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Food Porn: Getting Some Strange At Coi

Everyone's a Critic

A casual mention by Frank Bruni in today's NY Times concerning a certain Barack Obama's views about dining out, as expressed in 2001 on, as Mr. Bruni coyly said, "a restaurant-related television show in Chicago" (any foodie fool would know that was a reference, however veiled, to Check, Please!, th ... More >>

Dog Bites

A casual mention by Frank Bruni in today's NY Times concerning a certain Barack Obama's views about dining out, as expressed in 2001 on, as Mr. Bruni coyly said, "a restaurant-related television show in Chicago" (any foodie fool would know that was a reference, however veiled, to Check, Please!, th ... More >>

DVR Alert: Ex-Times Critic Frank Bruni Reveals More Than We Want to Know

Eater NY/FlickrFrank gets frank.​Tomorrow night (that's August 19) ex-New York Times restaurant critic Frank Bruni will come out of several closets in his first network interview, airing on ABC's Nightline (channel 7, locally) at 11:35 p.m. He's flacking his new memoir, Born Round: The Secret ... More >>

Be Able to Boast You've Slurped Pasta with a NY Times Restaurant Critic

Hot and (formerly) heavy: Frank Bruni.​Weight, weight, don't tell me! On Monday night, September 14, Naomi Epel Presents and Scala's Bistro (432 Powell at Sutter) are fêting former N.Y. Times restaurant critic Frank Bruni, whose memoir-slash-"overeater's story," Born Round: The Secret History ... More >>

Frank Reviews Himself

Hot and (formerly) heavy: Frank Bruni.​Weight, weight, don't tell me! On Monday night, September 14, Naomi Epel Presents and Scala's Bistro (432 Powell at Sutter) are fêting former N.Y. Times restaurant critic Frank Bruni, whose memoir-slash-"overeater's story," Born Round: The Secret History ... More >>

Doggy Bag: Today's Odds and Ends

​Our favorite morsel from the food blogs. Gotta hand it to him: Sure, we're only halfway through September, but we're ready to cede Eater's Paolo the award for best score of the month. The catch in question: a tweet by former NY Times resto critic Frank Bruni (in town to flog his used-to-be-a ... More >>

Food Boners and F-Bombs: Anthony Bourdain Hits Radio Airwaves Thursday

JuliesRawAmbition/FlickrEric Ripert (left) and Anthony Bourdain: Their "Turn and Burn" show drops Thursday.​Anthony Bourdain has authored best-selling books, and has the enviable job of slurping his way across the planet for his No Reservations TV show. (SFoodie readers will no doubt remember ... More >>

Frank Bruni Encore at Omnivore

​One of the most common queries about restaurant critics is how they handle taking in so much food. Former New York Times critic Frank Bruni addresses how that particular challenge collides with a lifelong history of eating disorders and weight battles in his memoir Born Round: A Story of Fami ... More >>