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July 2008 - Posts
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– Is San Fransisco a foodie Valhalla or just another Vegas? [ SF Mag ] – Chef Ian Begg is out at Cafe Majestic . [ Chronicle ] – The Guardian picks its annual Best of the Bay. [ SFBG ] – Meanwhile SF Mag has compiled its own lists Read More...
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Courtesy of Monhal Jweinat, owner of Higher Ground Coffee House, Glen Park’s burgeoning Restaurant Row will soon include Manzoni, a casual midpriced Italian located in the old Bird & Beckett bookstore space. The name references Italian writer Read More...
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Nobu Matsuhisa photo: Steven Freeman For our Secrets of Sushi Chefs series finale, we speak with Nobu Matsuhisa , whose eponymous restaurants are among the hottest tickets wherever they are around the world. From LA to Milan to Tokyo , Matsuhisa titillates Read More...
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Bar Marché photo: Kevin Bond Located in a historic two-story brick building in Ghirardelli Square, French bistro Bar Marché hopes to usher in a new wave of gourmet eating in tourist-ridden Fisherman’s Wharf; panoramic views of the Read More...
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After 20 years at the helm of the John Ash & Co. kitchen, executive chef Jeff Madura, who took over the reigns when founder John Ash departed, will bow out on the pioneering Santa Rosa restaurant at the end of July for personal reasons. Tom Schmidt, Read More...
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photo: zed.cat Now that tomatoes have been cleared of their salmonella charges – though keep away from those jalapeños for the time being – why not feast on summer’s most famous herbaceous fruit? Bay Area restaurants are bursting Read More...
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– When was the last time you indulged in squab? [ Wired ] – Labor Day weekend will bring some serious Slow Food action to town. [ NYT ] – The whole salmonella fracas is now down to one jalepeño pepper. How this mess came to be Read More...
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Starting in mid-August, the technorati can Google-map their way to a new Mountain View branch of uWink, the SoCal restaurant started by Atari founder Nolan Bushnell. Orders are placed via touch-screen terminals that double as real-time, multiplayer games Read More...
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Water Lounge & Raw Bar photo: Kevin Bond Water Lounge & Raw Bar aims to lure hip Rockridge habitués and nearby BART commuters with a pared-down, midpriced menu of seafood small plates and charcuterie that’s served nightly until 1 Read More...
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There are many ways of dividing people into separate but equal groups, and when it comes to dining, one of the more interesting points of division is between those who always order what their companion is ordering and those who never order what their Read More...
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Our waiter would have been better cast as an undertaker. Read More...
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For his first post-Myth venture, chef Sean O’Brien will be returning to his former Jackson Square stomping ground for Zinnia, located in the old Scott Howard space. Hoping to open sometime after October, O’Brien plans to craft a globally inspired Read More...
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Toast Eatery , the popular cafe on Church Street, has opened a second Noe Valley branch on the bustling 24th Street main drag. The new outpost mirrors the original's squeaky-clean retro Americana and serves the same organic-laden menu – featuring Read More...
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– California looks to be the first state in the nation to ban trans fats entirely. [ Chronicle ] – The price of sunflower seeds and its products has risen 150% in the past year. [ Forbes ] – Farmers in California are having an especially Read More...
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With the Big Sur fires more than 60% contained, Highway 1 has been reopened and area businesses are following suit. Nepenthe and Deetjen's restaurant have reopened (overnight accommodations at Deetjen's Inn will resume August 1st). Post Ranch Read More...
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A casual, all-day counterpoint to sibling Santi (also in Geyserville), Diavola Pizzeria & Salumeria aims to slake the thirst and hunger of wine country travelers with humble Italian cucina povera (peasant food) served in a rustic, brick-walled setting; Read More...
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Haight Street’s venerable Magnolia Gastropub and Brewery enters its second decade with a spiffy interior remodel – it lost the iconic Grateful Dead mural but gained a communal table built from salvaged Douglas fir; a new executive chef has Read More...
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Most of the food here tastes like cheese with extra cheese on top. Read More...
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photo: courtesy of David Goehring Get ready for garlic breath. The 2008 Gilroy Garlic Festival will be held July 25th–27th at Christmas Hill Park, and for the second year will feature an Iron Chef –style cooking competition. At noon on Sunday Read More...
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This Saturday, July 12th, the Mountain View headquarters of Google will become Doof-A-Palooza , a family-friendly food benefit for the forthcoming Doof public television show. The event features a plethora of activities for families including a kid’s Read More...
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– Unsurprisingly, fast food restaurants would prefer not to have nutritional information on their menus – so they are suing. [ SF Gov ] – Where have the reasonably priced restaurants gone? [ Between Meals ] – Yountsville is getting Read More...
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Firefighters continue to work on containing the Basin Complex Fire, which has been burning for two weeks and has forced dozens of Big Sur businesses to close and more than 1,000 residents and visitors to evacuate. Though they haven’t been damaged, Read More...
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Charles Phan The Asian Culinary Forum , a new nonprofit dedicated to educating the public about Asian food and culture, is hosting its launch event on Tuesday, July 21st. Entitled “Are You What You Cook?”, the panel discussion will feature Read More...
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Left Bank photo: Alex Canfaçon Although San Francisco’s French Quarter won't be hosting its street party this year, there are still beaucoup options for celebrating France’s Fête Nationale. Revelers in the Downtown area can Read More...
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JoLe , a très jolie Calistoga arrival located in the Mount View Hotel , features midpriced farm-to-table New American cuisine from the husband-and-wife team who previously owned Philadelphia’s Matyson ; a tiled brick oven (resuscitated from Read More...
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photo: Angela Rutherford Dear Readers, Zagat Buzz is on break until July 7th, when we’ll be back with all the latest news and openings. Until then, may your Fourth of July weekend be chock-full of good eats and star-spangled fun! The Zagat Buzz Read More...
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My husband-to-be ordered a brain burrito. I married him anyway. Read More...
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Market in St. Helena has changed hands. It was only a matter of time, really, since owners Doug Keane and Nick Peyton have been focusing much of their attention one county over in Sonoma, where they run Healdsburg's fine-dining crown jewel Cyrus and Read More...
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– Want to define American cuisine? Start with hamburgers. [ Chronicle , James Beard Foundation ] – Restaurants plan strategies to deal with online critics. [ SFBT ] – Starbucks is closing 600 stores. [ AP ] – Pizza for breakfast? Read More...
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Ground broke today for the Victory Garden project on the front lawn of San Francisco's City Hall. Slow Food Nation and dozens of Bay Area organizations are collaborating to transform the lawn into an edible garden. A Community Planting Day is set Read More...
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