Elizabeth Vasile

Cacao. Along with peppers, potatoes, tomatoes, and corn, this strange bean was introduced to Europe from the Americas. Cacao differed from those other items, pedestrian staples of the indigenous MesoAmerican diet, in being reserved for the elite – Mayan royalty …

For the average visitor or newcomer to San Francisco, the city’s distinct neighborhoods are readily associated with the ethnic or cultural group whose imprint is most visible in the local landscape. The rainbow flags of the Castro point to the …

This question is at the heart of a very live debate taking place in San Francisco today, as the city goes through what some would like to call a wave of “creative destruction”, unleashed by the tech boom that has …

 Scaffolding, tower cranes, fenced vacant lots, and heavy trucks hauling construction equipment and material are commonplace across the City these days, as San Francisco is in the midst of the greatest construction boom in at least 7 years. Over 140 …

The San Francisco Opera opens its 2014-2015 season, the company’s 93rd,  on September 5th, with a new production premiere of Bellini’s masterwork Norma, starring Sandra Rodanovsky in the role made famous by Maria Callas, and conducted by SFO music director …