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Welcome
Welcome to the Fifteenth Anniversary Edition of San Francisco Cuisine, the Premier Bay Area Culinary Guide for visitors and residents alike. Once again, we celebrate the extraordinary local Chefs, Restaurateurs, Sommeliers and Vintners who are the essence of the culinary world in the San Francisco Bay Area.
Along with in-depth information about the nest restaurants and select wineries, our comprehensive guide and media programs continue to include Menus from each restaurant and Award Winning Wines from each winery, plus popular features such as Favorite Recipes from the Top Chefs, restaurant listings, Maps and easy-to-use Indexes. Visitors to our website, www.sanfranciscocuisine.com, will enjoy viewing all restaurant and winery details and can also make reservations there - and nd us on Facebook to keep up on restaurant information and specials!
It is with great pleasure that we present this year’s special features which we’re certain you will enjoy – Slide Ranch is an extraordinary farm in the East Bay that helps children and adults get in touch with nature and educates them on sustainable agriculture along the Paci c coast. Also along the Paci c is Point Reyes and the Palace Market, another gem that is a must visit.
Over the past fteen years, we have noticed a marked shift in the consciousness of everyone in the food and wine industry that re ects the environmental concerns of the entire populace. Green continues to be the theme today, and the words, “sustainable foods” and “organic” are more prevalent now than ever before. In response, our celebrity chefs are focused upon simple fresh ingredients used in unexpected combinations and prepared in creative ways to be ultimately transformed into their amazing dishes.
Sustainable also brings to mind ‘to nourish.’ San Francisco Cuisine has always aspired to showcase and nourish the creative spirit of our talented chefs and winemakers. These people are artists who create food and drink that continue to nourish both body and soul.
Sustain is also ‘to foster.’ Every year, up and coming new talents appear on our pages and San Francisco Cuisine is honored to include them. And sustain is ‘to preserve.’ Each chef and restaurant’s participation helps preserve the sense of community amongst the premier restaurants, wineries and patrons. Also, sustain is ‘to support’- San Francisco Cuisine strives to encourage the support of local establishments in the Bay Area by featuring local restaurants and wineries as well as being a sponsor of annual charity events in collaboration with some of our celebrity chefs and winemakers.
Congratulations to everyone within these pages. You have demonstrated a keen sense of when to hold rm and when to change and adapt which deems each of you sustainable. Here’s to you and your extraordinary passion and commitment to excellence!
Also, if you’re traveling in Arizona this year, an excellent resource for an insider look at some of Arizona’s nest restaurants is our sister publication, Cuisine of Arizona Restaurant and Wine Guide, CuisineOfArizona.Com. You can pick up a copy at any of the Arizona Community Farmer’s Markets or Convention and Visitors Bureau’s.
Enjoy!
John Ormond and Patricia Trifari Publishers