietnamese,
5830 Geary, 415 668-8080
Bay bridge view and Japanese-French cuisine:
Chaya, San Francisco. the Embarcadero,
415-777-8688. (Recommended by Gina.)
A weekend in
Napa valley should include a visit to the
following four off the beaten path wineries:
Hess Collection (wine & art),
Robert Craig, Robert Keenan (in
the hills, fabulous view for lunch), and Spring Mountain Vineyards.
Sausalito House boat
annual tour
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 Doug McConnell's
(KRON TV) back roads file is a great reference for locals and visitors to the
San Francisco Bay area. Many items on this page were mentioned on
McConnell's show.
Juicy burgers:
Balboa Cafe 3199
Fillmore Street @ Greenwich
San Francisco, CA 94123
415-921-3944A fancy restaurant with
lots of variety ... including an expensive gourmet burger.
Need a pair of jeans:
see the jeantenders (sales folks) at
Blue
Jeans Bar,1827
Union Street, 415-346-4280.
Weekend cowboys go the
California Ranch, Elk Creek, CA, 866-7-SADDLE. Activities
include Sacramento River fishing & boating, rodeo, super long jogging
trails, cowboy towns, & cattle drives.
Bike ride
among the vineyards: Coleman Valley Road,
Sonoma.
On Highway 9 to Santa Cruz look for Scottish
influence in Ben Lomond and order a
tri-tip at the Deli at Boulder Creek.
Somewhere there is also a renowned Schnitzel.
San Francisco. there is a 1910
memorial to soprano Luisa Tetrazzini,
on Market Street. She cancelled a NY engagement to sing Christmas
Carols in SF.
There are rave reviews
everywhere for the Italian restaurant
Delfina,
3621 18th St,
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