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Born and raised in California, Lauren Saria has been a food writer and editor for more than a decade at publications including the Phoenix New Times and Arizona Republic. She holds Bachelor of Journalism and Master of Mass Communication degrees from the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism at ASU. In 2014 she won Best Newspaper Food Feature from the Association of Food Journalists for a cover story about efforts to grow heirloom wheat in Arizona. In her free time, you can find her running, hiking, or practicing yoga.

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14 Romantic Restaurants for a Night Out in San Francisco

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Some of the Bay’s Best Vegan Doughnuts Land in Downtown San Francisco Next Week

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This Popular Italian Restaurant Says Goodbye to the Financial District After 13 Years

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Some of the Bay’s Most Scintillating Breakfast Sandwiches Just Landed on the Embarcadero

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Food Festival Eat Drink SF Returns This Fall With Three Events Across the City

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Crispy Thai-Style Chicken Wings From Pok Pok Founder Andy Ricker Arrive in the Bay

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This Decades-Old Marina District Steakhouse Is Going Dark — But It’ll Be Back

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Barbacco, a Downtown San Francisco Italian Dining Mainstay for 14 Years, Is Closing

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Michelin Guide-Listed Sushi Sensation Robin Opens on the Peninsula With No Menu in Sight

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‘It Was Supposed to Level the Playing Field. It Did Not Make Things Equal or Equitable.’

Former Automat workers say they were told the restaurant’s mandatory 20 percent service fee would make for a more equitable workplace. But the reality was more complicated.