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1995 Stories by Barbara Lane

• Dish

  published August 9, 1995

  Food Police Millennium, among the city's premier vegetarian restaurants, has taken healthy eating one step further by hiring a "roaming"... More >>

• Hog Heaven

  published August 9, 1995

  Don't get me started on barbecue. My passion on the subject is out of control. And in the days before I discovered James & James Ribs 'N Thangs, I... More >>

• Dish

  published August 2, 1995

  Organic Delivery Tired of the lines at the weekend farmers markets? How about getting a box of freshly picked, organically grown seasonal... More >>

• In a Sweat for Green Chile

  published August 2, 1995

  Nobody can deny that San Francisco has lots of great taquer’as: funky Mission-style (Taquer’a San Jose is my all-time favorite) or... More >>

• Dish

  published July 26, 1995

  Safeway Beware Is San Francisco ready for Whole Foods Market? You bet, according to David Lannon, manager of the 17,000-square-foot natural... More >>

• What Price Folly?

  published July 26, 1995

  Here's what I want when I drop a ton of dough on dinner: 1) Superb food; 2) Professional, attentive service; 3) To be coddled and schmoozed to... More >>

• Inner Zuni

  published July 19, 1995

  It hurt to boycott Zuni Cafe. I had such fond memories of the place from the early '80s, when it was half its current size, the menu had a... More >>

• Dish

  published July 19, 1995

  All About Health You eat a bad oyster at a local seafood place and you're sick all night. You visit your favorite Mexican dive and see two... More >>

• Dish

  published July 12, 1995

  L.A. North Press credentials for a restaurant opening? Welcome to Planet Hollywood, San Francisco, which opens its doors Monday, July 17.... More >>

• Blockbusters

  published July 12, 1995

  When is a neighborhood restaurant more than a neighborhood restaurant? When it's good enough to be a destination, and people incur all the hassles... More >>

• Dish

  published July 5, 1995

  Table Training Dish dropped by a to-remain-unnamed SOMA restaurant last week and found a waiter badly in need of some training. Not that he... More >>

• One for the Road

  published July 5, 1995

  The bar is packed. A woman with heavy black eyeliner and a black pantsuit with a plunging neckline flirts with a very tan man wearing a golf shirt... More >>

• Dish

  published June 28, 1995

  Bread Winner June was Sicilian month at Il Fornaio's 11 California restaurants, which put Dish in a nostalgic frame of mind. Back in 1983,... More >>

• Lightmotif

  published June 28, 1995

  "Can't you write about anything but California cuisine?" the reader wailed. I hated her for being right. I do write too much about it. But I have... More >>

• Glow for It

  published June 21, 1995

  Noe Valley is cool. Way cool. Ponytailed 40-ish men who undoubtedly do something important in film, and women with half-shaved heads that shout... More >>

• Dish

  published June 21, 1995

  Action City Everybody's always talking about the restaurant action on Chestnut Street, but Valencia and 21st is the true beehive of... More >>

• Dish

  published June 14, 1995

  Cafe Society According to a recent nationwide study, a table on the street beat out a room with a view 3-to-1 in terms of diner preference.... More >>

• Good Grease

  published June 14, 1995

  "My acupuncturist told me not to eat chicken," Rose announces the minute we sit down. "And not to drink beer. I have a scratchy throat." I... More >>

• All That Glitters

  published June 7, 1995

  I imagine there are still cities where it's hard to find a decent plate of Chinese food. San Francisco is not one of them. In fact, when... More >>

• Dish

  published June 7, 1995

  Patty Does S.F. It's finally here: Patricia Unterman's long-awaited Food Lover's Guide to San Francisco. And talk about definitive -- the... More >>

• Dish

  published May 31, 1995

  Chicken Big It's huge, it's bustling and the counterpeople are grinning so hard there must be happy dust in that chicken. We're talking, of... More >>

• Russian Without Regret

  published May 31, 1995

  About five years ago, I lived in the same apartment complex as a Russian couple newly arrived in the United States. As much as I loved spending... More >>

• Dish

  published May 24, 1995

  Rocky Mountain Low Sometimes it takes a trip out of town to make you realize how good we have it here. One of the most eagerly anticipated... More >>

• Squarely in Place

  published May 24, 1995

  "Nobody goes to Union Square anymore," I've been informed. "It's full of tourists." Oh. Once again, I'm out of step. Even though I live... More >>

• A Breath of French Air

  published May 17, 1995

  There are Big Deal restaurants and there are big deal restaurants. The former, like Fleur de Lys and Masa's, require something from you, namely... More >>