Dairy and Eggs

Early Look at Mason Pacific's Food

Mason Pacific has only been open a week, but that doesn't stop people from asking me, "should I go," "what should I get," or "how soft is the toilet paper" when they hear I've tried the new bistro/wine bar that took over the Lalola spot on the corner of, you guessed it, Mason and Pacific in the Russ ... More >>

Top 10 Breakfast Sandwiches in San Francisco

If you want to be technical about it, any sandwich consumed first thing in the morning is a "breakfast sandwich," but we know what you're really after as you roll groggily out of bed: oozing, melted cheese, fluffy scrambled or fried eggs, optional (but not really) meat of choice, all encased by swee ... More >>

Where To Get Your Free Grilled Cheese Sandwich Today

It's National Grilled Cheese Day! And while it's true that we usually avoid mention of such theme days because, well, there are so many and they usually skew toward the random (today is also National Licorice Day, tomorrow is National Peach Cobbler Day, Monday is National Glazed Spiral Ham Day, and ... More >>

Biergarten: Now with 100 Percent More Burgers

Avoid All the Cliches This Valentine's Day: Four Offbeat Ideas

If you've managed to tunnel your way through the growing thicket of Valentine's Day misery (you know what we mean: glittering greeting cards with babies on rose beds in soft focus, waxy milk chocolate roses, contrived puns about love, and "aphrodisiac dinners"), we're proud of you. Valentine's Day i ... More >>

Comprehensive Guide to the Best Poutine in San Francisco

As fall settles in on San Francisco, it brings changes at the farmers' market, restaurant menus, and the type of weather-related bitching done by city residents. With each successive fall, one food item seems to be rearing its greasy head on more and more menus: poutine. Every year, this Quebecois p ... More >>

Braving Brunch: Refreshing Japanese Breakfast at Cassava Bakery Cafe

Notorious for long lines, brunching in the city can easily turn into a whole-day affair. From wait times and signature dishes to ambiance and drink selections, Braving Brunch is your go-to resource for navigating mid-morning meals. The Spot: Cassava Bakery Cafe The Neighborhood: Outer Richmond Th ... More >>

Braving Brunch: Long Lines, Heavenly Eggs Benedict at Mission Beach Cafe

Notorious for its long lines, brunching in the city can easily turn into a whole-day affair. That's why SFoodie is proud to present its newest series, "Braving Brunch," your go-to resource for navigating the mid-morning meal. The Spot: Mission Beach Cafe The Neighborhood: Mission The Cuisine: New A ... More >>

Drink of the Week: Cool Hand Luke Fizz at Txoko

Some drinks are natural born thirst-shakers. At Txoko, bar manager Jason Brown's Cool Hand Luke Fizz ($11, Fighting Cock Bourbon, Mexican Coca Cola, egg whites, Peychaud's bitters) is a perfect blend of soda fountain nostalgia and whiskey & coke's bracing simplicity. The cocktail tastes like a cro ... More >>

Deviled Eggs: Still So Hot Right Now

After avoiding a fate that seemed to doom them to some sort of Eighties potluck hell, deviled eggs have been enjoying quite a comeback as a fashionable bar and lounge snack over the past couple of years in San Francisco. And they're anything but plain. There seems to be some unwritten rule among lo ... More >>

One Night Only: Happy Hour at The American Grilled Cheese Kitchen

Tillamook Happy Hour Where: The American Grilled Cheese Kitchen, 1 South Park (at Second St.), 243-0107 When: Wed., Aug. 22, 5-8 p.m. Cost: Menu items from $3-19 The rundown: There's a line out the door every day here for sandwiches, but the American Grilled Cheese Kitchen is normally closed at nigh ... More >>

Class Alert! Master The Art of Gluten-Free Baking, Thai Cooking, and Cheesemaking

The Joy of Gluten-Free, Sugar-Free Baking Where: Draeger's, 222 E. Fourth Ave., San Mateo; (650) 685-3700. When: Thurs., Aug. 16, 6:30 p.m. Cost: $65 The rundown: Baker, author, and instructor Peter Reinhart leads a demonstration class featuring recipes such as no-carb hush puppies, biscotti with ... More >>

