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Four Restaurants Worth Saving — SF, LA + NYC

  • Flour + Water Pasta Shop — casual SF lunch; split two pastas and do not ignore the fried-chicken sandwich
  • Restaurant Naides — the Filipino tasting menu for a milestone birthday
  • ALTO — Studio City date night with live fire and dulce de leche soufflé
  • Somssi — Greenwich Village girls’ dinner where sharing is mandatory
  • Flour + Water Pasta Shop was personally visited; the other three are researched saves
Read Issue No. 25
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Laya (Los Angeles) — Perfect For

  • Birthdays, date night, girls’ dinner or a meal before going out in Hollywood
  • Order the chocolate molten cake
  • Save room for the signature rose soft serve with pistachio and cotton candy
  • map →
Read Issue No. 24
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Via Aurelia (San Francisco) — Perfect For

  • Partner dinners, client dinners, grown-up celebrations or polished date night
  • Coastal Tuscan cooking from the team behind Che Fico in Mission Rock
  • map →
  • website →
Read Issue No. 24
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Two Celebration Spots Worth Saving — Bay Area + NYC

  • LITA, Walnut Creek → — Caribbean-Latin plates, tropical cocktails, a sober-curious menu and enough energy to keep a birthday dinner from becoming administrative.
  • Nubeluz, New York City → — José Andrés’s polished 50th-floor NoMad cocktail bar with 270-degree skyline views; the move when the view needs to do some of the hosting.
  • Both are researched saves, not presented as Gabriella’s personal visits.
Read Issue No. 23
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Sky & Vine Rooftop Bar — Perfect For

  • Girls’ brunch
  • Birthday groups
  • Pre-wine-tasting food
  • Post-wine-tasting recovery
  • Visitors who want the Napa experience without another formal tasting room
  • Save the spotMap →
Read Issue No. 22
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Restaurant Saves — SF, LA, NYC & Chino Hills

  • The Anchovy Bar — San Francisco
  • Holbox — Los Angeles
  • Win Son Bakery — New York City
  • Sake 2 Me — Chino Hills
  • Le Kinaree Thai Eatery — Chino Hills
Read Issue No. 22
Food & Restaurants

Currently Eating: TJ's Strawberry-Corn Muffins

  • Trader Joe's strawberry-corn muffin mix
  • Sweet, slightly savory, with a cornflake crunch
Read Issue No. 21
Food & Restaurants

Best Friends — Perfect For

  • A lively group dinner
  • Korean barbecue with a twist
  • Celebrations that should not feel quiet
  • Friends who want dinner and a whole experience
  • Open in Google Maps Directions →
Read Issue No. 20

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