My Favorite SF Restaurants

 

Best burger in SF @ Bar Jules

Besides, "What's a healthy snack I can eat every day?," the most common question I get asked is, "Where should I eat when I visit SF?"

This is a difficult thing to answer because the list is long and constantly changing. So to reduce the number of unanswered emails sitting in my inbox, I'm going to make this post a running list of my favorite places to eat in the city.

The only criteria I'm using is that a food or drink experience I had was good enough to tell people about. By no stretch of the imagination are these recommendations for healthy eating (though some of them may lean toward the healthier side).

The prices range from extremely low to extremely high, so if you're going to book a reservation I recommend reading up on the atmosphere and prices. I've also separated these into basic categories for clarity's sake.

The most recent additions will be at the top of the list. Stay tuned.

Food

Namu (Mission)

Central Kitchen

State Bird Provisions

Bar Jules

Range

Aziza

Commonwealth

Dosa

Coi

Locanda

Bar Crudo

Sebo

Nopalito 

Nopa

Saison

Contigo

Hog & Rocks

Kitchenette

Il Cane Rosso

Thai Time

Jai Yun

Zuni Cafe

Little Star Pizza

Delfina Pizzeria

Frances

Jardinere

Papalote

Slanted Door

Hapa Ramen

Fatted Calf

Tacolicious

Samovar

Bi-Rite Market

Brunch

Boulette's Larder

Foreign Cinema

Bar Jules

Wine & Beer

Hotel Biron

Monk's Kettle

The Wine Merchant

Coffee & Tea

Blue Bottle Coffee

Ritual Coffee

Samovar Tea Lounge

Red Blossom Tea

Dessert

Tartine Bakery

Boulette's Larder

Bi-Rite Creamery

Cocktails

Dalva Hideout

The Alembic

Bar Agricole

Beretta

Range

Bourbon & Branch

I'll be updating this regularly (and I eat a lot).

Summer Tomato named one of TIME Magazine's 50 Best Websites of 2011

I'm completely blown away by this.

Thank you TIME Magazine for including me in this list of rockstar websites. I'm honored and delighted to see healthy eating starting to get some recognition from the cool kids.

xoxox

Darya

Sex for your mouth (aka my appearance on Epic Meal Time)

Last week I made a guest appearance on the grossly unhealthy show Epic Meal Time. Somehow the space-time continuum is intact.

Enjoy!

Geek alert: My thesis work on neural stem cell development is now published

I just happened to be browsing on Pubmed and noticed that my latest paper is finally published. It's super geeky stuff about the molecular control of neural stem cell development in the olfactory bulb, but a lot of you have asked to see my work so here it is. 

You super geeks are extra lucky that you can view the entire manuscript for free. Check it out here.

And if you're wondering how on earth I survived working on something so technical and tedious for six solid years, I can assure you I'm wondering exactly the same thing.

Enjoy!

What do roosters do exactly?

This came out a few weeks ago, but it's still worth sharing.

The clip is of my boyfriend Kevin and co-host Alex on their podcast Diggnation. Apparently no one in the room knew the exact function of roosters in relation to egg laying, so they decided to call me and ask.

Please note: this contains potty-mouth language and is not intended for those with delicate sensibilities. 

Protip: Hens can lay both fertilized (with rooster) and unfertilized (sans rooster) eggs.

Chillin' with Jamie Oliver at Bar Jules

Jamie Oliver and Darya Pino at Bar Jules

Last night I unexpectedly ended up at a dinner with Jamie Oliver. I'm still not quite sure how it happened, meeting up with good friends at my favorite restaurant is not exactly unusual. But I was certainly honored to share a table with someone doing such amazing work--spreading the message about real food and real health. Keep fighting the good fight Jamie :)

Huge thanks to Chris Sacca for the invite and for snapping this photo.