Anna's Cool Finds

I was very sorry to read the report in the Marin IJ about the Grant Avenue Cafe fire that happened this morning. It was so badly burned it...

When I was past the "Otter Pops" stage of being sick, the first thing I craved was miso soup. It's Japan's answer to Chic...

Last month Dad and I made it over to Fairfax and found that Szechuan Chef was open. It is not open for lunch, so I've had to wait for ...

I roused myself out of the house today, I mean it's opening day of the new Mill Valley Farmers Market! How could I miss that! Now open...

Hello my dear readers, I am sorry to have been suddenly absent so long. I fell ill with the H1N1 virus on May 16th, the evening of the prev...

When my friend Daniel came by the other evening, I thought I'd introduce him to a local Japanese restaurant with a very homey style, rig...

China Village is in a shopping mall with Harvest Market, quite a way down San Marin Road in Novato. The food isn't an upscale Chinese ...

Dad and I were in a less frequented part of San Rafael when we noticed Brooklyn Pizza . It was lunch time, and so we decided to give it a w...

I stopped in to Cafe del Soul in Mill Valley the other day for lunch. I was wondering how it was faring as I hadn't been there for awh...

I had time for a movie and lunch, but no time to spare. Since I was aiming for " Ghosts of Girlfriends Past ", I thought a place ...

I hope all mothers had a Happy Mother's Day, and everyone else enjoyed yesterday too. Thinking that the restaurants would be overflowin...

I've been watching a property in Sausalito for months, finding it bore the name Tsukiji Sushi , anticipating a new place within walking ...

It was one of those recent weather mixed days when I found myself in San Rafael's Montecito shopping center around lunchtime. It had be...

Today, I attended the Memorial service for a friend and long time colleague Donn Reisen of Ridge Vineyards . He was a truly genuine and cari...

photo credit: istockphoto Well I managed to do it again, that is visit all the Thai restaurants in Marin at least once. Marin is fortunate ...

I noticed that there was a listing for Mary's Pizza Shack in Novato a few months ago, and put it on my list to visit sooner than later ...

Dad and I stopped by Teapod in San Anselmo yesterday morning for some tea and breakfast. The man behind the counter was so pleasant that i...

I was in Sonoma the other day at lunch time and decided to try out Thailand Thai Cuisine in nearby Boyes Hot Springs. I was greeted very n...

One of the signs of a good restaurant is that it is listening and observing its customers, and refining its menu offerings, including taking...