SAN FRANCISCO: Culinary Tour – Brunch at Parachute (MONDAY) Meeting Time at Restaurant: 9:30 am San Franciscans line up around the block to buy the pastries from this bakery in the Ferry Building that opened a year ago. The reason: You won’t find better or more unique creations anywhere. Chocolate croissants forego the traditional shape and are formed into a cube for even distribution […] Read more »
SAN FRANCISCO: Culinary Tour – Lunch at Scoma’s (MONDAY) Meeting Time at Restaurant: 12:00 pm Opened in 1965 this third-generation family restaurant on Fisherman’s Wharf is the place to go for classic San Francisco seafood. It’s so fresh in fact that the restaurant sits on its own pier where chef Gordon Drysdale and his crew receive the daily catch from local fishermen. Hope that […] Read more »
SAN FRANCISCO: Culinary Tour – Lunch at Waterbar (MONDAY) Meeting Time at Restaurant: 12:00 pm In late September there’s no better place to be than on the deck of Waterbar located at the foot of the Bay Bridge. We will have a birdseye view of the water, and when you add the pristine, sustainable seafood on the three-course menu it will make for a […] Read more »
SAN FRANCISCO: Culinary Tour – Brunch at Abaca (SUNDAY) Meeting Time at Restaurant: 10:00 am Opened in 2021, Abaca is one of the most celebrated Filipino restaurants in the United States, and in 2022 it was singled out by the New York Times as one of the best restaurants in the United States. Francis Ang and his wife Dian offer a modern Northern California […] Read more »
SAN FRANCISCO: Culinary Tour – Lunch at Yank Sing (SUNDAY) Meeting Time at Restaurant: 12:00 pm Few people realize the first dim sum restaurant in the United States opened in San Francisco, and that pioneering tradition is celebrated at Yank Sing, where the dumplings enclosed in bamboo baskets arrive on roving push carts. Opened in 1958, Yank Sing is run by the third generation of […] Read more »
SAN FRANCISCO: Culinary Tour – A16 Food and Wine Dinner (SUNDAY) Meeting Time at Onboard Location: 7:30 pm Shelley Lindgren has captured the soul of Italy at A16, named for the Italian highway that runs from Naples to Puglia. She is so famous for her knowledge of Southern Italian wines that she was knighted by the Italian government. Two years ago she wrote a definitive book […] Read more »
San Francisco: Culinary Tour – Dinner at 7 Adams (SUNDAY) Meeting Time at Onboard Location: 7:30 pm Before they were open for a year, 7 Adams earned a Michelin star for its innovative 5 and 7 course tasting menus. Chefs Serena and David Fisher will create a bespoke tasting menu menu for us that will closely follow the season, perfectly paired with wines, served in […] Read more »
