Faves and raves by Brenda Riolo (Click on the picture to see Brenda's faves)PERSONAL STATSAge: Still countingYears in The City: 20Neighborhood: Outer RichmondOccupation: Health care analyst and wannabe writerSelf-Description: Pearl-wearing downtown cube-farm inhabitant by day, explorer of consciousness and writer by night and on weekendsFAVORITE WEEKEND-MORNING RITUALWalking Along Baker BeachWHERE: Bowley Street at Gibson Road
Read More
Faves and raves by Robert Strouf (Click on the picture to see Robert's faves)PERSONAL STATSAge: 40Years in The City: 16Neighborhood: Potrero HillOccupation: Self-employed number cruncherSelf Description: Proud father of two four-legged fur babies, a self proclaimed “foodie,” plays the flute in the San Francisco Freedom band, and loves shiny objectsFAVORITE PLACE TO GET A CUPCAKEKara’s CupcakesWHERE: 3249 Scott St., at Chestnut Street
Read More
Faves and raves by Padraic Wheeler (Click the picture see Padraic’s faves)Personal stats AGE: 24YEARS IN THE CITY: Two, but he snuck into The City a lot as a teen, which ought to countNEIGHBORHOOD: NoPaOCCUPATION: Business development coordinator at OrganicSELF-DESCRIPTION: Davis-raised, NYC-educated; like the rest of the men in his family, the phrase “What did you do today?” is actually pronounced, “What did you eat today?”FAVORITE NEIGHBORHOOD RESTAURANT Blue Jay Cafe
Read More
Faves and raves by Pamela Day (Click the picture to see Pamela’s faves)PERSONAL STATS AGE: Six in dog years, so do the mathYEARS IN THE CITY: NativeNEIGHBORHOOD: Potrero HillOCCUPATION: Entrepreneur/creativeSELF-DESCRIPTION: Curiouser and curiouser; always trying, seeing, doing new things
Read More
Faves and raves by Pamela Laird (Click the picture to see Pamela’s faves)PERSONAL STATSAge: 55Years in The City: 30Neighborhood: Barbary CoastOccupation: Former strategic marketing consultant, launching a second career as a creative writerSelf-Description: Madly in love with this city; has lived in the Tenderloin, Marina, Telegraph Hill, the Embarcadero, Upper Haight, Russian Hill and now the Barbary Coast; if she could marry a city, S.F. would be her betrothedFAVORITE PLACE TO BREATHE
Read More
Faves and raves by Don Kraft (Click the picture to see Don's faves)Personal stats AGE: Young enoughYEARS IN THE CITY: 28NEIGHBORHOOD: Park PresidioOCCUPATION: Human resources, learning and development SELF-DESCRIPTION: Works hard and plays hard; trying to help a small part of the world survive; food-wine lover; travel nut; beach and outdoors are always neededFAVORITE RESTAURANTFarallonWHERE: 450 Post St., between Mason and Powell streets
Read More
Faves and raves by Sarah Mineo (Click the picture for Sarah's faves)PERSONAL STATS AGE: 80YEARS IN THE CITY: 35NEIGHBORHOOD: Cathedral HillOCCUPATION: RetiredSELF-DESCRIPTION: A creative individual who’s in love with life and filled with joie de vivre every dayFAVORITE MOTHER’S DAY BRUNCH SPOTGreens RestaurantWHERE: Fort Mason Center Building AWHAT: Great dining for vegetarians and the adventurous
Read More
Faves and raves by Sharon Beals (Click picture for Sharon's faves)Personal stats AGE: A woman of a certain ageYEARS IN THE CITY: 30NEIGHBORHOOD: Potrero HillOCCUPATION: Photographer and authorSELF-DESCRIPTION: Passionate about habitat restoration and preservation, and usually wandering in one of San Francisco’s green spaces with her camera looking for birds and nestsFAVORITE DAILY MORNING RITUALHiking Bernal Heights HillWHERE: Bernal Heights Boulevard
Read More
Faves and raves by Margarita Camarena Personal stats AGE: 36YEARS IN THE CITY: 11NEIGHBORHOOD: Sunset districtOCCUPATION: Graphic designer/massage therapistSELF-DESCRIPTION: San Francisco’s essence and history is inspirational; its soil is very much like her Mexico City homeland. In energy, it makes her feel at home, except that this home has a Golden Gate.FAVORITE SALONAtelier EmmanuelWHERE: 166 Geary St., Suite 1606, at Stockton Street
Read More
Faves and raves by Margarita Camarena Personal stats AGE: 36YEARS IN THE CITY: 11NEIGHBORHOOD: Sunset districtOCCUPATION: Graphic designer/massage therapistSELF-DESCRIPTION: San Francisco’s essence and history is inspirational; its soil is very much like her Mexico City homeland. In energy, it makes her feel at home, except that this home has a Golden Gate.FAVORITE SALONAtelier EmmanuelWHERE: 166 Geary St., Suite 1606, at Stockton Street
Read More
URL: http://www.sfexaminer.com/archive/17691?page=4%2C0%2C0%2C1&quicktabs_1=0&quicktabs_6=1
