Richard Schagrin

They have a great selection of wines especially California wines and lots of hard to find wines from the area.

Also cigars and some nice wine gifts.

The Cannery was founded in 1907 as a canning plant for vegetables and fruits. Its original owners was the California Fruit Company which became Del Monte. One of the few large areas that escaped complete destruction in the San Francisco Earthquake, the Cannery was operated by Del Monte until 1937.

Located right on the wharf. Renovated in the late 1960s, the Cannery is now an historic landmark with more than 30 shops and restaurants. .

Victorian homes that are ornately painted. One of the most photographed sited in San Francisco .There are more than 14,000 of them who survived the 1906 earthquake.

Saw an ad in the Where magazine. We are art glass collectors.

So when we were in the union square area, we stopped by. There were setting up for a Lino Tagliapietra, one of the world's foremost glass artist.

The owner and staff were extremely gracious and knowledgeable. They showed us their collection which was in the back warehouses.

Saw a new Italian restaurant opened in the old Brick oven location, so we decided to try it.

Johnathan was our waiter, very charming. Andrew, one of the co-owners is constantly coming around the dining room. He and his partners' grandfathers came from Avellino in Italy.

My wife ordered her favorite Italian dish, Chicken Parm. Comes with a choice of pasta. Very good and a huge portion, enough left over for 2 lunches.

I ordered the Zuppa di Pesce, fra diavolo over linguini al dente, shrimp, mussels, clams, and calamari. Also very good.

Both come with garlic rolls, choice of soups or house salad. Good salad, spring mix not iceberg lettuce.