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Night Cap: Fifth Floor Restaurant and Lounge

You might have noticed that lots of people in San Francisco think they know all about wine. But very few can claim the title of master sommelier, as can Emily Wines (yes, that is her real last name) of Fifth Floor Restaurant and Lounge (12 Fourth St. at Mission). In fact, Wines made history last ye ... More >>

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You might have noticed that lots of people in San Francisco think they know all about wine. But very few can claim the title of master sommelier, as can Emily Wines (yes, that is her real last name) of Fifth Floor Restaurant and Lounge (12 Fourth St. at Mission). In fact, Wines made history last ye ... More >>

Cheeseheads: Artisanal Cheese Festival in Petaluma, March 20-23

Sonoma will be ground zero for aficionados of California's artisan cheese producers. The third annual Artisan Cheese Festival, held at the Sheraton Sonoma County - Petaluma, will run from Friday, March 20, through Monday, March 23.  The festivities begin with a Meet the Artisans welcome reception a ... More >>

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Sonoma will be ground zero for aficionados of California's artisan cheese producers. The third annual Artisan Cheese Festival, held at the Sheraton Sonoma County - Petaluma, will run from Friday, March 20, through Monday, March 23.  The festivities begin with a Meet the Artisans welcome reception a ... More >>

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Bar Bambino Wine and Cheese Tasting Promises to Go Beyond Beyond Mere Noshing

SanFranAnnie via FlickrA cheese plate at Bar BambinoWhile cheese and wine events are a dime a dozen in San Francisco, it's not every day there's a tasting with the added value of education. Assuming the average wine-addled brain can soak up some learning, you might just leave the May Cheese and Wine ... More >>

Flip Out for Free This Saturday at Ben & Jerry's in Union Square

Ben & Jerry's certainly doesn't have to invent anything new to hold our interest, but luckily they're excited enough about their new concoction they'll be slinging it for free this Saturday, July 18, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Macy's Cellar (170 O'Farrell at Stockton). Flipped Out! is a new porta ... More >>

Doggy Bag: Cheese Doodles

Gordon EdgarCreepy faces adorn wheels of Chällerhocker, a Swiss cow's milk cheese.​Our favorite morsel from the blogs. Antonia Richmond tackles home cheese making for The Bold Italic. I've been hooked on the stuff since childhood--beginning with my first taste (of a cellophane-wrapped Kraft ... More >>

Orgy of Artisanal Cheesemaking in Berkeley Tomorrow

​A cheese tasting, a panel discussion, and book signing are all going down at The Pasta Shop on Fourth Street (1786 Fourth St. at Hearst, Berkeley) tomorrow. Cheese artisans from Bellwether Farms, Cellars of Jasper Hill, Cowgirl Creamery, Point Reyes Farmstead Cheese, and Vermont Creamery will ... More >>

Cowgirl Creamery Owners to Work Out Details of Ferry Bldg. Expansion ― in Paris

Cowgirl CreameryPeggy Smith (far left) and Sue Conley (far right).​Sue Conley confirmed that Cowgirl Creamery will in fact expand into the Ferry Building space vacated late last month by LuLu Petite (7x7 tweeted the scoop late yesterday), but she declined to reveal more about the new stall. "W ... More >>

Complimentary Cones at Ben & Jerry's Today

Ben & Jerry's​Today brings good temps to San Francisco, with a predicted high of 70 degrees. And it's just in time for the Ben & Jerry's annual free cone day. Hit up any of the city's locations (170 O'Farrell at Powell, 475 Jefferson at Hyde, 1480 Haight at Ashbury, 100 North Point at Grant) t ... More >>

Free Tastes of New Bonnaroo Ice Cream at Ben & Jerry's

Mmmm... Kings of Leon​Bonnaroo, the giant Manchester, Tennessee music festival in mid-June, just got a little tastier. You can now count down the days until Stevie Wonder, Jay-Z, Conan O'Brien, The Flaming Lips, and a billion other marquee names take multiple stages down south by licking your way ... More >>

Woman Named Skye Sues Ben & Jerry's Over 'All Natural' Claim

You lying bastards...​A wholesome food warrior named Skye is suing Ben & Jerry's for claiming its ice cream is "All Natural" on the label, when in fact -- horror of horrors -- ingredient No. 36 is alkalized cocoa. We feel tricked by those Vermont cows who subtly imparted in their placid, bovin ... More >>

