A former eBay and StumbleUpon executive in Silicon Valley, Dave Feller is the founder and CEO of the recently-launched website Yummly.com.

A San Francisco staple for more than 17 years, One Market has been championing farm-to-table freshness with unparalleled innovation and sophistication. For Chef Mark Dommen, this approach to food is second nature for the Sonoma native, with classic French touches and east coast experience added for good measure.

No SF eatery understands fresh vegetables more than the famous Greens restaurant. Celebrating 30 years this year, Greens is a culinary emblem of delicious vegetarian cuisine. Executive Chef Annie Somerville also serves as a matriarch of the modern vegetarian movement, proving that you don’t need meat to make a satisfying meal.

At the helm of this renaissance is H. Joseph Ehrmann, better known behind and beyond the bar as “H.” A mixology maestro with a keen focus on ingredients and imaginative flavors, H is both a local fixture as proprietor of Elixir in SF, and a national sensation as Nightclub and Bar Magazine’s 2010 Bartender of the Year.

Redwood City is one of the jewels in this crown of communities, known for its warm weather and burgeoning food scene. For Chef Donato Scotti, it is the perfect environment to recreate the culinary atmosphere of his childhood in the Lombardi region of Italy.

Deemed “The Oscars of the food world,” by Time, the James Beard Foundation Awards honor the best chefs, restaurants, and food professionals across the country. Announced this past Monday, the 2010 nominees represent a variety of cuisines and styles, with San Francisco culinary artists making a fantastic showing. Local favorite Boulevard is a third-time nominee in the “Outstanding Restaurant” category, which comes as no surprise to the food community. Owner and Executive Chef Nancy Oakes is also a Bay Area legend Haute Living sat down with Nancy for some unprecedented straight-talk and insight on the SF food scene.

Hubert Nguyen is the quintessential techie-foodie hybrid. As co-founder of the popular gadget website Ubergizmo.com, Nguyen and his team review the latest in consumer electronics, software, and mobile applications with humorous bite. In his spare time, he takes a bite out of San Francisco, turning his Parisian-trained tastes towards the best offerings in the Bay Area. Haute Living chats with Hubert and shares his personal review with the readers.

It happens to everyone. You find yourself in an unfamiliar part of town with an hour to kill and a growling stomach. What to do? Where to go? For the average San Francisco resident, and more than 26 million other users, the answer is Yelp. Yelp.com is a user-review website that encourages users to provide their two cents about anything from their favorite dive bar to the best dentist for a root canal.