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Fort Mason

Fort Mason is built on landfill at the easternmost tip of Marina District. The site was a defense base for the Spanish and the Americans during the American Indian wars in the 19C. In the wake of Pearl Harbor in 1941, Fort Mason served as the strategic embarkation point and headquarters of the Pacific fleet, through which 1.5 million soldiers transited. The base was abandoned by the army in 1962 and is now the site of a youth hostel.

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Address:

94123 San Francisco

Phone:

+1 415-771-7277

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Michelin All-Star Dinner - San Francisco

The stars are aligned in San Francisco this week, as Michael Tusk (Quince) shares his kitchen with David Barzelay (Lazy Bear), Stuart Brioza (State Bird Provisions/The Progress), David Kinch (Manresa), Matthew Kirkley (Coi), and Mourad Lahlou (Mourad). Below, Tusk, Kinch, and Lahlou dish on breakfast, shopping for ingredients, and how they spend their precious free time.

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