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Live Life on the Edge: Eat Dinner Late

There are a lot of reasons I’m proud to be a San Franciscan:
1. This is one of the most picturesque places in the world—not to mention one can drive in almost any direction (barring South on 101) and the beauty continues. (Current example: The neon-yellow mustard flowers blooming in the…

Chili Con Queso: The Guilty Pleasure

Having written about food in San Francisco for longer than I want to admit, I am no stranger to the guilty complex that comes with living in a town influenced greatly by the S.L.O (sustainable, local, organic) movement. I’ve cringed along with the rest of the liberals while watching Food,…

The Sitout Gutwrench Powerbomb

Almost two nights into Tacolicious and things are looking good.
Although the food was great last night (my friends were moaning over the tuna tostada that we modeled after Contramar’s and another friend was all about the short rib tacos), from my point of view—someone that’s had everything on the menu…

19 More Hours to Go

Joe just got home, tired but upbeat and excited for the Monday night opening. Tacolicious is ready to go. I was there today and it looks beautiful.
It’s funny, the calm before the storm. Taking on the domestic side of all this this week, when I’m not at 7×7, I’ve been…

It’s A Family Affair

Laiola closed on New Year’s Eve and the next day, the construction began. Joe’s dad, Mike, arrived and after a little bolstering breakfast of hashbrowns and eggs at Bay Watch Restaurant, everyone got to work. It took Isaac, Joe, Manny, Yonni and Mike the majority of the day just to…