Check, Please! Bay Area Podcast

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Check, Please! Bay Area reviews: Bridges, Blue Line Pizza, Postino Sep 22, 2016

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Dine on Cal Cuisine at the place where Mrs. Doubtfire ate, in the heart of Danville, then tuck into Chicago-style deep dish pizza with a side of beer or cocktails in San Carlos. Lastly, rustic comfort food with an Italian twist is discovered in a beautiful Lafayette hillside setting.

Check, Please! Bay Area reviews: Chaya Brasserie, Marinitas, Seven Hills Sep 15, 2016

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Check, Please! Bay Area reviews: a fusion dining-destination with views of the Bay Bridge in San Francisco, a spot with dishes inspired by the flavors of Mexico and Latin America combined with a killer tequila menu in San Anselmo, and Cal-Italian cuisine set among the seven-hills of San Francisco.

Check, Please! Bay Area reviews: Valette, eatsa, Osso Steakhouse Jun 16, 2016

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Restaurants reviewed: a quintessential wine country eatery in Healdsburg, a fully-automated spot with fresh and healthy vegetarian bowls, delivered via a high-tech cubby in San Francisco, and a place for steak, substantial sides and an amazing wine list in San Francisco.

Check, Please! Bay Area reviews: El Mono Fresh Flavors of Peru, Rangoon Ruby Burmese Cuisine, The Table Jun 09, 2016

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Check, Please! Bay Area reviews a Peruvian restaurant in El Cerrito, a restaurant in San Carlos serving Burmese cuisine, and a spot in San Jose serving modern American cooking and hand-crafted cocktails.

Check, Please! Bay Area reviews: Heartbaker [CLOSED], The Cook and Her Farmer, 1601 Bar & Kitchen Jun 02, 2016

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Check, Please! Bay Area reviews: a sweet and savory bakery in San Francisco, a restaurant serving locally-sourced, community-centric cooking in Oakland, and a San Francisco spot offering a contemporary take on Sri Lankan cuisine.

Check, Please! Bay Area reviews: Backdoor Bistro & Wine Bar, Kingdom of Dumpling, John Ash & Co. May 26, 2016

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Check, Please! Bay Area reviews a California-casual spot in Vacaville, a San Francisco hole-in-the-wall eatery serving up tongue-burning, steaming dumplings and a Santa Rosa restaurant serving seasonal wine country cuisine.

Check, Please! Bay Area reviews: Flatiron, Shakewell, Firenze By Night May 19, 2016

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The sixth episode of season 11 reviews a family-friendly neighborhood spot for comfort food in San Rafael, a restaurant serving Mediterranean flavors and complex cocktails in Oakland, and an old school Italian restaurant in San Francisco's North Beach.

Check, Please! Bay Area reviews: Gasthaus Leopold’s, Tamarine and Sushi Rapture May 12, 2016

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The fifth episode of Season 11 of Check, Please! Bay Area reviews an Austrian restaurant in San Francisco, a Palo Alto restaurant serving modern Vietnamese cuisine and a cozy Japanese eatery in San Francisco.

Check, Please! Bay Area reviews: Duende, The Dark Horse Inn and Morimoto Napa May 05, 2016

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The fourth episode of Check, Please! Bay Area reviews a Spanish influenced, contemporary hotspot in downtown Oakland; a family-friendly gastro-pub in San Francisco; and a restaurant serving contemporary California-inspired Japanese cuisine in Napa.

Check, Please! Bay Area reviews: Sessions at The Presidio, Doppio Zero Pizzeria Napoletana and Waterbar Apr 28, 2016

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The third episode of season 11 features: Contemporary comfort food accompanied by a great beer selection in San Francisco, authentic Neapolitan pizza in Mountain View and market-fresh oysters and gourmet seafood at the Embarcadero in San Francisco.