This month, you can get a great deal on a delicious meal while supporting local businesses during North Shore Convention and Visitors Bureau’s (NSCVB) North Shore Restaurant Month, dubbed this year as the “Takeout Edition.” Running through February 28, the event features over 200 restaurants with special menus and deals on breakfast, lunch and dinner. […]
Gung Hay Fat Choy! Happy Chinese New Year! It’s the “Year of the Ox,” and 2021 is plodding along after 2020, the a-little-too-on-the-nose “Year of the Rat.” In Chinese culture, food can portend good luck, and certainly bring the family together. With that in mind, what better time to order in Chinese food for dinner […]
Are you ready for some football? On Sunday, Tom Brady and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers will take on the Kansas City Chiefs in Super Bowl LV. Without our beloved Bears in the game, that gives us more time focus on what really matters on Super Bowl Sunday—the food! With a single-digit forecast, it will be […]
Wednesday, January 20 will be a historic day. Not only will President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris be sworn in to office, but the virtual and limited in-person ceremonies will be nothing we have seen before. Having to break from tradition, the entire National Mall, which has been packed with hundreds of thousands […]
After the year that was, it’s only natural to feel the need to cleanse your system. Even if you aren’t planning on going all in and becoming a vegan or vegetarian, we could all use more veggies in our lives. Studies show that people who eat a greater diversity of plant-based foods have lower risk […]
Savor the flavors and tastes from different regions of China at Bay Area restaurants.
It is said that love will find a way, an irrepressible force that will not be subsumed by Covid-19. So we looked around for experiences where a duo might hold hands over (or under) the table, out in the real world and at home. As ever, our choices support local businesses and our community. Please […]
The sign posted on the front door of Maguire’s Irish Pub in Petaluma pretty much says it all: “We Don’t Know What the Hell We’re Gonna Do.” It’s a sentiment shared by many Marin business owners, as well as those across the Bay Area. With the third shut down enacted on December 8 by […]
We all agree that 2020 was an epic dumpster fire of a year. Plague? Check. Political firestorm? Yup. All sorts of general malarkey? You bet. Now if we can just make it to 2021 without a Lake Michigan tsunami, I’ll count it as a win. But before January 1, 2021 comes New Year’s Eve, sure […]
2020 is hanging on by its last strings, and here at Better, we cannot wait for the new year to bring us a fresh start. In with the new! We’re kicking off 2020 by continuing to highlight local businesses. This January, pick up some goodies from Stephanie Izard’s adorable new West Loop baker, indulge at […]
