California Culinary Academy

Students Throwdown! Culinary Clash hits Luce this Sunday

May the best student-chef bag fame and (scholarship) fortune! That's the premise of an upcoming Culinary Clash happening this weekend at the Michelin-starred Luce at the Intercontinental SF. Local culinary students

Presidential-Worthy Cookies in The City of Repose

One might not expect to find pastries from a chef trained by a former White House toque in a City of Repose, but that's part of what makes the Bay Area food scene always surprising. Nora's Patisserie (29 San Pedro Road), located on a non-descript stretch in Colma, is a hidden treasure for appreciat ... More >>

Q&A With Slanted Door's Chucky Dugo, part 1: From Paris-Brest to Taipei and Back

Chucky Dugo, pastry chef for Charles Phan's restaurants -- including Slanted Door, Out the Door, and the Moss Room -- grew up in a small town in the Central Valley with a big Italian family. Meals, especially at holidays, were a multi-dozen-person affair, with grandmothers bearing homemade breads an ... More >>

S.F. Student Accuses Bank of "Double-Dipping" Late Fees

It's bad enough having to pay student loan late fees -- but imagine having to pay them twice. That's just what a Bay Area student says happened to her when the bank charged her two times for student-loan late fees. Tina Ubaldi is suing Sallie Mae and its affiliates, claiming unfair business prac ... More >>

This Saturday: Slow Food Crab Feed

​What: 5th Annual Slow Crabs Dinner Where: Women's Building When: Saturday, Dec. 3, 6 p.m. Cost: $60 Slow Food members, $65 general admission The rundown: Roll in the start of Dungeness Crabs eating season with the folks at Slow Food San Francisco. The feed will be cooked by California Culina ... More >>

Have Gordon Ramsay Yell at You on National Television!

You, too, can join G-Ra's exclusive club.​What: Masterchef Auditions Where: California Culinary Academy When: Sat., December 10, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Cost: Free The rundown: If you can make a mean lasagna, are attractive or have a "unique" "personality", and had parents who didn't love you enou ... More >>

San Francisco's Top Five Ice Cream Shops

Albert Law​We are no longer seven years old. We need to get that out of the way early when discussing San Francisco's Top Five Ice Cream Shops. Here's what that means: We don't care about toppings, mix-ins, family-friendly furniture or specials on your birthday. We don't even care about waffl ... More >>

California Culinary Academy Settles Lawsuit With Students for Millions

California Culinary Academy: SF Weekly Exposé Spawns $40 Million Settlement

Some students are getting their money back.​In 2007, SF Weekly investigative reporter Eliza Strickland ran a blockbuster story, demonstrating how the California Culinary Academy urged students to take on tens of thousands of dollars in government loans to pay for what many graduates considered sub ... More >>

Drinking. And Eating Cupcakes

tempo/Flickr​Cupcakes, Cocktails, and Crafts Where: Space Gallery, 1141 Polk (at Hemlock), 377-3325 When: Sat., Mar. 26 ― class from 7:30-9 p.m.; market from 9 p.m.-midnight Cost: Class, $13/$20 with drink tickets; market, free The rundown: It's like a Cathy comic strip dream Saturday ni ... More >>

Slow Crab Festival Teams Up with S.F. Brewers Guild

being1628/FlickrMerry Dungeness.​Northern California's Dungeness crab sport-fishing season opened last weekend. The commercial season launches next week, an occasion as momentous for San Franciscans as the first drift of cherry blossoms from the trees at Tokyo's Ueno Park. That means it's not ... More >>

Kara's Cupcakes Now Recruiting at Colleges ― For Counter Staff

Alex HochmanEmily Cardemon talks with students in the USF cafeteria.​Kara's Cupcakes has a new strategy for hiring its "Retail Cupcake Ambassadors," i.e. counter staff. Rather than post job listings on Craigslist, the company's now sending representatives to recruit at local colleges. Kara's h ... More >>

Is Tom Pizzica the Next Guy Fieri?

