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Some cautious optimism amid indoor dining's return in the Bay Area FacebookTwitterEmail Daniel Morales serves meals to a table of diners at La Mar on Friday, Nov. 13, 2020, in San Francisco.Santiago Mejia / The Chronicle Last week, San Francisco officials announced that indoor dining at 25% capacity would likely return as the county descends into the “red tier” of the state’s reopening plan: possibly as soon as this coming Wednesday, March 3. That is, if coronavirus infection rates don’t rise before then. (Read Janelle Bitker’s full report.) San Mateo and Marin counties have already...

Well, it’s been a year since last Sunday.  But I come to you my friends with the one constant in this chaotic world of ours: Books. And one thing that always brightens my world and fills my heart: getting your lists. My inbox runneth over.  Each year, I challenge SouthCoast BookLovers to read 100 books in a year to make my BookLovers Century Club. Reading 25-49 books would qualify you for the Quarter-Century Club, and 50-99 books, the Half-Century Club. (Yes, audiobooks count.) We’ve broken our own record for 8 years now, and I’m thrilled to announce that once again, we have a record ...

Slide 2 of 2 Celebrate the Feast of Three Kings on Jan. 6 with a delicious King Cake pastry (Rosca) from Tia Maria by Costeaux. (Shutterstock) Phew, we’ve almost made it, folks. Though the light at the end of the tunnel may still seem dim, we can wish 2020 goodbye and hope for a better 2021. To start off the new year right, many restaurants will be open for takeout with their usual menus on Thursday, Dec. 31. But we also found a few special events to share: Fried Chicken Zoom Party at Backyard: What are you gonna do on New Year’s Eve (besides wish 2020 good riddance)? How about hanging ou...

Your insider's guide to Wine Country Slide 1 of 4 Takeout from Valette in Healdsburg included pumpkin soup, porchetta, ItsNotA’Snickers’ dessert plus soy-glazed mushrooms and steak tartare. (Heather Irwin / Sonoma Magazine) Slide 2 of 4 Slide 3 of 4 Slide 4 of 4 Pro tip: Pre-order family meals from restaurants like The Spinster Sisters in Santa Rosa. More family meals here. (Courtesy of The Spinster Sisters)  First, the good news: takeout is getting great Pre-Christmas takeout meals are shaping up to be pretty spectacular this year. From roasted Mount Lassen Trout with creamed kale, five...

Skip to main content Currently Reading Some of California's hardest-to-find seafood is arriving in the Bay Area. Here's how to get it Georgia Freedman FacebookTwitterEmail Andrew Bouton packs a lobster for a customer at the Sea Stephanie Fish pop-up in front of The Morris restaurant in San Francisco, Calif. on Saturday, Dec. 5, 2020.Paul Chinn / The Chronicle This holiday season, Bay Area cooks can turn to a new kind of fishmonger for access to some of California’s best seafood, including abalone, spiny lobster and live sea urchin. Stephanie Mutz and Harry Liquornik, sea urchin divers from ...