Anna's Cool Finds

Photo credit:Vanessa Karlsson   Do you know about Chinese Valentine's Day?  It is August 2, and Fang Restaurant in San Francisco i...

Enjoy Mill Valley blog reports that Mill Valley's "Toast" to close September 1 and Sausalito's Fred's Cafe owner...

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

Joanne Weir making gazpacho photo credit: Mary Olsen The popular Point Reyes Farmers Market opens June 28, 2014 with the opening bell...

I spied a notice on the former El Patio location on Bridgeway in Sausalito.  The former Crêpe o Chocolat in San Francisco transformed i...

Sausalito's Friday night Jazz & Blues by the Bay is back and we have all summer to enjoy it.  Getting to Friday is an achievem...

Photo courtesy of Schroeder's Larkspur resident Andrew Chun and Jan Wing of Kentfield recently re-opened Schroeder's near the...

The Renaissance Center in San Rafael is the temporary home of Uchiwa Ramen, which is expected to open in its own space on B Street in S...

Graphic Courtesy of Scott Davis Chef Scott Davis started his cooking career early, at age seven to earn a merit badge while in Cub Scou...

Photo Courtesy of The Lodge at Tiburon Celebrate with Tiburon Tavern May 30 for the town of  Tiburon's 50th birthday.  At lunch or...

Photo credit: Paul Miller The Pinot Classic Paulée Dinner at DeLoach Vineyards will feature food by Michou Cornu, Director of Cuisine ...

Harmony - fresh, light and organic, and tasty too.  I recently enjoyed a meal at this popular Mill Valley Chinese restaurant. ...

photo credit: iStockphoto Here's an update on Thai cuisine in Marin.  Marin continues to have a wide variety of choices for eati...

Photo courtesy of  Grand Hyatt San Francisco Looking to celebrate a high school or university graduation? OneUP at the Grand Hyatt ...

Daniel and I had dinner at Joe's Taco Lounge in Mill Valley a couple days ago.  Daniel had recently discovered  and asked me why I...

My first impression of Uganda came as I tiredly stumbled out of Entebbe airport into the dark, greeted by a noisy throng of drivers of all t...

Today marks 10 years since I started writing a blog that I thought that no one would find.  Anna's Cool Finds quickly became focused...

I was intrigued by Pizzalina from the beginning.  I caught Louise Franz (owner) blogging all about the experience of opening a restauran...

On a warm summer's day I dropped into The Cantina for lunch, and a few days later found myself there for brunch with family.  The ...

photo credit: iStockphoto Well it comes time again to clean up the side bar and refresh what's here and gone. Closures since I la...