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Foursight Winery

Once inside, you're bound to meet a member of the Charles family, Foursight's owners. It's a small operation, producing only a few hundred cases of Pinot Noir and Sauvignon Blanc each year. Unlike some of the more corporate tasting rooms, the service ...

From STACY FINZ, San Francisco Chronicle,  1 Nov 2009

The building blocks of a great sandwich

Never content to just revive a classic, chefs here are adding their own twists - specialty spreads, house-cured meats and home-baked breads. Diners love the creations because they're portable, familiar and relatively cheap. "A really good sandwich ...

From STACY FINZ, San Francisco Chronicle,  25 Oct 2009

Meyer Family Cellars offers warm reception

The minute we drove up to Meyer Family Cellars in the Yorkville Highlands (Mendocino County) we kicked ourselves for not packing a picnic lunch. The gardens were brimming with flowers and the wooden tables beckoned under pergolas draped in vines. The ...

From STACY FINZ, San Francisco Chronicle,  18 Oct 2009

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Tyler Florence, Hagar take over El Paseo space

"It was a French restaurant with a Spanish name owned by a Japanese company," says Florence. "It was a bit of a disconnect here." Florence and Hagar plan to keep the restaurant's name but turn it into an American tavern scheduled to open in December. ...

From STACY FINZ, San Francisco Chronicle,  7 Oct 2009

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Seafood theme the latest catch in comfort fare

Chef Scott Youkilis of Maverick and Eric Rubin of Tres Agaves don't want to be left out. The two are planning their own version of the pared-down restaurant/lounge, a 2,000-square-foot space in San Francisco's Mission District, scheduled to open in ...

From STACY FINZ, San Francisco Chronicle,  30 Sep 2009

WHAT'S NEW / Lunch: More spots go to to-go boxes

Article:WHAT'S NEW / Lunch: More spots go to to-go boxes:/c/a/2009/09/25/FDUP19SEGF.DTL Article:WHAT'S NEW / Lunch: More spots go to to-go boxes:/c/a/2009/09/25/FDUP19SEGF.DTL Quick links to the best of SFGate | Still can't find it? see Site Index The ...

From STACY FINZ,LYNNE CHAR BENNETT, San Francisco Chronicle,  27 Sep 2009

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Phillips Hill has art on the wall, in the glass

In the small Mendocino County town of Philo, there's a Craftsman bungalow next to the post office. From the outside it just looks like a charming little cottage, maybe a second home for someone from the city. But inside is a whole other story - one of ...

From STACY FINZ, San Francisco Chronicle,  13 Sep 2009

Agriturismi offer country life, Tuscan style

We were en route to Fattoria Lavacchio, a family farm about 9 miles from Florence that had been cultivated since the 18th century. Our modern global-positioning system, barking out stilted directions, seemed somehow out of place among the gnarled ...

From STACY FINZ, San Francisco Chronicle,  6 Sep 2009

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Sunday suppers at S.F.'s Cane Rosso

Quick links to the best of SFGate | Still can't find it? see Site Index Four-star chef Daniel Patterson's Cane Rosso, the somewhat new rotisserie at San Francisco's Ferry Building, is holding Sunday suppers. The fixed three-course family-style meal ($2 ...

From STACY FINZ, San Francisco Chronicle,  6 Sep 2009

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Agriturismi offers country life, Tuscan style

We were en route to Fattoria Lavacchio, a family farm about 9 miles from Florence that had been cultivated since the 18th century. Our modern global-positioning system, barking out stilted directions, seemed somehow out of place among the gnarled ...

From STACY FINZ, San Francisco Chronicle,  4 Sep 2009

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