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May 2008 - Posts
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– Dine About Town is coming back for a second tasting this summer. [ Examiner ] – Too many top toques are going overboard with their trendy takes on classic faves. [ NYO ] – Here's an interesting rumor: Is Quince getting ready to Read More...
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Ryan Scott, formerly of Myth Café and a little show called Top Chef , has signed on as chef and co-partner of the Mission Beach Cafe , where he will debut new lunch and dinner menus in late June. Founder Alan Carter, who is old cooking-school buddies Read More...
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Just a short trot from Lake Merritt, Camino, an intimate, brick-walled Oakland arrival (from Chez Panisse Café alum Russell Moore), offers a midpriced menu featuring locally sourced, old world–inspired Cal-Med cuisine, most of which is cooked Read More...
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Tinderbox, the edgy Bernal Heights newcomer, may have flamed out (it closed on May 24), but the owners are plotting a phoenixlike comeback in the space later this summer when they reopen with a different, yet-to-be-determined concept. Read More...
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To celebrate National Escargot Day, One if by Land, Two if by Sea is serving a special menu topped off with a special dessert: a meringue piped in the shape of a snail, served with licorice ice cream and mint granite. photo: courtesy of One if by Land, Read More...
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Proof that there’s no shortage of people who want to eat bad food in historic buildings. Read More...
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Now that I've been a guest critic on Gordon Ramsay 's show Hell's Kitchen ( episode 408 , which aired on Tuesday, May 20th), people keep asking me exactly where Hell's Kitchen is. I like to tell them that it's somewhere between guilt Read More...
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Friday, May 24th closes out Wild Game Week at Big 4 , where chef Gloria Ciccarone-Nehls has replaced the regular menu with an all-wild-game selection of dishes such as coffee-and-spice-smoked antelope, braised rabbit pot pie, grilled goose pastrami sliders Read More...
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All-you-can-eat skewered meat is the conceit of Pampas , a swank new Palo Alto Brazilian (and the South Bay’s first churrascaria); the big bi-level space boasts a porcelain tile–wrapped bar stocked with California and South American wines, Read More...
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Bar Bambino's Patio photo: Elizabeth Tichenor San Francisco's summers can make for chilly outdoor dining, but fortunately a spate of restaurants have launched their patios before the fog rolls in. The granddaddy of all terraces, Americano at the Read More...
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Even under its new owners (the Cyrus team), the long-running casual grill Healdsburg B&G remains a low-key, kid-friendly alternative to Healdsburg's fancier haunts; the Traditional American menu, upgraded with grade-A ingredients but still moderately Read More...
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Who said Sunday was a day of rest? More than 60 chefs will be manning the stoves at Meals on Wheels' 21st annual Star Chefs and Vintners Gala, on May 18th at Fort Mason. Nancy Oakes ( Boulevard ), Traci Des Jardins ( Jardinière ) and other Read More...
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– Sam's Grill & Seafood , kicking since 1867, appears to be for sale. [ Chronicle ] – A refresher on the inside of the Metreon, future home of the new Tavern on the Green . [ Eater SF ] – Starting next Tuesday, customers at Starbucks Read More...
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This Saturday, May 17th, oenophiles will outnumber tourists at Ghirardelli Square for the third annual Uncorked! Wine Festival. More than 100 wines will be poured at the outdoor tasting, and gourmet retailer Marché on the Square will be serving Read More...
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It’s mom’s home cooking (if mom’s from Brooklyn) at Joey & Eddie's, a convivial, midpriced family-style Italian smack in the middle of North Beach from restaurateur 'Joey' Manzare ( Globe , Tres Agaves , Zuppa ); get Read More...
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Downtown’s FiDi diners are flipping over the bags o’ mini-sliders (made of all-natural Angus seared on iron skillets) and sides of skinny ‘Strings and Ring-O’s’ cooked up at the new takeout-only burger joint Best-O-Burger Read More...
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Restaurants often will leave the spoon out of standard place settings. Diners have started noticing something missing from their place settings: spoons. As TerrenceS74908 recently posted on our discussion boards , "Unless I ordered coffee, or later, Read More...
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– Wait, fugu isn't necessarily poisonous anymore? [ NYT ] – Are these the 10 trendiest spots going? [ Between Meals ] – RIP Irvine Robbins, co-founder of Baskin Robbins. [ Chronicle ] – Taking a look at restaurant health care Read More...
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What do you think of a Tavern on the Green that's not actually on the green? Can the famous NYC landmark be replicated in our fair city? Would you like to dine there? Share your opinions on the Zagat Discussion boards! NYC's Tavern on the Green Read More...
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The people have spoken – and said they want to eat, drink, stay and play. ZAGAT.mobi was chosen as the year’s Best Listings & Updates site in the Webby People's Voice Awards . Nearly 500,000 total votes were cast around the world for Read More...
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From May 13th–19th, San Francisco’s second annual Cocktail Week will host a spirited series of events featuring the Bay Area’s top mixologists. The week kicks off on Tuesday, May 13th, with an opening gala at Harry Denton’s Starlight Read More...
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Here's a compelling reason to finally take the plunge and drop some dough at San Francisco's newest seafood waterfront restaurant. To celebrate the annual KFOG KaBoom fireworks display on the Bay, Waterbar will be hosting a private party on Saturday, Read More...
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Hopmonk Tavern Smack in the middle of wine country, the hopping Hopmonk Tavern , set in a historic 105-year-old stone-and-timber building in Downtown Sebastopol, showcases international craft beers selected by owner Dean Biersch (co-founder of Gordon Read More...
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I actually pulled out my cell phone and called to ask them to please bring us water. Read More...
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– With the food crises bringing prices up to astronomical levels, what's a food snob to do? [ Slate ] – In that vein, some thoughts on food costs in relation to local sourcing. [ BAB ] – It's official: Absinthe does not, and Read More...
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Usually we're asking you to vote on restaurants, nightlife and the like, but today we're asking you to vote for us. That's right, we're up for our very first People's Voice Webby award for ZAGAT.mobi. Today is the last day to vote, Read More...
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