San Francisco - Alison Bing [0]
THE AUTHORS
GETTING STARTED
BACKGROUND
NEIGHBORHOODS
SHOPPING
EATING
DRINKING
NIGHTLIFE
THE ARTS
SPORTS & ACTIVITIES
GAY/LESBIAN/BI/TRANS SF
SLEEPING
EXCURSIONS
TRANSPORTATION
DIRECTORY
BEHIND THE SCENES
MAP LEGEND
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THE AUTHORS
Alison Bing
Over 15 years in San Francisco, Alison has done everything you’re supposed to do in the city and many things you’re not, including falling in love on the 7 Haight bus and gorging on Mission burritos before Berlioz symphonies. Alison holds degrees in art history and international diplomacy – respectable diplomatic credentials she regularly undermines with opinionated culture commentary for radio, newspapers, foodie magazines, and books, including Lonely Planet’s California, USA, Coastal California, California Trips, San Francisco and San Francisco Encounter.
Alison coauthored the Neighborhoods and Excursions chapters, and wrote the Shopping and Eating chapters.
ALISON’S TOP SAN FRANCISCO DAY
Roll out of bed and down Haight St for a coffee. Check out what’s new/old in vintage fashion, what classic CD someone’s ex vindictively sold at Amoeba Music, and what favorite author is reading at the Booksmith. Then head to Golden Gate Park to find the most aggressive blooms in the Dahlia Garden and the fiercest mask in the Oceania wing of the MH de Young Memorial Museum. Follow Andy Goldsworthy’s simulated earthquake cracks in the sidewalk back out to the sunshine, and wander up to Clement St for dim sum and a browse at Green Apple Books and Park Life. Hit Genki for tapioca bubble tea before hopping the Downtown-bound 38 Geary. Troll Gallery Paule Anglim for shows by local and international artists before heading to Mission St for a peek at Catharine Clark Gallery, Yerba Buena Center for the Arts and the latest photography show at SFMOMA Click here. When a growling stomach threatens to drown out gallery conversation, take BART to 24th St and La Taqueria for the perfect pollo asada burrito with chipotle salsa. Wash this down with a happy hour mojito at Medjool Sky Terrace, watching the sun restore glamour to faded Mission cinema marquees. Window-shop up Valencia St to the Roxie for a film or documentary. Discuss at length over salted caramel ice cream from Bi-Rite Creamery before calling it a night. Early risers get the Early Girl tomatoes at the farmers market Click here.
John A Vlahides
John A Vlahides lives in San Francisco. He co-hosts the TV series Lonely Planet: Roads Less Traveled, on National Geographic Adventure. He is also co-founder of the California travel site 71miles.com. John studied cooking in Paris with the same chefs who trained Julia Child, and is a former luxury-hotel concierge and member of the prestigious Les Clefs d’Or, the international union of the world’s elite concierges. He spends free time singing with the San Francisco Symphony, sunning on the nude beach beneath the Golden Gate Bridge, skiing the Sierra Nevada and touring California on his motorcycle.
John coauthored the Neighborhoods and Excursions chapters and wrote the Drinking, Nightlife, Arts, Sports & Activities, GLBT and Sleeping chapters.
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