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November 2009 - Posts
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Som Photo: courtesy of the lounge Behind a facade of artfully lit wine bottles lies Som , a music-focused Mission newcomer whose sleek, minimalist interior sports a walnut-topped bar, some black-leather seating and not much more – which leaves plenty Read More...
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– By 2018, 43% of Americans are expected to be obese. [ NYDN ] – Gordon Ramsay has lost his right-hand man. [ Bloomberg ] – The Senate is considering requiring beef to be tested for E. coli. [ NYT ] – Top Chef contestants aren't Read More...
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Although he’s still hosting private parties, chef-owner David Gingrass has decided to close his SoMa restaurant TWO ahead of schedule , making way for its replacement, benu, in 2010. If you'd like one more meal at TWO, however, the last dinner Read More...
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Not one to get into the Beaujolais spirit ? You aren't alone. In fact, one contrarian wine merchant is hosting a no-holds-barred “ No More Nouveau ” wine tasting in honor of the big day, choosing instead to uncork the best of Cru Beaujolais Read More...
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– Marcus Samuelsson will be working the kitchen at Obama's first state dinner. [ Obama Foodorama ] – The fight for Cadbury intensifies. [ WSJ ] – Chipotle sets its sights on London, Europe. [ NRN ] – Costco drops Coke. [ AP Read More...
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One Market's gingerbread kit Photo: courtesy of the restaurant Here’s a fun and tasty way to channel your inner pastry chef: throughout the month of November, guests at Lark Creek Steak , Lark Creek Walnut Creek , One Market , Tavern at Lark Read More...
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Bruno's Photo: courtesy of the restaurant Bruno's , the onetime Rat Pack hang in the Mission, is aiming to lure back serious diners with a small, rotating, midpriced menu from chefs Ryan Ostler and Katharine Zacher, whose made-from-scratch American Read More...
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Photo: courtesy of FI:AF Celebrating the release of the new Beaujolais vintage on the third Thursday in November is a Gallic tradition that local party-goers and wine buffs have long embraced. This year, the fresh run-off will be hitting our shores on Read More...
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– The FDA is targeting caffeinated booze. [ WSJ ] – Meanwhile, its efforts to ban eating raw oysters didn't work out so well. [ NYT ] – Burger King franchisees lose 10¢ for every $1 double cheeseburger sold. [ NRN ] – Read More...
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Authenticity has never been more perfectly faked. Read More...
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Lake Chalet Photo: courtesy of the restaurant If you're not celebrating Thanksgiving in the city , consider enjoying your holiday feast at one of these Bay Area restaurants: Marin and Wine Country Bardessono 6526 Yount St., Yountville; 707-204-6030 Read More...
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– A whole lot of info on what diners like to drink. [ R&I ] – Should the FDA try to prevent you from eating raw oysters? [ NYT , Slate ] – Burger King franchisees are suing over $1 double cheeseburgers. [ Miami Herald ] – Meanwhile, Read More...
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Each time we perform a survey here at Zagat we inevitably find ourselves with a slew of amusing outtakes that aren't quite fit for print. Which doesn't mean they aren't entertaining. Here are a few of our favorites from our just completed Read More...
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Still looking for a place to watch the game tonight? Tailgate in style (and inside) at Acme Chophouse during tonight's home game against the Chicago Bears. From 4:30–10 PM, the restaurant’s bar and lounge area will offer happy-hour specials, Read More...
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Michael Mina Photo: Hernan F. Rodriguez With an award-winning cookbook , accolades including a James Beard Foundation Best Chef award and 17 restaurants across the country, chef Michael Mina is a household name in the industry. During the the Savor Borgata Read More...
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Arlequin is the latest restaurant to open a booth at the Thursday farmer's market at the Ferry Building Marketplace . Conveniently located next to Blue Bottle Coffee’s stand (for the ultimate synergy), the booth features weekly changing baked Read More...
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– Trying to save New Orleans' po' boys. [ NYT ] – 25 children were recently arrested in Chicago for...a food fight. [ NYT ] – The recession has been especially hard on Arby's. [ Slate ] – Meanwhile, Uno Express has Read More...
