Figs with Cream Cheese & Smoked Salmon, drizzled w/ Avocado Honey combine the sweetness of California w/ the savory bite of NYC.

Heirloom tomatoes star in a bevy of tasty events.

Some analog photos from San Francisco’s Bar Bambino.

Q&A with San Francisco Chef Dominique Crenn on her upcoming battle against Michael Symon on “Iron Chef America.”

Juicy Prather Ranch Hamburger at Serpentine in the Dogpatch.

A hearty bowl of Cioppino with all kinds of seafood delicacies swimming about

At Heaven’s Dog, I asked the bartender for something good for a non-cocktail drinker. He gave me the French 75.

The enormous Wagyu chili burger at the much-talked-about Lafitte.

Hapa ramen fried chicken bowl at the San Francisco Ferry Plaza: comfort food in a bowl.

French Taco: braised beef brisket with horseradish creme, caramelized onion and tomato confit on flour tortilla

A new coffee cafe opens, selling these popular cookies.

Happiness in a cup. The best brioche bread pudding with summer fruits, a Tartine recipe.

Cookies from our eating expedition in the Mission in SF – Anthony’s Cookies are YUM!

Unwrap this to find one outstanding sandwich — served from a loading dock, of all places.

A scoop of San Francisco’s Bi-Rite ice cream with homemade Tartine caramel sauce.

Who says only guys can be rock star butchers? Not so at this super piggy event.

They’ve been called the best donuts in the Bay Area. They could be right.

Urban Artichoke! A view of Twin Peaks from the Urban Sprouts school garden project at Ida B. Wells High School in San Francisco

My 100th post: What a chemical engineer turned photographer and food blogger will do to blog about what he loves most: food!

Coconut buns from King’s Bakery in San Francisco: best things in life are free or at least 50 cents a bun.

Sensational macarons, as well as divine imported candies, is what you’ll find at this sweet store.

Bay Area restaurants celebrate spring with luscious lamb.