“Part of the fun of hot pot is mixing and matching your favorite things for a very customizable experience,” Pickowicz says. ...
A customer at Sunset Super on Irving Street shops for meat at the hot pot section. Photo by Junyao Yang on Dec. 23, 2025. I spent my early childhood in Zigong, a hilly city — much like San Francisco, ...
My dad always says that at the hot pot table, you could sit next to a stranger, and by the end of the night they’d be your best friend,” Pickowicz writes. “Now, more than ever, we need these moments ...