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Built by Midwestern hotel developers Leon W. Huckins and John A. Newcomb at a cost of $5 million (equivalent to $88.7 million in 2023), the hotel's grand opening, on October 23, 1928, attracted a crowd of 10,000 people during a two-day open house, as well as officials like San Francisco Mayor Jimmy Rolph, Jr. and California Governor, C. C. Young.
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]
The Cliff House had two restaurants, the casual dining Bistro Restaurant and the more formal Sutro's. Additionally, the Terrace Room served a Sunday brunch buffet. There was a gift shop in the building, and the historic camera obscura is on a deck overlooking the ocean. Peanut Wagon continued to manage Cliff House operations and worked with the ...
The restaurant uses Masataka's nickname, Masa, for its title. [2] Upon its opening, the restaurant had a six-month waiting list for reservations. [1] Kobayashi was murdered in 1984, [3] [4] and sous-chef Bill Galloway ran the kitchen until Julian Serrano became executive chef. [2] [5] He was chef for 14 years.
The San Francisco Michelin Guide was the second North American city chosen to have its own Michelin Guide. Unlike the other U.S. guides which focus mainly in the city proper, the San Francisco guide includes all the major cities in the Bay Area: San Francisco, Oakland, San Jose and Berkeley, as well as Wine Country, which includes Napa and ...
The Hotel Union, formerly the Rhodema Hotel and the San Carlos Hotel, at 811 Geary Street in the Tenderloin neighborhood of San Francisco, California. The building is a contributing building in the Uptown Tenderloin Historic District which is listed in the National Register of Historic Places . [ 1 ]
The restaurant — known for its seafood dishes and house-made pastas by executive chef and Italy native Pierangelo Badioli — had been serving dinner only since it first opened its doors on ...
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]