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You know how you always see “cookie dough professional” in all my bylines and bios? That’s because 12 years ago today I started a cookie dough business. I don’t talk about it much, and tho COVID was the worst thing for my poor cookies (and the best thing for my writing tbh), miraculously the business still exists. To celebrate, I’m giving away *cookies all year long.* what’s the catch? All you have to do is hit the blue little subscribe button on my profile and each month you can get one cookie at @4505bbq on divis—they were my very first account. And of course, you’ll get all kinds of exclusive restaurant recs —Omar’s Order style. If you’re outside of San Francisco, subscribe anyway and come visit The City—you’re long overdue . Let’s see how the algo gods will like this idea. 🙏🏽🍪✨ @dough_xx thank you for following, thank you for listening, thank you for subscribing. -xx, -om. 1- cookies. ngl, they’ll never taste and look as good as when I bake them myself (I learned that a long time ago). there’s two types of chocolate and ground white chia seeds , which lends a subtle fruity floral finish. @dough_xx 2-4- said bios and bylines @sfchronicle @esquire @resy 5- while you’re getting your cookie at 4505 get their fried chicken too which they recently started. burger still bangs too. @4505bbq 6- doughlicious 7- “cookie dough professional” @ommmar

last infeed of the year: swan oyster depot in San Francisco, my favorite place in the entire world. You already know everything about this hundred+ year holy temple of seafood, this San Francisco institution and bastion of deliciousness. But leave it up to me to share some new secrets not on the menu (or even the secret menu). ai can’t do this shit. Enjoy HH & HNY. 🖤✨🦢 @swan.oyster.official 1- crabsanthemum was on the secret menu I wrote in 2016, but did you know you can get it with a lobster center? I call this the wideman, named after Erik wideman behind the counter who conceived of sucha beauteous beauty. 2-4- stuff, James beard, etc. 5- redeye was in the secret menu (beer with cocktail sauce, lemon juice, Tabasco, Worcestershire, pepper and oyster juice) — but get it spicy and they’ll add horseradish (you want it spicy). 6- no notes. 7- ok this lets call this spicy diy clam prep Omar style—lemon juice, add the spicy jarred hot sauce, dash of tabasc, and finish w horseradish. I’m sure it’s been done before but it’s better when i tell you to do it 8- often imitated, honored and homaged, but never duplicated. Ever. 9- I’ve posted this before: bread, butter, crab fat, crab claw. Only new note is: get a side of warm melted butter to bathe your crustacean before 10,11- crab back makes everything better, including the chowduh. 12- my first piece for the chron, my first cover for the chron, and a sick ass t that I only wear to swan. Proud of this piece. 13- attitude: the secret to a happy life? add gratitude. 14-15: ILY

friends, fans, and followers: today im launching a new ig subscription series I’m dubbing Omar’s Order. People always ask me: ‘where should I eat and what should I get?’ this is an easy, digestible format that answers those questions by showcasing all the deliciousness I’ve been inhaling in SF and beyond. But OO is more than what Im eating: it’s the music I’m listening to. It’s the vintage im wearing. It’s whatever I feel like cooking. but mostly, OO is meant to provide eating inspiration. full transparency: starting this now bc I need to. freelance life is a rollercoaster and I’m heading into a slow summer—man’s gotta eat. my hope is that this will make the ride a little smoother. The first few are going to be on the house, but I’ll soon make OO posts subscriber only. so if you like what you see and got five on it monthly, if I’ve ever made your life slightly more joyful and delicious, smash that blue subscribe button next to the dm button. thank you for your support. Thank you for following 🖤✨ #OO 1- OO = Omar’s Order. @ommmar #OO 2- scallop tostada at a popup from some harbour house alums — @petitepercebes 3- get the glistening crispy skin duck ofc, but the mapo tofu add beef was pfg—one of the better versions I’ve had in recent memory @zandypekingduck 4- One of the better classic martinis in the city can be found at the bar at bix — I love the old school vibe @bixsf 5- bar only special: broccoli and cheddar croquettes. @burdell_oak 6- wedge salade for the health at the newly opened tallboy in temescal. Fun little cocktail spot that’s good for the hood. @drinktallboy 7- the pasta palace that is f+w turns 15 tomorrow (!), and they’ve got a menu of greatest hits from over the years. My fav was this spring morel n nettle tortellini en brodo (2012) @flourandwatersf 8- spring af pasta dinner at home. the real move here is to throw some blanched favas, a bit of pasta water, a nub of parm reg, and a glug of evoo into a nutribullet then finish cooking pasta in this sauce #baromar 9- gelato is constantly churning here. Get the pistachio. @hilagelato 10- freudenfreude > schadenfreude @idlesband at @thewarfield last week was epic

Come to the restaurant redux of the big four at the Huntington hotel in San Francisco for two things: the impeccable, immaculate old school vibes and this chicken pot pie, of course. A puffy buttery golden brown pie crust gets carefully removed table side revealing the piping hot contents beneath: a creamy veloute studded with carrots and peas, pearl onions and potatoes, and plenty of poultry of course. It’s a rich and comforting dish that’s sure to warm your body and soul on the coldest, foggiest San Francisco night. It’s PFG. 🖤✨ @thebigfoursf

