About us
This group is for visiting San Francisco Bay Area restaurants and other events that have foodie interest or a food centric theme. Such as food and wine festivals, Eat, Drink San Francisco, the San Francisco Chocolate Festival and San Francisco Street Food Festival.
While food and beverages are of primary importance, this is a social group for having fun, making new friends and keeping touch with others, trying something new, or visiting an old favorite, yet again. Join with a friend or two, or eat with strangers and find common and uncommon feasts of food, conversation and an occasional butterfly.
Attendees
Please be prompt or message your host directly (perhaps use the new chat feature) comments are delayed by as much as an hour. Dress is usually casual, use your own judgement, on a rare occasion a jacket, dress or no shorts may be required. And please take pictures of your food and upload them to our group, San Francisco Foodies maintains that the photographer maintains ownership of their art. If you want to take pictures of guests please remember to ask their permission before. Bullying and derogatory remarks are causes for removal from an event and this group. Not paying for your ordered items most likely will result in legal action.
Administrative Trivia
There are no dues. However some events require a deposit for joining. A deposit is spent toward an attendee’s bill (restaurants sometimes charge a deposit from $5, $50 or the entire cost of a meal and beverage $400).
Events are usually free to attend but each member and their guests pay for their respective meals, drinks, some events have split appetizers or family style meals where each person pays the same price and all share the meal. These details are in each event. Restaurants usually charge city tax and a mandatory gratuity. In San Francisco a percentage for employee insurance. Expect 30% to 35% added to your order.
Some Events ask for attendees to prepay a portion of any deposits or venue costs. These are paid events.
Nonprofit Fundraisers are where a donation is requested, a nonprofit is selected, usually rated 100% (some local charities are not nationally rated but all of their donations are 100% used to support their activities). For our events San Francisco Foodies asks donations to be given to the nonprofit directly, any donations collected are forwarded (100%). These are also marked as paid events.
Event Organizers are unpaid volunteers, however, some may charge a fee. Those will be paid events and full disclosure of where fees go are in each event's description. San Francisco Foodies is always looking for new volunteers as organizers and adding new events.
Use of Meetup Comments and Chat for spam is forbidden. Suggesting events is encouraged. If the event is in another group please contact an event organizer to co-host with our group. Much better to become an event organizer with our group and host an event yourself.
Be Well, #Eat San Francisco.
Featured event
A Very San Francisco Summer Picnic Potluck and BBQ - Golden Gate Park
A Very San Francisco Summer Picnic Picnic Potluck and BBQ
A Fundraiser for Tenderloin Tessie
September is the start of a San Francisco summer, and San Francisco Foodies is taking advantage of the cool, but not cold weather for an outdoor potluck picnic in wonderful Golden Gate Park.
Tenderloin Tessie is a very San Francisco Non-Profit who provides Holiday meals (Christmas, Thanksgiving and Easter) for people who do not have any local family to spend the holiday, mainly San Francisco's Elders and new arrivals. Tenderloin Tessie has been doing this every year for over fifty (50) years, different than similar non-profits, their dinners treat the attendees as diners to a full service dinner.
A five ($5) dollar donation can be sent through Tenderloin Tessie's website, San Francisco Foodies doesn't act as a middle person for their donations, nor do we profit.
This is a return to the Potluck Picnic format with grills available.
A potluck is where each attendee brings something they either made or bought from a restaurant that matches the theme, our theme is San Francisco Labor Day. Bring a dish that reflects your work, or the work you want to do. Artsy, mechanical, all forms are welcome.
Our site has grills for the finishing marks and heat, and also for sliders, hamburgers and hotdogs, add condiments to make them as foodie as you want.
We'll have a Condiment Swap, a Recipe Swap and a San Francisco Foodie Recommendation List (and a catchy name for the list) for restaurants, Pop Ups, Bars, Festivals anywhere food can be found. I'll publish after the picnic. Also, a meeting for New Organizers and those that may want to host events. Come join our group of thirteen event organizers.
Please bring a Potluck dish of your creation to feed about six people, or from your favorite restaurant, Roast Pork, Dim Sum, Sandwiches, Pies, Cupcakes are always a hit.
To signup with what dish you are bringing use eventbrite link, which will also create a nice pass to remember this event.
Agenda
- 11 - Site Setup
- 11:30 Cooking for those items that need a touch of heat.
