Lauren Saria
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Food Editor @sfstandard | đź“§: [email protected] (Past: Editor at @eatersf, Food, Dining + Nightlife Editor at The Arizona Republic and @azcentral)
San Francisco, CA
Joined August 2009
Supreme Dumpling, known for some of the best XLB in the Pacific Northwest, is drawing long lines — and Din Tai Fung comparisons — after its May opening. 📝: @lhsaria
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Washington-based soup dumpling restaurant Supreme Dumpling is already drawing long lines at Stonestown Galleria. The new XLB destination is similar to Din Tai Fung, the international chain known for...
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SF's go-to park beer will no longer be brewed in San Francisco: As part of a merger with Sonoma County’s HenHouse Brewing Co., Fort Point Beer Co. will move production to Santa Rosa. 📝: @lhsaria
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Due to the challenges facing the beer industry, SF-based Fort Point Beer Co. and Sonoma County’s HenHouse Brewing Co. will merge into a single company, Fort Point HenHouse, and consolidate production...
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For some of the world’s most talented chefs, an O-1 visa is a golden ticket to the top of the country’s fine dining scene. 📝: @lhsaria
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A talent pool of globetrotting fine dining chefs are the lifeblood of the city’s Michelin-starred restaurants.
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You need some new ideas for where to go out. — Sara Deseran and @lhsaria
https://t.co/SZLOt6wLpT
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grateful i had the pleasure of knowing charles through my work. he was a true legend -- incredibly warm, deeply passionate, and generous with his time, all things you don't always find in chefs of his acclaim. keeping his family + all those who knew and loved him in my thoughts
Just in: Charles Phan, the chef behind the pioneering Vietnamese restaurant the Slanted Door, died Monday. Phan was a pillar of the San Francisco restaurant community and Mission District for decades. — @lhsaria
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Yes, you really can eat at two-Michelin-starred Saison for less than $100. The bar menu includes five courses for $78, and while it’s not a full meal, it’s a great introduction to the restaurant and its exceptional service. — @lhsaria
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Yes, you really can eat at two-Michelin-starred Saison for less than $100. The bar menu includes five courses for $78, and while it’s not a full meal, it’s a great introduction to the restaurant and...
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Welcome to 2025: There's a lot for SF diners to look forward to, including The Slanted Door's return to the Mission, Nopa Fish's opening at the Ferry Building, Thrive City welcoming Fikscue, and Quik Dog's debut in Mission Bay. — @lhsaria
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There's a lot for SF diners to look forward to, including The Slanted Door's return to the Mission, Nopa Fish's opening at the Ferry Building, Thrive City welcoming Fikscue, and Quik Dog's debut in...
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“Everybody serves pho,” the chef says. “But we wanted to bring something different to the city." — @lhsaria
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“Everybody serves pho,” the chef says. “But we wanted to bring something different to the city."
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I'm going to HoPR tonight. Should I go mashed or baked?
SF’s House of Prime Rib is legendary, but it’s far from the only restaurant satisfying the city’s insatiable craving for juicy red meat. — @lhsaria
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As owners continue to look for ways to combat the rising cost of ingredients and labor, restaurants across San Francisco are shrinking, occupying tighter spaces with a diminishing number of seats. — @lhsaria
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As owners continue to look for ways to combat the rising cost of ingredients and labor, restaurants across San Francisco are shrinking, occupying tighter spaces with a diminishing number of seats.
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Step away from the fruitcake and put down that novelty mug. Here are nine great holiday gift ideas to satisfy any food lover on your shopping list. — @lhsaria and Sara Deseran
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Step away from the fruitcake and put down that novelty mug. Here are nine great holiday gift ideas to satisfy any food lover on your shopping list.
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San Francisco is practically Paris right now: airy bistros, towers of butter, and canelé with an audible crunch. @lhsaria and Sara Deseran breakdown their favorites places in this month’s Hot List: https://t.co/OxjFRGvA0Z
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We asked 12 chefs, restaurateurs, bakers, and bartenders where to find the best burgers in town. — @lhsaria and Sara Deseran
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We asked 12 chefs, restaurateurs, bakers, and bartenders where to find the best burgers in town.
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SF’s House of Prime Rib is legendary, but it’s far from the only restaurant satisfying the city’s insatiable craving for juicy red meat. — @lhsaria
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SF’s House of Prime Rib is legendary, but it’s far from the only restaurant satisfying the city’s insatiable craving for juicy red meat.
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Tasting menus can be tedious. But the 12 courses from katsu-focused Showa, a new Japanese fine-dining restaurant in SoMa, are a delight. — @lhsaria
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Tasting menus can be tedious. But the 12 courses from katsu-focused Showa, a new Japanese fine-dining restaurant in SoMa, are a delight. Co-owner Joe Chang delivers a style of energetic and attentive...
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As fine-dining destinations struggle to survive, some family-run San Francisco restaurants are thriving. The key ingredient: a second generation willing to provide an infusion of energy. — @lhsaria
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As fine-dining destinations struggle to survive, some family-run San Francisco restaurants are thriving. The key ingredient: a second generation willing to provide an infusion of energy.
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Chef Emily Lim’s hit delivery-only pop-up Dabao Singapore finds a permanent home at the Metreon mall food court. — @lhsaria
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Chef Emily Lim’s hit delivery-only pop-up Dabao Singapore finds a permanent home at the Metreon mall food court.
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Cassava’s owners will close their doors in North Beach and pivot to a new quick-service spot in Jackson Square. — @lhsaria
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The owners plan to open a new quick-service café in Jackson Square.
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Mourad is the latest fine-dining establishment to shutter in the heart of the city. — @lhsaria and @jennwadsworth
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Mourad is the latest fine-dining establishment to shutter in the heart of the city.
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happy post-halloween friday! here's one more treat: new editon of the @sfstandard Hot List just dropped 🔥
You need some new ideas for where to go out. We have some really delicious answers. — @lhsaria, Sara Deseran, and Astrid Kane
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