On this episode of WINES THAT WOW we head to one my favorite wine bars in sf, golden sardine in north beach, where Andrew Paul Nelson shares his love for some natty german dry white wine—a cuvee (blend) of Riesling/sylvaner/more 🍷✨ @goldensardinesf #wtw

the best sandwiches in America right now are coming from one type of place: the pizzeria. Learn why and which ones are doing the most with dough in my latest article now online 🍕✨ @foodandwine

Laura and Sayat, the talented duo behind the eastern Mediterranean restaurant Dalida (which I put in esquires best new restaurant list a few years ago) opened another project in presidio heights in San Francisco—a contemporary Mexican spot called Maria Isabel. It’s named after Laura’s sister (a chef in cdmx) and her mother—naturally im excited about it. Wrote about it for gazetteer, the insane uni tamal specifically. But see some other essential Omar’s Orders below. Can’t wait to come back for the tasting menu 🇲🇽✨ @mariaisabelsf_ 1- the uni is topped with a Mexican vanilla oil and the tamal itself is made with fresh corn blitzed w butter. It’s really delicious. 2- little crab torta shades. Protein will likely change as the season winds down 3- artichoke tetela 4- dueling chorizo fundido reminds me of Contramar 5- duck carnitas enmoladas. This was a platelicker 6- chochoyotes aka little masa dumplings with meaty mushrooms and a bone marrow side. Loved this dish 7- baked adapulco is fire. Literally. Thank you mezcal. Genius.

For whatever reason, I kept asking myself ‘how is it still April?’—the month was endless. But that was a good thing, bc April is my birth month, and in my Birthmonth I eat very well. XXtra well. hashtag aries. some bites and highlights below—subscribers get insider access and knowledge, like where to find the best chicken wings in sf and mapo tofu in the bay. Thank you for your support. 🖤✨ [OO] -om. 1- R&G lounge—gotta go downstairs with the wooden walls and mirrors everywhere. Of course get the crab, but don’t snooze on the lobster sticky rice. @randglounge 2- one of the best mapo tofu’s in the bay. PFG status. But this gem is for the subscribers. [OO] 3- merguez, midnight black bean, queso burrito at home w/ tortillas by @okayxulo 4- the big 4 redux is the sickest vibe in the world. Bravo to ken fulk for preserving this zone. Get the chili butter oysters. @thebigfoursf 5- the best pork chop in the world. Probably. Texture is insane. @sfjoujou 6- best chicken wings in sf? Subscribers only [OO] 7- this spot has been on my endless list forever. tastier lu rou fan than in Taipei @goodtoeatdumplings 8- the best corn tortillas in the bay can be found here @cafebolita 9- it’d been a couple years since I’d been back to blvd. Dana is doing sucha nice job. Get the springaf lamb main @blvdsf 10- real ones know. you can too, just subscribe. [OO] 11- not sure what’s better, the vibe or the Mac and cheese. Also been on my list forever. Worth the journey —Pretty special. @bullvalleyroadhouse 12- broccoli raab pie forever @delfinarestaurant 13- don’t sleep on the pizzas at Zuni. @zunicafe 14- og tartine forever @tartinebakery 15- me at the bar at Lolo w Any cocktail. Always and forever. @lolorestaurantsf

BEST NEW RESTAURANT IN THE WORLD IS RIGHT HERE IN SAN FRANCISCO. Says who? Says Condé Nast Traveler. Says OMAR MAMOON. Read my piece to see who else made the list ❤️‍🔥✨ @thehappycranesf @condenasttraveller

SFTH EP. 4: any salade that requires a steak knife + bib is my kinda salad. the radicchio salad with allium faux xo at angler is genius. Originally put on the menu by chef Josh skenes, it hasn’t left the menu since day 1. Id put this in the pantheon of greatest salads of all time 🥗✨ @anglersanfrancisco

PFG🚨✨best fish and chips in sf are found in Cole Valley — originally put on the menu by chef seamus gibney, the fish is moist light and flakey and encrusted in a shatteringly crispy Lacey beer batter. The secret? Good cod…Yeast… and bud light. PFGAF! 🐟✨ @colevalleytavern

And just like that, Q1 2026 is done. Im 13 flights and like 309 meals in. Below are some of the best bites and sips I’ve inhaled in sf this month. For the rest of my list, do consider subscribing. As always, thank you for following, thank you for listening, and thank you for supporting this non stop independent writer editor curator content creator photographer videographer reel maker story teller and everything else it is that I do. AI will never replace me, that much I promise you. 🖤✨ [OO] 1- crispy skinned glorious and glistening Cantonese roast duck. The au jus makes it pfg. @go_duck_yourself_sf 2- what if I found chicken wings to rival san tung sans line? Subscribe. 3- a nice new to me SANDO spot. 1 sub feeds 2, easily. 4- superb soft serve subscribe [OO] 5- a nice foldable pizza snack, just like the Neapolitans do. Take it to the park. @sfornosf 6- this was pfg: ma la frog legs at a mister jius collab dinner. Brando should leave this on the menu forever if he knows what’s good for him (me) @misterjius 7- fried calamari at the ramp is sucha nice pre chase center move @theramprestaurant 8- like a paper plane but w tequila and mezcal at Chicano Nuevo. Sweet little space! @chicano_nuevo 9- anchovies paired w (Not pictured) a salty Spanish white. next time pass me the porron. Fun zone. @el_chatosf 10- couldn’t stop crushing these crunchy little corn fried