by Eugénie Fontugne | 29-08-2026 | Papilles, Papilles, Se balader, SF Specials, Wander Brion WinesFrench WinesGastronomyNapa ValleyNapa Wine TastingYountville
The Story Starting in 2006, Julien Fayard, originally from France, learned the Napa Valley winemaking trade under a mentor, who instead of a salary, gave him clients to handle on his own. By 2013, Julien went solo, running his own consulting and winemaking business.... 
by Eugénie Fontugne | 26-08-2026 | Food, News, Papilles baked goodsBakerycroissantEntrepreneurshipfillmoreFoodFrench pastriesjapantownPastriessolo founder
The Story Didi had never planned to move to the United States. But when her only son enrolled at USF to study neuroscience, she flew to San Francisco on a whim, and brought Paris to Fillmore Street. Didi got the “baking bug” from helping out at her father-in-law’s... 
by Eugénie Fontugne | 11-08-2026 | Business, Papilles Caféequator cafeFoodhedge cafeinfusionLifestylesightglass cafesyrup
The Story Hailing from Montreal, Canada, Caroline Lafleur trained as a food scientist, studying at McGill University before working at Simulate, a plant-based food company, and Mattson, one of North America’s largest developers of new food and beverage products.... 
by Eugénie Fontugne | 13-07-2026 | Agenda, Music night outOperaorchestraSF Symphonysummer with the SF symphony
This week-end, Nicolas Ellis will conduct a Shakespeare-inspired program featuring Mendelssohn’s magical music to A Midsummer Night’s Dream and Tchaikovsky’s impassioned Romeo and Juliet, Fantasy-Overture. In between, violinist Geneva Lewis will... 
by Eugénie Fontugne | 5-07-2026 | Job, Se balader, Transports lyftMUNIpublic transportstransportsUberwaymoZoox
Henriette Cornet, French entrepreneur, founder of Urban Innovate, and passionate about mobility. Her Journey Originally from France, Henriette spent ten years in Germany, where she discovered the transformative impact of mobility while collaborating with... 
by Eugénie Fontugne | 30-06-2026 | Food, Papilles, Shopping, Visit BistronomieFamily Friendly SFFoodFrench CuisineFrench GastronomyGastronomyRestaurantRichmond
Chapeau! is a family-run story where Philippe Gardelle knows the first names of all his regulars and welcomes new customers like old friends. The Story Nothing in Philippe’s childhood suggested that he would one day run one of the Richmond’s favorite... 
by Eugénie Fontugne | 29-06-2026 | Agenda, Music, Settle In Classic MusicconcertoConcertsconductorDavies Symphony HallFrench conductor Chloé Van SoeterstèdeMendelssohn Reformation SymphonymusicianPaul HuangSF Symphonywoman
French conductor Chloé Van Soeterstède is acclaimed for her dynamic interpretations of a broad repertoire spanning Mozart, Mendelssohn, Prokofiev, Tchaikovsky, and beyond. She is the founder and artistic director of Arch Sinfonia, a London-based chamber orchestra... 
by Eugénie Fontugne | 22-06-2026 | Agenda, Conference, See All, Theater booksFrancophonieTheaterwriters
Leila Slimani needs no introduction. Acclaimed author of The Perfect Nanny – for which she was the first Moroccan woman to win France’s prestigious Prix Goncourt in 2016. She is a prolific author and has written several novels, such as In the Country of...
