The wonton soup at Hon’s Wun-Tun House is the perfect cold weather food. Farley Elliott/SFGATE Hon’s Wun-Tun House is a Chinatown legend. The small space has been in operation on Kearny Street since 1972 — an ancient restaurant age that very few others (save for the century-plus Sam Wo around the corner) can claim. It doesn’t … Read more
On the island of Oahu, one of Hawaii’s most contentious issues has long been about what to do with the Haiku Stairs — a metal staircase also known as the “Stairway to Heaven” that rises 3,922 steps up the Koolau Range to a height of 2,800 feet. Hiking the stairs is illegal, but hikers trespassing over … Read more
FILE: Aerial view of San Francisco International Airport with United Airlines jets in 2017. Smith Collection/Gado/Getty Images In this week’s news, airline travelers are expected to number a record 3 million on several days over the Christmas holidays; a new competitor enters the busy SFO-Taipei route; Alaska Airlines inks a partnership with a fast-growing Canadian carrier; United updates … Read more
A Tesla Cybertruck spins its wheels on a snowy slope in California’s Stanislaus National Forest. The “RC” on the side stands for “Release Candidate” — regular versions of the new vehicle won’t have that marking. Courtesy of U.S. Forest Service/Stanislaus National Forest After a Tesla Cybertruck struggled to climb a snowy off-road hill in California’s Stanislaus … Read more
Timothée Chalamet in “Wonka.” Jaap Buittendijk You know that “Wonka” has no right to exist. You saw the trailer and openly groaned. You said to the person next to you, “Seriously? ‘Wonka’?” You didn’t ask for this movie. No one asked for it. But here “Wonka” is now, and we all must reckon with it. … Read more
A CAT-2 terminal at SFO using a camera to capture a real-time photo of the traveler. Courtesy of TSA Two unexpected ways to make a scene while passing through airport security screeners during holiday travel are to pack wrapped presents in your luggage or wear a certain type of trouser when inside the body scanner. … Read more
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
A still from the new A24 Films movie “Civil War.” SFGATE politics reporter Alec Regimbal unpacks the film’s fictional military alliance between California and Texas. Courtesy of A24 Films Seemingly, the only thing California and Texas have in common these days is their disdain for one another. Forget our similar origins, rooted in an unflagging pioneer spirit … Read more
The Pacific Surfliner train crashed into an “unoccupied tractor-trailer” near Camarillo, Calif., Amtrak told SFGATE in a statement. The accident occurred along state Route 118, according to a tweet from California Highway Patrol Moorpark. There were 95 passengers and five employees on board. The first car of the six-car train was derailed but remained upright. Five people … Read more
A tri-tip sandwich at Fieldbrook Market & Eatery. Michael J./Yelp A NorCal market, known for pulled pork sandwiches with a homemade barbecue sauce, bowls of rich, steamy ramen, pizza puff pastries and more, is potentially closing for good. The owners announced the “very difficult decision” on Facebook. “We have come to the very difficult decision to … Read more
