Email Author Jonathan Kauffman

Awards

• 2012 - AAN AltWeekly Awards, published March 2, 2011

  "Shark's Fin - Understanding the Political Soup"

• 2012 - AAN AltWeekly Awards, published August 17, 2011

  "Tacko: The Nantucket Gringo Take on the Taco"

• 2012 - AAN AltWeekly Awards, published October 19, 2011

  "Leatherneck Steakhouse"

• 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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2011 Stories by Jonathan Kauffman

• Toast Almost Ready to Pop, Cupola Brings Pizza to S.F.'s Last Pizza-Free Block

  published Jan 26, 2011

  rThe past 24 hours in gossip, innuendo, and cold hard facts about the San Francisco restaurant scene. Grub Street has been chasing this one down for a few days: The Lark Creek Restaurant Group's ne... More >>

• OctoberFeast's Old-Style Rye

  published Jan 25, 2011

  A weekly survey of bread in San Francisco r the baked and the fried, the artisan and the novelty.Old-Style Rye Source: OctoberFeast Bakery, 1954 University (at Milvia), Berkeley Toast-appropriatene... More >>

• Peanut Puffs for the Year of the Hare

  published Jan 25, 2011

  Waiting in line for a custard tart at Golden Gate Bakery last week, SFoodie spotted stacks of knotted plastic bags filled with what looked like fried wontons. Was it already time for peanut puffsr The... More >>

• Leopold's Brings Austro-Italian Food to S.F., One More Steakhouse Joins the Fray

  published Jan 25, 2011

  rThe past 24 hours in gossip, innuendo, and cold hard facts about the San Francisco restaurant scene. Both Inside Scoop and Grub Street hail the opening of Leopold's (2400 Polk, 474-2000), which s... More >>

• Caffe Pascucci: A Cure for San Francisco's Italophiliar

  published Jan 24, 2011

  Devoted Italophiles, San Franciscans tend to think of Italy in its most pastoral guise, a country filled with artisans passionately crafting humble, exquisite food that sings with innate simplicity an... More >>

• No. 81: Commonwealth's Cured Foie Gras with Salted Plum Puree

  published Jan 24, 2011

  SFoodie's countdown of the 92 best things to eat and drink in San Francisco, 2011 edition.No dish better symbolizes Jason Fox's gutsy cooking at Commonwealth quite like his cured foie gras (not on ... More >>

• Show Dogs Starts Breakfast, Another Mr. Pickle's, and Wok and Go

  published Jan 24, 2011

  rThe past 72 hours in gossip, innuendo, and cold hard facts about the San Francisco restaurant scene. Both Eater and Grub Street report that Show Dogs has started serving breakfast sausages and cre... More >>

• Food Truck Drama, Sushirritos, and Bacon Hot Dogs: This Week in Food Bloggery

  published Jan 21, 2011

  My favorite stories from the blog this week:1. Food truck drama episode no. 1: John Birdsall talked to the owners of Twirl and Dip, the ice cream truck, about how the city's paperwork-screwup got them... More >>

• No. 82: Golden Gate Bakery's Custard Tart

  published Jan 21, 2011

  SFoodie's countdown of the 92 best things to eat and drink in San Francisco, 2011 edition.Yes, Golden Gate Bakery's custard tarts (or dan tat) are among the city's best. Yes, many, many other people ... More >>

• Seven Hills: Alexander Alioto pays homage to the classics

  published January 26, 2011

  There are menus that have all the charm and fancy of Gabriel García Márquez novels, and menus with the taut, elliptical wording... More >>

• Monroe Races to Open, Laura Cunningham's Vita Is Dead

  published Jan 21, 2011

  rThe past 24 hours in gossip, innuendo, and cold hard facts about the San Francisco restaurant scene. Eater SF on the construction of a new lounge and private-event space in North Beach called Monr... More >>

• Namu Brings Ramyun to the Ferry Plaza Sat. Market

  published Jan 20, 2011

  Talking to Dennis Lee about his oxtail dish, I took the opportunity to ask him about the new ramyun dish he debuted at Namu's Saturday farmers' market stand last week. "I basically spend all Friday m... More >>

