I threatened to post this before, and this seems like as good a time to make good on that threat as any, as I just got back from a quick overnight trip to Japantown. Friday Night There’s really nowhere else to stay but Hotel Kabuki. Well, that’s not literally true, but you’re not going toContinue reading “A Weekend in Japantown SFO”
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Friday Favorites: SFO Sights and Eats
I’m going to skip the big tourist attractions—even though I do enjoy a lot of them—and try to point you toward a few more out-of-the-way spots. Japantown: Really, all of it. I could do a whole post just on this neighborhood (Hey, I might next month after I get back from a spa weekend withContinue reading “Friday Favorites: SFO Sights and Eats”
Hagiwara Tea Garden
This is one of my favorite spots in the world. Cradled at the heart of Golden Gate State Park in San Francisco, the garden’s story is as intensely bittersweet as the matcha served in its teahouse, with episodes of triumph, heartbreak, cruelty, and grace; you can read it here. The garden is gorgeous in everyContinue reading “Hagiwara Tea Garden”
SFO Botanical Garden Photos
A couple weekends ago, I escaped the heat and wildfire smoke with a group of girlfriends. We spent a deliciously cool couple of days in SFO’s Japantown, staying at the Kabuki and getting a year’s worth of dead skin cells scrubbed off across the street at Pearl Spa. Appetite piqued, we ambled through Japan CenterContinue reading “SFO Botanical Garden Photos”
The Rookery 