Gas Mask Removed from Cow at Aquarium's Controversial Global Warming Exhibit

Humans in gas masks just aren't the same​A cow in a gas mask is a memorable image. That's probably why it was deployed, to great effect, in a recent exhibit on climate change at the Monterey Bay Aquarium. While this is the sort of thing that would doubtless please André Breton, dairy farmers -- n ... More >>

Taste Local Cheese for the Holidays (and a Good Cause)

​For obvious, if college-humor, reasons, our favorite of the twelve days of Christmas has always been the eight maids a-milking. Egg nog and Santa's glass of milk always have a place in the holiday celebrations, but why can't we include dairy in its more awesome and solid forms? The

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​For obvious, if college-humor, reasons, our favorite of the twelve days of Christmas has always been the eight maids a-milking. Egg nog and Santa's glass of milk always have a place in the holiday celebrations, but why can't we include dairy in its more awesome and solid forms? The

Tonight: Victory Cheeses at 18 Reasons

elkit/Flickr​Good Food Awards Cheese Tasting Where: 18 Reasons, 593 Guerrero (at 18th St.) When: Tonight, Jan. 25, 6-8 p.m. Cost: $15 for 18 Reasons members/ $20 for everyone else The rundown: Shed a tear for the lactose intolerant. At a drop-in event tonight at 18 Reasons, all the final c ... More >>

Clean Cheese, Ginger Ale, and the Mighty Subway

Madame Fromage/FlickrSally Jackson's amazing cheese, now lost to the world after an FDA crackdown.​A new daily column: Notes on national stories, local trends, random tastes, and other miscellanea dredged up from the food media.1. Cheese makers under attack? San Francisco diners haven't felt the i ... More >>

More Local Cheese Recommendations

Jonathan KauffmanValley Ford's Estero Gold.​ This week, as I was tasting local cheeses for today's SFoodie's 92 segment, I called a number of pros to ask them about cheeses they thought I should know about. Three ― Jens at Say Cheese, Ellen at 24th Street Cheese Company, and the amazing Laura We ... More >>

Free Ice Cream for SFoodie Readers!

​Ben & Jerry's is driving a truck around the Bay Area this month, dishing out free scoops of ice cream to all who ask. When the ice cream starts off at free, you might ask, "What more could SFoodie possibly promise your loyal readers?" How about a coupon for a free pint? The truck is equip ... More >>

Fresh Eats: Cypress Grove Delivers a PsycheDillic '60s Flashback

​Ben & Jerry's is driving a truck around the Bay Area this month, dishing out free scoops of ice cream to all who ask. When the ice cream starts off at free, you might ask, "What more could SFoodie possibly promise your loyal readers?" How about a coupon for a free pint? The truck is equip ... More >>

Cheese Affinage? New York Times: Pro. Rainbow's Head Cheesemonger: Meh.

Ask Gordon Edgar about affinage, and that cheese machete he's holding might get put to use.​Yesterday, the New York Times published a feature on affinage, the practice of properly aging cheeses until they hit that perfect moment for eating. The article profiled several East Coast cheesemonge ... More >>

Meet and Eat With Your Favorite Cheesemakers

​What: Meet the Cheesemaker, a California Artisan Cheese Guild Fundraiser Where:The Cheese School of San Francisco When: Fri., November 11, 7-9 p.m. Cost: $35 The rundown: Every year, the Cheese School in North Beach hosts a bunch of California's cheesemakers to raise funds for the Califor ... More >>

Jessica Boncutter's 2011 Find: Terminal 2 at SFO

​SFoodie is calling up food types around the city to ask them about their favorite discovery of the past year, whether it's new or ancient, an ingredient or a person. We'll be running their responses over the course of the next 10 days. T2 goodness.​We spoke to Jessica Boncutter from the d ... More >>

Fresh Eats: Gordon Edgar Chooses His Favorite New Cheeses

​SFoodie is calling up food types around the city to ask them about their favorite discovery of the past year, whether it's new or ancient, an ingredient or a person. We'll be running their responses over the course of the next 10 days. T2 goodness.​We spoke to Jessica Boncutter from the d ... More >>