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Restaurants and cocktail bars that felt relaxed but intentional, coffee shops to start each morning and stores where time (and luggage space) disappeared without warning. Consider this curated snapshot of what worked for us, and what I’d seek out again without hesitation.

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I’m Cate, a San Francisco based recipe developer. Here you’ll find flavor-forward recipes rooted in seasonal California cooking, neighborhood restaurant guides to my favorite city, and lots of yapping about food. Whether it’s a cozy weeknight dinner or a tomato-season obsession, I write about food the way I experience it: with curiosity, joy, and a little bit of chaos. Let's dish on my latest flavor obsession and explore the culinary scene together.

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