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Justin Goldman

Justin Goldman

San Francisco Contributor

Justin is a Bay Area-based freelance journalist who covers food, wine, travel, and culture. A former editor at Hemispheres, he has contributed to publications including Condé Nast Traveler, Wine Enthusiast, Eater, Afar, and the Los Angeles Times. You’re most likely to find him at a winery tasting room somewhere between Mendocino and Santa Barbara, at a taqueria in the Mission District, playing guitar in a bluegrass jam, or on a plane to his second home, New York City.

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Fun Facts

  • Lives in
    The San Francisco Bay Area.
  • Drink of choice
    A Sonoma Coast or Santa Barbara pinot noir.
  • Favorite food movie
    I’m counting wine as food and saying “Sideways.”
  • Restaurant you’ve been to the most
    Taqueria Cancun in San Francisco (the one at Mission & 19th, specifically).
  • Next on your bucket list
    Verjus in San Francisco.
  • Favorite food city
    New Orleans — give me all the oyster po’boys and sazeracs.
  • Last meal on earth
    An all-you-can-eat binge at Swan Oyster Depot that would make Homer Simpson blush.

Justin’s Featured Stories

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One Great Dish

Why River Twice’s Heirloom Tomato Sandwich Is the Dish of the Summer

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