Carolyn Jung

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How an S.F. food critic sent a chill through the room at a national awards ceremony

Wine Contest Invites Tipplers to Wax Poetic About Their First Time

toni wahid via FlickrYears ago, there was an interview with Barbra Streisand in which she described her first taste of wine as a kid: Château Petrus in a Dixie cup at her uncle's pool hall. Now that's a story. My first taste of the noble grape wasn't so noble. At 13, I snuck a swig from a bottle o ... More >>

Doggy Bag: Battle of the Blogs

​Our favorite morsel from the blogs. Take a victory lap around your laptop: Congratulations to Carolyn Jung, who came in second for best food blog in a competition by the Association of Food Journalists. Jung's blog Food Gal clocked in behind Between Meals by Chron senior critic and exec food ... More >>

Daniel Patterson: S.F. is Killing the Upscale Neighborhood Restaurant

fOtOdOjO/Flickr​We started out seeking to challenge the current meme that Oakland is the new locus of Bay Area chef talent. (In the East Bay Express, Carolyn Jung even called it America's next great dining destination.) We thought, sure, a handful of chefs are opening second restaurants in O-T ... More >>