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2001 Stories by Harry Coverte

• Esprit de Corps

  published December 12, 2001

  Paris Mon Amour Need another reason to liken San Francisco to Paris? Check out Hotel Biron, a discreet new gallery and wine bar behind Zuni... More >>

• Chopped Down

  published November 28, 2001

  Disappearing Act Harry hopes your company wasn't planning to host its holiday party at the Cypress Club at 500 Jackson, which closed... More >>

• Chef's Choice

  published November 14, 2001

  Camera Ready For you overworked chefs who don't know how to get a date, consider following the lead of Auberge du Soleil's chef, Richard... More >>

• Home Plates

  published October 31, 2001

  Hot Off the Grill To readers who've been demanding to know what will open at 128 King St. (near Pac Bell Park), the answer is Max's Diamond... More >>

• Side Dish

  published October 3, 2001

  Eat Out Get ready to make reservations: Thursday, Oct. 11, is national "Windows of Hope Relief Fund" day. Restaurants around the country... More >>

• Foie Gras for the Soul

  published September 19, 2001

  Food for Thought Harry would like to dedicate this column and send his deepest regards to Heather Ho and her friends and family. The pastry... More >>

• The Cocktail Charade

  published September 5, 2001

  Shaken and Stirred On the heels of a lawsuit alleging that the Clift switched valet services in order to present a paler-faced crew, Harry... More >>

• Made

  published August 22, 2001

  On the Money Word on the street is that while some folks may be keeping a tighter grip on their pennies, a few patrons are showing off... More >>

• Guest List

  published August 8, 2001

  L.A. by the Bay Unlike any of "hip hotelier" Ian Schrager's other properties, the Clift Hotel's new bar, our old-now-new Redwood Room,... More >>

• Going Hungry

  published July 25, 2001

  Empty Plates With the dining scene cooling off, the survival tactics are heating up, and as a result many restaurants have redesigned their... More >>

• The Dining Depression

  published June 13, 2001

  Denton Days Aren't Here Again Gone are the wild hook-up nights at Harry Denton's on Steuart Street, where the 6,000-square-foot... More >>

• Fighting Nuns

  published May 30, 2001

  Jail Bait Harry apologizes for his recent absence from this space: He was doing his civic duty by serving on a jury -- oh, and scoping out... More >>

• Hotel California

  published May 2, 2001

  Clift Hanger Hip hotelier Ian Schrager's publicity has been hush-hush about his Clift Hotel renovations, but Harry's long assumed that the... More >>

• Puttin' the Squeeze on South Park

  published April 18, 2001

  SLO-MA Word is out: The economic downturn has hit our beloved industry harder than a mallet on a veal cutlet. Nightly totals indicate... More >>

• Side Dish

  published April 4, 2001

  Surprise Party When 40,000 orthopedic surgeons besieged our town for a convention and overbooked our restaurants on the first weekend of... More >>

• Side Dish

  published March 21, 2001

  East Meets West Harry hears that culinary guru Jean Louis Palladin met with Gordon Drysdale of Gordon's House of Fine Eats and Bill Upson... More >>

• Side Dish

  published March 7, 2001

  North of the Border Bacar has already had its first battle with the almighty tourist. A Canadian travel group of about 200 negotiated to... More >>

• Fresh Eats

  published February 21, 2001

  Movers and Shakers Executive Chef Ron Siegel skipped out on Charles Nob Hill to reopen Masa's, which just underwent a makeover from famed... More >>

• Side Dish

  published February 7, 2001

  Butterflied Jan. 15 was staff post-holiday party night at various restaurants around town, and along with the revelry came the requisite... More >>

• Side Dish

  published January 24, 2001

  Going Global Those crazy kids Joseph Madare and Mary Klingbill, partners at Globe (and in life), are on the move again. After opening Mucca... More >>

• Side Dish

  published January 10, 2001

  Nights of Wine and Roses If Cindy Crawford married bar maverick Rande Gerber for his trendy velvet-rope talents, she might now consider... More >>