Americans Are Afraid of Inconvenience

| December 31, 2009

As we’re approaching 2010 and the end of a decade, change is the buzzword on everyone’s lips. What resolutions will you be making? My suggestion….see “Fresh The Movie.” I saw this movie a few months ago and it moved me so that I (a healthy eater) will never look at food and farming the same […]

An Oldie But A Goodie

| December 29, 2009

Now that we’re winding down to the end of 2009, we will start seeing the demise of restaurants across the city. Many that have been around for a while are being forced to close because of tough economic times and huge rent increases. Being able to last for years as well as decades is a huge accomplishment […]

Frugal Traveling

| December 10, 2009

What is cheap to some is frugal to others. Let’s face facts. Traveling can be expensive but with a little ingenuity, it doesn’t have to be. My trip to SF started out with a taxi ride to Kennedy Airport. What happened to the $30 flat fee?  Well, it’s now $45. Ouch! Has it been that long […]

Mel’s Diner – American Comfort Food At It’s Best

| December 8, 2009

Before my touring venture of San Francisco, I wanted to hit a good breakfast spot. Browsing  in the Bay City Guide, I found Mel’s Drive-In. A 50’s style diner where American Graffiti was filmed. Sounds good to me. It was walking distance from my hotel and helped build up my appetite. When I stepped in, it […]

New Products To Try Out

| December 3, 2009

The Afternoon Tasting Pavilion presented some local products that this New Yorker would have never been exposed to. Here are some of our favorites. Frog Hollow Farms – This is the Holy Grail for food. They handed out free samples of the Asian Pears at the Farmers Market. Let me say, it was the BEST pear […]

Taste of San Francisco Street Food

| December 1, 2009

 Happy Belated Thanksgiving. Cheapeats has finally come out of it’s food coma after attending the 1st Annual Foodbuzz Blogger Festival. It was quite an experience and opened our eyes to the foodie town on San Francisco. The first evening presented a tasting of San Francisco street food. Now when I think of street food, I think […]