Expensive plates. Mandatory tipping. Rude guests. Restaurants are simply not what they used to be. People say the Pandemic is to blame, but it really just exacerbated problems that were already happening. What does the future have in store for restaurants, and by extension dining culture in general? To look at the future, one must look at the present. And the past…

The 2025 James Beard nominees are here! In celebration, here are James Beards top five most iconic moments. Yes, James Beard was a real man.

I dated chicken wings for a few years and made a movie about our breakup.

Is this Universal’s most underrated snack? (Spoiler alert: not quite)

Passover is my favorite Jewish holiday, even though I have a “fraught” relationship with my Jewishness.

I first had papas bravas in Barcelona (Spain) while I was studying abroad in Florence (Italy). They were sluttier than I could have ever imagined.

A digital producer from the San Francisco Chronicle DM’d me asking if I’d be willing to post my thoughts about the restaurants I’ve been to on their new Top 100 Restaurants in the Bay Area list. I was indeed willing.