Reyhan Harmanci

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Photo by Nicolas Zurcher at Golden Gate Park

About Reyhan

Born in Staten Island, Reyhan Harmanci grew up amongst the Amish in rural Pennsylvania. She moved to San Francisco in 2001 after graduating from Wesleyan University for a year long-experiment in Left Coast living, but leaving has proved difficult. After working for the San Francisco Chronicle as an arts and culture reporter for four years, she can now be found roaming the Mission looking for strong coffee, a working electrical outlet and the perfect turkey sandwich.

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Reyhan's Backstories

  • Facing the Music
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    When you tell a karaoke person that you don’t sing karaoke, the response can be visceral. Cheeks redden, eyes narrow. “How can you come t...
  • Mess Transit
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    At 12:30 a.m. on a recent Friday night in Oakland, with the last BART train hurtling towards San Francisco, my friend Mara and I took in ...
  • Oh Broth, Where are Thou?
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    For many, “Bay Area cuisine” conjures up images of avocados, tacos, small plates, Alice Waters and disappointingly, for David Chang, the ...
  • Fruitful Living
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    My first friend from California, Emma, grew up vegetarian. This seems perfectly normal now, but when I learned that she had never sunk he...
  • Getting Soaked
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    I’ve never liked bathing. My parents like to tell stories of struggling to get me out of dirty diapers – apparently I would protest that ...
  • Local Spirits
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    San Francisco is known for many things – organic food, fog, sandals-with-socks, tech companies, dive bars. But it’s also a great town for ghosts. &...
  • Intoxicating Knowledge
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    When you think about it, a pub isn't the best place to take a quiz. It's loud, crowded and full of drunks (present company included....
  • Getting Trashed
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    Recycling is nothing new for artists – even a Renaissance man like...

Reyhan's Shortlist

 
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The five places you find yourself gushing endlessly about.

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Your well-worn paths. You could be considered a regular.

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Still-uncharted places that piqued your curiosity.

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