by MerciSF | 4-11-2022 | Food, Shopping FondueFrench CheeseRacletteRestaurant
With the return of rainy and cold days, we declare the 2022-2023 raclette season open! Whether pre-cut in supermarkets or in cheese shops, raclette is now available throughout the Bay Area. Below is the up-to-date list of places where you can find it right now: Say... 
by MerciSF | 29-06-2022 | Agenda, See All, SF Specials, Visit FrancophileFrench communityGoing OutRestaurant
No need to rack your brains to find out where to celebrate on July 14! Belden Place, in the heart of San Francisco, reconnects with tradition and pulls out all the stops to celebrate the French National Holiday. Undisputed bastion of the French pioneers who came... 
by MerciSF | 14-12-2021 | News, Papilles, Shopping French ChefMarin CountyMediterranean CuisineRestaurantSausalito
Zalta is the new restaurant opened by Susannah and Olivier Souvestre in Sausalito. You might remember their names from our article about the Souvestre couple when they launched Alamere, their brand of spirits. They were also at the origin of Garage Bistro and Fast... 
by Anne Marie | 25-03-2021 | News, Visit, Wander HikesRestaurantRussians in CaliforniaSonoma History
When you think about Sonoma, you immediately think of vineyards almost as surely as when you talk about Napa. Less than two hours north of San Francisco, you can visit a quiet little town with a rich history. Sonoma, where history meets grapes. Take advantage of your... 
by MerciSF | 24-03-2021 | Food, Shopping French Wine BarLaurent ManriqueRestaurantSouth West
Opened by Laurent Manrique * and Andrew Fidelmann, the Aquitaine Wine Bistro is not new to San Francisco, it has just relocated to Church Street. The reopening was scheduled for March 2020 but was postponed to February 2021. That’s good! With the gradual... 
by Anne Marie | 10-02-2021 | Food, News, Papilles Eco-FriendlyRestaurantSustainability
Early December, we reported about Dispatch Goods, a start-up that provides an alternative solution to take-out, single-usage food containers. While raising a significant level of interest, we decided to visit one of their major clients, the Zuni Café, to see how it... 
by Anne Marie | 18-03-2020 | Food, Shopping CoronavirusRestaurantShelter-in-PlaceSolidarityTake-out
The meeting on Monday morning was gloomy, both literally and figuratively. The owners of 40 + San Francisco Bay area restaurants gathered at the initiative of Mourad Lahlou (Mourad and Aziza), to discuss the Coronavirus crisis. The infection has been on the horizon... 
by MerciSF | 19-12-2019 | Agenda, See All Art GalleryPaletteRestaurant
Palette rhymes with palate (at least with the French accent) and it’s probably intended by creative chef Peter Hemsley, who by the way, speaks very good French. Palette is a restaurant with an adjacent art gallery hosting various art exhibitions of local...
