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August 2008 - Posts
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– The "farm-to-school" movement has arrived. [ WSJ ] – Los Angeles taco trucks left court victorious yesterday. [ LAT ] – To save costs, manufacturers have been switching ingredients like cocoa butter with cheaper alternatives Read More...
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Fifth Floor photo: Kevin Bond San Franciscans are always quick to show the love and share the wealth, but such hippie-dippy ideals are no longer limited to the fields of Golden Gate Park. Enter Fifth Floor , which, under the leadership of the fabulously Read More...
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– In case you somehow have missed it, this weekend slow food invades SF . [ Chronicle ] – Yet another restaurant robbery. But at least this one wasn't in Oakland. [ ABC ] – Still, some restaurants are taking to locking their doors. Read More...
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– Successfully opening a restaurant is still a tricky business feat. [ NYT ] – Bringing fortune cookies to China. [ Diner's Journal ] – Tapeworms, or a reason to avoid raw salmon. [ Gourmet ] – Many foods you loved as a child Read More...
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Savvy sippers who aren't partaking in Slow Food Nation can celebrate Labor Day weekend with loads of vino at the 16th annual Sonoma Wine Country Weekend , presented by Visa Signature, from August 29th–31st. Though many of the events are already Read More...
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– The first pack of instant ramen was sold 50 years ago. [ NPR ] – Rocco DiSpirito is going to be Dancing With the Stars this year. [ ABC ] – Move over umami , the newest taste is calcium [ Yahoo ] – School lunch prices are looking Read More...
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Urban Tavern photo: Kevin Bond Urban Tavern , the Hilton San Francisco ’s latest venue, is a ‘green’ gastropub co-owned by Aqua ’s Laurent Manrique that aims to please Downtowners, hotel guests and theatergoers alike with a midpriced Read More...
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A place so phony it would make Holden Caulfield's head explode. Read More...
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Named after the Westin St. Francis ’ lobby clock, which has served as a Downtown meeting point since 1907, swanky lounge Clock Bar encourages lengthier rendezvous over handcrafted cocktails by head bartender Marcovaldo Dionysos, who digs deep into Read More...
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A two-day festival celebrating chocolate? Sweet. Ghirardelli Square’s 13th annual Chocolate Festival (September 6–7) will feature wine-and-chocolate pairing seminars, cocoa tastings, a cupcake-frosting demonstration from Kara’s Cupcakes Read More...
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As we launch our first-ever Zagat Dating (& Dumping) Survey , we are asking for your candid, witty and enlightening insights into the world of relationships. Let us in on the ups and downs of your dating experiences. For example, when you go to a Read More...
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– The restaurant robberies in Oakland continue. [ Chronicle ] – Zuni 's nectarine dessert has to be seen to be believed. [ Eater SF ] – The price of a Hershey's bar is about to go up. A lot. [ NYT ] – Ten years ago chef Read More...
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The Family Winemakers of California will host its 18th annual tasting at Fort Mason Center’s Festival Pavilion on Sunday, August 24th. Hundreds of the Golden State’s small, family-owned wineries will be pouring samples of their wares. For Read More...
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Restaurateur Hoss Zaré has taken over SoMa’s centenarian eatery Fly Trap (where he worked in the early '90s), renaming it Zaré at Fly Trap and updating the all-day venue with bright-orange accents and a new Californian-fresh Mediterranean Read More...
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They’re having siesta while you're trying to fiesta. Read More...
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Masa's photo: Courtesy of Masa's Tickets are going fast for the 25th anniversary gala dinner at Masa's , and it’s no surprise considering the impressive roster of alumni the restaurant has gathered for the September 13th event. Current Read More...
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Chef David Kinch already has two special dining events planned for early September at Manresa . While that may seem far away as we savor summer, there is already only limited availability left for each of them. On September 7th, winemaker and cohort in Read More...
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TV addicts who can't get enough of their favorite reality cooking show can learn the inside scoop behind the iron knives on August 20th. At the Commonwealth Club's " Top Chefs Tell All" discussion panel, former cheftestants Jennifer Read More...
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– Twenty chefs who shape San Franciscan cuisine. [ Chronicle ] – And the great local chefs who are no longer cooking. [ Between Meals ] – Finding the finest fro-yo for fun. [ Cooking with the Single Guy ] – Good ethnic food is Read More...
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Is it zeitgeist or mere coincidence that two of the city’s most highly anticipated new restaurants are riffing on the word 'urban'? Perhaps Urban Tavern and Urbino, the establishments in question, want diners to know that they're not Read More...
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ZAGAT.mobi on the iPhone You know the drill: you’re in a 4 PM meeting when you realize you’re supposed to take a top client out for dinner, but you forgot to make a reservation. You have two choices. One, fake a cough, excuse yourself for Read More...
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Tomatoes have had a rough summer. Bogus salmonella accusations didn't just affect dining habits – farmers around the area faced crippling sales losses. But with the Red Scare a thing of the past, many of the city’s top chefs will be helping Read More...
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The General's Daughter closed on August 1st, but the home-***-restaurant it inhabited in Sonoma won't be empty for long. Sondra Bernstein (owner of the girl & the fig and fig cafe & winebar ), along with her executive chef John Toulze, Read More...
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– The city of San Francisco wants you to be healthy. Whether you like it or not. [ Chronicle ] – Who has the best pizza in town? The fight is on. [ Menupages: SF ] – For the first time, Cali strawberries are going to China. [ NYT ] – Read More...
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By Deirdre Donovan, ZAGAT.com Staff Editor With new technologies, aquarium outreach programs and a local focus, more chefs are going green. NYC chef Anita Lo serves Australis Barramundi. Diners are riding a wave of awareness regarding threats to oceanlife Read More...
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Greens Slow Food Nation has collaborated with non-profit organizations and more 45 local restaurants to bring Slow Food Dinners to the Bay Area from Thursday, August 28th–Monday, September 1st. Dining events will offer the opportunity to converse Read More...
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Long Bar & Bistro photo: Kevin Bond High ceilings, rust-colored walls and amber light fixtures foster the modestly upscale vibe at Long Bar & Bistro in Pac Heights; bartenders in crisp white shirts sling reasonably priced spirits, a handful of Read More...
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