The San Francisco call., 1909-04-06
CHEFS TICKLE MOST
IADED OF PALATE
Gayety of 0ccident Is at Its
Height in Our Splen=
did Cafes
AN FRANcIsco lwas discovered Is

An r Il2A4N NAklN-Nf - a. @-e-S4 -
a place possessing many and rare
~ attractions by the globe trotters
more than four decades ago. Cay
Paris is proverbial. .-Gay san Fran
cisco" deserves 10 become also a PROV
erb. The light hearted people have al
ways rallied after seasons Of business
depression. buoyantiy and braFely as
II their spring OF action was the motto
"a ne for care" Champagne like.
sparkle and gayety Of disposition have
ever been marked eharacterisucs sot
those who joyously claim san Francisco
as their home place ests5
This is so noticeable that visitors in
VariabIy remark the fact. Bohemian
san Francisco is the apt title that has
been conferred Joy and good health
have been imbibed from the sun ana
sea breezes Elasticity of spirits has
been inherited from noteworthy an
cestry. Appreciation of the good things
OF life has come natural TO the bon
vivants who daily and nightly throng
the cafes, where music, glitter. sun.
shiny personality and universal gayety
lure 10 hours of pleasure.
The best the world produces has
never been found TO be any too good
for San Francisco. where discriminat-
ing taste has often given the first
prominence to chefs, 10 artists, 10 sing
ers and 10 authors.
AS the sun that warns the hills and
valleys into bloom. so are the cafes
which are at once a result Of and a
contributing cause of the inherent fun
OF local boulevardiers. That San Fran
cisco cafes are first class is the verdict
OF all competent judges. Public holi-
days make them the resorts OF the gay
est people on the North American con-
tinent.
A New Years eve IN the cafes is a
revelation 10 the most blase Of tourists
Then, while horns blow and laughter
resounds. the cafes are brilliant with
beauty No world tour is ever complete
without frequent cafe Visitations; go
life passed IN San Francisco secures the
proper zest without the aid Of the cafes.
THE CAFE PROPRIETORs
The proprietors of the cafes may
justly be considered public entertain
ers. IT is true that they are men CT
business and that they are possessed of
keen sagacity, which reaps plentiful
profit while pleasure is kept at high
tide, but they are also fully IN accord
with the spirit OF the people. Having
sppreciative patrons and competent
hosts makes the reciprocal relations
that exist the best conceivable.
N lEu HOLGS are compared CluDS III
all parts OF the world concerning the
especial feature that makes San Fran
cisco noteworthy among the centers of
interest, the consensus Of opinion is
that TO The cafes and to the clubs a high
degree ofscredit must be awarded. There
cosmopolitan population brushes e.
bows complacenuy ard happily with
those who, collectively, speak the va
ried patois of every nation. To be
"a
sarily, synonymous with becoming
cOsmopolite-a citizen OF the world.
Does not the broad sea TEEN with
gustatOry treasures and delicacies such
as can not be found in equal variety in
any other part OF the civilized globe?
DO not our valleys, that are hundreds
Of miles long. luxuriantly hold annual
revel while they ripen every fruit
berry. nut, vine-au things-that are
characteristics Of the Mediterranean
iittoral, of the sunny plains, fertile
foothills and splendid table lands of the
entire area Of all temperate and semi
tropical lands2 is there any cause
lacking that can conduce to the ban
ishment Of safety and the encourage
ment Of all pervading exuberance2
Nothing is absent that is needed TO
supply the tables bountifully with
viands and drinks. In the congenial
environment human nature itself flow
ers most perfectly
CITY OF WEALTH
one secret Of the great and perma-
nent success OF the cafes is the natural
wealth Of the city IN all the length
and breadth of San Francisco there is
no slum region, such as characterizes
every other large city on earth More
than 300 days annually the sun shines
brightly over san Francisco. There
long. The world has sent its men and
women here to reside-its best and
happiest. The cafes reflect the inn
piled cosmopoIitanisnl fully, in the
multiplicity of nationalities represented
not only IN the guests, bat NO less
among the cafe proprietors.
Is there a place in the world where
gourmand has discovered any pecu-
liarly delicious bit of cookery2 He or
she need not pinein San Francisco. for
surely its replica can be found here by
the exercise of a little diligence. A
compilation of the menu cards of the
city for any one day IN the year and
every day in the years offers the COM
bined gastronomic charms of the world
TO wbomsoever viii delight therein
and for moderate prices
IS there q chef whose name IS re-
nowned or whose skin is all compelling
in q European or American city2 The
edict goes forth that he must be Sc
cured for San Francisco. His coming is
taken as a matter of course Educated
tastes recognize promptly, in his crea-
tions, the handiwork of a master. The
cafe that has not secured his services
soon secures another who is equally
good. with new specialties. Hence the
variety and spice Of life are endless.
Hence the joys Of city life are surpris-
ingly fine in San Francisco. where in
the cafes ii is always summer.
Noted tourists, men and women who
have encircled the globe more than
once in their travels, habituaily plan to
spend some time in each of their cir
cults ia San Francisco. Enjoyment
beckons TO them and they become a part
Of the merry making San Francisco
throng with avidity- To the novice in
gastronomy the cafes are an unfailing
source Of delight Realization waits
upon expectation and the senses are
fully gratified. From one end of the
Pacific coast to the other the phrase is
habitual--to go TO San Francisco and
have some fun" That expresses the
situation that rewards the visitors
Here is fun unstinted in the cheerful
cafe environments. Here joy ministers
to the hours and time itself is gay
while the glasses clink and universal
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