Charlie Trotter

Bouncer Searches for Intrigue at the Burritt Room

Noise Pop and GraffEats Offer A Culinary Tribute to the Art of the Cover Song

courtesy of Noise Pop Industries Music and gourmet eats: together at last ​ There's a shared culture between musicians and chefs, says Noise Pop Industries marketing manager Dawson Ludwig, ticking off concrete examples, like getting off work at 2 a.m., and the more esoteric shared sense of undergr ... More >>

Slow's 'Margherita'

John BirdsallHeirloom tomatoes, mozzarella, and basil on "puffed flat bread" ($5).​Monday, August 16, 2010 Kyle Anderson isn't the first chef to be gobsmacked by Bay Area farmers' markets. He might, however, be the first to chuck an exec chef gig in Omaha, Neb., to wangle access to produce th ... More >>

Brenda's Widens, Lil' Chihuahua Spawns, Slow Plots

​A summary of the past 24 hours of rumor, innuendo, and straight-up facts about San Francisco restaurant openings and closings. Marcia G. of Tablehopper has a couple of bits of good news. Number one: Brenda's French Soul Food is preparing to expand by renovating the laundromat next door ― which ... More >>

Charlie Trotter Has No Connection to Chairman Bao. Now Who's Gonna Tell Eddie Huang?

slavosalt.comDon't blame Charlie.​ In the food fight surrounding the launch of mobile vendor Chairman Bao, one thing had us scratching our head. On Wednesday, email newsletter Urban Daddy suggested a connection between Chairman Bao's managing company Mobi Munch and Chicago superchef Charlie Tr ... More >>

As Chairman Bao Truck Launches in S.F., NYC Bao Maker Calls for Boycott

Chairman Bao soft-launched this week in SOMA. New York's Baohaus says it stole the name of their signature item.​Looks like San Francisco is shaping up as ground zero of a new bicoastal bao war. This week, slick street-food startup Chairman Bao ― a mobile food truck devoted to Chinese buns ... More >>

A Duck’s Life

Last Night: Mission Street Food Mash-Up Night

(Palermo vs. Tokyo by Chef Ian Muntzert)Notes and Photos by Tamara Palmer We've written previously of our love of Mission Street Food, the brainchild of Bar Tartine line chef Anthony Myint that began life as a truck in October and now takes place most Thursday nights at Lung Shan (2234 Mission). G ... More >>

Never a Feckless Eater

Talking to R.W. Apple Jr. about Apple's America over lunch

Hits and Myths

A fancy Greek restaurant explodes our expectations of cheap, unmemorable fare

Half-Baked

Unexpectedly underwhelmed at Roxanne's

Do You Want to Touch My Monkey?

The new Marina restaurant with the very strange name

Dante's Paradise