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Crab Louie is a type of salad that prominently features crab meat. The recipe dates back to the early 1900s and originates on the West Coast of the United States. [40] The exact origins of the dish are uncertain, but it is known that Crab Louie was being served in San Francisco as early as 1910 and was popularized in the 1930s in Fisherman's Wharf.
The exact origins of the dish are uncertain, but it is known that Crab Louie was being served in San Francisco, at Solari's, as early as 1914. [3] A recipe for Crab Louie exists from this date in Bohemian San Francisco by Clarence E. Edwords, [4] and for a similar "Crabmeat a la Louise" salad in the 1910 edition of a cookbook by Victor Hirtzler, [5] head chef of the city's St. Francis Hotel. [6]
5. Cioppino. Invented by Italian immigrants in San Francisco on Meiggs Wharf (which was destroyed in the famous San Francisco earthquake of 1906), Cioppino is a hearty fish stew built from a base ...
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Ernie's first chef and owner was Ernie Carlesso. At the time it was called Ernie's Il Travatore. Located at 847 Montgomery Street near Jackson Square, it was on the edge of the Barbary Coast, a red light district that had been known throughout the world since the 1850s for its brothels, saloons, opium dens, gambling and dance halls, and restaurants with discreet private dining rooms upstairs ...
4. Whoopie Pies. Big, cream-filled, and cakey whoopie pies were like the primo bake sale prize when you were a kid. They come in all kinds of flavors and varieties now, but the classic is still ...
Original Joes in San Francisco. Although the dish has been served for decades at many restaurants throughout the San Francisco Bay Area including several with "Joe's" as part of their names, [2] [3] it was popularized by Original Joe's, a restaurant in San Francisco's Tenderloin District. [4] During World War II, a serving cost 75 cents. [5]