Peach Pairings: 4 Ways to Accentuate This Summer Fruit

These days, my farmers' market routine begins with a systematic sampling of the peaches at every single stand. Donut peaches, white peaches, yellow peaches: Some may be just a bit juicer or a tad sweeter, but they're all pretty darn good. Restaurants around San Francisco are playing up the summer ... More >>

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Mozzeria: A Neighborhood Pizzeria That Gets Past Barriers

SFoodie's 50 Favorites: Asparagus and Egg Sandwich

Bistro Central Parc Serves Homey Parisian Brunch in NOPA

Bistro Central Parc occupies a sunny corner on a largely non-commercial stretch of NOPA, at Central and Grove. So quiet, in fact, that you may start to doubt your sense of direction -- that is, until you see the restaurant's bold, vaguely familiar black and white striped awning (it looks exactly ... More >>

Free Ben & Jerry's Ice Cream Cone Today (Try the Greek Yogurt)

 What: Three words: free cone day. Where: Local Ben & Jerry's Scoop ShopsWhen: Tuesday April 3, noon to 8:00 p.m.Cost: Once you get to the front of line-- if you get to the front of the line-- the cone is free.The Rundown: Ben & Jerry's will be handing out free ice cream to all tho ... More >>

Bellweather Farms' Pepato Cheese: Whole Peppercorns Are Just Enough

Back when spice-trade fortunes first were made from what we now use as condiments, pepper was a semi-precious stone. The traditional salt-and-pepper pair up is said to come from salt's necessity -- before refrigeration it extended the life of foods better left for dead by masking their rancid flavor ... More >>

Andrea Nguyen's Asian Tofu Teaches You to Make Your Own

If you move in food-obsessive circles, you'll see certain recipes become cult projects. David Chang's ramen from ​the Momofuku Cookbook. Modernist Cuisine's pressure-cooker caramelized carrot soup. Chad Robertson's master bread recipe in Tartine Bread. SFoodie suspects the next one will be tofu fr ... More >>

Shoot Whiskey, Play Pool at Dear Mom Pop-Up Brunch

​Just as we've bidden farewell to Brunch Drunk Love, another pop-up brunch has materialized in the Mission. Dear Mom, the recently opened watering hole celebrated for cheap drinks and hipster nightlife, is now home on Sundays to B.G.'s Brunch, where two local chefs (Josh DeClercq and Ken Cazenas) ... More >>

Making Use of Expired Milk : Lacto-Fermentation Classes

dragon_fang/Shutterstock​Mission community center 18 Reasons gives you a reason to keep that expired milk still sitting in your fridge. A three-part series called "Sour Milk: Lacto-Fermentation from Yogurt to Soda" starts today. Assistant professor at Berkley's Integrative Medicine College, Nish ... More >>

Anjan Mitra's 2011 Food Find: Summer Salad at Dosa

​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. ​We spoke to Anjan Mitra from Dosa: "I had to think about ... More >>

Dux: A Chef's Culinary Art Project Explores and Interprets Flavor

Elegant, Old-School Dining Sets Absinthe Brunch Apart

​Dining at Absinthe is a reminder of what eating out used to be like, perhaps before good food became available to the masses. Hostesses offer to take your coat upon walking in the door, classic cocktails are part of every meal and waiters refill water glasses almost obsessively. In the Hayes ... More >>

Farmageddon Cries For Small Farms and Raw Milk

​The US government is at war with small farmers who try to raise animals for meat and milk in sustainable ways. Regulations are written for -- and often by -- agribusiness. And the situation has actually gotten worse under President Obama, with gun-toting agents raiding family farms to confisc ... More >>

Zazie Brunch Lives Up to Hype

​From exposed brick walls and vintage posters to tightly-packed dining tables, Zazie has all the makings of a classic French bistro. The dinner menu features usual regional suspects -- think French Onion Soup Gratinee and Mussels Marineres -- but the Cole Valley gem is at its best during brunch, w ... More >>

We Taste Two New Local, Organic Sour Creams

​Something is stirring in the previously staid state of sour cream. Straus Family Creamery and Redwood Hill, under the Green Valley Organics brand, are dipping their toes in the artisanal sour cream stream. Two's a trend, so I took a tasting. I used Trader Joe's Organic Sour Cream, our house ... More >>

