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Greens Restaurants Building A, Fort Mason Center San Francisco, CA 94123 415-771-6222

THE CHEF  Executive Chef Annie Somerville has earned a national reputation for her imaginative approach to vegetarian cooking. Somerville is a popular teacher of cooking classes throughout the Bay Area, and is the author of Fields of Greens: New Vegetarian Recipes from the Celebrated Greens Restaurant (Bantam Books, 1993) and Everyday Greens (Simon & Schuster, 2003). Her works have also been featured in many publications, including Gourmet, Food and Wine, Ladies Home Journal, and Vegetarian Times.

THE CUISINE Greens features creative vegetarian cuisine using the finest seasonal organic produce and high quality ingredients. The restaurant maintains a close relationship with its purveyors. The Zen Center's Green Gulch Farm and Bolinas' Star Route Farms are two frequently used sources. Greens emphasizes serving outstanding dishes created with a balance of colors, flavor and contrast of textures. The presentation is simple yet stylish. The cuisines of the Mediterranean, Mexico and the American Southwest influence the full flavored foods.