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Mayes Oytser House Photo: Kevin Bond Mayes Oyster House, a reinvented Barbary Coast–era (circa 1867) fish house and saloon in Polk Gulch, is attracting modern-day prospectors with midpriced seafood classics such as oysters and clams on the rocks Read More...
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Photo: Ion Sokhos A Thanksgiving dinner where you don't have to clean up afterward is truly something to be thankful about. The following restaurants are offering meals for gobbling on November 26. Ame 689 Mission St.; 415-284-4040 Let Hiro be your Read More...
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Finally, something that both the iPhone and the Droid does : Zagat To Go, our popular smartphone application for finding ratings and reviews of over 40,000 restaurants, hotels, nightlife and shopping worldwide, has come to Google's Android phone OS. Read More...
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Not to be overshadowed by the recent wave of burger-joint openings ( Acme Burgerhaus , Burger Bar ), Best-O-Burger has launched its second location in the food court at 1 Market Plaza near Spear Street (not to be confused with the restaurant One Market Read More...
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– Cadbury has rejected Kraft's hostile £9.8 billion bid. [ WSJ ] – McDonald's is set to launch a $1 breakfast menu. [ WSJ ] – How did food carts become media darlings? [ BlackBook ] – Related: a clever Pratt student Read More...
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It was good, but not nearly as good as the employees kept telling me. Read More...
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As part of its ongoing Monday night prixe fixe special , the otherwise sophisticated Jardinière is letting down its hair and going a little tiki-tacky on Monday, November 9, laying out a three-course spread that begins with – what else? – Read More...
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– A baguette dropped by a bird stopped the Large Hadron Collider. [ Times ] – Linking obesity and cancer. [ MSNBC ] – Scripps (which owns the Food Network) sets its sights on the Travel Channel. [ EMD ] – Jamie Oliver, upholder Read More...
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Animal roast at last year's Primal event Photo: courtesy of Primal Napa Are butchers the new celebs? Find out yourself on November 7 when meat mavens Chris Cosentino ( Incanto , Boccalone ), Staffan Terje ( Perbacco ), Taylor Boetticher ( Fatted Calf Read More...
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Nick's Cove Photo: courtesy of the restaurant Every Thursday and Friday night at the bar, Pat Kuleto's Californian Nick's Cove is running a special three-course "Local’s Combo" for $15, available at the bar only. What are the Read More...
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– Illy is making inroads into U.S. coffee shops. [ WSJ ] – Gordon Ramsay is planning to bring the popular MasterChef to the U.S. [ THR ] – Sam Kass: assistant White House chef, policy wonk. [ NYT ] – Related: Iron Chef America Read More...
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Jardinière © 2008 Frankie Frankeny, FrankenyImages.com Though fine dining may have cooled off a little as a result of the past year’s economic turmoil, celeb chefs remain as popular as ever. Fortunately, many of them have opened more Read More...
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La Costanera Photo: courtesy of the restaurant Perched on a cliff overlooking the Pacific, La Costanera, a contemporary Peruvian nuevo comer from chef-restaurateur Carlos Altamirano (who also owns SF’s Piqueo’s and Mochica ), brings punchy Read More...
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Cantinetta Piero, the flagship Tuscan restaurant in the soon-to-open Hotel Luca in Downtown Yountville, is set to debut at the end of November. Meant to conjure up the convivial attitude and open-air lifestyle of Tuscany, the space includes design elements Read More...
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– Talking with the troubled Ciprianis. [ Vanity Fair ] – The brewery behind PBR and Schlitz is for sale. [ NYP ] – Restaurants seek to better manage tip pools. [ NRN ] – Western foods are gaining in China. [ ABC ] – Where Read More...
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David Chang's pork neck with succotash Photo and recipe: courtesy of Phaidon Press For its latest cookbook, Coco , Phaidon Press turned to 10 world-leading chefs – Ferran Adrià, Mario Batali , Shannon Bennett, Alain Ducasse , Fergus Henderson, Read More...
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