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Food and Cooking

  • Blogs

    January 18, 2013

    Why American Craft Beer is Better Than Ever: A Brewer's Manifesto

    When someone says "I don't like beer" my reaction is almost always the same: "Challenge accepted!" It's not that the so-called beer-hater doesn't like beer -- it's that they don't like any of the beers they've had up until now. Chances are, it's been a pretty narrow selection of what's out there. ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 17, 2013

    Yelp Gets Even More Powerful By Posting S.F. Restaurant Health Ratings

    The Internets are all abuzz this morning with news that Mayor Ed Lee announced today at the national conference of mayors in Washington D.C.: The health department is teaming up with Yelp to post restaurant health scores on the ratings website. Currently ratings appear on a select number of restaura ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 17, 2013

    Beer of the Week: Boston Beer Company Revives Historic New Albion Ale

    All right class, it's time for a history lesson. Can anybody tell me which brewery is acknowledged as the first modern microbrewery in the United States? If you answered New Albion Brewing Company, you get an A. Does somebody know where the brewery was located? Yes, right in our backyard in Sonoma! ... More >>

  • Dining

    January 16, 2013

    4505 Meats Butcher Shop: Where Dreams Come True

    All right class, it's time for a history lesson. Can anybody tell me which brewery is acknowledged as the first modern microbrewery in the United States? If you answered New Albion Brewing Company, you get an A. Does somebody know where the brewery was located? Yes, right in our backyard in Sonoma! ... More >>

  • Dining

    January 16, 2013

    Rickybobby: Mind-(and Body-) Expanding Comfort Food

    All right class, it's time for a history lesson. Can anybody tell me which brewery is acknowledged as the first modern microbrewery in the United States? If you answered New Albion Brewing Company, you get an A. Does somebody know where the brewery was located? Yes, right in our backyard in Sonoma! ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 14, 2013

    Kosher Veggie Chinese Hideaway Shangri-La Turns 35 This Year

    Irving Street between 19th and 25th Avenues is a haven for snacking, a fickle stretch where eateries are plentiful and won't last long if they don't catch on quickly. Shangri-La Vegetarian Restaurant (2026 Irving) has sat in the middle of this Outer Sunset food court for 35 years now, no small feat ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 10, 2013

    4505 Butcher Shop: Chicharrones Nachos, Chorizo Con Queso-Topped Sausages, and More

    A fixture at the Ferry Building's Farmers Markets, Ryan Farr's 4505 Meats has been serving up a variety of meaty morsels to take home or to nosh for lunch every Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday. Their famous melt-in-your-mouth cloud-like chicharrones and oft "Best of" list-topping burger are now go-t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 10, 2013

    Eat Your Heart Out at the Grand Cafe Later This Month

    The Grand Cafe has announced a special menu for the last weekend in January that's not for the faint of heart (sorry, we couldn't resist). As part of its ongoing Misfit Dinner series, which looks to celebrate unusual animal cuts and preparations beyond traditional French brasserie fare, chef Alicia ... More >>

  • Dining

    January 9, 2013

    Food Trucks: Lessons From a Year Eating Out

    The Grand Cafe has announced a special menu for the last weekend in January that's not for the faint of heart (sorry, we couldn't resist). As part of its ongoing Misfit Dinner series, which looks to celebrate unusual animal cuts and preparations beyond traditional French brasserie fare, chef Alicia ... More >>

  • Dining

    January 9, 2013

    Recent Openers

    The Grand Cafe has announced a special menu for the last weekend in January that's not for the faint of heart (sorry, we couldn't resist). As part of its ongoing Misfit Dinner series, which looks to celebrate unusual animal cuts and preparations beyond traditional French brasserie fare, chef Alicia ... More >>

  • Dining

    January 9, 2013

    Eiji: Finding New Year's Solace in Homey Japanese Cooking

    The Grand Cafe has announced a special menu for the last weekend in January that's not for the faint of heart (sorry, we couldn't resist). As part of its ongoing Misfit Dinner series, which looks to celebrate unusual animal cuts and preparations beyond traditional French brasserie fare, chef Alicia ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 9, 2013

    Sharpen Your Knife Skills at S.F. Cooking School's New Winter Classes

    Last fall saw the opening of the San Francisco Cooking School, a new culinary education center in the Civic Center that offers professional degrees as well as classes for amateurs taught by some of the best chefs in the city. Today the school released the new lineup of winter "hands-on" classes for ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 7, 2013

