Noodle Hunting for San Francisco Magazine

Noodle Hunting for San Francisco Magazine

After two months of research, several hundreds of miles and many, many dishes, I wrote the cover story in the February 2013 issue of San Francisco magazine. Titled “The Great Noodle Quest,” it lists what may be — or, at least,…

New Article in Lucky Peach

New Article in Lucky Peach

I have a new article out in the Chinatown issue of Lucky Peach magazine, which came out in early November.  Titled “Pro Choys,” it looks at Chinatown’s produce markets and traces the vegetables back through the supply chain to the…

Chicken salad from Empress of China, with spareribs in the back

Living the Dream at Empress of China’s Happy Hour

Chinatown Diaries chronicles one man’s effort to eat at every restaurant and food shop in San Francisco’s Chinatown, surveying the neighborhood block by block, rice plate by rice plate. Maximum entree price permitted: $10. Search the interactive map here. There…

Nasi lemak from Penang Garden.

Penang Garden Feels the Weight of Being Chinatown’s Token Malaysian Restaurant

Chinatown Diaries chronicles one man’s effort to eat at every restaurant and food shop in San Francisco’s Chinatown, surveying the neighborhood block by block, rice plate by rice plate. Maximum entree price permitted: $10. Search the interactive map here. “Featured…

Golden Star: Patrician Name, Plebian Pho

Golden Star: Patrician Name, Plebian Pho

Chinatown Diaries chronicles one man’s effort to eat at every restaurant and food shop in San Francisco’s Chinatown, surveying the neighborhood block by block, rice plate by rice plate. Maximum entree price permitted: $10. (Search the interactive map of restaurants…

Bread of Life's pineapple buns

Bread of Life: Chinatown’s Pastry Popup

Chinatown Diaries chronicles one man’s effort to eat at every restaurant and food shop in San Francisco’s Chinatown, surveying the neighborhood block by block, rice plate by rice plate. Maximum entree price permitted: $10. Search the interactive map here. The…