<p> Valerie Demicheva is a journalist and photographer whose work has appeared on the covers of the San Francisco Chronicle, Women's Wear Daily, and Silicon Valley Magazine. She's covered culture, technology, media, philanthropy, and food in San Francisco for one glorious decade, yet she's the only person she knows who hasn't been to the Tonga Room, yet. You'll find her waxing nostalgic for the city's phantasmic simpler times on meandering walks to the Ice Cream Bar, Green Apple Books, and Coit Tower. </p>