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October 2009 - Posts
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Sure, you can always line up for a Breton-style crêpe or greasy plate of Tex-Mex grub at one of Zagat’s top-rated breakfast joints , but there are two new players in the midweek breakfast game. Rather than brave the crowds at the insanely Read More...
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– Menu labeling hops onto health-care reform. [ NRN ] – 2009 had the worst honey crop on record. [ Daily Green , via GS:C ] – Not with a bang, but a whimper. Ramsay kills Kitchen Nightmares . [ The Sun ] – The return of the milkman. Read More...
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Read the latest Twitter entries on ZAGAT.mobi ZAGAT.mobi just got Twitter-fied. Now when you look up restaurants on our award-winning mobile website, not only can you access our trusted ratings and reviews, you can also read up-to-the-minute comments Read More...
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El Metate Photo: Kevin Bond After all of that Halloween insanity , don't get too cozy because the fun isn't over. Indeed, San Francisco’s annual Dia de los Muertos procession and Festival of Altars will take place on Monday, November 2, Read More...
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– Baltimore's "Meatless Mondays" has drawn ire from, wait for it, meat producers. [ Atlantic ] – McDonald's bails on Iceland. [ NYT ] – No, really, now is a good time to open a restaurant. [ Entrepeneur ] – Is Read More...
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Photo: Hanna Horwarth No need to OD on candy this Halloween – here are some spots offering treats of a more grown-up flavor: Early Frights Get the party started early at Ian Schrager’s Clift Hotel , where the entire first floor, including Read More...
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After 15 years in business, chef-owner David Gingrass will be closing his restaurant, TWO (a redux of his venerable Hawthorne Lane restaurant), on December 19. However, the space tucked away on 22 Hawthorne Lane won’t remain vacant for long. The Read More...
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Burgers of all stripes – beef, buffalo, ostrich – made with mixed-in toppings (à la Coldstone Creamery) are the haus special at Acme Burgerhaus , a no-frills Western Addition storefront serving combinations like the Jerusalamb (ground Read More...
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Poggio's truffle raviolo Photo: courtesy of the restaurant It’s white truffle season again and thanks to fungus-lovin’ chefs, diners don’t have to book a ticket to Italy to taste them. Perbacco (415-955-0663; reserve online ) kicks Read More...
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– The troubled Smart Choices program takes a hiatus. [ WSJ ] – Top Chef to get its Just Desserts . Ba-dum-ching! [ Variety ] – Behind the U.S., France is the second most popular home of McDonald's. [ NYT ] – Home butchering Read More...
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Looking to start your Friday night off right? Early this evening, organic vintners and brewers gather at the San Francisco Ferry Building for the California Certified Organic Farmers' (CCOF) fourth annual Organic Beer, Wine and Spirit Tasting . In Read More...
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– McDonald's and Chipotle have done good business in the recession. [ WSJ , NRN ] – Related: McDonald's tests a dual-lane drive through. [ The Sun ] – Meanwhile, the number of hungry people in the world is on the rise. [ NYT Read More...
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Showdogs Photo: Kevin Bond Showdogs ' owners are hoping diners will put their money where their mouths are with a new politically inspired menu item aimed to draw awareness and support for a local ballot initiative on the upcoming November 3 election. Read More...
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Starting tomorrow, October 22, out in the East Bay, the Restaurant at Wente Vineyards kicks off its new "Thursday Nights at the Table" dinner series. Each week guests can enjoy a specially designed three-course prix fixe dinner, served family Read More...
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Still in mourning for the late, great Gourmet ? Help is here at www.thankyougourmet.com , a site where you can share your fondest remembrances of the food magazine. Anyone can contribute on this open blog started by food writer Renee Schettler (Real Simple Read More...
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– Morimoto is going fast-casual at airports. [ NRN ] – Restaurant matches are so hot right now. [ NYT ] – LA, deli capital? [ LAT ] – The Food Network Magazine should pat itself on the back. [ AdAge ] – You want banking with Read More...
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Eve Lounge Photo: courtesy of the restaurant Dramatic dimly lit chandeliers, hand-painted murals and leather banquettes are the decor highlights of the subtly 1920s-themed SoMa seductress Eve from the John Colins team; during happy hour, after-workers Read More...
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Photo: courtesy of Burger Bar Burgermania reaches new heights, literally, on the sixth floor of Macy’s, where Hubert Keller ( Fleur de Lys ) has opened his luxe build-a-burger concept, Burger Bar (which already has locations in Las Vegas and St. Read More...
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Quince Photo: Nory Ezo Suzuki In an effort to combat pasta's bad post-Atkins rap, the World Pasta Congress of Rome (yes, there is such a thing) has deemed October 25 to be World Pasta Day. In its honor, we thought we’d take this opportunity Read More...
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– Restaurateurs are coming up with creative ways to keep lucrative Restaurant Weeks alive. [ NRN ] – Antique spirits for sale. [ NPR ] – What does carbonation really taste like? Sour. [ Wired ] – Is the iPhone the future of the Read More...
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Calling this food garbage is unfair to garbage. Read More...
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Magnolia Gastropub & Brewery photo: Kevin Bond Seems like even health-conscious San Franciscans are beginning to embrace America’s Southern-fried roots cooking. In addition to the down-home cooking happening at the forthcoming Bruno’s Read More...
