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January 2009 - Posts
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Someone had to employ all those out-of-work actors, I guess. Read More...
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After three years and one outpost , the popular Mission Indian Dosa has gone and added reservations . Though its younger sibling still is reservation free, you can now score a spot at the original by calling 415-642-3672 or by reserving on Opentable Read More...
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– It isn't so much the fast food that makes you obese, it is the portions. [ Chicago Tribune ] – But do vegetarians really have better sex? [ Slate ] – Contaminated peanut butter crisis has hit U.S. military bases in Europe. [ The Read More...
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Photo: courtesy of Jerry Rutolo Over the years, photographer Jerry Rutolo has shot nearly every major chef you can think of, many of them before they even lost their baby fat. Since everyone likes a trip down memory lane, we thought it would be fun to Read More...
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To get lovebirds in the mood for Valentine's Day weekend, the Ferry Building Market Place is staying open late on February 13th, offering special small bites and wine provided by its vendors (small bites are $2–$6 per taste, wine pours are $6–$8). Read More...
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Top Chef , Season 5, Episode 10. Photo: Courtesy of Bravo TV. Each Thursday the Internet's food sites produce countless recaps and commentary on the previous night's episode of Top Chef . Here are a choice few: – Is New York ever going to Read More...
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January is almost over, but for Palo Alto's Tamarine and its SoMa sibling Bong Su , the New Year is just getting started. The two restaurants are celebrating Tet , the Vietnamese celebration of the lunar new year, on January 29th and 30th, respectively. Read More...
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The Bocuse d'Or trophy, modeled after founder Paul Bocuse Photo: courtesy of Bocuse d'Or The Bocuse d'Or competition results are in! As we previously announced, the Norwegian team (headed by 28 year-old Geir Skeie) took home the gold, with Read More...
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Chef Daniel Boulud (2009 honorary chairman), Paul Bocuse (founder & president, Bocuse d'Or) and Fabrice Desvignes (2009 president of the jury and last year's winner). photo: F. Mainard The Bocuse d'Or competition started yesterday in Lyons, Read More...
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– The manufacturer behind the peanut salmonella outbreak is in hot water. [ USA Today ] – The Bocuse d'Or is on! [ NYT ] – Ruh roh. Traces of mercury has been found in corn syrup. [ Star Tribune ] – The Times addresses last Read More...
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Calafia Photo: Ben Mayorga Affordable, locally sourced Californian-Eclectic fare from former Google chef Charlie Ayers is the come-on at Calafia , a cafe, bar and (forthcoming) marketplace in Palo Alto; cool tech features (self-check-out kiosks, online Read More...
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The Bernal Heights ribery Baby Blues BBQ , a sibling of the popular SoCal spot , takes a big-tent approach to barbecue, offering Memphis- and Texas-style ribs and North Carolina pulled pork sandwiches along with the usual side suspects; for those who Read More...
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Swig Photo: courtesy Swig “A fireside is a great opiate," said Leigh Hunt, the poet and journalist. It’s also a great mood-setter, and, of course a good way to warm up your toes. Here are a few choice restaurants with fireplaces: Camino Read More...
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– Starbucks is looking to lay off 1,000 employees. [ Seattle Times ] – A Japanese study has found cloned meat is safe for food. [ Reuters ] – The economy, contamination scares and more are leading some back to vegetable gardening. [ Read More...
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Top Chef season four cheftestant Jennifer Biesty (ex Jardinière and Coco500 ) returns to the stove at Scala’s Bistro in the Sir Francis Drake. Her new menu is described as “Italian with a Provençal influence,” and the restaurant’s Read More...
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Tim Zagat and David Fishman photo: Evan W. Miller Tim Zagat hardly lacks for interesting dining companions, but his tablemate at a recent power lunch – an ambitious young food critic with a possible movie deal under his belt – was unusually Read More...
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– Really, there are a lot of peanut products on that do-not-buy list. [ NYT ] – Restaurant marriage proposals are a tricky thing. [ Gourmet ] – Girl Scout cookie counts just ain't what they used to be. [ Dallas News ] – Australian Read More...
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Diners can pork out at Sausalito’s Poggio , which is cooking up a traditional Tuscan porchetta supper every Monday through March. The star of the meal is a petite deboned pig stuffed with herbed sausage and roasted on the wood-burning rotisserie Read More...
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Tom Colicchio and Stephen Starr on Top Chef Season 5, Episode 9 photo: Courtesy of Bravo Each Thursday the Internet's food sites produce countless recaps and commentary on the previous night's episode of Top Chef . Here are a choice few: – Read More...
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Hawaiian fusion spot Roy's has hopped on the recession-deal boat with a three-course winter feast for $35. Including choices like seafood chowder, blackened shrimp, "Hawaii Kai"–style beef short ribs and a hot chocolate soufflé, Read More...
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– Considering the salmonella scare, you may want to avoid peanut products for a bit. [ Washington Post ] – Anonymity for critics is "a tempest in a crockpot." [ MP:C ] – New restaurants are facing especially anxious times. Read More...
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Celebrate the Year of the Ox. Photo: Bernard Oh If you didn't get your fill of New Year's festivities a few weeks ago, take heart, because the Year of the Ox begins on January 26th. The celebrations continue for 15 days, including the annual parade Read More...
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Aqua photo: Courtesy Aqua This year, February 14th lands on a Saturday, so Valentine's Day dinners are likely to book up quickly. To ensure you don't get stuck with frozen pizza (and heartbreak), make your plans now. Acquerello : Polk Gulch’s Read More...