A Liquid Preview of Jasper's Corner Tap

Lou BustamanteKevein Diedrich, bar manager at Jasper's Corner Tap​Jasper's Corner Tap, the gastropub project in the hotel section west of Union Square, opens tonight with an impressive list of beverages. The tavern will feature 18 cocktails, 18 beers and six wines on tap. We were able to get ... More >>

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 >>

Get Your Ass to Oakland for: Sacred Wheel's Grilled Cheese & PBR Tomato Soup

Laura BeckEat Me, Bitches!​Is there any combo more perfect than a grilled cheese and tomato soup? If there is, we don't want to see a picture of Gael Garcia Bernal naked and making out with a sandwich. Wait, what? Anyway, Sacred Wheel Cheese Shop in Oakland's Temescal district is mainly a plac ... More >>

Wayfare Tavern's Deviled Eggs Are Hella Good

Carina OstDeviled Jidori eggs with bottarga, $9.​In case you've been ignoring the beautiful weather, your calendar, or that asparagus at brunch, let SFoodie save you the embarrassment: It's spring! It's the season of crucifixions and rebirth, of ying and yang, of the white and the yolk. And ... More >>

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 >>

Whole Beast Supper Club Gets Its Goat

chelseagirl/Flickr​Whole Beast Supper Club Goat Dinner Where: La Victoria, 2937 24th St. (at Florida), 642-7120 When: Fri., Feb. 4; seatings at 6 and 9 p.m. Cost: $55 for five courses; BYOB The rundown: Chef Kevin Bunnell's first Whole Beast Supper Club pop-up here was such a success, he's ... More >>

Two Mission Mac 'n' Cheeses, Glaring at Each Other Across the Street

Carina OstGrub's mac and cheese with add-ins, Cold Stone Creamery style.​When my date last week told me he had been craving mac and cheese, I suggested we make a reservation to check out Grub's mac and cheese bar. The idea is brilliant: The basic order is made with white cheddar, sharp cheddar, an ... More >>

Wayfare Tavern's Poutine

Carina OstFrom Wayfare Tavern's new fall menu: Poutine with short rib, truffle Jack cheese, and veal jus, $12.​Friday, October 22, 2010 In case you missed it, last week was Thanksgiving Day in Canada. We can't say we know what Canadians eat on the big day, but we do know what our favorite Can ... More >>

Snacktion: Sweet Onion and Crème Fraîche Flat Bread

T. Palmer​Name: Sweet Onion and Crème Fraîche Flat Bread Brand: Rustic Bakery Origin: Sonoma Found at: Faletti's (308 Broderick at Fell) Cost: $5.99 Ingredients:Unbleached flour, seasonal sweet onions, creme fraiche, olive oil, turbinado sugar, wild yeast starter, sesame seeds, sea salt. Calorie ... More >>

Ready to Brave the Bridge? Check Out Taco Tuesday Tomorrow at Lake Chalet in Oakland

sirgious/FlickrGas up and go.​Now that the bridge is open, reacquaint your Hyundai with the span by taking a little road trip to Oakland tomorrow: Take a late lunch (or leave work early, we dare you!) and hit Taco Tuesdays at The Dock at the Lake Chalet Restaurant (1520 Lakeside at 17th St.), ... More >>

Trademark invades a Eurocentric street with fresh American fare

Pizza Smackdown

SoCal chain goes head to head with hometown favorite

Closer Than Italy

Lucky Glen Park gets a new neighborhood hangout

A Place in Time

Comfortable but uneven describes this venerable Hayes Valley institution

Eggs and Cheese, Cheese and Eggs

Very specific dishes at very specific places

Crunch, Sir

If stranded on a desert island, we'd choose Tartine's croque monsieur over water

Cheeseburger Cheeseburger Cheeseburger

Trying a burger (or four) at favorite joints old and new

Here's the Beef

Balboa Cafe; Bill's Place; Burger Joint; Mo's Grill; Original Joe's; Pier 23 Cafe; Polkers Gourmet Burgers

Side Dish

Ouch!, Rat and Raven, The Dirty Boulevard, Who Cut the ...?, Star-ing

The Antique Italian Table

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Two for Tea

Afternoons spent on the English beat