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September 2009 - Posts
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Pica Pica Maize Kitchen , the popular Venezuelan areperia in Napa’s Oxbow Public Market, has opened Pica Pica Bar, an adjoining coffeehouse/bar set in the center of the market hall. It offers a range of batidos (nonalcoholic blended fruit shakes) Read More...
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Tequila and rum, your season is up. As the air picks up a chill, there’s nothing better to warm your gut than a stiff vodka cocktail, and the Moscow Mule (invented in Hollywood in 1941) is one of the most enduring. In this video, mixologist Jeremy Read More...
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– Kraft has six weeks to make a formal offer for Cadbury. [ Bloomberg ] – Never mind! The much maligned rename for Vegemite, iSnack 2.0, has been axed. [ News.com.au ] – The U.S. government's new food safety site. [ FoodSafety.gov Read More...
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Zagat Wine Club delivers top-quality wines straight to your door. It can be overwhelming to pick wine, whether you’re an expert oenophile who has trouble narrowing down your choices, or a beginner who can’t tell Cabs from Pinots. Fortunately, Read More...
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Ironside Photo: courtesy of the restaurant South Beach cafe Ironside , set in the new Chronicle Books building (and run by folks behind District ), serves coffee, breakfast bites and affordable lunch fare, accompanied by beer and wine, with dinner service Read More...
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Matt Accarrino starts soon at SPQR Photo: courtesy of Craft Fall openings shift into high gear this week, with a few hotly anticipated spots cutting the ribbon and a couple of familiar faces returning to the scene. Out the Door – Fillmore St.: Charles Read More...
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My parents love it, and they complain about everything. Read More...
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The East Bay pie wars will have a new contender this fall when former IT worker-turned-pizzaiolo Keith Freilich (formerly of Pizzaiolo and Grimaldi’s in Hoboken, NJ) opens up Emilia's in Berkeley at 2995 Shattuck Ave. According an interview Read More...
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– Beer-and-cheese pairings are really hot. [ WSJ ] – Judith Jones' hobby? Cattle. [ NYT ] – "Kind of" dining with Michelle Obama. [ AV Club ] – Related: Obama is giving world leaders honey from the White House apiary Read More...
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Naked Lunch Photo: Kevin Bond We've already pointed out how the business lunch is returning, but some restaurateurs are going the other way, courting midday diners with frugal propositions. Of course, there’s the crop of moderately priced lunch-only Read More...
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Gary Danko flies high in Zagat's new guide. Photo: courtesy of the restaurant Gary Danko is having a good day. In Zagat's just-released 2010 San Francisco Bay Area Restaurants guide, the popular toque's namesake restaurant not only reclaimed Read More...
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– Get ready for in-flight mixology. [ Fork in the Road ] – A California distributor is recalling 1,715 cartons of spinach. [ LAT ] – $120 all-organic entrees coming soon to Chicago. [ The Stew ] – Too many cooks in the online kitchen. Read More...
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Fang Photo: Kevin Bond Fang , the SoMa sidekick to Chinatown’s House of Nanking , offers up the usual suspects of Chinese cooking – e.g. potstickers, sesame chicken – along with more atypical fare like stuffed clamshell buns filled with Read More...
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Aiming to be an affordable, three-meals-a-day local hub, Oakland newcomer Chop Bar near Jack London Square offers an Eclectic-Californian menu of seasonal, locally sourced fare such as panini, flatiron steaks and housemade pastas, all priced under $20; Read More...
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The stoves will be lit again at Bruno's. Photo: courtesy of the club Goes for Broken Record is more like it: co-chefs Ryan Ostler and Katharine Zacher, the former toques at dive bar Broken Record (as well as veterans of more tony spots including Boulevard Read More...
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Well, lookee here. Our Zagat To Go iPhone app has joined the ranks of Einstein , Big Brother and those dancing shadow people by appearing in an Apple ad. Check it out here . Read More...
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On Wednesday, September 23, Foreign Cinema teams up with StreetSmart 4 Kids , a nonprofit that works with San Francisco restaurants to help homeless children, to kick off its annual "Dine Out & Donate" fund-raising campaign. The program Read More...
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– Caesar's, the Tijuana restaurant and popularizer of the Caesar salad, has closed. [ AP ] – My goodness, 250 years of Guinness. [ Independent ] – Thinking about waiters, tipping and health care. [ NYT , SE ] – At a farmer's Read More...
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Outstanding service – they would probably chew your food for you if you asked. Read More...
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Christopher Losa, owner of Bar Bambino , is another San Franciscan readying to jump into the new Jack London Market fray. In early spring, he's planning to open a massive European-style delicatessen, Mia Filino, on the ground floor of the market. Read More...
