I've lived in both places and this strikes me as correct. The day-to-day food in SF is just excellent, In part, I suspect, because they incorporate fresh veget

I've lived in both places and this strikes me as correct. The day-to-day food in SF is just excellent, In part, I suspect, because they incorporate fresh vegetables of a kind that are just not available in NY for 8 months out of the year. Also critical: The food in the greater NYC metro area is abysmal. The quality falls off very rapidly once you exit the city. Whereas if you walk into some random restaurant in some random town in the Bay Area, you're likely to get at least decent food.