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– Kraft is considering selling Maxwell House to raise cash for its Cadbury bid. [ NYP ] – The Connecticut attorney general looks into the much ridiculed "Smart Choices" program. [ NYT ] – Coca-Cola goes mini. [ BJ ] – Read More...
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Not to be confused with Tina Brown’s Daily Beast , One Market ’s chef Mark Dommen is offering "Weekly Beast," a rotating head-to-hoof menu served every Friday and Saturday night. Dishes will feature common and uncommon parts of that Read More...
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The Brix garden Photo: courtesy of the restaurant Napa's Brix hosts its final street-food event tomorrow, October 15, from 6–9:30 PM. Executive chef Anne Gingrass-Paik will focus on fare from Sicily – think roasted porcini and taleggio Read More...
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– Chicken wing prices are flying higher than breasts. [ NYT ] – Forget about texting: is eating and driving a problem? [ Globe ] – Cracker Jack: still popular. [ NYT ] – Starbucks to add decaf instant to its lineup. [ SFBT ] – Read More...
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Pi Bar Photo: by Kevin Bond Plenty of thin-crust pies – and π references such as $3.14 slices – abound at casual Mission hangout Pi, which slings locally sourced, straightforward pizzas and artisan beers to the neighborhood’s hipsters, Read More...
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The future is now Photo: courtesy SFMOMA On Saturday, October 17, the future is now. That's when OPENrestaurant , a culinary collective that includes the staff of Good Evening Thursday and Chez Panisse , will gather at SFMOMA for "OpenFuture," Read More...
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Not that we support office distractions like online games but...if you're looking for ways to keep busy on the boss' dime, how can you go wrong with a Zagat-themed game this good ? Here's the gist: Some clever soul has made a simple game that Read More...
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Waterbar Photo: Kevin Bond If you believe the old wives' tale that you should only eat oysters in the months that have “r” in them, or just love oysters anytime, consider heading to Waterbar to go whole hog (island) wild during its three-day Read More...
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– So long Fine Living Network, hello Cooking Channel. [ MediaWeek ] – Who should own the name of Tavern on the Green? Good question. [ NYT ] – The indomitable Alton Brown. [ Decider ] – Jamie Oliver's Asian invasion seeks investors. Read More...
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I asked the waitress what the soup du jour was and she replied 'Oh, that's the soup of the day.' Read More...
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As per the Marin Independent Journal , El Paseo , Mill Valley's Japanese-owned French restaurant with a Spanish name, will soon be getting a new identity now that it’s been sold to the unlikely bedfellows of TV personality Tyler Florence and Read More...
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– People love food fests these days. [ WSJ ] – Calorie counts may be working after all. [ Atlantic ] – Charlotte Turgeon, another grand dame of French cooking, is dead at 97. [ NYT ] – Where have all the high-end sushi openings Read More...
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The previously unnamed modern "bierreria" (as in beer and pizzeria) in the former home of the Marina's Fuzio has found a title, Delarosa. The original Beretta partners, Adriano Paganini, Deborah Blum and chef Ruggero Gadaldi, aim to open Read More...
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– Mourning Gourmet . [ NYT ] – Related: looking back at Gourmet 's covers and its first issue. [ Eater , SE ] – Posting calorie information doesn't appear to make much of a difference in people's orders. [ NYT ] – On Read More...
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Photo: courtesy of Wine & Spirits Magazine On October 14, sip, sup and schmooze at Wine & Spirits sixth annual "Top 100 Tasting," to be held at the San Francisco Design Center's Galleria. Selected by the magazine's editors, the Read More...
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Prime Rib Shabu Photo: Kevin Bond Restaurateur Luke Sung ( Domo , Isa ) is behind Prime Rib Shabu , a DIY shabu-shabu joint in the Inner Sunset where the sliced meats are of the hand-cut, rib-eye variety and the rest of the menu is rounded out by lamb Read More...
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Il Cane Rosso is just one porchetta purveyor among many. Photo: Kevin Bond Forget swine flu. The biggest pig-related fervor to sweep the Bay Area these days is porchetta – that Central Italian, slow-roasted porky pleasure. Having officially usurped Read More...
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– A strong case for better meat inspection protocol. [ NYT ] – Gourmet appears to be folding. [ Media Decoder ] – Sacré bleu! McDonald's is opening a restaurant in The Louvre next month. [ Telegraph ] – Food-service Read More...
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A friend convinced me to go. We’re no longer friends. Read More...
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With all the cooking shows out there focusing on a single chef's adventures ( No Reservations , Avec Eric ), not to mention the ones focusing on chefs traveling around the world challenging other chefs ( Throwdown! with Bobby Flay , Chefs vs. City Read More...
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On Sunday afternoon farmers, food lovers and market devotees will gather for grub and grog at the 7th annual Sunday Supper gala benefiting CUESA (The Center for Urban Education about Sustainable Agriculture), which runs the Ferry Plaza Farmers Market. Read More...
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– The rise of the rock star chef. [ WSJ ] – Sweet makers start fighting back. [ Gothamist ] – The Starbucks turnaround seems to be working. [ Economist ] – Top Chef host Padama Lakshmi is pregnant. [ US ] – Related: Cheftestant Read More...
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As promised , here is the second part of our vodka mixology lesson with Jeremy James Thompson at NYC's Raines Law Room . Today, he demonstrates the proper way to make a Staraya Modnaya, the Russian version of an Old Fashioned. And for those of you Read More...
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