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The Mark Hopkins Hotel was built by George D. Smith [1] on the site of the old Mark Hopkins mansion, which had burned down following the 1906 San Francisco earthquake.The hotel was dedicated in 1926, and the penthouse suite was rented exclusively to Daniel C. Jackling, reputedly at US$1,250 (equivalent to $22,000 in 2023) per month, [2] until he moved to his house in Woodside in 1936. [3]
In 2013, Singh stepped down and was replaced by Catherine De Orio, a food writer and former lawyer. [2] In 2018, Singh returned as the show and replaced De Orio as the host. [3] The Chicago version ended in 2021. [4] The San Francisco version is hosted by wine consultant and author Leslie Sbrocco. The Miami version is hosted by chef Michelle ...
The InterContinental Mark Hopkins San Francisco is a luxury hotel located at the top of Nob Hill in San Francisco, California. The hotel is managed by the InterContinental Hotels Group. The chain operates over 5,000 hotels and resorts in approximately 75 nations. The Mark Hopkins is the oldest InterContinental in the United States.
The Magic Pan logo, ca 1970s Guest Receipt from 1975. The Magic Pan is a small American chain of fast-food and take-away creperies using the recipes of a now-closed chain of full-service restaurants that specialized in crêpes, popular in the early 1970s through early 1990s, which peaked at 110 Magic Pan locations [when?] throughout the United States and Canada.
Saison is a San Francisco restaurant that earned the highest rating of three stars from the Michelin Guide in 2014. [2] [3] It is located in the SoMa district. [4]The founder is Beverage Director and Winemaker for Saison Winery, Mark Bright. [5]
The first Mel's Drive-In was founded in 1947 by Mel Weiss and Harold Dobbs in San Francisco, California.It later expanded to several other locations. After the last of the original restaurants closed in the 1970s, Weiss's son Steven Weiss and partner Donald Wagstaff opened the first of a new generation of Mel's Drive-In restaurants in 1985. [1]
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The Washington Square Bar & Grill was a landmark restaurant adjoining Washington Square in San Francisco's North Beach neighborhood (Powell at Union streets). Known widely as the Washbag, so named by columnist Herb Caen as a play on words, it was a favorite gathering place for a generation of writers, politicians, musicians, and social elite ...