Email Author Jonathan Kauffman

Awards

• 2010 - Pacific Northwest Excellence in Journalism Awards/Society of Professional Journalists Region 10, published July 1, 2009

  "... And You Will Know Us by the Trail of German Butterballs"

• 2010 - AAN AltWeekly Awards, published March 18, 2009

  "Healing from a Hot Pot"

• 2010 - AAN AltWeekly Awards, published September 9, 2009

  "Drawing Room Comedy"

• 2010 - AAN AltWeekly Awards, published July 1, 2009

  "... And You Will Know Us by the Trail of German Butterballs"

• 2009 - Bert Greene Award/International Association of Culinary Professionals, published January 23, 2008

  "What I Saw, and Ate, at the Pig 'Sacrifice'"

• 2009 - Association of Food Journalists Awards, published October 23, 2008

  "Juno Aces on Ambience"

• 2009 - Association of Food Journalists Awards, published October 16, 2008

  "Nostalgic for Where You've Never Been"

• 2009 - Pacific Northwest Excellence in Journalism Awards/Society of Professional Journalists Region 10, published January 23, 2008

  "Slices of Life"

• 2008 - Pacific Northwest Excellence in Journalism Awards/Society of Professional Journalists Region 10, published August 15, 2007

  "Teriyaki's Boss"

• 2006 - James Beard Journalism Awards/The James Beard Foundation, published November 30, 2005

  "Endangered Species"

• 2006 - Association of Food Journalists Awards

  Restaurant Criticism

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2012 Stories by Jonathan Kauffman

• SFoodie's 50 Favorites: Bar Tartine's Blood Sausage

  published May 23, 2012

  The lengths to which chefs like Bar... More >>

• Number 1: Bar Tartine's Blood Sausage

  published May 14, 2012

  SFoodie's countdown of our favorite 50 things to eat and drink, 2012 edition rThe lengths to which chefs like Bar Tartine's Nicolaus Balla are going to ensure the authenticity of their creative visi... More >>

• SFoodie's 50 Favorites: Sunrise Deli's Falafel

  published May 16, 2012

  An awful lot of restaurants like to make "Best [blank] in San Francisco" claims. The list of self-proclaimed "best burgers" is so long at least... More >>

• Number 2: Steamed Sea Bass with Lime and Chile From Lers Ros

  published May 11, 2012

  SFoodie's countdown of our favorite 50 things to eat and drink, 2012 edition rTom Silargorn has a flair for the dramatic. His soups are all served in ringed Mongolian hot pots, blue flames and spark... More >>

• Number 4: Falafel From Sunrise Deli

  published May 09, 2012

  SFoodie's countdown of our favorite 50 things to eat and drink, 2012 edition rAn awful lot of restaurants like to make "Best [blank] in San Francisco" claims. The list of self-proclaimed "best burge... More >>

• Number 5: Smitten's Chocolate Ice Cream

  published May 08, 2012

  SFoodie's countdown of our favorite 50 things to eat and drink, 2012 edition rThe Kelvin, as Robyn Sue Goldman has named Smitten's proprietary ice-cream-making machine, looks like a KitchenAid redes... More >>

• Number 6: Josey Baker's Black Pepper-Parmesan Loaf

  published May 07, 2012

  SFoodie's countdown of our favorite 50 things to eat and drink, 2012 edition rJosey Baker is an improbable success story, a guy -- science educator by day, bartender by night -- who happened upon a ... More >>

• Penthouse Steakhouse: Near-Fine Dining Among the Dancers

  published May 9, 2012

  As our elevator opened into the upstairs dining room, a slinky young woman led a middle-aged man past the elevator doors. He murmured, "I think... More >>

• SFoodie's 50 Favorites: Liguria Bakery's Pizza Focaccia

  published May 9, 2012

  Every foodie in San Francisco, it seems, has a favorite kind of focaccia from More >>

• Number 7: Hakka Restaurant's Stuffed Tofu

  published May 04, 2012

  SFoodie's countdown of our favorite 50 things to eat and drink, 2012 edition rLook over the large parties dining at Hakka Restaurant and you'll see any number of Hakka and Cantonese feast-day dishes... More >>

