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2009 Stories by Tamara Palmer

• Street-Food Vendor Gobba Gobba Hey Is Offering a Boxed Set for Christmas

  published Dec 04, 2009

  In advance of opening a mail-order store on local site Foodzie early next year, Steven Gdula of Gobba Gobba Hey is offering a special Christmas boxed set of his gobs, buttercream-filled cake sandwiche... More >>

• Nine Restaurants to Vie for Top Honors at 'Fiesta Del Tamal'

  published Dec 03, 2009

  CAMINOS-Pathways Learning Center, which offers computer literacy and workforce development programs to promote digital inclusion for Latina women, will host a daylong ode to tamales with Fiesta del Ta... More >>

• 'Devil in an Apron' Tempts Pastry Maven Elizabeth Falkner with Hoodoo Chocolat

  published Dec 03, 2009

  On a recent visit to Citizen Cake (399 Grove at Gough), we noticed that there was one confection in the bakery that wasn't made in house. And when the house is run by pastry maven Elizabeth Falkner, y... More >>

• White Horse Dim Sumr Five of the Least Appetizing Restaurant Names in Town

  published Dec 03, 2009

  Dear Restaurant Industry,Please realize that names are very important. Great food can be hidden forever under the cover of a bad name. Look to these five places as a guide to what not to do when choos... More >>

• Warm Up With Sheba's Authentic Ethiopian Spice

  published Dec 02, 2009

  Ever read a piece of food writing that made you so hungry you had to experience that same food as soon as possibler That happened when we read our friend Carolyn Alburger's thoughtful profile of Netsa... More >>

• Filipino Sweet Beat: Hilda's Mart and Bake Shop

  published Dec 02, 2009

  We had barely come down from our dizzying sugar high from checking out Filipino sweets at House of Silvanas in Daly City when we discovered Hilda's Mart and Bake Shop (145 Persia at Paris) in the Exce... More >>

• Mission Street Food Plans Pork-Heavy Dinner for Vegetarian Charity

  published Dec 01, 2009

  Mission Street Food welcomes guest chef Thomas Martinez, last seen heading up the kitchen at Mission Beach Cafe, this Thursday, Dec. 3. Martinez's offerings for the menu are largely inspired by Becker... More >>

• Thomas Keller (and His Latest Food Porn) Should Turn Pages at Omnivore This Weekend

  published Dec 01, 2009

  We only allow ourselves occasional and furtive peeks at the hefty new Thomas Keller bestseller Ad Hoc at Home because it is the very definition of food porn.The book is being marketed as Keller's most... More >>

• Five Deliciously Deceptive Desserts

  published Dec 01, 2009

  We've noticed a fun trend in San Francisco dining: Deceptive desserts fashioned to look like something other than what they are, whether another sweet item or something savory. Here are five of our fa... More >>

• Snacktion: Aloha Rocky Road

  published Nov 30, 2009

  Name: Aloha Rocky RoadBrand: Lula's ChocolatesOrigin: MontereyFound at: Al's Market (426 Irving at Sixth Ave.)Cost: $4.99Ingredients: Milk chocolate, sugar, milk, freshly made marshmallow, roasted mac... More >>

• SFoodie Meets We Eating TV for Street-Food Special

  published Nov 30, 2009

  We invited our friends Gus and Big Jon from We Eating TV to eat some local street food and check out the burgeoning cart scene for the very first time. After stuffing them full of gobs, pizza, adobo... More >>

• Commonwealth Club's Inforum Division Investigates 'The State of Pastry in SF'

  published Nov 27, 2009

  Inforum, the division of the Commonwealth Club "by and for people in their 20s and 30s," is presenting a program that (adult) children of all ages can appreciate. Moderated by Jessica Battilana of 7x7... More >>

• Radio Africa Celebrates Five Years of Nomadic Dining

  published Nov 27, 2009

  Chef Eskender Aseged's Radio Africa & Kitchen will mark five years of its "nomadic dining" concept with a special birthday meal. Highlights of the menu include house-smoked trout pate, wild mushro... More >>

• Drink of the Week: Bandit Chardonnay

  published Nov 27, 2009

  Straight outta St. Helena in Napa County, Three Thieves' Bandit beverages are a slick alternative to two-buck Chuck or one's favorite box of wine. Priced around $9 for one liter (or $4.79 for a juice ... More >>

• Call Your Grandmother, It's a Foam Party! The Egg Cream Cart Debuts Soon

  published Nov 25, 2009

  As you're slogging through your last day before the holiday, here's a bright spot of fun news: There will be at least one new food cart to look forward to post-Thanksgiving. Amelia Nahman, a recent gr... More >>

• Curious About What the Old Mint Looks Like Insider Find Out, With Finger Sandwiches

  published Nov 25, 2009

  San Francisco Museum and Historical Society will soon grant a rare glimpse inside the Old Mint Building (Fifth St. and Mission) with the first-ever holiday high tea service held there Friday, Dec. 4. ... More >>

• Don’t Be Crabby

  published November 25, 2009

  Seafood forecasters didn’t project a strong Dungeness crab season in San Francisco this year, but early reports, as well as our own extensive... More >>

• Local Flavor: The Hole Stroll

  published Nov 24, 2009

  Spotted this afternoon at King of Falafel (1801 Divisadero at Bush): Holes for sale! Or something.Admittedly, the idea of an independent produce pimp is kind of alluring. Can he get strange and exotic... More >>

• Bento415 Reinvents the Lunch Box with Plenty of Neighborhood Flavor

  published Nov 24, 2009

  Attention, Gold's Gym bunnies, culinary students, Dogpatch start-up soldiers, and anyone else who appreciates a flavorful and healthy lunch. Bento415 is now on the scene in SOMA, with to-go boxes name... More >>

• BBQ Love: Pulled Pork and Other Meaty Delights from Good Foods Catering

  published Nov 24, 2009

  At last weekend's Outside In street-food party, our nose led us to an extraordinary trough of pulled pork. The spice worked all the way up the nasal passages and triggered the tummy.Turns out it was a... More >>

• Snacktion: Skwinkles Salsagheti

  published Nov 23, 2009

  Name: SalsaghetiBrand: SkwinklesOrigin: MexicoFound at: La Loma Produce #7 (2695 San Bruno at Bacon)Cost: $1.70Ingredients: Straws: Corn syrup, wheat flour, sugar, dextrose, sorbitol, citric acid, pa... More >>

• Puffy Pancake Skewers: Your New Favorite Portable Breakfast

  published Nov 23, 2009

  Guillermo Lara, chef and co-owner of Novato-based catering company LaVier Cuisine, has created the breakfast you didn't know you desperately needed in your life. His puffy mini pancakes ($4), stuffed... More >>

• Filipino Sweet Beat: House of Silvanas' Cool Treats

  published Nov 20, 2009

  Tucked away in the back of one of several shopping centers along a very consumer-friendly street, House of Silvanas (2055 Gellert at King, Daly City) offers cool treats from the Philippines to those l... More >>

• Drink of the Week: Adina's Indian Chai Latte

  published Nov 20, 2009

  It's been kinda crummy out today, but it is the sort of weather that begs for a zingy beverage. Where similar products aren't well-balanced, Adina's cold Indian Chai Latte nails the ratio of milk, bla... More >>

• Eat Vegan Baked Goods, Save a Bunny!

  published Nov 19, 2009

  The last edition of the S.F. Vegan Bakesale in October raised $2,600 in just three hours to save kitties from Death Row, so organizers at Vegansaurus have decided to make it a bimonthly happening.Cott... More >>