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Today in Future News: Scary Robot Chefs and Laser Knives

Guys. GUYS. Red-and-white noodle-slicing robots are taking over the kitchens in Bejing. They have flashing yellow eyes and breastplates (because if you're designing a noodle-slicing robot, why not?) and were invented by an evil scientist noodle restauranteur Cui Runguan, who laments that "the you ... More >>

Five Olympics Theme Songs That Are Especially Terrible (Because Most Are Fairly Terrible)

Originally, we were going to do this list as a top five. But then it became apparent that Olympic theme songs are always so incredibly awful, it becomes difficult to figure out who did the worst job. When we started compiling this, in honor of the fact that the Olympics start in London at the end of ... More >>

You Can Now Get General Tso's Chicken in Beijing

jeffreyw/FlickrIf General Tso's chicken is beloved in Stockton, why not Shanghai as well? ​Now that you can find American-style sushi in Tokyo and chai lattes in Milan, why not chop suey and General Tso's chicken in Beijing? (Side note: You realize those aren't actual Chinese dishes, don't you?) ... More >>

Chinese Consumers Go Crazy for iPhone 4S, Apple Stores in Bejing Shut Down

View more videos at: http://nbcbayarea.com.It's not often -- in fact, it's unheard of for a store to close shop because of too many customers. But an Apple store in Bejing never even opened this morning, saying they were worried about the big crowd of Chinese consumers camped outside the store, wait ... More >>

Beijing's FishEye Café Serves Ritual Roasters Coffee

Bacon Dressup and Ritual in China: This Week in Food Bloggery

Jonathan KauffmanHalloween brownie bites from Baked, three for $7.50.​Highlights from the blog this week: 1. SFoodie contributor Albert Law, who has been spending six weeks in China, stumbled upon a cafe in Beijing that serves Ritual coffee. And it's no cheap knockoff -- it's the real stuff, impo ... More >>

The Eels' Mr. E on Becoming Jimmy Page's Hero, Playing in China, and Making Difficult Albums

Eels​ Before Girls' Christopher Owens, there was another rock star whose curiously tragic backstory prefaced any mention of his name. Mark E Everett, or Mr. E, of The Eels is undoubtedly one of the most interesting rock stars around. Despite his reclusive demeanor, often hiding like the Unabo ... More >>

At Happy Garden, Dim Sum Is Only an Appetizer

Photos by W. Blake GrayShanghai dumplings​We wound up at Happy Garden because Good Luck Dim Sum across the street had a long line, and we felt like sitting down. Happy Garden has a dim sum menu. And we ordered from it. We were hungry. Only after we ordered and began paying attention to what e ... More >>

A Hole in the Iron Curtain

Tune-Yards, Citay, Among DIY Artists Who Celebrate Our Band Could Be Your Life Anniversary: Listen

​ Local DIY acts tUnE-yArDs and Citay joined up with other indie acts at the Bowery Ballroom on Sunday to celebrate the 20th anniversary of indie/punk bible Our Band Could Be Your Life. In order to give a proper homage to the revered tome, and the bands that inspired it, each artist covered so ... More >>

Dong Bei Mama: Chinese Charcuterie and a Trip Through Manchuria

No. 23: Mandarin Lamb at Old Mandarin Islamic Restaurant

Anthony Bak/www.pragmaticepicurean.comOld Mandarin's Mandarin lamb, $9.95​ SFoodie's countdown of our 92 favorite things to eat and drink in San Francisco, 2011 edition. Old Mandarin's namesake lamb dish is the exception to SFoodie's rule of avoiding any dish with the word "Mandarin" in its name ... More >>

To Preserve and Protect

Beijing Restaurant: A taste of Northern China in San Francisco

Beijing Restaurant: The Winteriest of Cuisines

Kimberly SandieBeijing-style roast duck at Beijing Restaurant.​It seems fitting that this week's review of Beijing Restaurant's new Outer Sunset branch should come out on a week when snowy patches have appeared in 49 of 50 states. (Are you as envious as I am?) To a German American guy from the ver ... More >>

