Dennis Lee

Namu Gaji: Reincarnation Fits Nicely into New Mission Home

Shuttered Namu Pops Back Up at Four Barrel

Kathy W.Namu's ramen.​What: Namu Pop-up Where: Four Barrel When: Fri., January 13 Cost: $25 The rundown: Namu left a hole in the Japanese-American-Korean food scene of San Francisco when it shut down on New Year's Eve. But don't worry, Japanese-American-Korean food lovers, Namu is back w ... More >>

Open & Shut Report December 2011: New Starts and Year-End Goodbyes

Some restaurants took the ushering in of a new year as the time to bow out of the city's restaurant scene. Elizabeth Falkner is officially out after closing Citizen Cake on the heels of Orson's shutter. No longer will you venture out to the Richmond District to eat Dennis Lee's ramyeon at Namu, as t ... More >>

Ken Ken Ramen Opens and Namu's End

The past 24 hours in gossip, innuendo, and cold hard facts about the San Francisco food scene. Ken Ken Ramen opens today in it's new, permanent location (3378 18th St. at Mission). We learned, via a tweet, that for now they'll only be open three nights a week (Thu.-Sat.), starting at 6 p.m. As the ... More >>

"Fireflies in the Garden": Sort-of Autobiography Totally Uninteresting

The past 24 hours in gossip, innuendo, and cold hard facts about the San Francisco food scene. Ken Ken Ramen opens today in it's new, permanent location (3378 18th St. at Mission). We learned, via a tweet, that for now they'll only be open three nights a week (Thu.-Sat.), starting at 6 p.m. As the ... More >>

Screw Authenticity: Asian Food in America

Lummmy/FlickrShould Americans even be calling pad thai "Thai" at this point?​This week, Gilt Taste is running a fantastic series about Asian food in America -- or rather, Asian American food. The series led with an article by former SFoodie editor (and current East Bay Express critic) John Birdsal ... More >>

Bar Tartine Switches from California Cusine to Chicken Paprikas

Lara HataBar Tartine's Dobos torte with apricots and candied hazelnuts.​It's rare for the SF Weekly to re-review restaurants -- small paper, big dining scene. But it was impossible for me to stay away from Bar Tartine after the owners hired a new chef, Nick Balla, who was known for his Japanese fo ... More >>

Fresh Eats

Our weekly roundup of SFoodie news

Namu Brings Ramyun to the Ferry Plaza Sat. Market

Dennis Lee is reverse-engineering this.​Talking to Dennis Lee about his oxtail dish, I took the opportunity to ask him about the new ramyun dish he debuted at Namu's Saturday farmers' market stand last week. "I basically spend all Friday making the noodles," he says. "We're mimicking Korean insta ... More >>

Namu's Solution for Ferry Plaza Lines: The Office Preorder

Alex Hochman/FlickrThe window's closing fast.​Miserable-looking Midwesterners in Tommy Bahama aren't the only constant at Ferry Plaza these days. At the Thursday street-food market, lines stretch way past the point of lunch-hour patience. "It's a really tight window that people are trying to f ... More >>

Reports on the Death of Fusion Are Greatly Exaggerated: A Response to Michael Bauer

Jen SiskaNamu's gamja fries: Fusion, dude. Pure fusion.​My first response on reading Michael Bauer's post today, "What happened to fusion cuisine?" was a pleasant, if slightly embarrassed, sigh of nostalgia, the kind that escapes when you're rustling through a drawer and come across an old prom ph ... More >>

Cochon 555 Chefs, Meet Your Hogs

garyrwise/FlickrMorgan Maki's hook-up, a Mangalitsa-breed hog.​We now interrupt your browsing pleasure with an update from the Cochon 555 folks. As they prepare to apply the full heft of their culinary acumen at next weekend's massive pork party, some of San Francisco's most swine-savvy chefs ... More >>

Cochon 555 is Rolling into San Francisco. With Luck, No Punches Will Fly

wanderkeil/FlickrGet ready for the thunderous, rollin' pig-pulling ― and hopefully brawl-free ― review.​Cochon 555 is coming to San Francisco ― you know, that thunderous, rollin' pig-pulling review boasting five lauded chefs, five hapless swine, and five exemplary wine crafters. On June ... More >>

Inside Scoop Bitch-Slaps Michael Bauer

Eater SFNamu's Dennis Lee, whose hotness Eater SF once trumpeted.​Our favorite morsel from the blogs. Ever seen Whatever, Martha? That's the show on Fine Living Network that shows Martha Stewart's daughter Alexis and friend Jennifer Koppelman Hutt watching old clips from mom's show and keepin ... More >>

Jonathan Kauffman's Tips for Venturing Beyond Korean Snack Food

hyperbolation/FlickrLunch at Han Il Kwan.​You have questions about restaurants, dining, food, drinks that you can't figure out or are too shy to ask? I have answers ― or know people who do.Under the SFoodie teaser to this week's review of Korean snack food joints around San Francisco, Urbanstoma ... More >>

Korea Attacks! Korean junk food has established a tasty foothold

hyperbolation/FlickrLunch at Han Il Kwan.​You have questions about restaurants, dining, food, drinks that you can't figure out or are too shy to ask? I have answers ― or know people who do.Under the SFoodie teaser to this week's review of Korean snack food joints around San Francisco, Urbanstoma ... More >>

Doggy Bag: Throwing Chum to the Bloggers

Photos by Mavis/Flickr​Our favorite morsel from the blogs. Blog mooch: Foodhoe spent a day at Foodbuzz's weekend First Annual Blogger Festival. As you can imagine, it was all farm-to-table talks and grazing sessions through the taste pavilion Foodbuzz engineered at the Metreon: Ryan's chichar ... More >>

State of the Cart Sidebar: Happy Belly

Photos by Mavis/Flickr​Our favorite morsel from the blogs. Blog mooch: Foodhoe spent a day at Foodbuzz's weekend First Annual Blogger Festival. As you can imagine, it was all farm-to-table talks and grazing sessions through the taste pavilion Foodbuzz engineered at the Metreon: Ryan's chichar ... More >>

A More Refined Fire

Korean goes upscale in the Inner Richmond