    New Delhi Offers Inspiration for Home Chefs

    Included in the extensive menu at the 25-year-old Indian restaurant New Delhi is a monthly special called "Curries, Chutneys & Cocktails." It's both a good value and a potential source of inspiration for your own home cooking. See Also: - New Delhi Marks a Quarter Century in Business

  • Blogs

    January 3, 2013

    Five Oakland Openings to Anticipate

    Oakland is poised to have an incredible year of launching new restaurants. What's particularly exciting is that many of these forthcoming ventures that have come across our radar share an ethos of local sourcing -- and, in most cases, hyper-local sourcing. 2013 will be pivotal in reinforcing an idea ... More >>

  • Dining

    January 2, 2013

    All Tomorrow's Portions: Top 7 Food Trends for 2013

    Oakland is poised to have an incredible year of launching new restaurants. What's particularly exciting is that many of these forthcoming ventures that have come across our radar share an ethos of local sourcing -- and, in most cases, hyper-local sourcing. 2013 will be pivotal in reinforcing an idea ... More >>

  • Dining

    January 2, 2013

    La Palma: Now Featuring Heirloom Corn Tortillas

    Oakland is poised to have an incredible year of launching new restaurants. What's particularly exciting is that many of these forthcoming ventures that have come across our radar share an ethos of local sourcing -- and, in most cases, hyper-local sourcing. 2013 will be pivotal in reinforcing an idea ... More >>

  • Dining

    January 2, 2013

    Mission Bowling Club: More Focus on Food

    Oakland is poised to have an incredible year of launching new restaurants. What's particularly exciting is that many of these forthcoming ventures that have come across our radar share an ethos of local sourcing -- and, in most cases, hyper-local sourcing. 2013 will be pivotal in reinforcing an idea ... More >>

  • Dining

    January 2, 2013

    Recent Openers

    Oakland is poised to have an incredible year of launching new restaurants. What's particularly exciting is that many of these forthcoming ventures that have come across our radar share an ethos of local sourcing -- and, in most cases, hyper-local sourcing. 2013 will be pivotal in reinforcing an idea ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 2, 2013

    Five Things I Learned Eating at Food Trucks Every Week in 2012

    Our weekly bite explores the city's food trucks, one at a time, highlighting our favorite mobile dishes and snacks. Kicking off a new year of food truckin' merits a quick look back at what eating at more than twenty mobile vendors has taught me. My exploration of the food truck scene has yielded mo ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 31, 2012

    Where to Drag Your Hungover Self to Brunch on New Year's Day

    The Atlantic published a fun rant today: The Worst Holiday: New Year's Eve Is Over-hyped and Anti-Climactic. We tend to agree. While other countries have long lists of traditions, feasts, and prescribed foods, Americans don't have much besides drinking and watching the ball drop while Kathy Griffin ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 31, 2012

    Rice Paper Scissors Hijacks Whiz Burgers on New Year's Day

    Rice Paper Scissors New Year's Day Brunch Where: Whiz Burgers, 700 S. Van Ness (at 18th St.), 824-5888 When: Tues., Jan. 1, 11:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Cost: Menu items available à la carte ($3-12) The rundown: Not content to rest on their achievements of 2011 (which included props and screen time from ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 28, 2012

    Drink of the Week: Know Your Sparkling Wine

    The end of the year brings many things: family, parties, and lots of sparkling wine. While we love cocktails, it's this time of year we simply give in to any and all excuses for bubbly. It's like wine that got bedazzled. While our mental image of sparkling wine mostly stays fixed on Champagne, the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 21, 2012

    Mission Bowling Club Elevates Menu for 2013

    Mission Bowling Club opened in March and instantly separated itself from every other alley in the Bay Area with a sleek interior and thoughtful, delicious food from Anthony Myint (Mission Street Food, Mission Chinese Food, Commonwealth). 2013 brings an increased focus on the food at The Dining Room ... More >>

  • Dining

    December 19, 2012

    Dessert First: Two Sweet New Cafes Reinvent the Patisserie

    Mission Bowling Club opened in March and instantly separated itself from every other alley in the Bay Area with a sleek interior and thoughtful, delicious food from Anthony Myint (Mission Street Food, Mission Chinese Food, Commonwealth). 2013 brings an increased focus on the food at The Dining Room ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 19, 2012

    Monk's Kettle Turns Five and Throws a Party (Today!)