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– Suddenly everyone wants to tax soda. [ Chronicle , WSJ , Atlantic ] – Naturally, Michelle Obama was the first customer at the new White House farmer's market. [ Obamafoodorama , Atlantic ] – Venezuela prepares to nationalize its Read More...
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Masa's Photo: courtesy of the restaurant The month of September is a good one for tomato lovers. In honor of the late-harvest heirloom tomatoes from Verdure Farm in Healdsburg, Masa's executive chef Gregory Short has a special eight-course tomato Read More...
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Like to eat and drink like they do in the land Down Under? Throughout September, the Lark Creek Restaurant Group is exploring the wonderful wine region of Oz during its “ South Australia Comes to America ” promotion. Its participating Bay Read More...
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– Talking trade, China and chicken feet. [ NYT ] – Meet the man behind McDonald's kitchens. [ Business Week ] – British television toque Keith Floyd dead at 65. [ Independent ] – Two looks at why Tavern on the Green failed. Read More...
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Ben S. Bernanke has announced that the recession is "very likely over,” but unfortunately that may not mean much to the many malnourished children in this country. During the "Great American Dine-Out," happening from Sept 20–26, Read More...
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Naked Lunch Photo: Kevin Bond With a tip of the hat to William S. Burroughs , simple North Beach sandwich stand Naked Lunch finds a former Cafe Majestic chef slinging low-cost, highfalutin sandos (think foie gras and duck prosciutto with truffle oil), Read More...
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Saison Photo: Kevin Bond ‘Tis the season for a better chance at getting into Saison , because the hot SoMa newcomer is about to expand its Sunday-only dinner service to three nights. Beginning September 18, the prix fixery will be accepting reservations Read More...
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– Craft beers are doing just fine in the recession. [ Tribune ] – Norman Borlaug, a highly influential agriculturalist, has died at 95. [ NYT ] – In the wake of McCurry, MoFalafel plans to fight back and reclaim its "Mc." [ Read More...
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Being near a body of water doesn’t make the seafood fresh. Read More...
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cityhouse Photo: courtesy of the restaurant After fading from view in light of the recession, the high-end lunch seems to be coming back. To wit: Newly appointed Aqua executive chef Jason Pringle – who previously worked with Michael Mina and former Read More...
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– After losing its legendary lease, Tavern on the Green declares bankruptcy. [ Diner's Journal ] – "The American way of eating has become the elephant in the room in the debate over health care." [ NYT ] – So what went Read More...
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The Cliff House The Cliff House has existed in its current structure for a hundred years (the previous incarnation burned down in 1907), and to celebrate, its two restaurants are offering special deals to match its inaugural date. The Bistro has rolled Read More...
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The main dining area at Yoshi's Photo: Kevin Bond Landing on the fun scale somewhere between The Joys of Yiddish and The Joy of Sex , Yoshi’s San Francisco 's "Joy of Sake," happening September 10, offers tastes of 100 different Read More...
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Bocanova Photo: Ashley Teplin The first entrant in what’s shaping up to be the Jack London Market supernova , Bocanova arrives courtesy of MarketBar ’s husband-and-wife team, who are offering a midpriced menu of greatest hits from South and Read More...
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Photo: Micky With autumn almost here, it's time to look forward to the season's restaurant openings: Acme Burgerhaus: Yet another burger joint’s comin’ this fall, this one to the Western Addition, where it will feature "custom-mixed" Read More...
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– Engineering craft beers that travel well. [ WSJ ] – The Nation unveils its fall food issue. [ The Nation ] – Wolfgang Puck 's involvement with the failed ".food" domain has led to a $5 million lawsuit. [ EMD ] – Read More...
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The Tamale Lady Rather than set up shop on the street , a growing number of pop-up food vendors are following in the footsteps of the beloved Tamale Lady (see below), hawking their wares in established venues. This group includes: Kitchenette SF: Providing Read More...
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– The economy hasn't stopped new restaurants, just caused them to rethink their plans. [ NYT ] – Inside the end of a restaurant. [ SF Chronicle ] – Luring families with things like free food for tykes. [ WSJ ] – To celebrate Read More...
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Sam's ChowderMobile Photo: courtesy of the truck For a city whose residents were weaned on taco trucks, it’s no surprise that San Francisco’s street-food culture has taken off. To wit, the Bay’s hosted street-eats food festivals Read More...
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Emerging like a phoenix after a fire closed it down for a year and a half, Limón – the Mission Nuevo Latino responsible for making Peruvian the current ‘it’ cuisine – is back in business with a new chef, Emmanuel Piqueras Read More...
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