- NOON - Eating and Greeting
- 1 - Condiment Exchange (described below)
- 1:30 - Recipe Exchange
- 2 - San Francisco Foodie Recommendations (described below)
- 3 - Clean Up and Until next year!
First at least a $20 donation is requested for our Non-Profit of the year, a URL for where that donation can be sent (HERE TBD).
Second I am asking for volunteers, to help check people in, take donations and organize the food and drinks. I will have a separate dinner event to thank the volunteers, but you need to sign up for both, and when you sign up here, please put in the comments if you would like to volunteer, first come first chosen. All volunteers are invited to an after party starting at a famous San Francisco Restaurant, TBD
None of the restaurants and shops mentioned are sponsors of this event.
Alcohol (Beer and Wine) is allowed, as long as it's not in glass containers.
Now.. what will we do there for three hours besides socialize with others in our community? I'll fill in more as we march closer.
- All attendees can participate in San Francisco Foodies Restaurant List. This will be a non-ranked list of Twenty-Five amazing meals from the great attendees.
- Ingredient Exchange: Bring some of your ingredients that you don't want, or have too many of; you know that one in the back of your cabinet; and we will exchange them. Use event comments to hype yours, sending them to a new cook.
- Recipe Exchange: Bring a recipe and exchange with the various foodies who come.
As a note.. San Francisco Foodies won't charge any place to be listed, if they don't want to be on our list they can opt-out, and we do not have any pay advertising.
History
For the past eleven years I have hosted a picnic to raise money for a San Francisco Non-Profit. As I said above, this year's non-profit is Tenderloin Tessie.
We've held this in various picnic areas in San Francisco's World Class Golden Gate Park. We had a high of 135 people at this site in 2019, then of course 2020 had lock-downs, but we were given permission having our reservation so far in advance but only twelve lucky people were allowed to attend by San Francisco Parks and Recreation and we made the most of it, and with an additional fundraiser sent some money to Holiday Meals - Tenderloin Tessie who holds four meals a year at the Unitarian Church for San Franciscans who do not have anyone over the major holidays.
Another year we raised money for Trevor's Project. A Suicide Prevention Hotline for young adults, recently losing Federal Funds, they are relying on public support now more than ever, and they are not the only one. San Francisco Foodies from a small group that showed raised over $500. Finally last year was Muttville, we raised about $200.
Adminsitrivia
Site has a slope entrance and a parking lot nearby, but is not easily accessible for those with mobility problems, however in past years we have had people in wheelchairs (with large wheels) and persons who were blind who were able to attend and enjoyed the festivities.
Use event comments for Car Pooling and Ride Sharing.
Many thanks for the photos and history from restaurant website
#EatSanFrancisco #SanFranciscoFoodies #SFFoodies
Photos and history from unsplash - credit Vino Li
Upcoming events
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![[Dinner] Happy Crane - Table for Four (Deposit $50)](https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/b/a/b/1/highres_535727793.jpeg)
[Dinner] Happy Crane - Table for Four (Deposit $50)
The Happy Crane, 451 Gough Street, (Formerly Monsieur Benjamin), San Francisco, CA, USHappy Crane
Having opened a little over a year ago Happy Crane was an anticipated restaurant from a rising star in San Francisco's celebrity restaurant community. James Yuen Leong Parry's resume has several top tier Michelin restaurants including Benu here is San Francisco. The reviews have been generally good, but with a huge hype bubble reviewers reference restaurants that do not exist for a comparision.A modern interpretation of Chinese Cantonese dishes still has a lot of buzz in San Francisco and around the world.
Their tasting menu is $120, and individual dishes are about the same. There is a $50 cancelation fee for the reservation, so that is a deposit, which will be refunded at dinner.
I am excited to be eating here.
Minutiae
$120 Tasting menu, otherwise family style dinner.History
Modern Chinese, Rooted Flavors
Welcome to The Happy Crane, where authentic Chinese flavors meet thoughtful technique and a spirit of creativity. Rooted in tradition yet expressed through a modern Chinese lens, our dishes celebrate heritage while embracing fresh ideas — served in a warm, joyful setting.
from restaurant websiteChef and Owner: James Yuen Leong Parry
Menus and Reviews
Happy Crane
Happy Crane (Yelp)
Happy Crane (San Francisco Chronicle)Administratriva
Estimated Cost is $120, plus tax, tip and San Francisco's mandate.Dress is smart casual
Deposit
Attendees should expect their deposit to be returned before their share of event costs are paid. A deposit is not expected to cover all an attendee's costs. No San Francisco Foodies' fees are collected via this event deposit.Pay deposits via Zelle or Apple Cash. Use QR Code, email address or phone number in this event's photos.
