I didn’t do too much research on the San Francisco food scene prior to arrival. I didn’t watch Bourdain or skim Eater or even read that one helpful paragraph before restaurant recommendations in the Wikitravel “Eat” section. I had full confidence that our local host and my dear college friend would know to show me…

This past week I made a trip out to the San Francisco Bay Area to see for the first time one area of the country I’ve never heard a single complaint about. Having failed, during my 3 hour layover in the Philly airport, to find a restaurant/bar that had both a free table by an…