• No 83: Braised Oxtail and Daikon at Namu

  published Jan 20, 2011

  SFoodie's countdown of the 92 best things to eat and drink in San Francisco, 2011 edition.rOxtail braised with daikon and garlic sounds like a loud, blunt dish, a blaring assembly of strong flavors. B... More >>

• The Port Kicks Out Teatro ZinZanni, Metreon Brings in La Boulange and Others

  published Jan 20, 2011

  rThe past 24 hours in gossip, innuendo, and cold hard facts about the San Francisco restaurant scene. The Chronicle breaks the news that, in preparation for the America's Cup, the port is kicking ou... More >>

• Is Umami Not All Thatr

  published Jan 19, 2011

  Today, meat-loving provocateur and Time columnist Josh Ozersky posted a piece on the magazine's website inspired by the nationwide expansion of Umami Burger. The L.A.-based chain is supposed to lard i... More >>

• No. 84: Lahore Karahi's Tandoori Fish

  published Jan 19, 2011

  SFoodie's countdown of the 92 best things to eat and drink in San Francisco, 2011 edition.rDon't wear anything delicate when you go to Lahore Karahi for the tandoori fish. The restaurant takes its na... More >>

• Atelier Crenn and The Grove Open, Bar Tartine and the Globe Both Lose Chefs

  published Jan 19, 2011

  rThe past 24 hours in gossip, innuendo, and cold hard facts about the San Francisco restaurant scene. Just in case you haven't heard, Atelier Crenn (3127 Fillmore, at Pixley, 440-0460, ateliercrenn.... More >>

• No. 85: Spinach Pie at Gyro King

  published Jan 18, 2011

  SFoodie's countdown of the 92 best things to eat and drink in San Francisco, 2011 edition.rGyro King, the tiny Turkish restaurant across the street from the Main Library, certainly does a brisk busin... More >>

• Hudson Now Open, Sweet Jane's Now Just Jane

  published Jan 18, 2011

  rThe past 24 hours in gossip, innuendo, and cold hard facts about the San Francisco restaurant scene. Today, Buzz Machine has more updates than breaking news: According to Inside Scoop, Hudson (53... More >>

• Locavore: Locally sourced food for the masses

  published January 19, 2011

  If you can't tell Locavore's modus operandi from its name, you've been spending too much time in Burger King. Jason Moniz, who made a name for... More >>

• Opening Soon: Sweet Jane's and Taco's Sandwiches

  published Jan 17, 2011

  rThe past 72 hours in gossip, innuendo, and cold hard facts about the San Francisco restaurant scene. Inside Scoop brings word on the future opening of Sweet Jane's (2123 Fillmore), right next to Ci... More >>

• Beets, Glocks, and Pig Knuckles: This Week in Food Bloggery

  published Jan 14, 2011

  Five highlights from the blogs this week:1. With even more enthusiasm (and considerably more planning) than last year, we've taken up the annual challenge of profiling 92 of the city's best dishes on ... More >>

• No. 87: Outerlands' Levain Bread

  published Jan 14, 2011

  SFoodie's countdown of the 92 best things to eat and drink in San Francisco, 2011 edition.rThe levain at Outerlands isn't just great bread, it's the heart of the restaurant, the centerpiece of much of... More >>

• Burma Tea Leaf Unfurls, Southie Comes to the East Bay

  published Jan 14, 2011

  rThe past 24 hours in gossip, innuendo, and cold hard facts about the San Francisco restaurant scene. SFoodie walked by the former Bagan/Pagan space last night and discovered, sometime over the holi... More >>

• Schroeder's Restaurant, Sturdy as a Three-Ton Boulder

  published Jan 13, 2011

  It's not often enough that a waiter with a lilting Mitteleuropean accent greets SFoodie with the phrase, "We have a nice pig knuckle today." And who can resist a nice pig knuckler Not us. Not even in ... More >>