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SEPTEMBER 21, 1861: Gottlieb Brekle became an American citizen, creating what is now San Francisco’s iconic Anchor Steam Beer.

SEPTEMBER 21, 1861: Gottlieb Brekle became an American citizen, creating what is now San Francisco’s iconic Anchor Steam Beer.

Gottlieb Brekle, a German immigrant, moved with his family to San Francisco in the 1850s. In 1871 he bought an old beer-and-billiards saloon at 1431…

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SEPTEMBER 18, 1920: Cecilia Chiang was born and became a Chinese-American restaurateur with her famous San Francisco restaurant The Mandarin.

SEPTEMBER 18, 1920: Cecilia Chiang was born and became a Chinese-American restaurateur with her famous San Francisco restaurant The Mandarin.

When my mother Anne was married and raising three children, she was friends with Marion Cunningham, a renowned cookbook author. Cunningham was lifelong friends with…

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