Gael Greene

New York Press Part One: A Timeline of Culinary Trends

My 12-Year-Old Nephew Could Write a Better Restaurant Review Than That

By Meredith Brody I love eating out with the kiddies. I have six godchildren, aged between early 20s and three, and I must admit I have a weakness for the one who is the best eater. At the age of 9, Chester was so appreciative of a multi-course tasting menu we were enjoying at Redwood Park, George ... More >>

The New Grazing

A fancy restaurant morphs into a place where you can order some food with your cocktails

S.F. Chef Falkner Takes on 'Top Chef Masters' with Boar, Beef Jerky, and Extra-Credit Cookies

S.F.'s own Elizabeth Falkner (pictured, second from left, with Wylie Dufresne, Graham Elliot Bowles, and Suzanne Tracht) competed in last night's episode of Bravo's Top Chef Masters. And while she didn't win (that honor went to Tracht), the Orson/Citizen Cake maven's dishes were certainly memora ... More >>

Doggy Bag: Today's Odds and Ends

​Our favorite morsel from the food blogs. You asked for it: Grub Street New York published its Grub Report earlier this week. Think of it as a Twitpic of the state of the nation's restaurants, captured, collectively, by about a dozen critics. Anthony Bourdain, Jonathan Gold, Gael Greene, Ed L ... More >>

Anthony Bourdain's Coming to Ferry Plaza Tomorrow. Leave Your Drugs at Home

poopscape/FlickrBring your slavish adoration.​Anthony Bourdain will be in the San Francisco Bay Area for one day only ― tomorrow. Leave your bags of weed and coke at home, please. The best way to catch sight of him? In the morning, at Book Passage in the Ferry Building. The event starts at 1 ... More >>

Meet the Bloggers: Carina Ost

Carina Ost​You read them here, now find out who the hell they are: We give you the diverse group of men and women who cover the local food and drink scene for you on SFoodie. Carina Ost Blogs about: Top Chef, food porn Carina Ost moves fast. As an avid follower (read: voyeur) of her ever-buzzi ... More >>

Top Chef Masters, Week 7: Of Love and Body Parts (Some Severed)

Steven RichterGael Greene: Fan of the kama sutra.​Last night's Top Chef Masters began with senses-blocking toys: blindfolds and earplugs and and nose plugs, oh my. For the Quickfire, the cheftestants could have only one orifice (or limb) open at a time, going from their mouths, to their noses, ... More >>

Top Chef Masters: Nostalgic Finale Edition

Bravo TVHost Curtis Stone checks in with San Francisco finalist Traci Des Jardins.​Last night brought the finale of Bravo's Top Chef Masters and our SF-based Traci Des Jardins was in it to win it. On the line was $100,000 for the cheftestants' charity of choice. For those of us rooting for the ... More >>

Traci Des Jardins on Top Chef Masters, Duck Love, and Pop-Ups

Courtesy Traci Des Jardins​Our local Top Chef Masters cheftestant Traci Des Jardins didn't win the title last night, but she did take home more than $30,000 for La Cocina and made us very proud. We spoke with her this afternoon, just for the duck of it. SFoodie: We have been so excited watchi ... More >>

Seven Hot Looks for Restaurant Critics

Gael Greene. Hot.​ Earlier this week, Eater ran (or is it re-ran? I've seen this post before) a post listing hot looks for hot chefs. Faced with a magazine shoot? Hold a knife! Or a pig head! SFoodie knows all too well that restaurant critics could use some tough love from Tyra Banks on our public ... More >>