At Merchant Roots, one of the most immersive fine dining restaurants in San Francisco, it takes nine months and 140 big and small details to pull off just one of the restaurant’s thematic, seasonal ...

adobo spare ribs; sizzling pork sisig – chopped pork face and ears with chilli and citrus; mango float, with creme patisserie, whipped cream, and Biscoff; and royale bibingka – a glutinous coconut ...