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FoodGal.com was established in 2008. It is an award-winning food blog musings on food, wine, laughter, and life by a James Beard Award-winning Bay Area food writer.
Food Gal
4h ago
Sushi Roku, the contemporary upscale sushi restaurant that’s been a sensation in Southern California since its founding in 1997, finally opened its first Northern California outpost late last month in Palo Alto’s Stanford Shopping Center. Not far from California Pizza Kitchen on the Sand Hill Road side of the mall, the new restaurant comes complete with a nicely appointed outdoor ..read more
Food Gal
4h ago
This might very well be the most decadent carrot cake you’ll ever taste. Picture moist cake with deep, lasting flavor from not just grated carrots, but roasted ones, too. Then, smothered with gobs and gobs of thick frosting made with a ton of browned butter and a load of cream cheese. You’d expect no less from Nancy Silverton, right? “Carrot ..read more
Food Gal
2d ago
You’d be hard pressed to recognize the space at San Jose’s Santana Row that formerly held Amber India. Gone is the once dramatic celestial ceiling complete with shooting stars, which was cutting edge back in the early aughts. In its place is Fitoor, with modern luxuriousness and an elegant clubby vibe, an archetype perhaps more in keeping with this sleeker ..read more
Food Gal
1w ago
A new restaurant has put down anchor at Redwood City’s Westpoint Harbor Marina — and done so with a big splash. Hurrica is the newest restaurant by MeeSun Boice and Chef Parke Ulrich, co-founders of Treasure Island’s Mersea restaurant. Ulrich is also the executive chef-partner at Waterbar and Epic Steakhouse, both in San Francisco. Admittedly, I’d never even been to ..read more
Food Gal
1w ago
I love all things cheese, but I confess that pimento cheese was not something I grew up with. You might not have, either, unless you hail from the South, where it’s a staple. Thanks to Robin Allen and her husband Glenn, aka Bubba, you can enjoy delectable pimento cheese in classic and creative flavor combinations with their Birdie’s Pimento Cheese ..read more
Food Gal
1w ago
Admittedly, I’m not the biggest fan of white chocolate, as so many are way too sweet and too waxy. But from the get-go, Milkboy’s new White Chocolate with Bourbon Vanilla and Raspberry bar had me sold with its taste like that of a vanilla milkshake with tangy pieces of berries hitting your straw here and there. The slight tang of ..read more
Food Gal
1w ago
The second you step inside the Pasta Supply Co. on Clement Street in San Francisco, your eyes are drawn to the expansive refrigerator case displaying all manner of pasta sauces and fresh pastas in every shape imaginable. Now, this is where I would normally show you a photo or two of that mouthwatering display. However, when your husband neglects to ..read more
Food Gal
2w ago
As someone born and bred in San Francisco, I am mortified to admit that until last month, I’d never taken the elevator all the way up to the Top of the Mark, the iconic 19th floor bar in the grand dame InterContinental Mark Hopkins Hotel. With such a celebrated landmark in your own backyard, it’s easy to get jaded, thinking ..read more
Food Gal
2w ago
Few dishes satisfy like a great roast chicken. And this particular one is truly sensational. It may not have the most shatteringly crisp skin, but I’ll forgive that because what it does possess is even better — a fabulous creamy sauce flavored with white wine and loads of tarragon that cooks up conveniently in the same roasting pan. In short ..read more
Food Gal
2w ago
If you’re a fan of the food at Che Fico in Menlo Park and San Francisco, you’ll be glad to know you can now easily tote some of those same specialty Italian dishes home to enjoy. That’s thanks to the new Il Mercato de Che Fico by owners Chef David Nayfeld and Matt Brewer, that opened last month across the ..read more