How Stonestown Galleria became a culinary destination

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And we talked about that in detail too.

Kauffman: In the chain-averse Bay Area, why are we so crazy for Asian restaurant chains?

https://www.sfchronicle.com/restaurants/article/In-the-chain-averse-Bay-Area-why-are-we-so-crazy-12958672.php I think its less so of this: ‘We Bay Area diners do seem to rush to embrace chains that seem exotic to local tastes’ than it is this: ‘Perhaps what we line up for is novelty, the very opposite of what restaurant chains provide.’ ETA: I think there are other stronger factors at work, though. I have to think that through.