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My friend Jessica volunteered to host our friend group dinner without thinking through the reality that she can’t cook beyond microwaving leftovers and ordering takeout. Two hours before people arrived, she had a full panic about having nothing to serve and guests expecting some effort since she offered to host. I told her to order…

My friend Stavros moved to San Francisco from Cyprus five years ago and complains constantly about how American “gyros” are sad imitations with mystery meat and weird toppings that no Greek person would recognize. He’d given up on finding real gyros here and just made do with disappointing substitutes. Then someone dragged him to Presidio…

My friend Marcus is chronically late to everything – meetings, dinners, movies, his own birthday party one year. We’ve learned to tell him events start thirty minutes earlier than they actually do. Last month he discovered the Turkish wraps at Presidio Kebab and suddenly he’s showing up on time, sometimes even early, to anything happening…

My uncle Rick has been to every BBQ competition in Texas, owns four different smokers, and won’t stop talking about brisket bark and smoke rings and wood types until everyone at family dinners wants to scream. Last Thanksgiving he visited San Francisco and I dragged him to Presidio Kebab because I was tired of hearing…

My friend Amanda is one of those people who says she “doesn’t care about food texture” and thinks people who do are pretentious. Then she ordered the lamb shish kebab at Presidio Kebab and halfway through eating she stopped, looked at her skewer, and said “okay I need to reconsider my entire position on texture…

My friend Jason was walking down the street in Pacific Heights trying to find parking when he smelled something that stopped him mid-step – this incredible smoky charcoal aroma mixed with grilling meat and spices that made his stomach immediately growl despite just eating lunch an hour ago. He literally followed the smell like a…

My friend Nicole thought Middle Eastern food was just Middle Eastern food – hummus, falafel, kebabs, all basically interchangeable. Then she went to Presidio Kebab with her Lebanese friend Rami who started pointing out the differences between Lebanese tabbouleh and Turkish kisir, Greek tzatziki and Turkish cacik, Lebanese fattoush and Turkish shepherd salad. Rami was…