The Hand-Pulled Noodles We Didn't Get to Taste at San Dong House BBQ

Luis ChongSan Dong House BBQ's pork dumplings: Great flavor.​We were strolling around the Inner Richmond area one night when we spotted a new Shandong cuisine restaurant and decided to check it out. San Dong House BBQ replaced Teo Korean ― the old exhaust hoods for the table grills still han ... More >>

Kauffman's Five: This Week in Food Bloggeration

Five things I have learned from this blog and beyond this week:​1. Bite of the week: The lamb and chicken skewers at brand-new Beijing BBQ in the Excelsior. They're like the skewers you buy off Muslim grill stands in China, only made with better meat.2. The air of relief in the SF Weekly offices i ... More >>

Beijing BBQ in the Excelsior Sells Aromatic Lamb Skewers

Jonathan KauffmanFrom lower left to upper right: Lamb, beef, chicken.​The twin olfactory flares of cumin and lamb smoke signal the locations of night markets all across Beijing. There, in addition to the sesame-paste noodles and pork buns, you'll find Muslim-run grill stands selling lamb skewers c ... More >>

Peking Duck Worth Leaving Town For

Please don't call it "quack." ​The idea of San Franciscans skipping town for the singular purpose of eating Chinese food is a little silly ― like Canadians driving to Phoenix to go skiing. From Shanghai soup dumplings to Islamic hot pots, this city's offerings stretch far beyond the battered ... More >>

Beijing Restaurant, Yao Ming's favorite S.F. spot, offers unusual delights

Early Bird Special: Beijing Restaurant

foodnut.com/FlickrThe Tower: Addictive fried potatoes.​An early nibble from the Weekly's Wednesday food review. What would Yao eat? That's Yao Ming, the hella lanky Houston Rockets center, who dribbles chili oil and black vinegar on northern Chinese dishes like fennel dumplings and meat panc ... More >>

Fight Crime in the Mission: Defecate Where It's Appropriate!

Woah! Thanks for the warning! ​So we waiting for the No. 27 bus in Mission on the corner of 24th and Bryant when we spotted this very odd sign. The message, very clearly, is: 1. It's better to do you business on the pot than crouched in the street, 2. It's better to throw bottles in a recyclin ... More >>

Rachael Does SF (Again): Is There a Rachael Ray Bump?

Can this woman solve SF's restaurant downturn?Last week the popular Rachael Ray visited SF on her Food Network show Rachael Ray's Vacation  -- whose intro makes us giggle, as this show is explained as a way for Rachael to "catch her breath"  between working on "30 Minute Meals, ... More >>

The Olympics Taste China

Olympic ticket scam sites could have been shut down sooner

Cannonball Gum

Another Friday, Another International Film Festival Favorite Opens at the Kabuki

Let the Games Beijing

Spend a day of Olympic proportions beyond the Dragon's Gate.

Bag Ladies

Cross-Pollinated Opera

Einstürzende Neubauten: The Industrial Revolution Has New S.F. Headquarters

Peking Duck-Style Squirrel Pancakes: Is The World Ready?

Peking Duck-Style Squirrel Pancakes: Is The World Ready?

Repertory Film Listings

Got Hot Pot?

Dining's an adventure at S.F.'s only Muslim-style Chinese

Small World

Amy Tan's tale gains impact as it moves from novel to story to stage

House of Tudor

Black Ice's frosty grindcore, a Sadie Hawkins Costume and Dance Party, and revolutionary punks from China

Satin Steel

Why did a Bay Area filmmaker journey to China to ask for Quentin Tarantino's help?

Reps Etc.

Vittorio Victorious

In this Beijing, a Bicycle is never just a bicycle

Zoom Lens

The Fifth Annual New Asian Film Festival

Best Family-Style Chinese Restaurant

Eight Immortals

All in the Family

Eight Immortals

Comrades of the People's Republic

While traveling in China, our writer explores that country's increasing sexual freedom

Asian Abduction

Asian-American Summit

Beijing Trio

Zoom Lens

Third Base

Peking Soap Opera

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