Cheese

La Fromagerie Drops in Dogpatch

Stroll, shop, repeat: with La Fromagerie moving into the same 'hood as Mr. and Miscellaneous, Poco Dolce and Little Nib, this increasingly morphing Third Street area is becoming an easy stop for gourmet goods. It's easy to get cheesy at La Fromagerie, which is housed in a light, sweet spot. The peti ... More >>

Burrata and Hand-Pulled Mozzarella Are Not Cheesy Trends

Cracking into the year's umpteenth portion of burrata (fresh cheese made of mozzarella and cream), this time over frybread at State Bird Provisions the other night, and a trendy thought occurred. Like sliders or tacos, burrata has officially achieved near-ubiquity on San Francisco menus. But unlike ... More >>

Really, Really Good Sandwiches in the Richmond

Angelina's Café, nestled on California and 22nd Avenue, is one of the Richmond District's hidden gems. Bustling with a lively and spirited neighborhood vibe, Angelina's is the perfect place to venture when you have a hankering for a mouthwatering sandwich, side dish, and soda pop. See also: - Porc ... More >>

Turns Out a Giant Meatball Topped With Burrata Is 100 Percent Delicious

What's better than a giant meatball? A giant meatball topped with burrata, of course. For the uninitiated, burrata is a fresh Italian cheese made with mozzarella and cream. Once you punch through an outer membrane of mozzarella, this sweet, creamy, cheesy deliciousness oozes out. "Life-changing" is ... More >>

Action Bronson: Show Preview

Umami Burger and the Melt: Science Meets Fast Food with Muddled Results

Mission Cheese Is Promising, Fragrant, and Awkward

Lara HataChalk mural at Mission Cheese.​This week, guest critic Jesse Hirsch reviews Mission Cheese, the tiny Valencia-street store devoted to the artisanal and the whiffy: It ranges from stinky to mild, chèvre to raw cow, burrata to aged cheddar. [Sarah] Dvorak, a self-styled cheese advocate wi ... More >>

Next Week: Tillamook's Grilled Cheese Tour Takes Over San Francisco

Mac 'n' cheese grilled cheese, if you please.Carina Ost​Tillamook cheese kicked off its S.F. Loaf Love Tour with a stop at, duh, the American Grilled Cheese Kitchen. The American's Commander-in-Cheese, Heidi, got the party started with a reveal of its new sandwich, the mac 'n' cheese grilled ... More >>

The Food World 30 Years Ago, Old Apples, and New Cheese

​Today's notes on national stories, local trends, random tastes, and other bycatch dredged up from the food media. rivalhedgehogs.com​1. A little history for you. Yesterday, I was looking up Jack Shelton, the "famous restaurant critic" listed on the Bill's Place burger menu, to find out more a ... More >>

Save the Date: Fall Apple and Cheese Tasting in Healdsburg

pengrin™/FlickrSonoma County Gravenstein.​An orchard of ancient Gravenstein apples ― prized for their ability to tart and plump up a pie by Jonathan Kauffman ― will be the setting for a fall tasting next month in Healdsburg. The three-hour event at Gina's Orchard is heavy on samples of s ... More >>

Scent and Sensibility

My Battle with Judging the Mac Battle Royale with Cheese

Death by dairy: Mac Battle Royale w/Cheese​It's been more than 24 hours since SF Food Wars held its inaugural cooking competition at Stable Cafe (2128 Folsom at 17th St.). Even a day later, I am still weighted with quease for cheese, slogging through the day in a carbohydrate haze. When orga ... More >>

Recchiuti and Handal Prove Chocolate and Cheese Aren't Strange Bedfellows

Amarena cherries and Blu del Moncenisio cheese await enrobing for the Red, White & Blu course.​A recent afternoon at the headquarters of confectioner Recchiuti provided definitive proof that, in the right hands, chocolate and cheese do go together. As part of his mostly sold-out Tas ... More >>

