Subject: Irish Food and Cooking

• Night Crawler

  March 20, 1996

• Look Back in Hunger

  We can't know what tomorrow may bring, but 2008 offered a lot of swell eating.

  December 31, 2008

• A Trip to Here

  If you can't get out of town, try a place off the beaten track.

  May 14, 2008

• Call Off the Quest

  O'Reilly's Holy Grail satisfies on every level: a beautiful room with interesting and delicious food

  September 21, 2005

• Best Irish Food

  Wilde Oscar's

  May 19, 2004

• Irish Eyes

  Smiling over the shepherd's pie and a pint of Guinness at Wilde Oscar's

  January 14, 2004

• Best Bread

  Noe Valley Bakery

  May 23, 2001

• Finnegans Cake

  March 10, 1999

• Irish Stew

  February 4, 1998

• The House of Tudor

  March 19, 1997

• Starches, Shots, and Shuffleboard: A Foodie Day Planner

  Tuesday, June 9, 2009 Let's do lunch: Animal fats and starches: They're not just for breakfast anymore. SF Weekly critic Meredith Brody suggests lubricating your brogue with the Irish breakfast (eggs, Irish bacon, pork sausage, pork pudding, fried potatoes, baked beans, and Irish soda bread) at the Village Grill (160 West Portal at Vicente, 681-5299). Drink therapy: Think of the name as ironic. Seriously -- they're really, really nice to you at Grumpy's American Pub (125 Vallejo at Front, 434-

  June 9, 2009

• Local Flavor: Corned Beef and Cabbage at a Revamped Berkeley Institution

  Meredith BrodyThe corned beef and cabbage: Impeccable.What are the chances that a venerable institution is forced to vacate its beautifully preserved location of 50 years, only to find another historic venue right next door? Last October, family-owned Brennan's -- Berkeley's beloved cafeteria and hof brau -- moved across the parking lot to the Southern Pacific railroad building, built in 1913 as the city's main train station. Hof braus once peppered the Bay Area, but most have disappeared, and

  July 1, 2009