The handsome restaurant Tertulia, which borrows its name from Spanish intellectual gatherings, features cream-painted brick archways, slatted wood banquettes and colorful patterned tiles. Post up at the white marble bar and choose from the cider and wine selections, pulled from taps mounted on a vintage Vermont oak barrel.

For elegant Chinese dining in Wan Chai, head to the lobby of the Grand Hyatt Hotel, where a glass bubble elevator will deliver you directly to this eighth-floor restaurant. Designed to resemble the terrace of an elegant 1930s taipan mansion, it’s bright and airy, with split-level dining offering views of the harbor. A profusion of [...]

Husband and wife team Lori Baker and Jeff Banker opened the doors to their restaurant on December 1, 2009. Baker & Banker in an old apothecary in the residential Pacific Heights neighborhood in San Francisco, Baker and Banker serves up a convivial ambiance for its fresh farm-to-table New American cuisine. Caramel colored walls and leather [...]

Noah and Sunita took the opportunity to open their own place, noah’s, featuring the chef’s trademark small plates. Using locally-sourced ingredients, noah’s is also the only restaurant in Greenport to boast a raw bar with several varieties of fresh oysters shucked-to-order. With Chef Noah in the kitchen and Sunita managing the dining room and acting [...]

Plum is a modern neighborhood restaurant, located in Oakland’s Uptown district. The food, is interpretation of California cuisine, uses the best wild and cultivated ingredients  in the area. The beverage list features delicious and interesting wines, beers, cocktails and non-alcoholic drinks. The restaurant is dramatic and inviting, with reclaimed wood tables and benches, original artwork [...]