• Number 8: Taqueria La Altena's Al Pastor Burrito

  published May 03, 2012

  SFoodie's countdown of our favorite 50 things to eat and drink, 2012 edition rFor as many taquerias and taco trucks in San Francisco serve "al pastor" -- shepherd-style pork -- Taqueria La Altena is... More >>

• Number 9: Liguria Bakery's Pizza Focaccia

  published May 02, 2012

  SFoodie's countdown of our favorite 50 things to eat and drink, 2012 edition rEveryone in San Francisco, it seems, has his or her favorite kind of focaccia from Liguria Bakery. Some will defend to t... More >>

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  Number 10: Boxing Room's Dirty Rice

  published May 01, 2012

  SFoodie's countdown of our favorite 50 things to eat and drink, 2012 edition rBoxing Room's chef, Justin Simoneaux, brings a California sensibility to traditional Cajun dishes -- fried oyster salad ... More >>

• Number 11: Wing Wings' Chicken Salad Biscuit

  published Apr 30, 2012

  SFoodie's countdown of our favorite 50 things to eat and drink, 2012 edition r"I make the chicken salad biscuit to offer a non-fried, boneless option that can appeal to pretty much everyone," says&n... More >>

• SFoodie's 50 Favorites: Delfina's Trippa alla Fiorentina

  published May 2, 2012

  Trippa alla fiorentina is not a pretty dish. There are no elegant curls of handmade pasta to photograph. A tuft of baby greens placed on top... More >>

• Number 12: Pamonhas de Sal from Pamonhas

  published Apr 27, 2012

  SFoodie's countdown of our favorite 50 things to eat and drink, 2012 edition rThere are only a few places in the United States where you can find pamonhas (pah-MONE-yahs), Brazilian fresh corn tamal... More >>

• Mozzeria: A Neighborhood Pizzeria That Gets Past Barriers

  published May 2, 2012

  For all the upscaling that has been thrust upon the pizza — the Neapolitan flours, the wood-fired ovens, the word "artisan" — the... More >>

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  FEATURED STORY

  Marshmallow, PB&J, Bacon: The Extreme Vodka Taste Test

  published Apr 27, 2012

  It has been 25-odd years since Absolut Peppar and Citron entered the American market, and since then, the flavored-vodka business keeps growing, now representing a quarter of the vodka market. Lemon, ... More >>

• Interview With Original Joe's John Duggan: How to Build a Phoenix

  published Apr 26, 2012

  John Duggan, who owns Original Joe's with his sister Elena, are the grandchildren of the 75-year-old restaurant's founder, Ante (Tony) Rodin. The Duggans managed a feat practically unheard of in the r... More >>

• Number 13: Gobi Aloo Kati Rolls from the Kasa Indian Truck

  published Apr 26, 2012

  SFoodie's countdown of our favorite 50 things to eat and drink, 2012 edition rKolkota's version of a New York slice, kati rolls were  designed to eat on the street. Originally a meat skewer wra... More >>

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  Number 14: Delfina's Trippa alla Fiorentina

  published Apr 25, 2012

  SFoodie's countdown of our favorite 50 things to eat and drink, 2012 edition rTrippa alla fiorentina is not a pretty dish. There are no elegant curls of hand-made pasta to photograph. A tuft of baby... More >>

• The New Original Joe's: Nostalgia Without Kitsch

  published Apr 25, 2012

  The food scene in this city moves so fast that restaurants more than five years old seem ancient and, three months after they've closed, are mostly forgotten. But the 75-year-old Original Joe's -- the... More >>

• Number 15: Leatherneck Steakhouse's Truffled Tater Tots

  published Apr 24, 2012

  SFoodie's countdown of our favorite 50 things to eat and drink, 2012 edition rAlong with properly seared New York strips and a beautiful sea bass with chorizo and saffron-tomato butter sauce, Paul L... More >>

• Utopia Cafe Is Where You Go for Clay Pots

  published Apr 23, 2012

  Rice Plate Journal is a yearlong project to canvass Chinatown, block by block, discovering the good, the bad, and the hopelessly mediocre. Maximum entree price: $10.There is a particular shade of teal... More >>

• Number 16: Baia Pasta's Durum Pastas

  published Apr 23, 2012

  SFoodie's countdown of our favorite 50 things to eat and drink, 2012 edition rFresh artisan pasta has been a staple of farmers markets and natural-foods stores since the 1980s, so you'd think the ar... More >>