
Welcome to the Usual: An irregular column about regulars in their restaurants — and the roles such places play in the lives of the people they feed.
Published in The San Francisco Chronicle. Illustrated by George McCalman

The Usual: The Solace of Sol Food
Framed outside the front door of Puerto Rican restaurant Sol Food in San Rafael, is a complaint. Not a Yelp review, but a real-live letter,

For generations, Thanh Long has been the go-to for crab
In the summer of 1985, Annette Jackson and her high school boyfriend drove into the city in his drop-top Mercury Cougar toward Ocean Beach. Not

The Usual: Lou Seal & His Deliboard Sandwich
Welcome to The Usual, a new, irregular column about regulars in their restaurants — and the roles such places play in the lives of the

The Usual: Tekka’s Most Regular Regular
Welcome to The Usual, a new, irregular column about regulars in their restaurants — and the roles such places play in the lives of the

The Usual: Table 93 at Jardiniere
Welcome to The Usual, a new, irregular column about regulars in their restaurants — and the roles such places play in the lives of the