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Headfirst into the Dawn, Los Angeles to San Francisco on $700 a Day (a Memoir)

  • December 26, 2020
  • Brad A. Johnson
It's been 25 years since my first visit to California. This is the story of that incredible trip in 1995 when my editor sent me to Los Angeles and San Francisco to see what was happening in the restaurants there. It was the height of media extravagance, and a food revolution was underway...
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Photo of the Week: Pier 7, San Francisco

Photo of the Week: Coit Tower, San Francisco

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Photo of the Week: Painted Ladies, San Francisco

  • October 31, 2018
  • Brad A. Johnson
San Francisco's famous "painted ladies" at Alamo Square were built in the 1890s (by the guy who lived in those days in the sixth house from the right)...
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Review: Proper Hotel, San Francisco

  • October 27, 2018
  • Brad A. Johnson
San Francisco’s Proper Hotel is important for several reasons. When it opened last fall, it was the first new luxury hotel to open in the city in years. It also marked the second coming of Brad Korzan and Kelly Wearstler, the visionary duo behind the Viceroy brand.
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Quick Look: Bar Crenn, San Francisco

  • April 25, 2018
  • Brad A. Johnson
Chef Dominique Crenn just opened her (long awaited) French wine bar next door to her flagship Atelier Crenn. Conceptually, this is meant to be a casual little wine bar where…
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Hotel Review: San Francisco Palace

  • December 28, 2015
  • Brad A. Johnson
San Francisco’s Palace Hotel completed a $40 million renovation in October that brings the iconic property back in line with expectations for a hotel that calls itself a palace.
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Hotel Review: Villa Florence, San Francisco

  • August 23, 2015
  • Brad A. Johnson
The seven-story, turn-of-the-century building known today as Villa Florence has quite a history. It was conceived and constructed in the aftermath of the 1906 earthquake, part of San Francisco’s swift reconstruction campaign. It debuted as apartments but shortly thereafter became the Hotel Manx, whose basement would become a speakeasy during Prohibition.
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Hotel Review: Hotel G, San Francisco

  • February 14, 2015
  • Brad A. Johnson
Overview: The Hotel G soft-opened in San Francisco last May, but the adjoining restaurants and fitness center didn’t open until fall. The 13-story building was originally constructed in 1908 as the…
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Where to Eat Now: San Francisco

  • June 28, 2014
  • Brad A. Johnson
San Francisco is in the midst of another boom. But this isn’t simply another tech boom. It’s a restaurant boom, the likes of which the city hasn’t seen since the…
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This is the new Lao restaurant in Westminster that everyone will soon be talking about. The pork sausages, the barbecue chicken thighs, the sticky rice, the khao piak (Lao chicken noodle soup)...⁠ Link in stories. 176 5
Finally got around to discovering Del Rey, a super-sexy little speakeasy and tapas bar tucked inside the estate of Villa Royale in Palm Springs. Very tasty. Very cool. More details on the blog. ⁠ 121 4
Villa Royale, Palm Springs. Really cool vibe. Quick review on the blog. Link in stories. Will definitely be back. ⁠ 118 1
A few more scenes from my annual 75 Best Places to Eat in the @ocregister. Hungry yet? ⁠ 238 3
Today's the day! My annual dining guide to the 75 Best Places to Eat in Orange County is live. (The OC Register's print subscribers will find the print supplement in tomorrow's home delivery; unfortunately, the printed version is not available on newsstands.) The ranked list is back for the first time since 2019, plus a big new twist this year. It's behind the paywall, sorry. ⁠ 353 45
#JoshuaTree #Camping #Airstream #vacation #roughingit 87 4
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