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Instagram can’t capture the magic of these California national parks. Go anyway

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By Sara Deseran Verified
| The San Francisco Standard Verified
Published Jul. 11, 2026at6:00am A four-hour road trip to the conjoined Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks is worth writing home about — maybe even a poetic 15,000-word (opens in new tab) dispatch like the one mustered by the great naturalist John Muir for his 1901 book “Our Natural Parks.” Today, most of us would probably sum up the 800,000 acres of vistas, flora, and fauna with a fire emoji. Sure, that’s in part because of our modern attention deficit.
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I stared down $53-per-pound salmon — then called a fisherman

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By Sara Deseran Verified
| The San Francisco Standard Verified
Published Jul. 8, 2026at6:00am SF Standard subscribers have exclusive access to my Off Menu column. Click here for a limited-time offer starting at $1 for the first month (and the cost of half a super burrito every month thereafter). Last week at one of my favorite butcher shops, Barons Quality Meats & Seafood (opens in new tab) in Noe Valley, I came across something that took my breath away. At this point, I’m nearly immune to the shocking cost of beef.
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San Francisco is America’s fine-dining capital. I still can’t swallow it

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By Sara Deseran Verified
| The San Francisco Standard Verified
For subscribersPublished Jul. 1, 2026at6:00am Only SF Standard subscribers have access to my Off Menu column. Click here for a limited-time offer starting at $1 for the first month (and the cost of half a Deli Board sando every month thereafter). With last week’s Michelin star announcements, and the anointment of two more three-star restaurants, it’s official: The Bay Area is the U.S. capital of fine dining. The region now has seven three-star restaurants, Michelin’s highest honor.
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