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EATER

“The Best Dishes Eater SF’s Editors Ate In 2025”

“The Best Restaurant Desserts in San Francisco” by Paolo Bicchieri

“Four Kings pops up at Octavia” by Dianne de Guzman

"Octavia Serves Three-Star Food in a Hallowed Location”

JAMES BEARD FOUNDATION

2016 James Beard Semifinalist for 'Best Chef West' - Melissa Perello, Octavia

2022 James Beard Semifinalist for 'Best Chef: California - Melissa Perello, Octavia

INFATUATION

Octavia serves a top-tier tasting menu for under $100 - Patrick Wong

“The Best SF Restaurants For Pasta”

MICHELIN

“The First Day I Got My MICHELIN Stars: Octavia's Melissa Perello”

OPENTABLE

Where Octavia’s Melissa Perello loves to eat in SF -Tanay Warerkar

Where Acclaimed Chef Sarah Rich loves to eat in The Bay -Becky Duffett

San Francisco best for Contemporary American 2024

SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE

“You must eat this restaurant’s posset, an ethereal cold dessert from the Middle Ages” by Soleil Ho

"Top 100 Restaurants 2016" by Michael Bauer

SF STANDARD

“12 SF Chefs on What To Buy At The Farmer’s Market Right Now” by Becky Duffett

”The city’s best pastry chefs are throwing an epic bake sale” by Sara Deseran

SF GATE

The biggest rising star in the SF chef scene is a 23-year-old college dropout -Nico Madrigal-Yankowski

7X7

“How to Get 7 of the Most Elusive, Secret, and Limited Dishes at SF Restaurants” - April 2026

“The Best Private Dining Rooms In San Francisco - Oct. 2025”

"10 Questions for Melissa Perello, Chef-Owner at Frances and Octavia" by Brock Keeling

THE BOSTON GLOBE

"If you go...to San Francisco, eat here" by Christopher Muther

SFIST

"Michelin Guide 2016: Manresa Gets Three Stars, AL's Place, Californios, Octavia, Kin Khao, Mourad All Get One"

REAL SIMPLE

“The Ultimate Fall Grocery List, According To Chefs” by Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner

EVENING STANDARD

"San Francisco: where to eat and drink in California's culinary hotspot" by Amira Hashish

TABLEHOPPER

"Poetry in Motion: Melissa Perello's Octavia Now Open in Pacific Heights" April 2015 by Marcia Gagliardi

THRILLIST

"Meet the Women Who Rule SF's Best Kitchens" by Patrick Wong

"The Best New Restaurants in America" by Kevin Alexander, and Liz Childers

REDFIN

11 Unique Things to Do in San Francisco, CA: Tips from Locals - Sarah Ford

FAST COMPANY

“This Is How We End Rampant Sexism In The Restaurant Industry” by Christa Quarles

MEDIUM

“A Woman’s Place in the Restaurant Kitchen” -Christa Quarles

PUNCH

"The Second Wave of Vermouth’s American Revival" by Lauren Sloss

EDIBLE SAN FRANCISCO

“Chasing the King” by Becky Duffett

CBS NEWS

“Melissa Perello reveals her signature recipes...”

C MAGAZINE

“Made With Love”

FOOD & WINE

“8 Chef Secrets for the Best Homemade Pickles” -Elliot Harrell

WINE SPECTATOR

“Women Chefs of San Francisco”