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2013 Stories by Anna Roth

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  Six S.F. Spots Offering Sweet Pi Day Deals

  published Mar 14, 2013

  Rejoice, for it's everyone's favorite sweet, nerdy holiday, Pi Day (3/14, 3.14, get itr). We aren't usually in the business of celebrating estoteric food holidays like National Fettucini Alfredo Day o... More >>

• It's About Time: Proposed CA Bill Would Move Last Call to 4 a.m.

  published Mar 13, 2013

  Good news for night owls: A bill has been proposed into the California state legislation that would allow bars, clubs, restaurants, and other watering holes to serve alcohol until 4 a.m., instead of t... More >>

• New Taste Market Returns This Weekend, Complete With a Beer Garden

  published Mar 13, 2013

  This Saturday, March 16, brings the spring edition of New Taste Market, a gathering of artisan food vendors and food-minded folk in St. Gregory's Church on Potrero Hill, with proceeds benefiting the F... More >>

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  Bi-Rite Opens Second Location, Divisadero Will Never Be the Same

  published Mar 13, 2013

  In one of the most anticipated expansions in the city this year, Bi-Rite Market opened its doors on its second location on Divisadero today. The boutique market, formerly only found on 18th between Gu... More >>

• Sign of Spring: Off the Grid Returns to Fort Mason

  published Mar 12, 2013

  It's spring, everyone! And that means that Off the Grid is returning to its biggest location in town, Fort Mason. Starting March 22, Off the Grid will be at Fort Mason Center Friday nights with live m... More >>

• Listen to This Podcast on Processed Food With Danny Bowien, Gabrielle Hamilton, and Michael Moss, Author of Salt Sugar Fat

  published Mar 12, 2013

  Mission Chinese Food wunderkind Danny Bowien appears on a podcast for Bon Appetit with Michael Moss, author of the upcoming book Salt Sugar Fat: How the Food Giants Hooked Us. (You probably read the e... More >>

• House of Pancakes: Chinese Restaurant in Parkside Specializes in Different Kind of Hotcake

  published March 13, 2013

  One visit to the new House of Pancakes in Parkside is enough to render the worldly claims of the so-called International House of Pancakes... More >>

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  Behind the Pastry: Blue Bottle's New Edith Heath Bars

  published Mar 11, 2013

  Blue Bottle is known for its coffee, but its pastry program -- headed up by Miette alum (and wife of owner James Freeman) Caitlin Freeman -- is starting to get a following in its own right. The team m... More >>

• Don't Let L.A. Win: Vote For Your Favorite Bay Area Chef in Food & Wine's New Contest

  published Mar 11, 2013

  We know, you're just dying to know who Food & Wine magazine will pick as their Best New Chef in the California category this year. Get a sneak peek at the finalists, as well as a chance to participate... More >>

• Whole Foods Announces It Will Require GMO Labeling by 2018

  published Mar 08, 2013

  GMO transparency has become a hot-button issue in the country for the past few years, and even though California's Prop. 37 was defeated last November, a few other states are moving toward legislation... More >>

• Alice Waters: Silver Lining to Chez Panisse Firer

  published Mar 08, 2013

  On scene at Chez Panisse fire. Damage very visible on front under dining alcove. twitter.com/berkeleyside/s...— Berkeleyside (@berkeleyside) March 8, 2013 Update: 2:10 p.m. ABC news is reporti... More >>

• Drink 2013: The Only Constant in S.F. Nightlife is Change

  published March 6, 2013

  Once you've got a few years of drinking in bars and clubs under your belt, you think you know the rules. But even things as established as... More >>

• Learn All About California's New Cottage Food Law at ForageSF Classes

  published Mar 06, 2013

  In January California passed a new Cottage Food Law which gave aspiring bakers, picklers, candy-makers, and other home cooks to legally sell food they make at home. Now ForageSF, the organization behi... More >>

• Hi-Lo BBQ: San Francisco Gets Its Own Barbecue

  published March 6, 2013

  So our obsession with all things local has come to this: Northern California-style barbecue. When I first heard the term applied to the... More >>

• Watch This Trippy Cooking Video From Spanish Restaurant Mugaritz

  published Mar 05, 2013

  For all the times you've thought, "I really wish cooking videos were more like avant garde cinema," the folks at Mugaritz in San Sebastian have made your dreams come true. Their new preview for "Corne... More >>

• Sneaky's BBQ is Now Popping Up At Vinyl on Wednesdays

  published Mar 04, 2013

  Much-beloved Sneaky's BBQ is popping up at Vinyl Coffee & Wine Bar at Divisadero/Oak on Wednesday, March 6, and will continue to serve sandwiches there every other Wednesday (with a break in April). F... More >>

• Revisiting a Childhood Favorite: See's Chocolate Butter Easter Eggs

  published Mar 04, 2013

  Your particular brand of chocolate-flavored nostalgia probably has a lot to do with where you grew up -- kids from Chicago have their allegiance to Fanny May and so on -- but my parents are from Calif... More >>

• Bono Was At Swan Oyster Depot Today

  published Mar 01, 2013

  No big deal or anything, but Bono stopped into Swan Oyster Depot a couple hours ago, according to tipster Erik Wideman. He shared this photo of the rock star with the Swan's team. We don't have much t... More >>

• Don't Eat Recreationally Harvested Mussels in Marin Right Now

  published Feb 28, 2013

  If you're regularly in the practice of harvesting and cooking your own mussels from the waters of Marin county ... stop doing it for now. (Also, can we join you next timer) The California Department o... More >>

• Blue Bottle at SFMOMA Rolls Out New Artistic Desserts Ahead of Cookbook

  published Feb 27, 2013

  The artsy Blue Bottle cafe in SFMOMA has rolled out a line of new desserts inspired by works in the museum's permanent collection. The rooftop cafe started with a Mondrian cake and has since offered r... More >>

• This Weekend in the Mission: Ramen Movie Night and a Pickled Egg Eating Contest

  published Feb 26, 2013

  Sure, eating and drinking in the Mission is a fun activity any night of the week. But if you're tired of the same old scene and want to do something out of the ordinary this weekend, there are a few e... More >>

• Let's Take a Moment To Celebrate Oscar-Nominated Animated Short "Fresh Guacamole"

  published Feb 25, 2013

  By now you've probably seen the brilliant, stop-motion short film "Fresh Guacamole" by director PES. It was up for an Academy Award last night in the best animated short film category, and though it d... More >>

• Roxy's Cafe: Overreaching Tasting Menus Still Hold Promise

  published February 27, 2013

  There's been a lot of chatter on the Internet lately about the so-called "tyranny of tasting menus," and whether the elaborate multi-course... More >>

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  Fried Chicken Skin as an Appetizer: Too Much of a Good Thingr

  published Feb 22, 2013

  The best part of fried chicken is the skin. It's so obvious it's not even worth arguing about. I'm sure there are people out there who swear by the juicy dark meat, and even weirdos who lust after the... More >>

• Lunch in the FiDi: Finding the Area's Best Midday Meals

  published February 20, 2013

  Breakfast has long been heralded as the most important meal of the day, and dinner's supremacy in the daily meal lineup isn't questioned, but... More >>