What are your top spots to eat in S.F.?
"Rose’s Café is my go-to for civilized work breakfasts and lunches. Naked Lunch, with its hipster spread on the splendor of gritty Broadway, is delightful. The cinnamon iced tea (with free refills) is off the chain! Universal Café is where my husband took me on our first California date. We go back for romantic dinners à deux or with friends. Chubby Noodle serves high-concept junk food that we order to takeaway. Avatar's in Mill Valley...I love this place so much, I have no words. And El Paseo in Mill Valley is sumptuously decorated and the food — classic steakhouse fare — is just as fine."

Lauren's minimalist-meets-maximalist dining room.

Photographed by Andrew Paynter