The Disneyland-esque Carmel pancake house that once hosted Julia Child

The Disneyland-esque Carmel pancake house that once hosted Julia Child

The Dutch door to the Little Swiss Cafe, in Carmel-by-the-Sea, is a portal to another place and time. The front dining room’s timber framing and blue-shuttered windows evoke a European cottage. Inside, classical music is periodically interrupted by the chirps of a cuckoo clock. And a small chalkboard lists specials that might as well be written … Read more

Rosamunde defies troubled history, announces reopening

Rosamunde defies troubled history, announces reopening

Though it’s not very often that you hear about a positive “surprise turn of events” in the Bay Area’s post-pandemic restaurant scene, one classic outpost in the Mission District is slated to challenge the status quo and rise from the dead.  Rosamunde Sausage Grill, a decades-old German sausage house in San Francisco, originally planned on … Read more