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President Obama has been sworn in, and the Lincoln-themed Inaugural Luncheon is finishing up. Ted Kennedy, who collapsed during the meal, is reportedly going to be fine . And if you're wishing this memorable moment in our country's history could Read More...
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The months after the holidays are a good time for travel – tickets are often cheaper, and the lines have fewer customers weighted down with gift-stuffed suitcases. Making it even more appealing are just-released Zagat guides covering destinations Read More...
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Charles Phan ( The Slanted Door ) extends his Midas touch to Chinese small plates at Heaven's Dog, a stylish newcomer – with an adjoining all-day noodle bar – located in the new luxury residential tower SoMa Grand; well-known chef de cuisine Read More...
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You can take lessons on apathy and disaffection from the wait staff here. Read More...
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EPIC Roasthouse photo: Kevin Bond There’s no shortage of ways to ring in the inauguration of President-elect Barack Obama: Watch the event at Quiver, the upstairs bar at the Embarcadero’s EPIC Roasthouse , which is offering a special $20 "True Read More...
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Cuy, otherwise known as your childhood pet. photo: Merri Howard In Lima, Peru, local foodies ecstatically describe the wonders of the Nouvelle Andean cuisine of local culinary powerhouse Gastón Acurio (who recently opened a restaurant in San Francisco), Read More...
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– The Madoff scandal spreads to cookbooks. [ NYT ] – Those who don't like dessert have a bone to pick with Restaurant Weeks. [ Wined and Dined ] – Are VitaminWater's health claims a bottle of lies? [ NYP ] – Coffee prices Read More...
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San Francisco’s historic Cliff House has got history, views, a $15 million dollar makeover and loads of tourists, but what it’s long been lacking is, well, great food. But with the recent announcement that George Morrone (of Aqua and Fifth Read More...
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Top Chef Season 5, Episode 8 photo: Courtesy of Bravo Each Thursday the Internet's food sites produce countless recaps and commentary on the previous night's episode of Top Chef . Here are a choice few: – While that "I [heart] Padma" Read More...
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The upcoming smorgasbord at the Moscone Center, the annual Winter Fancy Food Show , will feature more than 250,000 gourmet products ranging from the eco-friendly to the exotic. Several education programs, on everything from how to grow your business to Read More...
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– How to be a great restaurant customer. [ Gourmet ] – Related: getting the most from your Restaurant Week experiences. [ NYP ] – New York's Rainbow Room is still open, but other restauratuers are circling nonetheless. [ NRN , NYO Read More...
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Cheese steaks, regular-sized and 'phat', are the siren’s call at Phat Philly, a squeaky-clean, white-and-chrome Mission storefront that also serves Chicago-style beef sandwiches, chicken wings smothered in Mr. Pibbs barbecue sauce and veggie Read More...
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Restaurant Weeks are popping up faster than you can say "recovery package." From now until January 16th, more than 25 restaurants in Sacramento are taking part in Dine Downtown , which offers three-course dinners for $30 per person. Also running Read More...
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– PETA helped save a 140-year-old lobster from a deadly dinner date. [ Gothamist ] – Marmite cheese was a surprise blockbuster in the UK this Christmas. [ Daily Mail ] – Many are hoping an Obama administration will sort out the confusion Read More...
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If they ain't serving these pies in heaven, then I don't wanna go. Read More...
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Magnolia Gastropub & Brewery photo: Kevin Bond Just in case you didn't do enough drinking over the holidays, Haight-Ashbury's Magnolia Gastropub & Brewery is offering a recession-friendly discount ($3 a pop) on all its house beers, available Read More...
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– French pastry chef Gaston Lenôtre has died at 88. [ Independent , NYT ] – Despite a recent dip, food prices ended 2008 up seven percent. [ Reuters ] – PETA is offering $10k for anyone who can make a suitable faux gras. [ Fork Read More...
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Charles Phan's Heaven's Dog is set to open next Friday. Times may be tough, but you wouldn’t know it from the barrage of restaurants slated to open in the next few months. Adesso: Dopo chef-owner Jon Smulewitz is branching out in February Read More...
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Toby Young (right) joins the judges table. photo: Courtesy of Bravo Each Thursday the Internet's food sites produce countless recaps and commentary on the previous night's episode of Top Chef . Here are a choice few: – Did anyone really Read More...
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Good thing Barack Obama kept his day job. Back when he was a young state senator in 2001, Obama participated in the first episode of Check, Please! , a Chicago public television program in which a group of locals compare notes on restaurants. But our Read More...
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– Anybody hungry for some squirrel? [ NYT ] – Virginia restaurants may go smoke-free. [ Washington Post ] – Your food coloring might actually be a crushed bug. [ The Stew ] – No wonder sushi is expensive when a premium tuna sells Read More...
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For the rest of the month you can show your civic pride and get a discount on your dinner. As part of a special promotion, select restaurants (plus stores, hotels and museums) across the area, including Marin, the South Bay and the Wine Country, are offering Read More...
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Call it the Sequel Effect. While opening a brand-new restaurant concept in these uncertain times might be a risky proposition, extensions of brands seem to be on the rise, as evidenced by the recent openings of Pizzeria Delfina and the Fillmore branch Read More...
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– Amidst the recession and rising rents, the beleaguered Cipriani family is closing New York's venerable Rainbow Room 's Rainbow Grill . [ AP ] – Restaurateurs are looking for relief this year in rent and commodity costs. [ NRN ] – Read More...
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The Buzz is on break until January 5, 2009. – The recession has curiously led to a milk surplus. [ NYT ] – And restaurant stocks are actually doing ok. For now. [ NRN ] – 2008 was a banner year for New York restaurants. [ NYT ] – Read More...
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