4 North Beach Treasures

4 North Beach Treasures

Marcia Gagliardi of Tablehopper blog fame shares her appreciation of 4 North Beach spots in her just-released video tour. Marcia visits Caffe Trieste, Molinari Deli, Liguria Bakery and Stella Pastry. Find out Marcia’s favorite coffee, focaccia, sandwich and sweet. I’m with her all the way. These 

North Beach Walking Tour Saturday!

North Beach Walking Tour Saturday!

Fans who took my tour a few months ago called to see if I would do a tour of North Beach for out-of-town guests this Saturday, April 28 at 11:00 a.m. Do you want to join us? Get to know my my favorite restaurants, bakeries, food shops, art galleries 

Discovering North Beach–A Post From Italia

Discovering North Beach–A Post From Italia

Nuok is an Italian travel, art and food site. A recent post by Alessandra Maffei who lives in Roma celebrates North Beach. “The air was soft, the stars so fine, the promise of every cobbled alley so great that I thought I was in a dream.” is Alessandra’s 

North Beach Italian Restaurant List

North Beach Italian Restaurant List

I found a Yelp list of North Beach Italian restaurants listed 1 to 50. Actually there aren’t 50 places. Some are listed more than once and a couple have closed. Before you get to the list and all of the comments I can’t help adding 

Broadway Corridor Coming Back

Broadway Corridor Coming Back

“It takes a village,” was the frequent refrain at a community meeting at Broadway Studios. The group gathered to develop a strategy to bring Broadway back. Call me crazy but after years of decline I think it’s happening. Maybe the transformation of Big Al’s sex 

Walking and Eating in North Beach

Walking and Eating in North Beach

In the course of the 90 minute romp, I cover tons of history and trivia that goes beyond food and deep into the culture – past and present – of my Italian North Beach village.

“Basic Italian”

“Basic Italian”

Local writer Matt Baume penned a fabulous write-up of me for The Bold Italic, a beautifully-designed San Francisco web magazine that bills itself as “an experiment in local discovery.”

Accidental Heart

Accidental Heart

Love, war, and pizza. Happy Valentine’s Day!

NYT’s Best Regional Italian Food – San Francisco

NYT’s Best Regional Italian Food – San Francisco

The New York Times declares San Francisco the top of regional Italian food.

25% Off North Beach Walking Tour This Saturday

25% Off North Beach Walking Tour This Saturday

I’m excited to be guiding another walking tour through North Beach – always an opportunity for meeting great folks. I’ll tell you all about my Italian village, its history, its food, its characters. And, you’ll sample some of my favorite pizza!

Pizza & History

Pizza & History

Gianni walks you through the heart of North Beach, and feeds you some authentic Italian-style pizza.