Anna's Cool Finds

It all began in Larkspur 20 years ago with the original Left Bank.  It has grown to be a family of three restaurants in the San Francis...

Bio started in San Francisco, and now its Sausalito location is not only open, but beckons with French hospitality.  The window denote...

Bastille Day cometh!  Whether you are French or not  have fun celebrating the French Revolution and the storming of the Bastille. On th...

Cafe Z in Greenbrae was just as bright and cheerful as my last visit. I was just in the mood for something simple. I toyed with the idea ...

It was a warm and beautiful day in Larkspur, and the perfect parking spot appeared! So I found myself visiting an old favorite, the Left Ba...

Looks like I have only two more restaurants to review that are primarily French! If I've missed something, please leave me a comment. A...

We've had some gloriously sunny days this week, so much so that I have hope that my green tomatoes will eventually turn red. On one of ...

It is said that a good breakfast is an essential part of your nutritional day, but some start you off even better than others if you account...

In Tiburon today for lunch and noticed that a sign has gone up in the old Sweden House window: Coming Soon... Bistro 35 (Patisserie). A wi...

There have been some comings and goings in the French restaurant scene since the last summary. Here's the updated list. If I've mi...

It takes effort to find Le Garage in Sausalito. But a lot of people are making that effort. I took one of the last two tables open for lu...

Yesterday was a strange one. But more on that later. In sync with the evening, unfortunately my pre-cinema experience at Champagne in Mill...

Ever had a restaurant experience so perfect that you didn't want to go back and risk breaking the spell? This was my relationship to Th...

I'd overlooked this place for sometime, it just looked like a small bakery with a narrow footprint. Then I passed around the back of De...

I've always liked Mimi's Cafe . Erika introduced it to me in the Long Beach area, and I didn't realize it was a chain at the ti...