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Feeling Groovy in Laili, An Afghan Interlude in Downtown Santa Cruz
Laili, a Mediterranean-Afghan restaurant on Cooper St. in Santa Cruz, combines "a delicate balance between age-old Silk Road flavors and...
Josey Sadler
May 23, 20221 min read
 
 
 


Vegetarians and Omnivores at La Méditerranée, Fillmore District, SF
One of the best lunch destinations I have ever been recently, after a breezy, six-mile walk along Crissy Field, was a trip to La...
Josey Sadler
May 21, 20222 min read
 
 
 


We Be Snackin' at We Be Sushi, Valencia St. SF
One windy Friday found us wandering aimlessly around Valencia St.  Youngsters in hipster clothes and perfectly curated ensemble of...
Josey Sadler
May 16, 20222 min read
 
 
 


Rad Remembrances, Casa Barlotti at Claremont, Berkeley
One crispy spring morning, we drove across the bay from a foggy SF to a sparklingly bright  Berkeley.  We thought of Mario Savio giving...
Josey Sadler
May 3, 20222 min read
 
 
 


Victoria Bakery and Cafe, North Beach
When my daughter finished her studies and moved back to SF, she and a friend found a small apartment on Telegraph Hill. I could not...
Josey Sadler
Apr 29, 20222 min read
 
 
 


Santa Cruz: Always California Dreamin'
A weekend jaunt in the coastal town of Santa Cruz  is like a trip through many dimensions of space and time that encompasses the natural...
Josey Sadler
Apr 28, 20222 min read
 
 
 


Not Greek to Me Caffe Greco, North Beach, SF
Caffe Greco remains, in my mind, the cafe of choice in North Beach after Cafe Roma and Cafe Puccini closed their doors.  Our family has...
Josey Sadler
Apr 27, 20222 min read
 
 
 


After Magrittomania, Tacolicious on Valencia St. Mission District, SF
This April, the  San Francisco Ballet showed their appreciation of city educators by selling discounted tickets for $15.00.  It showed...
Josey Sadler
Apr 27, 20222 min read
 
 
 


Up with the Times at Blue Danube Coffee House, Richmond District
This cool, casual cafe sits right across a very popular Burmese restaurant, right smack in the middle of the clatter of Clement Street....
Josey Sadler
Apr 26, 20221 min read
 
 
 


Hedonism in a Tin Can Chezchez, Valencia St. Mission District, SF
Since we live only about three miles to the now-gentrified Valencia St., we could not help but observe how much things have changed.  We...
Josey Sadler
Apr 24, 20222 min read
 
 
 


A Place to Reunite- Flour + Water, Valencia
My daughter, who studied in Heidelberg, Germany to complete her master's degree, has finally come back. That was two years ago during the...
Josey Sadler
Apr 24, 20221 min read
 
 
 


After-Hours in the Mission District, Ivory and Vine, SF
One Friday, wandering around in the Mission after work, we spied a newly-renovated bar called  Ivory and Vine where the former eponymous...
Josey Sadler
Apr 24, 20222 min read
 
 
 
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