Boudin Bakery at Fishermans Wharf, San Francisco. Photograph: Alamy

Right on the seafront is Boudin Bakery, and its speciality is soup in a sourdough breadbowl. The lid is the roof of the loaf to dip in the soup. Perfect after a windswept boat trip across to Alcatraz. Sit outside with the wharf and the trams right there, sea lions honking in the background. Clam chowder is the best to eat so close to the Pacific. Pier 39, boudinbakery.com catchytitled

A unique lunch stop is Hamburgers, just across the street from the ferry terminal. Its a tiny place with a line of lunch customers along the sidewalk. Burgers are delicious and made to order. Expect to pay around $10 with fries. Theres no room to eat in there, so find a bench and enjoy the views across the bay: Alcatraz across the water, the Golden Gate to the right, Oakland to the left and San Francisco beyond. 737 Bridgeway, Sausalito MatthewLumby

San Francisco is well catalogued as a vegans paradise (Mission Districts Gracias Madres warm potato gorditas with avocado and piquant salsa verde are fantastic), but in Berkeley is where youll find the worlds best cinnamon buns. The warm, chewy pastries at Cinnaholic are not only all vegan, they can also be customised with warm cookies, mocha frosting and sprinkles. 2211 Mission St, gracias-madre.com. 2132 Oxford St, Berkeley cinnaholic.com EleanorRoss

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Words alone cannot convey how good the porchetta roll at the Roli Roti food truck is its pork loin wrapped in pork belly with herbs, and the crispy skin is to die for. The juices that come off the pork go into the roasted potatoes they serve on the side. roliroti.comRitaM

This Italian restaurant in the financial district has a handwritten menu that changes every day a sure sign of fresh ingredients in the kitchen and on diners plates. Its based on northern Italian cuisine with a hint of Provenal herbs, and is hugely popular with locals. A great atmosphere develops downstairs as the Californian wine starts flowing in the beautiful vaulted cellar. Try linguine with pesto, and roast lamb with rosemary potatoes for the lunchtime special, at $25. 230 California Street, perbaccosf.comgallarate

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The former "handmaiden" of a yoga master has apologised for her violent treatment of children.

The "handmaiden" of a sexually abusive yoga master had sex with a 14-year-old boy only because her guru ordered her to, an inquiry has heard.

The woman, known as Shishy, was the handmaiden, sexual partner and second-in-charge of Swami Akhandananda at the Satyananda Yoga Ashram on NSW's Central Coast during the 1970s and 1980s.

Shishy told the child abuse royal commission on Friday that starting a sexual relationship with the boy, codenamed APQ, when she was 25 was "the most shameful thing in my life".

She said she was instructed by Akhandananda to start initiating the boy the same way the guru had been having sex with under-age girls on the ashram.

"It's one of the things I really resent Akhandananda for," Shishy said.

However, the commission heard Shishy continued a sexual relationship with the boy after she left the ashram in 1985.

The pair later had a child together and the boy lived in her house.

Under questioning, Shishy, now in her 50s, said she did not want to start the relationship with APQ and did so only on Akhandananda's orders.

But in 1989, after doing a "mind mash program", she realised she was in love with him.

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