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Exploring the Neighborhood with Sal Garcia Re- Release
The Beyond The Fog Radio team is hard at work recording and editing new episodes for Season 4, which will release this August! In the meantime, during this "summer break," we’re taking another listen to some of our favorite interviews from Seasons 2 and 3. This week's re-release is particularly special, as we revisit Sal Garcia (Season 3 Episode 03), the "Ferrari Doctor" of Waterfront Automobili in Potrero Hill.
An immigrant along with his family from El Salvador, Garcia spent his formative years in the Mission District studying the English language and connecting with the neighborhood locals. After graduating from the University of San Francisco and serving as a Lieutenant Colonel in the Army's Medical Service Corps, Garcia founded Waterfront Automobili to pursue his passion for fast cars and all things mechanical.
Having worked with the S.F.P.D., the S.F.F.D., legal specialists, builders, and more, Garcia has a tremendous presence in San Francisco — to the point that his business continues to grow based purely on word-of-mouth! With so much love in his heart and so much to tell the world, Garcia has definitely earned his place among our favorite guests EVER on Beyond The Fog Radio. Join us as we share his incredible life story once more.
S2: Ep 4 China Live and China Town with George Chen
China Live and Chinatown with George Chen
Whatever your idea is of Chinese food, throw it out. This week’s episode will have you astonished by the executive chef and owner of China Live, Eight Tables, Shanghai 1939 and the Betelnut restaurants–– George Chen. Together with his wife Cindy Wong, Chen runs 16 restaurants in the United States and China, boasting culinary experiences that are award-winning and one of a kind. TIME Magazine named Eight Tables one of the “World’s Greatest Places 2018, 100 destinations to experience right now.” Betelnut, Chen’s first restaurant, was also nominated for a James Beard Award for the Best New Restaurant in America in 1995 (the “Oscar’s of the culinary world.)
Chen spent many of his early years working for top restaurants in Los Angeles and San Francisco. During his time attending UC Berkeley, Chen worked at The Mandarin under the mentorship of Madame Cecelia Chiang, a lifelong friend of his. Because of his culinary expertise and impact on San Francisco’s culinary world, we were so excited when we received a YES to interview George Chen. We at Beyond the Fog Radio love all things food, and George helped us give you a wonderful opportunity for an inside peek into his world.
Please meet George Chen!
Ep 09: Mayor Willie Lewis Brown Jr. & San Francisco Politics
The Honorable Willie Lewis Brown Jr. is the first Black and, to date, the longest running Speaker of the California State Assembly. He also was the first Black man to be Mayor of San Francisco, and has left a lasting mark on the city. Known nationally not only as a politician but also for his many groundbreaking bills, authored while he was Speaker, and for the sweeping changes that were made in San Francisco under his watch.