Chinatown banquet halls finally reopen after being closed for more than a year
Chinatown banquet halls finally reopen after more being closed for more than a year
While the banquet halls play an important role socially, they also play a very important role in Chinatown s economy and San Francisco s economy. KTVU s Christien Kafton reports.
SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. - The swearing-in ceremony of a new Chinese Chamber of Commerce marks the reopening of an important Chinatown staple, the banquet halls.
The Far East Cafe in San Francisco is one of Chinatown s oldest and most respected banquet halls. Closed for more than a year for large gatherings by the pandemic, the ceremony is the hall s first major event since COVID-19.
Mayor heralds filming of movie Nash Bridges in San Francisco - The city is alive again
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A controlled explosion lights up a San Francisco street during the filming of the upcoming “Nash Bridges” movie.Stephen Lam/The Chronicle
A dramatic burst of gunfire sounded in the Financial District on Sunday, but it was the kind of shooting Mayor London Breed was happy to witness: Actor Don Johnson was firing away outside a skyscraper, his sidekick Cheech Marin at his side and film extras running behind him in realistic panic.
“The city is alive again,” said a smiling Breed. She joined the crowd of curious San Franciscans gathered at the corner of California and Davis streets to watch the movie shoot in front of the 48-story-high 101 California Street.
Will Chinatown restaurants that function as community hubs be a thing of the past?
Will Chinatown restaurants that function as community hubs be a thing of the past?
Community members in San Francisco Chinatown are concerned that large banquet-style restaurants that function as community hubs will soon become a thing of the past. Amber Lee reports
SAN FRANCISCO - Community members in San Francisco Chinatown are concerned that large banquet-style restaurants that function as community hubs will soon become a thing of the past.
Supporters say they play a critical role in helping immigrants.
Now, they are struggling to survive the pandemic and the efforts to keep them afloat.
Far East Cafe owners decide to keep 100-year-old S.F. Chinatown restaurant alive
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Far East Cafe owner Bill Lee poses for a portrait in one of the signature booths inside the main dining room of Far East Cafe in the Chinatown neighborhood of San Francisco, Calif. Thursday, January 28, 2021. Far East Cafe is one of two remaining banquet halls in Chinatown and is still being stressed by the COVID-19 pandemic with the threat of becoming extinct.Jessica Christian / The Chronicle
Far East Cafe opens for indoor dining today and will expand its hours to five days a week, marking a return to form for San Francisco Chinatown’s 100-year-old banquet restaurant that nearly shut down at the end of 2020.
For the year of the ox, Bay Area s food community is grounding itself
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Water buffalo, whose milk is used to make Italian style mozzarella di bufala, at the Ramini facility in Tomales. The buffalo have rock star names like Pat Benetar, Van Morrison, and Chris Isaac.Jason Henry / Special To The Chronicle 2015
We’re entering this new phase in the lunar calendar, which has come along with a palpable period of mental and physical fatigue among a lot of people I know. The year of the rat has left many with feelings of cynicism, exhaustion and grief, and rightfully so, considering everything that we’ve endured until now. But I’m finding comfort in knowing that we’re entering the year of the ox or in the Vietnamese version of the zodiac, the water buffalo. The buffalo’s steadiness and determination are grounding forces: antipodes to the chaos and instability of the previous year.