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Next time you're feeling the hunger pains in San Francisco, consider trying one of the city's many gourmet street food vendors. The city has embraced the street food craze, with gourmet goods ranging from Korean tacos to vegan cupcakes, sold from roving operations in the Mission, South Park and SOMA neighborhoods. These carts are always moving around, so how to find these delicious eats? Go to Twitter, and it's easy to get tipped off to their whereabouts and even menus. Our favorite handles: Seasoned chef Roger Feely serves well-crafted South Indian and Yucatan specialties at Soul Cocina. @soulcocina The Sexy Soup Lady's nutritious vegetarian soups warm up foggy days. @SexySoupCart Magic Curry Kart's pumpkin curry has a cult-like following. @MagicCurryKart Lumpias are tiny eggrolls, served with spicy or sweet sauce; enjoy them at Lumpia Cart. @LumpiaCart Adobohobo's chicken adobo falls off the bone. @Adobohobo Creme Brulee Cart = one man, one fiery torch, and lots of sugar. @cremebruleecart Gobba Gobba Hey: Frosting sandwiched between two cake halves. Yum. @GobbaGobbaHey Just back from San Francisco? Going there soon? Check out our new San Francisco city page to leave comments, recommendations, and questions.

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New York City mayor Mike Bloomberg announced on Monday that the Big Apple drew more that 45 million tourists from here and abroad in 2009, becoming the number one tourist destination in America for the first time in 20 years. The city beat out competitor Orlando, which was number one in 2008. Although tourism to New York City did drop almost four percent in 2009, it wasn't the dreaded 10 percent that officials had predicted. The statistics are from Tourism Economics, a consulting firm. Just back from New York City? Going there soon? Check out our New York City page for tips and reviews, and leave your recommendations and questions in the comment field.

For the first time, a group of Sonoma County wineries are offering free, self-guided walks, letting you venture far beyond their tasting rooms. Since the start of the New Year, Sonoma Vineyard Adventures tours allow visitors to walk through the vines—an area that's normally off-limits to outsiders—at Balletto Vineyards, Matanzas Creek, Paradise Ridge, and Mauritson wineries. The participating wineries have created paper guides that point out notable details along the clearly marked paths, each less than a mile long. For example, the Mauritson trail winds past rows of various grape varieties, including cabernet sauvignon, merlot, and sauvignon blanc. Other sights include essential equipment, such as a wind machine that protects vines from frost. You'll even spot the winery's crush pad, where more than 20 grape varieties are processed during harvest season. Run yearround, each tour ends in a tasting room so you can sample the final product. The self-guided walking tours are all free; Mauritson offers a complimentary wine tasting, but Matanzas Creek, Paradise Ridge, and Balletto each charge $5 per tasting. The pilot program, developed by the Sonoma County Winegrape Commission, may expand to other vineyards. Cheers to that. EARLIER Napa Valley: The CIA's new cooking classes Wine Country Contenders: Four lesser known, well regarded wine regions