The immediate post-election reaction among many moderate liberal talking heads like Josh Barro, Noah Smith, and Ezra Klein has been to take the gloves off and blame Democratic dysfunction in blue cities as indicative of the party’s broader governance problems. I’m already seeing some local politicians running with the new “abundance economy” buzzphrase, as well as literally and figuratively dropping the pronouns.
But why? Michelin has tried to expand and adapt, but at the end of the day it’s a French company that reviews restaurants through the lens of French haute cuisine and, especially at the 2+ star level, is beholden to those standards for the sake of consistency across markets. Ambitious Texas restaurants will now gun using the Michelin formula and get there soon enough.
No, they are called Left NIMBYs. It’s a nonpartisan dynamic that creates some strange bedfellows, like Compton progressives and Beverly Hills’ MAGA mayor uniting in LA to block upzoning.
Shaya was canceled years ago and Revolution is irrelevant. Get a rez for Saint Germain, the most ambitious restaurant in the city, or Saffron or Mamou at the bar. Or if you want to go old school, Clancy’s at the bar. Make friends with Garth. Peche at the bar remains fantastic. Nowadays that is my rotation when I go home. Have only been to Dakar in his earlier, much more casual iterations but really enjoyed it.
Yes, the shooter is a 17 year old kid from Tracy who drove to the city to gang bang. SFPD was literally feet away and immediately apprehended him. I walk through that intersection to work every day. Lots of things one can say about the city but this was just random. Can we just shit on the Central Valley instead?
There is a corporate entity which, IIRC, makes money from licensing gyms and education. But Greg Glassman got canceled after an “All Lives Matter” rant four years ago and I’m surprised that it’s still around.
I mean, did it? We have lived in Russian Hill for over a decade. We are raising a kid here - we’re all in! I go to work in the FiDi five days a week and I would say there has been a stasis for the past two years since reopening.
But Fisherman’s Wharf? It’s become cool. Ghirardelli has had a revamp. SF Brewing is where we go for Texas Exes, Palette is great for dumplings, and Square Pie Guys opened an awesome family friendly spot. Also, Broad Street Oyster just opened their second spot out of LA. Honestly, the Wharf is becoming kind of cool for locals.
This guy Missions. Will have to head down to St Mary’s soon, live on north side of town so don’t make it down there often.
Sorry, I swear the weather was nice until today.
I don’t think there will be any 2 stars. That’s the realm of haute cuisine tasting menus, and those places don’t exist outside of places Michelin already review because the economics don’t make any sense. But I’m sure places will quickly pop up to chase stars.