A tour of San Francisco's legendary eating houses of 1914 — with the actual recipes the famous chefs guarded, from Coppa's to the Poodle Dog.

Birth Of The French Restaurant

2 pages in this part of Bohemian San Francisco.

Birth Of The French Restaurant

The Poodle Dog, the Pup, Delmonico's, Jacques, Frank's, the Mint, Bergez, Felix and Campi's are the connecting links between the fire and…

Birth Of The French Restaurant: Palace

Flood building now stands, at the corner of Market and Powell, and which was destroyed by fire some fourteen years ago, was the favorite…

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