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SF native and chef Dante Cecchini shares his favorite day-off stops in the North Bay.

We’ve just opened our second bottle of wine and are digging into our fourth or fifth tray of oysters (I’ve lost count). It’s the middle of the afternoon, mid-week, and we have an entire table outside of The Marshall Store to ourselves.

“I think Lambretta is more for a connoisseur,” says Dante, outside of Equator in Mill Valley.

This is what happens when you let a chef navigate on his day off.

I’m in the hands of Fiorella chef Dante Cecchini, who has led me up to Tomales Bay by way of Highway 1 on his scooter, no less. …


Image courtesy of La Ciccia

San Francisco has earned its seat at the big-kid’s table of the culinary world. According to the 2016 edition of the Michelin Guide, the Bay Area trails only New York City for the most Michelin-starred restaurants in the United States. Here foodies, yuppies, techies and tourists all brush shoulders in beautiful places where the tables are inches apart. This city has always been adventurous, and the best chefs in town don’t like to play it safe.

For all the risk takers out there — those who swear they’ll try anything once — we’re serving up 10 dishes to whet your…

The Bold Italic

Celebrating the free-wheeling spirit of the Bay Area — one sentence at a time.

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