Chez Papa Resto offers a modern take on classic French fare, with prices suitable to current concerns.
Spain meets France in a tavern setting.
The charming L'Ardoise Bistro turns the Duboce Triangle into the 21st arrondissement.
The food at Le P'tit Laurent is like the French: indifferent
The food at Le P'tit Laurent is like the French: indifferent
A welcoming French restaurant that feels like a few hours in Paris
A welcoming French restaurant that feels like a few hours in Paris
A welcoming French restaurant that feels like a few hours in Paris
The grand French tradition, updated, at a redecorated temple of cuisine
Week of Wednesday, November 24, 2004
Week of Wednesday, November 24, 2004
Week of Wednesday, November 24, 2004
Week of Wednesday, November 24, 2004
Week of Wednesday, November 24, 2004
Week of Wednesday, November 24, 2004
Week of Wednesday, November 24, 2004
Week of Wednesday, November 24, 2004
Week of Wednesday, November 24, 2004
Week of Wednesday, November 24, 2004
Julia Child celebrates her 90th birthday with an over-the-top feast in S.F.
Julia Child celebrates her 90th birthday with an over-the-top feast in S.F.
Julia Child celebrates her 90th birthday with an over-the-top feast in S.F.
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Forget about live-work lofts. The newest fight for San Francisco's soul is over multimedia office space.
Forget about live-work lofts. The newest fight for San Francisco's soul is over multimedia office space.
Forget about live-work lofts. The newest fight for San Francisco's soul is over multimedia office space.
Forget about live-work lofts. The newest fight for San Francisco's soul is over multimedia office space.
Forget about live-work lofts. The newest fight for San Francisco's soul is over multimedia office space.
Forget about live-work lofts. The newest fight for San Francisco's soul is over multimedia office space.
Forget about live-work lofts. The newest fight for San Francisco's soul is over multimedia office space.
Forget about live-work lofts. The newest fight for San Francisco's soul is over multimedia office space.
Forget about live-work lofts. The newest fight for San Francisco's soul is over multimedia office space.
Terroir was open last night, but where was Spencer on the Go?Insider sites were burning with the news: Chef Laurent Katgely was taking French bistro Chez Spencer mobile, and in a taco truck no less. Starting last night, Spencer on the Go was slated to crank out escargot puffs, sweetbreads, and curri ... More >>
French-food-lovin' patrons needed patience to deal with long waitsFrench food from a taco truck? Last night Chez Spencer restaurant rolled out its rehabbed taco wagon (or as the French would say, a camion de taco), dispensing sautéed sweetbreads, escargot "lollipops," and potato-garlic soup from th ... More >>
Two hundred and twenty years ago today a Parisian mob overwhelmed the 82 geriatric soldiers (and 32 able-bodied ones) guarding the seven prisoners housed in the Bastille. As stormings go, this wasn't exactly the most impregnable fortress -- but it did trigger the French Revolution. So, today, you ca ... More >>
Two hundred and twenty years ago today a Parisian mob overwhelmed the 82 geriatric soldiers (and 32 able-bodied ones) guarding the seven prisoners housed in the Bastille. As stormings go, this wasn't exactly the most impregnable fortress -- but it did trigger the French Revolution. So, today, you ca ... More >>
Sony PicturesFlipping for Julia: Streep as the French food maven at the Cordon Bleu in Paris.I was thrilled when I arrived at the Century last Friday, opening day of Julia & Julia, to see a long line outside the theater. San Francisco foodies, represent! Except when I found out they were wait ... More >>
A2ZMpls/FlickrQueen of Sheba cake from Julia's 'Mastering the Art of French Cooking.'Julia Child would have turned 97 on August 15th (when she died in 2004, she'd almost made it to 92). To honor the occasion, the Balboa Theatre (3630 Balboa at 38th Ave.) is hosting a Birthday Cake Bake-Off an ... More >>
Rakka/FlickrYou're not alone.When Chelsea Handler told a panel of comedians on Chelsea Lately that ABC News was reporting that Julia Child's memoir My Life in France and some of her other books are "flying off the shelves because of the new movie Julie & Julia," the invective flew thick and f ... More >>
ModelMayhemMaybe he should've stuck with modeling. Or not.S.F.'s own Mattin Noblia, chef-proprietor of Iluna Basque, did not cover himself with glory (or even the tricoleur) in last night's French-themed episode of Top Chef. The escargot Quickfire challenge pleased him: "I feel good," he sa ... More >>
Silent auction prizes include signed copies of Chiang's latest book.Famed San Francisco restaurant owner, cooking teacher, and consultant Cecilia Chiang is being honored on her 90th birthday Friday with a banquet at Yank Sing Rincon Center (101 Spear at Mission). The eight-course menu was cre ... More >>
