Italian

12 of the best new restaurants and bars in Hong Kong in April 2024, from Italian fusion to a dim sum favourite reopening

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Signature dishes include kebab, sea bass, calamari, beef tagine and couscous. Vegetarian options like harissa roasted aubergine and spanakopita – spinach pie – are also available. For dessert, the restaurant offers specialities like baklava and Galaktoboureko custard pie. Shop G09, DB Plaza, 1 Discovery Bay Road, Discovery Bay 2. Phillips Cafe Phillips Cafe offers a … Read more

‘Creamy’ and ‘caffeinated’ drink that combines coffee and hot cocoa is delicious

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Italians have found a way to combine two delicacies – chocolate and coffee – to create a delicious drink recipe that’s super easy to make. Called bicerin, the drink blends espresso, chocolate and milk. It hails from Turin, the the capital of Piedmont – a Northwestern region of Italy that borders France and Switzerland – … Read more

Adam Driver Defends His Right to Play Two Famous Italians: “Who Gives a “S–t?”

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In his review of Ferrari, Vanity Fair’s Richard Lawson points out that, like Ridley Scott’s House of Gucci, Michael Mann’s latest is a “heavily accented film about a great Italian house of industry.” Adam Driver plays titular titans of business in both movies, as Maurizio Gucci and Enzo Ferrari. That said, Driver would like the … Read more

37-year-old Berkeley Thai restaurant loved by Cal students has closed

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Berkeley Thai House, a Thai restaurant popular with UC Berkeley students, has closed after 37 years. The iconic second-story spot just two blocks from campus closed its doors on Dec. 15, the restaurant shared on Instagram. The news was first reported by the San Francisco Business Times.  Fans of Berkeley Thai House can still enjoy their … Read more

The best Bay Area restaurant dishes SFGATE staff ate in 2023

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An order of chilaquiles, a tamale plate, and an open-face pork taco arabe al pastor sit ready for pickup by customers at the Primavera stall at the Ferry Plaza Farmers Market on Saturday, April 15, 2023. Adam Pardee/Special to SFGATE We inhale authentic shrimp po’boys in Bayview and find the most New York-style pizza slices in … Read more

The 12 most surprising Bay Area restaurant and retail closures of 2023

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FILE: A view of Anchor Brewing Co. on Aug. 3, 2017, in San Francisco. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images The Bay Area said goodbye to many businesses in 2023. But some closures, like those of long-lived neighborhood restaurants and massive department stores, came with a dose of surprise, even shock. While a new year always brings hope, … Read more

These worthy SF-to-LA detours will turn your drive into an adventure

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Cloudy skies over I-5 in Castaic, Calif., on Thursday, Feb. 23, 2023. MediaNews Group/Los Angeles Dail/MediaNews Group via Getty Images Anyone who has done the drive from San Francisco to Los Angeles becomes acquainted with the classic stops, especially the ones along Interstate 5. Whether it’s the unique odor of cow manure or the peculiar … Read more

The best Bay Area dumplings to eat right now

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The Dumpling Report began in 2022 spotlighting a residential neighborhood’s mom-and-pop dim sum takeout spot. It was an intentional choice to begin the column with a non-flashy, everyday eatery that locals frequent at an affordable price, and show how the owners of places like these both maintain and create the culture of the Bay Area.  … Read more

An SF eatery has the Food Network’s second-best sandwich in the U.S.

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Editor’s note: In this recurring column, SFGATE food writers celebrate the Bay Area’s rich deli culture by spotlighting longtime family-run delis — the neighborhood institutions — and the newer community sandwich hubs. Many cultures from around the world have developed unique sandwiches that reflect their bounty. There are sandwiches from Italian delis that specialize in cured meats, banh … Read more

Adam Driver was right to curse at that rude writer

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Adam Driver as Enzo Ferrari in “Ferrari.” Lorenzo Sisti If you were online a month ago, and you’re lying if you say you weren’t, you remember the clip: Actor Adam Driver is sitting up on a stage at the 2023 Camerimage International Film Festival in Torún, Poland. He’s unscrewing the cap off of his water … Read more