Full deposit use and refund information is below.
For any questions please contact the event host.
Taxes and Restaurant Fees
Dining in San Francisco has a sales tax (8.625%) and probably an employee health mandate (3-10%), a tip (20%) may be automatically added, even on individual bills, if not we expect a 20% minimum tip to be paid for individual bills. We will try to get separate checks, but remember to bring cash.
Each diner is responsible for their own orders and costs but we will have to consolidate and divvy up the final bill accordingly.Please bring cash or have Zelle or Apple Cash available.
Transportation to Happy Crane
MUNI: KLMN, F, 38
Finding street parking in Hayes Valley is usually difficult.Parking garages can be found nearby
Use event comments for Car Pooling and Ride Sharing.
Many thanks for the photos and history from restaurant website
#EatSanFrancisco #SanFranciscoFoodies #SFFoodies
Deposits, Pre-Payments and Donations
A deposit is applied to each attendee’s portion of the event (for example dinner) cost or returned to each attendee when they attend. Unexpected extra from individual deposits are returned to each attendee or left as tip, at each attendee's discretion.A deposit is to defray hosts’ costs from no-shows and late cancelations; many restaurants charge for each guest missing.
Prepayments are asked when the venue requires money before an event (such as a dinner) and paid by our event hosts in advance to a third party. Hosts will usually help find someone to cover a person's seat and prepayment, but that is not guaranteed.
Deposits and prepayments are non-refundable.However, a host, at their desecration may refund or have a cut off date, usually one week to 72 hours before an event. Any approved refund may occur up to one week after an event, if there is a delay let your host know.
Under extreme circumstances (like a natural disaster or an event is cancelled by host or venue) deposits are returned.
For large events or natural disasters please be patient, refunds may take some time, but a week is our goal.
Some San Francisco Foodies events offer third party insurance and San Francisco Foodies cannot refund that cost.
Donations go directly to a non-profit and are ancillary to an event. San Francisco Foodies cannot refund these.
Third Party events collect funds directly from San Francisco Foodies members and San Francisco Foodies cannot issue a refund, but may help recover lost deposits or prepayments on a case by case basis.
San Francisco Foodies is willing and able to go to court to protect our community, hosts and members.We Look Forward to Seeing you at This and Other San Francisco Foodies Events
4 attendees 
Quaint Japanese Inn dinner in SF
Izakaya Rintaro, 82 14th Street, San Francisco, CA, USDinner @ Izakaya Rintaro in San Francisco for 4 (including me, your host). Have wanted to try this acclaimed Izakaya Japanese place. There is a Set Menu ($90) which has at least 8 dishes (too much for me) and the ENTIRE TABLE must order it. Thus, I'd prefer to go a la carte on this one.
Rintaro リンタロウ ｢HOME｣
The a la carte dishes are shareable for 2 diners; so we can just have enough and, hopefully, still come out ahead $$-wise than if we were to each order the Set Menu.
First three SFoodies to advance me $25 Reservation fee (using Venmo or Zelle) holds their place. (I normally don't drink--but I would be up for one small cup of good sake.)
UPDATE: OK, here's the final list of the first 3 diners who sent me their $25 deposit: Eddie B, Carol and Christina. Finessing the list I find quite difficult--so I put it here.4 attendeesA Very San Francisco Summer Picnic Potluck and BBQ - Golden Gate Park
Blue Heron Boathouse in GG Park, 50 Blue Heron Lake Drive,, San Francisco, CA, USA Very San Francisco Summer Picnic Picnic Potluck and BBQ
A Fundraiser for Tenderloin Tessie
September is the start of a San Francisco summer, and San Francisco Foodies is taking advantage of the cool, but not cold weather for an outdoor potluck picnic in wonderful Golden Gate Park.Tenderloin Tessie is a very San Francisco Non-Profit who provides Holiday meals (Christmas, Thanksgiving and Easter) for people who do not have any local family to spend the holiday, mainly San Francisco's Elders and new arrivals. Tenderloin Tessie has been doing this every year for over fifty (50) years, different than similar non-profits, their dinners treat the attendees as diners to a full service dinner.
