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June 2007 - Posts
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My waiter was so soft-spoken I thought he was a mime. Read More...
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Do San Franciscans have insatiable appetites for burgers? That's what the restaurateurs opening these upcoming burger joints and those below are banking on. Fueling the fervor for fancy burgers, Mecca mavens Randy Lewis and Stephen Webber are hoping to Read More...
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Zagat Stats Number of Cicchetti Options Four Price of Cicchetti $8 each Priciest Glass of Wine $25 for Gaja Ca'Marcanda Promis, Tuscany, Italy, 2004 Kitted out with enough hand-blown glass chandeliers and brocade booths to be worthy of a Ducca , this Read More...
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Top Chef judge Tom Colicchio looks at how the contestants perform in the challenges, not at where they worked. Sure, the Top Chef contestants can whip up an amuse-bouche from buffet leftovers and churn out "upscale barbecue." But how did these on-screen Read More...
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Throughout July, the Lark Creek Restaurant Group is offering its annual half-off wine special in which every bottle on its extensive all-American wine lists is available for half price. The deal is available during brunch, lunch and dinner at Lark Creek Read More...
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Hard to tell if it is a restaurant or drug front. Read More...
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Cafe Claude will soon have a new sibling and neighbor in Gitane, which is replacing Blupointe and using a new entrance at 6 Claude Lane. Its name means "gypsy," a nod to the menu's Southern Med influences, to be served amid funky-chic, circa-1960s decor. Read More...
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Chef-owner Ming Hwang (ex chef and GM of Tokyo Go Go ) has brought Sudachi, a contemporary Japanese izakaya serving Mediterranean-Asian fusion tapas as well as traditional sushi, to Polk Gulch. The vast, rustic-chic venue, which has a cocktail bar pouring Read More...
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Elbowing its way into the 18th Street Gourmet Ghetto, Farina Focaccia & Cucina Italiana , an airy Italian that just swung open its casement windows, is already attracting a Mission crowd as good-looking as its modern decor (dark woods, marble tabletops, Read More...
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My office comes here for special lunches, but I wish they'd stop. Read More...
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Do you agree with Nina and Tim Zagat? What is your favorite Chinese restaurant? Tell us what you think on the Zagat Discussion boards! Every so often, Chinese cuisine seems poised to shed its tired takeout-staple image and join the Asian dining boom that Read More...
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Chez Nous, Pascal Rigo’s Mediterranean tapas joint that unleashed the small-plates craze in 2000 and forever changed the dining habits of San Francisco, closed last week. Rigo will continue to run his other restaurants, including Le Petit Robert and Cortez Read More...
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The now-famous Holsten's onion rings photo: Liz Borod Wright What's your hometown version of Holsten's? What dish would you recommend to Tony Soprano? Tell us on the Zagat Discussion boards! Unless you've been living under a rock, you know that The Sopranos Read More...
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Ottimista Enoteca-Café is closing for renovations today – the landlord needs to make repairs to the building's plumbing and foundation – and is expected to reopen on Friday, July 20th. To celebrate, the Cow Hollow enoteca is throwing a Prosecco Party Read More...
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Just two months after taking over the Argent Hotel, the Westin San Francisco Market Street is planning to debut Ducca (50 Third Street; 415-977-0271), a Venetian-inspired restaurant, on June 20th. Chef Richard Corbo, formerly of Mecca , will oversee the Read More...
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If there were such a thing as a Latino speakeasy, it might look like Cantina , a dimly lit Downtown art bar, where candelabras, samba music and burnt-orange walls set a sultry tone; cocktail connoisseurs enjoy star mixologist Duggan McDonnell’s inventive Read More...
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If your dad only likes the best, then take him to bacar. Choosing a restaurant for Father’s Day on Sunday, June 17th, means thinking about what kind of place suits dad best. The Fun-and-Games Dad: Not only will dad enjoy the Southern Italian cuisine and Read More...
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The food may have been excellent, but I was choking on the prices. Read More...
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Do you agree that restaurants should be prohibited from using Styrofoam to-go containers? Does this ban go too far or not far enough? Tell us what you think on the Zagat Discussion boards! Eating out – and taking out – just got a whole lot greener. As Read More...
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In homage to the Cannes Film Festival, the Left Bank in San Jose will transform itself into a 1940s French film set this weekend (June 8th–10th), complete with noir movie screenings projected continuously throughout the restaurant, waiters dressed as Read More...
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Burger Joint , the simple, no-frills burgermeister with retro-looking outposts in the Mission, the Lower Haight and SFO’s International Terminal, is expanding to meet the ever-growing desire for perfect patties. Come July, look for a new branch at 242 Read More...
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The Petting Falernum cocktail at Bernardus Lodge On Saturday, June 16th, Bernardus Lodge , the beautiful resort tucked away in Carmel Valley, is hosting an "Afternoon Cocktail Hour," during which its award-winning bartender, Zole Andahazy, will demonstrate Read More...
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West Country Grill , a midpriced Cal-Italian set in a sprawling, industrial-chic warehouse space just off the main plaza of Sebastopol, has put a sleepy Wine Country town on the culinary map; its all-star team – including chefs Jonathan Waxman (NYC’s Read More...
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Essencia photo: Breck Sargent Occupying a prime corner in Hayes Valley, Essencia , a midpriced Nuevo Peruvian with a California-organic twist, heralds the eagerly awaited return of chef Anne Gingrass Paik (formerly of Desiree Café and Hawthorne Lane); Read More...
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Staff wanders around as if they were just beamed to this strange location. Read More...
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