Broke-Ass Foodie: Fat Bastard at Ike's Place

Ike's Place (3506 16th St. at Sanchez, 553-6888) makes the heartiest sandwiches you ever wrapped your mouth around, many under eight bucks and almost all with wacky monikers like Do You Smell What Barack is Cooking? (BBQ ribeye and smoked gouda). You'd never know it from BAF's girlish figure, ... More >>

Tour de Fromage Rides Again

The French are jealousGluttonously creative San Francisco's answer to the Tour de France, the Tour de Fromage is sure to be the highlight of the numerous "chain of events" hosted by the San Francisco Bicycle Coalition."The ride will be moderately difficult: Around 10 to 15 miles, but at a leisurely ... More >>

They're Taking Reservations at SPQR -- for Mother's Day Only!

If you've been longing to try the cooking of chef Nate Appleman (maybe even more so now that he's been anointed 2009's Rising Star Chef by the recent James Beard Awards), but have been reluctant because of SPQR's no reservations policy, why not try them for brunch on Mother's Day? (Mothers welcome, ... More >>

Bar Bambino Offers Special Brunch on Easter, Exceptionally

For fans of Bar Bambino's Italian fare, or others who've never visited the place, there's a rare opportunity to sample it on Easter Sunday, April 12 -- at a time when the restaurant is normally closed -- for a luxurious-sounding three-course meal the restaurant is calling brunch.Taking full advantag ... More >>

Around Town: Cheese Wine Tasting and Bar Bambino

If you spend a few minutes talking to head cheesemonger Colin Shaff of Mission Italian spot Bar Bambino (2931 16th St. at South Van Ness), there's no doubt he takes cheese just as seriously as he takes wine, which makes the bar's upcoming Cheese Wine Tasting all the more alluring. After a successf ... More >>

Saturday: Grilled Cheese Invitational at Dolores Park

Grilled Cheese Invitational Dolores Park February 21, 2009 The 2nd annual Northern California regional championship of the Grilled Cheese Invitational was held outdoors for the first time, the smells of sizzling sandwiches wafting out across Dolores Park. Anyone could enter and make a sandwich ... More >>

December Book Events

Festa di Mozzarella Fresca Coming in September

Thrilling Tales Of Cheesemongering (With Wine) At Bar Bambino

Looking for a Good Melt, SF Weekly Bumps Into Fondue Fred

Brenda's French Soul Food Kicks It Creole

Pizza Smackdown

SoCal chain goes head to head with hometown favorite

One by Day, Another by Night

Two meals yield different experiences at new downtown Venetian-style restaurant

SFoodie: Classic Broccoli Gratin

SFoodie: Classic Broccoli Gratin

Flowering in the Mission

Unusual Ligurian dishes and fabulous desserts await the food-obsessed at Farina

Chicken Parmesan: A Delicious Cliché

Chicken Parmesan: A Delicious Cliché

Instant Italian

Perbacco gets it right straight out of the gate

Feels Like Home to Me

More than a tasty pastry, the Bar Tartine is urbane, witty, and fits in nicely

Better Still

Loretta Keller's revamp of Bizou, COCO 500, is modern, personal, witty, and exciting

Hungry for More

Two new East Bay restaurants have foodies talking with their mouths full

Best Upscale Burger and Fries

Zuni Cafe

Best Fondue

Matterhorn Swiss Restaurant

Best Italian Deli

Lucca Ravioli Company

City of Light

The loveliness of Paris evoked in a Cal-Med restaurant-cum-wine bar

Take a Trip

Rustic Italian dishes and an interesting wine list beguile at the Marina's new A16

Best Polenta

Zuni Café

That's Amore

Pizza parlors

Best Burger

Balboa Cafe

Fork-Ups

Women seem to love the place -- if you want to scope babes, Spoon is for you.

Galette

Into the Fold

Best East Coast Pizza

Pizza Orgasmica

Best Brie Sandwich

Big Sherm's

Moon Over the Mission

Luna Park

Best Restaurant in Which to Have a Cultural Identity Crisis

Zante Pizza & Indian Food

Singing for Your Supper

Mixing arias and pastas at La Traviata