Erika Lenkert

Erika Lenkert

San Francisco native Erika Lenkert is a veteran food writer and cookbook author with an insatiable obsession with sharing the best food finds with readers everywhere. Her culinary adventures have led to three-Michelin star dining in Paris, a forest-rodent tasting in Guatemala, and a multicourse blowfish feast in Tokyo. But she's still especially thrilled to munch her way through her hometown in search of the next memorable meal. 

Photo credit: Emma K. Morris

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Restaurants

San Francisco’s Best Chicken Wings

Your guide to the finger-lickin’ finest in the City by the Bay

10/4/24
7 min read
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Grocery

The Easiest (and Most Delicious) Game Day Party

Tackle game day hosting with a fantasy football feast.

9/23/24
9 min read
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The Best Thai Restaurants in San Francisco

The City by the Bay is chockablock with rich curries, great noodles, and sensational satays.

8/9/24
13 min read
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Why Tartine Bakery Is a Modern Pastry Legend

San Francisco’s favorite pastry purveyor is keeping its flaky, buttery character as it grows.

7/11/24
9 min read
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Grocery

I Tried 12 Brands of Mayonnaise — and These 5 Are the Best

These spreads are worth your bread.

7/9/24
9 min read
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We Tasted One Dozen Barbecue Sauces to Find the 7 Best

These picks will make your summer menus sizzle.

6/25/24
8 min read