Photo courtesy of Vegan Alien (for Animal Place's Vegan Republic). You know the yearly drill: When the holidays are over, all the workouts and healthy diets kick in. To help out with 2020 commitments to mindful eating in the new year, we’re unearthing more Bay Area restaurants armed with vegan options that ease the brain when it comes to both your love of animals and any fear of weight gain.
The Jack London Square Tree Lighting is Friday night. Photo courtesy of Visit Oakland.
Winter (or fall, depending on your tolerance for the cold) is in the air and with that comes a whole lot of holiday events. Ice skating, tree lighting ceremonies and even fireworks mean you can get your holidays started right. Let's go.
Editor's note: This article was updated for the 2019 holiday season
In San Francisco? Check out BARTable San Francisco Filipino Restaurants.
In the East Bay? Check out BARTable East Bay Filipino Restaurants.Salty and sour are the flavors that Filipino foods do best — despite influences of its neighbors and conquistadors, the Philippines has held onto a distinct flavor palette shaped by vinegar, suka, and salt.If you’ve never before experienced the flavors of the Philippines, San Francisco has plenty of BARTable restaurants and pop-ups serving authentic Filipino food.
Probably the most important bike route in San Francisco, The Wiggle connects Market Street with the west side of San Francisco via a series of quick turns on residential streets. Originally conceived in 1993 by bike advocate and water historian Joel Pomerantz, The Wiggle follows the path of a historic stream bed which mostly avoids San Francisco’s central hills, allowing easy access to the Panhandle, Golden Gate Park, and the western neighborhoods.
Sky Cycles at Warm Springs. Photo courtesy of bart.gov.
Art abounds in BART and there is no shortage of art to experience on your daily commute. The artwork at BART stations also bring each trip to life. The entire system is home to nearly 50 artworks of a vast variety of mediums and forms - mosaics, tile work, paintings and sculptures enrich several stations.
The suffix -silog adds a fried egg and fried rice to any Filipino dish, and that’s just what Tselogs does best. From sizzling sisiglog to the more familiar spamsilog, Tselogs’s most delicious specialties are anything that can be served with a fried egg — meaning almost every Filipino dish.
Translated as Tess’s Kitchen, Kusina Ni Tess serves the Tenderloin community Filipino classics like lumpia, fried spring rolls, and sinigang, a savory tamarind-based soup. It’s hard to find a lunch under $10 in the heart of the city, but Kusina Ni Tess cooks up authentic Filipino dishes for reasonable prices.
Difficulty: IntermediateTerrain: Short route (mostly flat); Long route (hilly- includes a steep, winding ascent and descent)Cautions