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

• Number 28: Local Mission Eatery's Asparagus-Egg Sandwich

  published Apr 06, 2012

  SFoodie's countdown of our favorite 50 things to eat and drink, 2012 edition rThe Germans, of course, have a word for one of SFoodie's favorite times of year: Spargelzeit, or asparagus season. The a... More >>

• Stag Dining Group Speak: "What We've Done Has Taken Us by Surprise"

  published Apr 05, 2012

  As Stag Dining Group, Emory Al-Imam, Jordan Grosser, Matthew Homyak, Ted Fleury, and Anil Margsahayam have been putting on professionally clandestine dinners for 18 months now. Just before filing my r... More >>

• Please Save the Windows at Johnson's Bar-B-Que for Posterity

  published Apr 04, 2012

  Johnson's Bar-B-Que on San Bruno closed last year after owner Joe Johnson passed away. But the storefront remains vacant for now, and SFoodie confesses we're relieved. Is there any way to get San Fran... More >>

• Stag Dining Group: Not Quite Underground, But Still a Feast

  published Apr 04, 2012

  The underground dining movement of the last decade, whose fiercest proponents claimed would "kill the restaurant," has either matured or been thrashed into shape, depending on who you ask. ... More >>

• Why Is Split-Pea Soup Taxable and Gazpacho Isn'tr

  published Apr 04, 2012

  In this week's cover story, Joe Eskenazi tackles the crazy logic behind California's laws regulating whether foods are subject to sales tax or not. Most people know the basics: Foods sold for preparat... More >>

• Number 30: Custard Buns from City View

  published Apr 03, 2012

  SFoodie's countdown of our favorite 50 things to eat and drink, 2012 edition rRegulars at City View know that there is a reason to make it there before the rush: The dim sum restaurant bakes a limit... More >>

• Sunrise Deli Preparing Launch of Falafel-Shawerma Truck

  published Apr 03, 2012

  According to Khaled Ramadan, whose family owns the four-location Sunrise Deli, a Sunrise Deli Food Truck is almost fully pimped out and about to slip into its colorful wrap. Then the truck heads up ... More >>

• Number 31: Kung Pao Pastrami from Mission Chinese Food

  published Apr 02, 2012

  SFoodie's countdown of our favorite 50 things to eat and drink, 2012 edition. rKung pao pastrami all started, Anthony Myint says, when Ryan Ostler, the former chef of Broken Record and a southern-foo... More >>

• Is Benu's Corey Lee One of Food & Wine's Best New Chefsr

  published Apr 02, 2012

  Every year, just before Food & Wine magazine announces its annual list of 10 best new chefs, editor Dana Cowin (@fwscout) tweets out hints about the winners, using the hashtag #BestNewChefs. At le... More >>

• San Sun Is the Busiest Restaurant in Chinatown (And We're Not Talking People)

  published Apr 02, 2012

  rRice 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. San Sun moved to Las Vegas its W... More >>

• Bill Banning Food Trucks from Parking Near Schools Is Withdrawn

  published April 4, 2012

  Assemblyman Bill Monning (D-Monterey), who recently introduced a bill requiring food trucks to park at least 1,500 feet from any school during... More >>

• Number 32: Panisse Frites From Frances

  published Mar 30, 2012

  SFoodie's countdown of our favorite 50 things to eat and drink, 2012 edition rIf the era of gorgeously simple Bay Area cuisine ushered in by chefs like Judy Rogers and Paul Bertolli has taught us an... More >>

• Stag Dining Group: An Above-Ground Series of Clandestine Dinners

  published April 4, 2012

  After the shooting, rosé was poured. Skeet shooting, to be exact, on the shores of Lake Merced, on one of those rare spring days... More >>

• HayaHon Begins Izakaya Popup at Former Mercury Lounge, Now Called SPACE 1582

  published Mar 30, 2012

  Mark Hayashida has covered a lot of culinary territory since graduating from college: cooking Classic French-inspired cuisine at the LA Ritz-Carlton, working on the sushi bar at the San Jose branch of... More >>

• Number 33: Chawanmushi from Izakaya Yuzuki

  published Mar 29, 2012

  SFoodie's countdown of our favorite 50 things to eat and drink, 2012 edition rIzakaya Yuzuki's flawless chawanmushi, or steamed custard, is a performance that begins with the lifting of the wooden l... More >>

• Ice Cream Bar Owner Juliet Pries on eBay, Tinctures, and Coca Leaves

  published Mar 28, 2012

  Thanks to byzantine S.F. permitting processes, it took Juliet Pries almost two years to open the Ice Cream Bar in Cole Valley, the subject of this week's restaurant review. But the delay gave her time... More >>

• California Bill Banning Food Trucks From Parking Near Schools Is Quashed

  published Mar 28, 2012

  Assemblymember Bill Monning (D.-Monterey), who recently introduced a bill requiring food trucks to park no closer than 1,500 feet from any school during school hours, has just withdrawn the bill from ... More >>

• The Ice Cream Bar Is an Adult-Friendly Soda Fountain

  published Mar 28, 2012

  As long as I can remember, soda fountains -- retro or no -- have been always designated kid-friendly territory. They're for birthday parties and after-school outings, where everyone gets sugared up ea... More >>

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  San Francisco's 10 Best Sandwiches

  published Mar 28, 2012

  Given the care that San Francisco cooks lavish on the humblest of vegetables, it's no surprise that sandwich-making in this town qualifies as an artisanal pursuit. Even journeyman makers hunt down the... More >>

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  Our Food Faves #35: Silvanas From House of Silvanas

  published Mar 27, 2012

  SFoodie's countdown of our favorite 50 things to eat and drink, 2012 edition rOf the many fine things to come from houses -- prime rib, pancakes, Venus Xtravaganza -- the finest may be sil... More >>

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  Lucky Creation and the Enduring Gluten Plate

  published Mar 26, 2012

  rRice 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.The conversation between the three... More >>

• Number 36: Linden Street Brewery's Black Lager

  published Mar 26, 2012

  SFoodie's countdown of our favorite 50 things to eat and drink, 2012 edition r"The 'steam beer' style was born in the Bay Area," says Adam Lamoreaux, Linden Street Brewery's founder and brewmaster.... More >>

• The Ethicist's Challenge: Explain to Us Why We Should Eat Meat

  published Mar 26, 2012

  This weekend, Ariel Kaminer, author of the New York Times magazine's "Ethicist" column, announced one of the most interesting essay contests SFoodie has seen. "In recent years, vegetarians -- and... More >>

• SFoodie's 50 Favorites: Red Blossom's Aged Oolong Teas

  published March 28, 2012

  The Bay Area's coffee roasters may get scads of national press, but our tea merchants, too, have become a force in their own realm. More >>

• The Ice Cream Bar: Old-Fashioned Soda Fountain Goes Modern

  published March 28, 2012

  As you'd imagine, most of the children at Cole Valley's More >>