Email Author Anna Roth

2013 Stories by Anna Roth

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  Yelp Gets Even More Powerful by Posting S.F. Restaurant Health Ratings

  published Jan 17, 2013

  The Internets are abuzz this morning with news that Mayor Ed Lee announced today at the National Conference of Mayors in Washington, D.C.: The S.F. Department of Health is teaming up with Yelp to post... More >>

• Portlandia's Food World Satire Just Keeps Getting Better: Our Favorite Sketches

  published Jan 16, 2013

  Portlandia may only be funny half the time and lose control of its sketches more often than not, but we love it just the same -- in part because the show has some of television's best criticism of the... More >>

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  New Storytelling Dinner Theater is Now Seeking Submissions

  published Jan 15, 2013

  An intriguing new event is coming to the Bay Area next month. Eat My Heart Out Supper Club is a storytelling dinner theater that pairs specially created food courses with personal stories like you'd h... More >>

• Biere de Chocolate: Almanac and Dandelion's New Blend

  published January 16, 2013

  We had the pleasure of trying Almanac Beer Co.'s new Biere de Chocolat, a robust porter made in conjunction with so-hot-right-now Dandelion... More >>

• Rickybobby: Mind-(and Body-) Expanding Comfort Food

  published January 16, 2013

  Rickybobby is a great place for stoners. That's what I was thinking as I sat in the month-old restaurant, surrounded by a kaleidoscope of... More >>

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  Re-Visiting the Hangtown Fry, the Dish That Epitomizes Gold Rush California

  published Jan 14, 2013

  I woke up this morning with Hangtown Fry on the brain. On the way to and from Tahoe last weekend I passed through the original Hangtown, now called Placerville (the town's first name came from the dub... More >>

• Conversations About Coffee: Three Upcoming Events With the Author of Left Coast Roast

  published Jan 11, 2013

  January's a great month for local coffee geeks, bringing us an upcoming trio of events featuring Hanna Neuschwander, author of Left Coast Roast: A Guide to the Best Coffee and Roasters from San Franci... More >>

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  GE Salmon is Close to Being Approved: Let the FDA Know Your Thoughts

  published Jan 11, 2013

  Over the holidays, the U.S. Food and Drink Administration took one step closer to approving genetically engineered salmon for public sale. The agency released a report saying that the fish wasn't like... More >>

• See Your Beer's True Colors With Beertone

  published Jan 10, 2013

  When did the Pantone color guide become the hippest thing everr Is it Pinterest's faultr Anyway, along with new Mission bar Trick Dog's Pantone-based cocktail menu, the Laughing Squid alerted us to a ... More >>

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  Eat Your Heart Out at the Grand Cafe Later This Month

  published Jan 10, 2013

  The Grand Cafe has announced a special menu for the last weekend in January that's not for the faint of heart (sorry, we couldn't resist). As part of its ongoing Misfit Dinner series, which looks to c... More >>

• Burning Questions: What Will Happen to the Santas at Marlena'sr

  published Jan 10, 2013

  Yesterday the news broke that Marlena's, beloved gay dive bar in Hayes Valley, has been sold and will likely close for part or all of March. We love the drag shows and jukebox, but really wanted to kn... More >>

• Sharpen Your Knife Skills at S.F. Cooking School's New Winter Classes

  published Jan 09, 2013

  Last fall saw the opening of the San Francisco Cooking School, a new culinary education center in the Civic Center that offers professional degrees as well as classes for amateurs taught by some of th... More >>

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  New Study Shows Voter Support for Genetically Modified Food Labeling in California

  published Jan 09, 2013

  A new study has just come out that shows that 67% of voters continue to support the labeling of genetically modified foods, despite the defeat of Prop. 37 in last November's election. The controversia... More >>

• Schulzies Bread Pudding Readies for Opening, Seeks More Funding on Kickstarter

  published Jan 08, 2013

  After long last (like, nearly a year), it's looking like Schulzies Bread Pudding is finally about to open in Hayes Valley. The bread pudding has gotten rave reviews down in L.A. where Sarah Schulz ope... More >>

• Trick Dog and American Grilled Cheese Kitchen Open in the Mission

  published Jan 07, 2013

  Despite all the talk about embargoing new restaurants on the Valencia corridor, the furious restaurant-opening days in the Mission continue. The first is the much-anticipated debut of Trick Dog, a new... More >>

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  Ridiculous Websites Claim S.F. Doesn't Lead the Country in Brewing or General Booziness

  published Jan 07, 2013

  So we do understand that, statistically speaking, San Francisco can't be the best at everything food- and drink-wise (even though it totally is), and also that complaining about silly Internet lists i... More >>

• Bacon S.F.: Eating the City's Best

  published January 9, 2013

  We kicked off 2013 with a Bloody Mary and a side of slow-cooked brown sugar bacon at More >>

• Eiji: Finding New Year's Solace in Homey Japanese Cooking

  published January 9, 2013

  We've come to the time of reckoning when we must atone for our sins of holiday over-indulgence. Seeking an antidote to the culinary three-ring... More >>

• Zagat Names State Bird Provisions and Mission Chinese "Hottest Restaurants in the World"

  published Jan 04, 2013

  Well, well, well, it seems that the hype for hometown favorites State Bird Provisions and Mission Chinese Food isn't going to stop with the new year. Zagat just published a list of the "The 10 Hottest... More >>

• Almanac Pairs with Dandelion Chocolate For New Biere de Chocolat

  published Jan 04, 2013

  We recently had the pleasure of trying Almanac Beer Co.'s new Biere de Chocolat, a robust porter made in conjunction with so-hot-right-now Dandelion chocolate. The beer smells like rich, dark cocoa, b... More >>

• Washington State Could Be First in Country to Pass GMO Labeling

  published Jan 04, 2013

  It's been a few months since California residents voted down Prop. 37, the controversial initiative in last November's election that would have required labels on any genetically modified food sold in... More >>

• Off the Grid Expanding to Pier 29 for Two Months

  published Jan 03, 2013

  Good news for SF Weekly staffers, others who work and live at this lonely corner of the Embarcadero, and people who are really, really into the America's Cup: Food truck gathering Off the Grid announc... More >>

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  California's Got a Brand New Cottage Food Law

  published Jan 03, 2013

  Did you know that at midnight on January 1, California's new Homemade Food Act went into effect, making it more legal for people in home kitchens to prepare and sell their own foodr It's true! With a ... More >>

• Take a Gander at the New Lucky Peach Guide to Dim Sum

  published Jan 02, 2013

  Over the weekend Buzzfeed published an online version of S.F.-based Lucky Peach magazine's new guide to dim sum, which appears in the latest issue (number 5) all about Chinatown. The online version is... More >>

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  Strong Contenders for San Francisco's Best Bacon

  published Jan 02, 2013

  Happy New Year everyone! We kicked off 2013 right yesterday with a Bloody Mary and a side of slow-cooked brown sugar bacon at Foreign Cinema. Man that bacon is good, thick-cut and all sweet and salty ... More >>