The classic, unfussy, neighborhood French bistro is a bit of a dying breed, especially in San Francisco, where restaurant rents keep going up and, with them, the price of a basic weeknight meal.
Multigenerational team Erica Tanamachi, of Fairfax, and Phoebe Rubin hope their podcast, Work While You Have The Light, inspires women to not fear aging.
Winter in San Francisco is all about warming drinks, rich ingredients, and red-wine meals and ordering the stew that might also be nice on a chilly summer night, but is actually best enjoyed when it's raining outside.