Hangtown fry originated in Placerville, California, during the Gold Rush. The town was known as Hangtown in recognition of the harsh justice often meted out there.
Tag: California
Hangtown Fry
Cioppino
(American West Coast fish and seafood stew)
This tomatoey fish stew is perhaps the iconic San Francisco dish. Italian fishmongers in North Beach developed a flavorful broth studded with the best of the day's catch.
Irish Coffee
(Irish whiskey, coffee and cream cocktail)
Warm up on a cold, wet winter night with an Irish coffee, invented in the 1940s on a cold night at an Irish airport and perfected by Americans in foggy San Francisco.