Email Author Tamara Palmer

2010 Stories by Tamara Palmer

• Pebbles, A Champagne Tipple by Fifth Floor

  published Dec 31, 2010

  Fifth Floor bar manager Morgan Young channels the liveliness of peach Pop Rocks in her champagne cocktail Pebbles, but luckily she does it without mimicking the high-fructose zing of the candy. Orange... More >>

• Tonight: Loco Street Cream Hits Folsom

  published Dec 30, 2010

  "Street cream" doesn't sound like anything we'd ordinarily want to pick up on Folsom, but our interest is piqued by new frozen dessert vendor Loco Street Cream, who's selling pints of hand-cranked ice... More >>

• El Huarache Loco to Start Construction on Marin Restaurant

  published Dec 30, 2010

  Veronica Salazar is projecting a spring or summer opening for the brick-and-mortar version of El Huarache Loco, her thriving street-food business that's been a fixture at the Alemany market. Construct... More >>

• Papalote Burrito Snags Slab Scrum

  published Dec 29, 2010

  Papalote's Fulton Street location has emerged victorious in the 2010 Slab Scrum, the annual battle for San Francisco burrito supremacy hosted by local "blargh" Burritoeater. The number one win comes a... More >>

• The Cheesiest Food Songs of 2010

  published Dec 28, 2010

  These eight songs aspired to be hot enough to melt our popsicle, but all they did was make us taste cheddar. Behold, our countdown of the cheesiest food-themed songs of 2010: 8. "Ms. Chocolate" b... More >>

• Belly Good Cafe's Smiley-Face Treat

  published Dec 27, 2010

  With this happy face crepe, Belly Good Cafe and Crepes might have managed the ultra-difficult feat of serving the cutest food item in all of Japan Center. The base model ($4) features a crepe "cone," ... More >>

• Saratoga Chocolates Liquidates to Make Room for Ike's

  published Dec 27, 2010

  Saratoga Chocolates will shutter its San Francisco retail location this week, with a final liquidation sale today and tomorrow from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Expect to find all remaining confections priced ha... More >>

• Who Serves This Slab of Decadencer

  published Dec 27, 2010

  This is the most decadent burger in San Francisco, and probably the most expensive. Can you identify it by its proper name and the San Francisco restaurant that serves itr Offer a guess in the comment... More >>

• Beretta's Mixing Up Cocktail Classes in 2011

  published Dec 22, 2010

  To be able to bluff a spirit-forward cocktail with even a fraction of the skill displayed at Beretta would be an accomplishment. It's not out of the question, since, starting in January, Beretta maste... More >>

• Soul Cocina's Spanish Suppers at La Victoria

  published Dec 22, 2010

  Soul Cocina chef Roger Feely brings his Soul Supper pop-up to La Victoria tonight and tomorrow night. This week's menu skews Spanish, or at least the language is bilingual when describing options like... More >>

• Pauline's Turns 25 Tonight, Dispenses Free Pizza

  published Dec 21, 2010

  Last week, SFoodie's Jonathan Kauffman spoke with Pauline's Pizza owner Sidney Weinstein in a two-part interview about a quarter century of pioneering pies and farm-to-table practices. The restaurant ... More >>

• Who Serves These Clawsr

  published Dec 20, 2010

  'Tis the season for copious claw cracking. Can you identify this dish and, more importantly, the San Francisco restaurant where this picture was snappedr Offer a guess in the comments below. Props to... More >>

• Twirl and Dip to Serve Frozen Treats in City Parks Six Days a Week

  published Dec 17, 2010

  Other local mobile food vendors might get more media attention, but Twirl and Dip has just quietly put a lock on two major stops for six days a week in the city. The haute ice cream truck has signed a... More >>

• Nog O'Mine, a Holiday Light Show at Elixir

  published Dec 17, 2010

  After last Friday's fiery Drink of the Week, we were still in the mood for something that lit up, so we headed to Elixir for the Nog O'Mine, which just landed on the menu alongside other winter-warmin... More >>

• Chocolate-Covered Whatr Eight Crazy Uses for Cacao

  published Dec 16, 2010

  On the list of America's wacky food "holidays," none is quite so strange as today's, National Chocolate Covered Anything Day. Looking for a cue on how to indulger Try one of these cacao-coated treats:... More >>

• Last Call for Dirty Dishes Street-Food Party

  published Dec 15, 2010

  After a successful monthly run that began in February, Castro street-food dance party Dirty Dishes is running one last load tomorrow night. KitchenSidecar and Dulceria provide the eats, and B-Haul and... More >>

• SFoodie Advent Calendar, Day 11: Edible Holiday Box from Charles Chocolates

  published Dec 15, 2010

  The SFoodie Advent Calendar counts down the days before Christmas/Nondenominationalwinterholiday, one treat at a time. "This might be a little bit big to fit in one of the little squares of your adve... More >>

• Ten Great Bay Area Street-Food Bites from 2010

  published Dec 14, 2010

  We spent just as much (if not more) time eating from legal trucks and informal carts on the street as in actual restaurants in 2010. Here are some memorable highlights of a year spent eating frugally ... More >>

• Who Makes This Mysterious Meatr

  published Dec 13, 2010

  This dish is known to cause fear in the hearts of some some and delight in others. You might have an easy time identifying it, but how about the San Francisco restaurant where this picture was takenr ... More >>

• Big Nose Goes to Mexico, a Maya Flamer

  published Dec 10, 2010

  We needed a little heat in our life this week, so we went for Maya's splendiforously named Big Nose Goes to Mexico, a cocktail blending two tequilas (Cabrito Blanco and Jimador Reposado) with dark rum... More >>

• Prince of Chocolate Michael Recchiuti Talks Kings of Pastry at the Balboa

  published Dec 09, 2010

  Michael Recchiuti has signed on as an added attraction for a Saturday screening of Kings of Pastry, a documentary charting the pressures of competing in a prestigious competition called the Meilleurs ... More >>

• The Amazing Adventures of Magic Curry Man

  published Dec 08, 2010

  To a soundtrack of Cake and Led Zeppelin, Brian Kimball provides a window into the reconstruction of his Magic Curry Kart after its dust-saturated trip to Burning Man. It's the first official episod... More >>

• Omnivore Launches Cookbook Club for Autograph Lovers

  published Dec 07, 2010

  Just in time for the more generous gift-givers out there (whether to oneself or others), Omnivore Books has launched a new signed cookbook mail order club ($120 per year), tapping into the pool of cul... More >>

• Pick Up Anything But Guilt at 18 Reasons' Holiday Cookie Swap

  published Dec 07, 2010

  18 Reasons, like SFoodie, is here to say that holiday calories really don't count. The food-and-art-centric nonprofit has conceived the positively diet-friendly idea of a cookie swapping soiree. Bring... More >>

• Gay Sex, Indonesian Food: SOMArts Potluck Aims for Naughty and Nice

  published Dec 07, 2010

  Tonight's edition of the monthly Feast of Words storytelling potluck event takes on a saucy slant with tales told by Simon Sheppard, editor of Homosex: Sixty Years of Gay Erotica and author of books i... More >>