If You're Getting Worked Up Over the Atlantic Story About Cooking School...

Paolo Vescia​Say you're reading Paul Wachter's latest Atlantic Food post advocating that aspiring Mario Batalis skip cooking school in favor of starting at the bottom in a good kitchen. Say you're feeling deep sympathy for those paupered young cooks who just want to make it on to Top Chef some day ... More >>

Leadbetter's English Muffins Hold 79 Years of Family History in the Nooks and Crannies

T. Palmer​Leadbetter's Bake Shop is barely two months old, and has already persuaded at least 11 local markets to stock its English muffins. SFoodie figured out why; they're the best we've ever tried, hands down. Fluffiness aplenty, nooks and crannies for days, these gargantuan muffins are equally ... More >>

Don’t Be Crabby

Stimulus Wreckage

Despite having been accused of deceptive business practices by the attorney general, former students, and ex-employees, Corinthian Colleges are getting millions in federal stimulus dollars.

DVR Alert: 'Chefs vs. City' Tears Up San Francisco Tonight

Food NetworkCome on -- you've watched trashier TV before.​We admit it. With so many food shows taping in these parts lately, we've relegated Chefs vs. City to the inner chip recesses of the DVR machine, back where Jamie at Home mingles with old eps of Breaking Bad. Tonight's installment takes ... More >>

S.F. Squad Snags Silver at Asian Culinary Battle in Taipei

SF Asian Chefs AssociationTeam USA (in red) reacts to winning Silver.​In its third appearance at the Taipei World Culinary Contest, Team USA brought home Silver. The squad was composed of five chefs from S.F., all members of the San Francisco Asian Chefs Association: Philippe Striffeler of Hot ... More >>

Local Team Going Wok-to-Wok with Asian Chefs in Cook-Off

Asian Chefs AssociationThe bronze-winning 2007 San Francisco team in Taipei.​The Taipei World Culinary Contest has again asked the San Francisco Asian Chefs Association to represent the U.S.A. in a grueling three-day culinary competition. From August 20 to August 23, the home team will go up a ... More >>

A Squishable Feast

The Five Best Bacon Sweets in San Francisco

Badge by S.F.'s Snarky McF*ckbuttonsYou may be tiring of all the hype and fuss surrounding bacon, but admit it: You're still not tired of bacon. Or sweets. So what should you consume if you need a fix of both at the same time? Enjoy this countdown of our top five faves.5. Bacon marshmallows fr ... More >>

Sweet Beat: Lori's Bacon Peanut Brittle

From the bacon marshmallows at Perbacco (230 California) to the maple bacon donuts at Dynamo (2760 24th St.), bacon continues to be a favorite ingredient to play with for experimental chefs of all stripes. And just when we think we couldn't handle another bite of the stuff, California Culinary Ac ... More >>

Celebrating the Seasons

Partake of fall's bounty at Mission Beach Cafe.

Carême 350: The Best, Most Complicated Deal of the Summer

Poll suggests runoff likely in judicial race

SF Weekly Writer Nominated for James Beard Award

Vexatious Litigant Burton Wolfe Fighting Eviction After Threatening More Lawsuits

Students file class-action lawsuit against California Culinary Academy

Chefs' Surprise

The California Culinary Academy calls a student assembly to respond to our June 6 expose. We sneak in and listen

Letters to the Editor

Week of 6-13-2007

Toothless Watchdog

Burnt Chefs

Former admissions representatives at CCA say they preyed on students’ dreams of becoming celebrity chefs and glossed over the painful economic realities of the industry

Steamy Sauté

Cooks turn up the heat

Ready, Set, Eat!

Ghirardelli's choco-tastic happening

Singing the Bloos

Bloo

The Dining Depression

The latest tidbits of restaurant news about Jardinière, Ozumo, and Eastside West

Side Dish

A Bad Mix

Mixed Greens

Night + Day

Plate Tectonics

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