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5 to Try: Martinis

Since there's not a lot of room for creativity or error with the classic martini, what makes the drink special is the right setting. You obviously don't want to order a martini at some sketchy dive--both for practical reasons and your own safety--but even a respectable bar won't cut it. No, a proper martini is served in a place with style, a place where you could picture the great martini drinkers like Don Draper, Dean Martin or Mae West draped along the bar. Or, at least a place where the super-sized martinis get you really, really smashed.

Visitor's Guide to San Francisco's Japantown

For such tiny neighborhood (only a few blocks), San Francisco's Japantown is home to an impressive number of restaurants, markets and indoor shopping malls. Here is a guide to what Japantown has to offer!

Better Chicken than Zuni's?

Sourced from an exclusive Central Valley purveyor, rubbed down with kosher salt 24 hours beforehand, and roasted to perfection, the exquisite whole chicken at Zuni Café is one of San Francisco's most famous dishes--and rightfully so. Still, Zuni isn't the only place to get a mind-blowing bird in this city. In fact, not only could the biddies on this list beat Zuni's in a blind taste test, but most can be had for less than half the price, and without making a reservation.

Smoky Cocktails

Smoking may be illegal in bars these days, but smoke-flavored drinks are on fire in San Francisco and across the country--easily the hottest trend in the spirits world. Many of the top local cocktail spots now have smoky cocktails on their menus, whether that smoke taste be derived from peaty Islay scotch whisky, fiery and rustic mezcal or actually lighting things on fire. Inhale this trend in any of the following cocktails.

Chasing Joey Chestnut: Practice Spots for Competitive Eaters

Whether you're chasing Bay Area native Joey Chestnut's sixty-three hot dog world record, beefing up for a casting call of "The Biggest Loser," or just have tapeworms, there are many reasons to consume a deep-fried Twinkie, a five-pound burrito or a bacon-topped doughnut, and we're here to show you where to get those and other Type-2-diabetes-style snacks. Why? Because life is short ... really short if you frequent these heart-attack hot spots.

My Favorite SF Restaurants

Here are my top 5 San Francisco places to chow down.

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Lisa's Favs...

These are a few of my favorite things..