A five ($5) dollar donation can be sent through Tenderloin Tessie's website, San Francisco Foodies doesn't act as a middle person for their donations, nor do we profit.
This is a return to the Potluck Picnic format with grills available.
A potluck is where each attendee brings something they either made or bought from a restaurant that matches the theme, our theme is San Francisco Labor Day. Bring a dish that reflects your work, or the work you want to do. Artsy, mechanical, all forms are welcome.Our site has grills for the finishing marks and heat, and also for sliders, hamburgers and hotdogs, add condiments to make them as foodie as you want.
We'll have a Condiment Swap, a Recipe Swap and a San Francisco Foodie Recommendation List (and a catchy name for the list) for restaurants, Pop Ups, Bars, Festivals anywhere food can be found. I'll publish after the picnic. Also, a meeting for New Organizers and those that may want to host events. Come join our group of thirteen event organizers.
Please bring a Potluck dish of your creation to feed about six people, or from your favorite restaurant, Roast Pork, Dim Sum, Sandwiches, Pies, Cupcakes are always a hit.
To signup with what dish you are bringing use eventbrite link, which will also create a nice pass to remember this event.
Agenda
- 11 - Site Setup
- 11:30 Cooking for those items that need a touch of heat.
- NOON - Eating and Greeting
- 1 - Condiment Exchange (described below)
- 1:30 - Recipe Exchange
- 2 - San Francisco Foodie Recommendations (described below)
- 3 - Clean Up and Until next year!
First at least a $20 donation is requested for our Non-Profit of the year, a URL for where that donation can be sent (HERE TBD).
Second I am asking for volunteers, to help check people in, take donations and organize the food and drinks. I will have a separate dinner event to thank the volunteers, but you need to sign up for both, and when you sign up here, please put in the comments if you would like to volunteer, first come first chosen. All volunteers are invited to an after party starting at a famous San Francisco Restaurant, TBD
None of the restaurants and shops mentioned are sponsors of this event.
Alcohol (Beer and Wine) is allowed, as long as it's not in glass containers.
Now.. what will we do there for three hours besides socialize with others in our community? I'll fill in more as we march closer.
- All attendees can participate in San Francisco Foodies Restaurant List. This will be a non-ranked list of Twenty-Five amazing meals from the great attendees.
- Ingredient Exchange: Bring some of your ingredients that you don't want, or have too many of; you know that one in the back of your cabinet; and we will exchange them. Use event comments to hype yours, sending them to a new cook.
- Recipe Exchange: Bring a recipe and exchange with the various foodies who come.
As a note.. San Francisco Foodies won't charge any place to be listed, if they don't want to be on our list they can opt-out, and we do not have any pay advertising.
History
For the past eleven years I have hosted a picnic to raise money for a San Francisco Non-Profit. As I said above, this year's non-profit is Tenderloin Tessie.We've held this in various picnic areas in San Francisco's World Class Golden Gate Park. We had a high of 135 people at this site in 2019, then of course 2020 had lock-downs, but we were given permission having our reservation so far in advance but only twelve lucky people were allowed to attend by San Francisco Parks and Recreation and we made the most of it, and with an additional fundraiser sent some money to Holiday Meals - Tenderloin Tessie who holds four meals a year at the Unitarian Church for San Franciscans who do not have anyone over the major holidays.
Another year we raised money for Trevor's Project. A Suicide Prevention Hotline for young adults, recently losing Federal Funds, they are relying on public support now more than ever, and they are not the only one. San Francisco Foodies from a small group that showed raised over $500. Finally last year was Muttville, we raised about $200.
Adminsitrivia
Site has a slope entrance and a parking lot nearby, but is not easily accessible for those with mobility problems, however in past years we have had people in wheelchairs (with large wheels) and persons who were blind who were able to attend and enjoyed the festivities.Use event comments for Car Pooling and Ride Sharing.
Many thanks for the photos and history from restaurant website
#EatSanFrancisco #SanFranciscoFoodies #SFFoodies
Photos and history from unsplash - credit Vino Li
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