    We remember when Monk's Kettle was knee-high to a grasshopper. Five years into their run as one of SF's first beer-centric restaurants, and they've never been more on top of their game. In half a decade, the menu at Monk's has taken on a refined yet rustic personality, and the vintage beer list cont ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 14, 2012

    Drink of the Week: Puttin' on the Bix

    Veering off Montgomery onto Gold Street, a little, almost nondescript alley, feels like slipping into a hidden passageway. Walking along it I get the thrill of being in on a secret, what I imagine was half the fun of prohibition era speakeasies. The tidy little street doesn't stand out for any parti ... More >>

  • Dining

    December 12, 2012

    La Pastrami Fries: Meaty American-Style Poutine

    Veering off Montgomery onto Gold Street, a little, almost nondescript alley, feels like slipping into a hidden passageway. Walking along it I get the thrill of being in on a secret, what I imagine was half the fun of prohibition era speakeasies. The tidy little street doesn't stand out for any parti ... More >>

  • Dining

    December 12, 2012

    YakiniQ BBQ: Seoul Food for San Francisco

    Veering off Montgomery onto Gold Street, a little, almost nondescript alley, feels like slipping into a hidden passageway. Walking along it I get the thrill of being in on a secret, what I imagine was half the fun of prohibition era speakeasies. The tidy little street doesn't stand out for any parti ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 11, 2012

    Where to Eat on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day

    This Christmas, instead of slaving away in your kitchen for hours making a delicious meal to feed relatives you might not like that much anyway, consider eating out and letting some of the best chefs in the city cook for you instead. On Christmas Eve, Hubert Keller's Fleur de Lys will be serving a f ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 11, 2012

    Food Truck Bite of the Week: Hot to Tot at Little Green Cyclo

    Our weekly bite explores the city's food trucks, one at a time, highlighting our favorite mobile dishes and snacks. The Truck: Little Green Cyclo The Cuisine: Sustainable/Organic Vietnamese Street Food Specialty Items: Garlic noodles, bahn mi, rice & rice noodle plates Worth the Wait in Line? At pe ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 10, 2012

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    December 10, 2012

    Pop-Up Planner: The Best Temporary Restaurants, Dec. 10-16

    Governor Comes to San Francisco Where: Secret San Francisco location disclosed upon purchase When: Mon., Dec. 10, 7 p.m. Cost: $150 (purchase in advance via Kitchit) The rundown: Governor is an acclaimed restaurant in Brooklyn's DUMBO neighborhood. It's currently closed while trying to rebuild fro ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 7, 2012

    Tyler Florence on His New Cookbook and What to Make Right Now

    Local celeb chef Tyler Florence -- he of Wayfare Tavern, SFO T2, and Food Network fame -- has a new cookbook out, and will be signing copies of it in the city and at his Mill Valley shop next week. Tyler Florence Fresh is the chef's most ambitious book to date, a gorgeous volume showcasing the seaso ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 7, 2012

    Gung Ho Now Serving Lunch and Dinner in the Design District

    The other day we stopped into the Design District's new Gung Ho, a casual "San Francisco-style Asian" restaurant across the street from the fortress of Zynga. It's the first brick-and-mortar from Seoul Patch pop-up chef Eric Ehler, and we predict it will be insanely popular with the office lunch and ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 6, 2012

    Galieh Mahi Gets Shellfish Remix at Zaré at Fly Trap

    As much as heritage and tradition are important to chef Hoss Zaré, who was born in Iran, he is not shy about remixing classic dishes at his restaurant Zaré at Fly Trap, which he often describes as "Persian with Mediterranean influences." This playfulness can be seen in one of the newest dishes on ... More >>

  • Dining

    December 5, 2012

    The Corner Store: New American Excess

    As much as heritage and tradition are important to chef Hoss Zaré, who was born in Iran, he is not shy about remixing classic dishes at his restaurant Zaré at Fly Trap, which he often describes as "Persian with Mediterranean influences." This playfulness can be seen in one of the newest dishes on ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 5, 2012

    SubCulture Dining Hosts Intimate Duck Dinners

    Last summer, the Dissident Chef relaunched his SubCulture Dining collective in both San Francisco and New York. This month, he's hosting a series of intimate S.F. dinners dedicated to one of his most beloved animals, the duck. As a word-of-mouth underground club, Sub-Culture Dining preceded the pop ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 5, 2012

    Stock Up on Kitchen Supplies on the Cheap at the Meyer Factory Outlet Sale

    Headed to wine country or Tahoe? Plan to stop and shop at the Meyer factory outlet in Vallejo or Fairfield for a once-a-year deep discount on pots, pans and nifty cooking gear from the likes of Rachael Ray and Paula Deen through December 10. The annual Friends of Meyer sale also runs online through ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 4, 2012

