Do you SFers realize how lucky you are to live there? (crime, luxury)

[bigdumbgod]

Might be getting away from one aspect of this argument: It's a bit absurd to ship specific foods long distances into a region that is known for fostering world-renowned locally grown and harvested foods, as well as leading the growing local foods movement.

see:

Locavores

[OrangeSunset]

One of the best things about the bay area is the diversity of people and with that comes great food. Enjoy the local scene (not chain restaurants!) and you will be pleasantly surprised.

[415_s2k]

Originally Posted by gone down south

It's just that there are some things that are so specific to a given place, they just don't work anywhere else. You could have decent BBQ anywhere, but outside of the south the hushpuppies are going to suck. Maybe you can make good "fried cornbread", but it's not gonna be a real hushpuppy, know what I mean?

I get what you're saying, it's just that as someone who's lived all over the 'States, I don't agree with it.

[SunDevil1212]

Originally Posted by JHG722

Problem is that for pizza and bread, it's all about the local water.

This is an argument New Yorkers like to make when they are too proud to admit there is pizza just as good in other parts of the country. Same type of argument the French liked to make when people started realizing Napa was producing better wine.

[srjth]

Thank you. It's nice to hear that.

[JHG722]

Originally Posted by SunDevil1212

This is an argument New Yorkers like to make when they are too proud to admit there is pizza just as good in other parts of the country. Same type of argument the French liked to make when people started realizing Napa was producing better wine.

Doesn't make it untrue.

[rkwalton]

The thing is though, it's not true. I was so thrilled when I moved to NYC to try NY pizza. I went a couple of spots known for it. Meh. Whatever. There is a Sicilian place that I heard about that's supposed to be incredible, but I didn't get a chance to try that spot.

In contrast, the experience of eating at Katz's Deli you can't get anywhere else and the food is pretty good too.

It's not to say that all eating experiences in NYC can be replicated, they can't. However, to think you can't get excellent pizza or bagels anywhere else borders on crazy. A lot of people just have this thing about spinning the "only in New York" marketing when it's just not how it is.

[iHEARTalameda]

Originally Posted by mayorhaggar

But then you have to suffer through San Francisco summers...

WOW!!! You need to live in the south (central and east)...you don't understand what hot really is...I lived in Alameda for 3 years..just moved to the east coast this past summer to Virginia...summers in the bay area for the most part ARE ABSOLUTELY WONDERFUL except for a week or two here and there with temp's in high 80's, low 90's; the majority of the summer months while I lived there had temp's anywhere from low 60's to high 70's AND the local people had informed me that up until just a few years bf that temp's rarely went above mid 70's...NOW, you want to talk about suffering thru hot summers that are so humid that a person starts sweating within a few seconds of stepping outside throughout the long summer months?! ABSOLUTELY MISERABLE..I grew up in southern Louisiana and spent lots of time in Texas during the summer months AND now live in southern Virginia..you DON'T know what HOT really is. I sssoooooooo miss my beloved island, Alameda, where I lived and the beautiful scenes of the bay area AND the wonderful temp's year round.......

[iHEARTalameda]

Originally Posted by OrangeSunset

One of the best things about the bay area is the diversity of people and with that comes great food. Enjoy the local scene (not chain restaurants!) and you will be pleasantly surprised.

TOTALLY AGREE WITH THIS STATEMENT!!! I've come to love AND appreciate authentic THAI food..authentic MEXICAN...authentic ITALIAN..authentic CHINESE..authentic SPANISH..ETC...

[iHEARTalameda]

Originally Posted by rkwalton

the thing is though, it's not true. I was so thrilled when i moved to nyc to try ny pizza. I went a couple of spots known for it. Meh. Whatever. There is a sicilian place that i heard about that's supposed to be incredible, but i didn't get a chance to try that spot.

In contrast, the experience of eating at katz's deli you can't get anywhere else and the food is pretty good too.

It's not to say that all eating experiences in nyc can be replicated, they can't. However, to think you can't get excellent pizza or bagels anywhere else borders on crazy. A lot of people just have this thing about spinning the "only in new york" marketing when it's just not how it is.

well said!!!