Cioppino, Irish coffee, the mission burrito, fortune cookies, garlic noodles. Those dishes may sound like they came from somewhere else, but did you know they were all invented right here in SF? In this episode of Melting Spots, chefs, founders and historians from Anchor Oyster Bar, The Buena Vista Cafe, El Faro, Thanh Long, and the Japanese Tea Gardens share stories of iconic San Francisco treats and their origins.

Melting Spots is a food map & storytelling project from the California Migration Museum that explores how immigrants have shaped San Francisco and fed its residents from the first Gold Rush to the latest AI boom. Explore more at calmigration.org/meltingspots