    Gift Guide: Buy Framed Vintage Menus From Classic S.F. Spots

    All through December, SFoodie is bringing you local gift ideas for the food obsessives in your life. We've been fans of Cool Culinara, the online shop that sells framed and unframed prints of vintage menus, since it opened earlier in the summer -- along with the menus, the site gives some backgroun ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 29, 2012

    Our New Hero WordPress Releases Tools For Restaurant Websites

    You've heard it all before, we know -- restaurant websites are the worst, with their flash-heavy animation that doesn't work on smartphones, tinny soundtrack that normal humans mute within two seconds, and out-of-date information that's scattered across the site in an "artistic" fashion. (Note: To b ... More >>

  • Music

    November 28, 2012

    Bear in Heaven: Show Preview

    You've heard it all before, we know -- restaurant websites are the worst, with their flash-heavy animation that doesn't work on smartphones, tinny soundtrack that normal humans mute within two seconds, and out-of-date information that's scattered across the site in an "artistic" fashion. (Note: To b ... More >>

  • Dining

    November 28, 2012

    Machka: A Few Bright Spots with Turkish Flair

    You've heard it all before, we know -- restaurant websites are the worst, with their flash-heavy animation that doesn't work on smartphones, tinny soundtrack that normal humans mute within two seconds, and out-of-date information that's scattered across the site in an "artistic" fashion. (Note: To b ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 28, 2012

    Buy These Books: The Latest Cookbooks With Tasty Bay Area Ties

    The latest in Bay Area-related cookery titles worthy of space in your (compact, apartment) library. Kim Severson spent many years as a food scribe for the San Francisco Chronicle before moving to the East Coast. (We fondly remember how she reported on the nation's gayest Safeway!) Severson has be ... More >>

  • Dining

    November 21, 2012

    Two Sisters Bar and Books: Small Plates, Big Ambiance

    The latest in Bay Area-related cookery titles worthy of space in your (compact, apartment) library. Kim Severson spent many years as a food scribe for the San Francisco Chronicle before moving to the East Coast. (We fondly remember how she reported on the nation's gayest Safeway!) Severson has be ... More >>

  • Dining

    November 21, 2012

    Cafe des Amis: Braving a Carb-Filled Brunch

    The latest in Bay Area-related cookery titles worthy of space in your (compact, apartment) library. Kim Severson spent many years as a food scribe for the San Francisco Chronicle before moving to the East Coast. (We fondly remember how she reported on the nation's gayest Safeway!) Severson has be ... More >>

  • Dining

    November 14, 2012

    GMO Labeling: Looking to the Future Post-Prop. 37

    The latest in Bay Area-related cookery titles worthy of space in your (compact, apartment) library. Kim Severson spent many years as a food scribe for the San Francisco Chronicle before moving to the East Coast. (We fondly remember how she reported on the nation's gayest Safeway!) Severson has be ... More >>

  • Dining

    November 14, 2012

    331 Cortland: Entrepreneurs Share Space and Successes

    The latest in Bay Area-related cookery titles worthy of space in your (compact, apartment) library. Kim Severson spent many years as a food scribe for the San Francisco Chronicle before moving to the East Coast. (We fondly remember how she reported on the nation's gayest Safeway!) Severson has be ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 13, 2012

    Food Truck Bite of the Week: Tandoori Wrapper's Delight

    Our weekly bite explores the city's food trucks, one at a time, highlighting our favorite mobile dishes and snacks. The Truck: Tandoori Chicken USA The Cuisine: Indian-style tandoori sandwiches Specialty Items: Paneer or tandoori chicken sandwich Worth the Wait in Line? At peak lunchtime, it was a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 12, 2012

    Top Five Local Chefs to Follow on Instagram

    The photo-sharing social network Instagram has just widened its addicting potential by making member profiles visible on the Internet instead of only via mobile apps. This means that we can enjoy widescreen food porn from some of San Francisco's leading tech-savvy chefs. These are the top five who c ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 10, 2012

    Café des Carbs: Wherein I Brunch Like I am About to Run a Zombie Apocalypse Marathon

    There are several places in San Francisco sane people try to avoid when darkness falls, like the blocks surrounding 16th and Mission, the area near 6th and Market, the intersection of Eddy and Leavenworth, and The Marina. Luckily, if you are doing it right, brunch comes during the daylight hours, so ... More >>

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