Travel: San Francisco’s Tastiest ‘hood, North Beach
There is no beach in San Francisco’s North Beach. There was, once upon a time, before it got filled up and replaced with streets and buildings. But what has remained constant: a huge Italian community. It’s not as big as it once was, but the spirit of the Italian culture and food lives on, in perhaps a larger way than I’ve seen in other cities. In the latest PhotowalksTV episode, I continue retracing the steps of my late dad Jerry, who hosted a local San Francisco travel show in the 1980s and 90s called “Bay Area Backroads.” I recently got ahold of some of his old tapes, had them digitized, and reunited with my dad in a way, by revisiting North Beach with him. Be sure to click the link directly above and let me know what you think of the episode. North Beach has been a big part of my life for years. I’ve been traveling from the South Bay to San Francisco for some time, and I always stay in North Beach, at the venerable Columbus Inn, because it’s affordable, has free parking, and is walking distance to so many great places. There’s no place in the city I’d rather be. By my last count, there were 8 amazing Italian restaurants within 8 blocks of the Inn–with three of them just 4…
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