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SFoodie: Classic Beef Pot Roast with Root Vegetables

SFoodie: Classic Beef Pot Roast with Root Vegetables

Christmas Dinner: Don't Knock the Steak

By Matthew Stafford Christmas dinner is the great afterthought of the holiday season. So much time is spent shopping and card-writing and party-going and eggnog-sipping, there's barely enough time to think about what to eat for supper once the presents are unwrapped and the stockings are emptied. C ... More >>

Membership Has Its Privileges: Free Crab Cookbook

If you have a Visa Signature rewards card, Visa, the Golden Gate Restaurant Association, and almost 50 Bay Area restaurants have cooked up a little present for you: a nice little pamphlet of crab recipes, titled SF Chefs. Food. Wine.: Dungeness Crab. Inside you'll find recipes from A (Angel Hair Cra ... More >>

By the See

La Mar Cebicheria has a great room and view, but it's too loud and pricey.

On a Mission

Inexpensive street food as reimagined by guest chefs draws crowds and donations.

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From the Food Challenge

Look Back in Hunger

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

Secret Places

A few modest ethnic eateries that are worth checking out.

Brick & Fish

The third one is charming in a nautical sort of way.

Snazzy and Jazzy at Yoshi's

Some interesting and fancy Japanese cooking is paired with a glamorous restaurant and nightclub.

The Pho Chronicles

Upscale setting for the Vietnamese noodle soup that's good for what ails you, but nothing like your mother made

The New Grazing

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

Puccini and Pinetti's Touristy Location Trumps Its Cuisine

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

Seasonal ingredients and skillful handling make Flour + Water a Mission hit

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

Aicha serves flavorful Moroccan food at popular prices

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

Cajun Throwdown at Queen's Louisiana Po-Boy Cafe

T. PalmerFried Gulf shrimp po-boy: Worthy of devouring.​After long and careful planning, Queen's Louisiana Po-Boy Cafe (3030 San Bruno at Paul) opened its doors Nov. 6."I'm really passionate about this," said Danielle Reese, giant ladle in hand. "A lot of people try to represent New Orleans f ... More >>

Sick of Sandwiches Already? Turn Turkey Leftovers into A Refreshing Wild Rice Salad

Jess J/FlickrHow many turkey Sloppy Joes can you stuff your face with?​Something about that 12-pound turkey looked skimpy. Instead, you got a 20-pounder -- for the four of you. Naturally, you can only eat so many sandwiches, and while - sure - you could throw it all in a stock pot and make som ... More >>

Baker and Banker: Don't say Californian

Jess J/FlickrHow many turkey Sloppy Joes can you stuff your face with?​Something about that 12-pound turkey looked skimpy. Instead, you got a 20-pounder -- for the four of you. Naturally, you can only eat so many sandwiches, and while - sure - you could throw it all in a stock pot and make som ... More >>

Sour Cream and Onion Potatoes from Bar Agricole's Brandon Jew

Mary LaddBrandon Jew.​Brandon Jew's Sour Cream and Onion Potatoes Serves 2 "I like serving these potatoes with grilled duck breast," says Jew, chef at Bar Agricole, due for SOMA in late spring or early summer. "But they are delicious by themselves too." Check out our Q&A with the chef here, a ... More >>

Ruchi, southern homestyle cooking. Southern Indian, that is

Mary LaddBrandon Jew.​Brandon Jew's Sour Cream and Onion Potatoes Serves 2 "I like serving these potatoes with grilled duck breast," says Jew, chef at Bar Agricole, due for SOMA in late spring or early summer. "But they are delicious by themselves too." Check out our Q&A with the chef here, a ... More >>

Ready when you are: People who wait for brunch? Not us

Mary LaddBrandon Jew.​Brandon Jew's Sour Cream and Onion Potatoes Serves 2 "I like serving these potatoes with grilled duck breast," says Jew, chef at Bar Agricole, due for SOMA in late spring or early summer. "But they are delicious by themselves too." Check out our Q&A with the chef here, a ... More >>

Fresh Eats: We recommend Reverie's pozole and Ajisen's ramen

Mary LaddBrandon Jew.​Brandon Jew's Sour Cream and Onion Potatoes Serves 2 "I like serving these potatoes with grilled duck breast," says Jew, chef at Bar Agricole, due for SOMA in late spring or early summer. "But they are delicious by themselves too." Check out our Q&A with the chef here, a ... More >>

At Viva Goa, authenticity sometimes trumps taste

Mary LaddBrandon Jew.​Brandon Jew's Sour Cream and Onion Potatoes Serves 2 "I like serving these potatoes with grilled duck breast," says Jew, chef at Bar Agricole, due for SOMA in late spring or early summer. "But they are delicious by themselves too." Check out our Q&A with the chef here, a ... More >>

Ippuku uses every part of the chicken to its best effect

Mary LaddBrandon Jew.​Brandon Jew's Sour Cream and Onion Potatoes Serves 2 "I like serving these potatoes with grilled duck breast," says Jew, chef at Bar Agricole, due for SOMA in late spring or early summer. "But they are delicious by themselves too." Check out our Q&A with the chef here, a ... More >>

What to Do With the Turkey Carcass: Make Like Julia Child

joyosity/FlickrWe can never be sure, but Julia Child might have approved.​You've scraped off all the meat and divided it into bowls marked "sandwiches," "turkey salad," and "dog." You're staring at that giant, scraggly carcass. You know you should be plotting out turkey risotto, or at the least tu ... More >>

Critic's Notes: Four Restaurants I Decided Not to Review

Vivian H./YelpSalt and pepper prawns at Brother Seafood Restaurant.​The past year has seen so many high-profile, creative restaurants open that it's been a great time to be a restaurant critic in San Francisco. But there's as much sifting to do as writing. Over the past few months, I've eaten my w ... More >>

Grub and Citizen's Band try to reinvent comfort food

Vivian H./YelpSalt and pepper prawns at Brother Seafood Restaurant.​The past year has seen so many high-profile, creative restaurants open that it's been a great time to be a restaurant critic in San Francisco. But there's as much sifting to do as writing. Over the past few months, I've eaten my w ... More >>

Oidon's Champon, the Un-Tonkotsu

Luis ChongDespite appearances, champon, a noodle soup with roots in Nagasaki, bears little relation to tonkotsu ramen.​Thursday, December 23, 2010 Luis Chong​Cold, wet days call for hearty comfort dishes. One of our favorites is a popular noodle soup from Nagasaki, Japan, called champo ... More >>

Seven Hills: Alexander Alioto pays homage to the classics

Luis ChongDespite appearances, champon, a noodle soup with roots in Nagasaki, bears little relation to tonkotsu ramen.​Thursday, December 23, 2010 Luis Chong​Cold, wet days call for hearty comfort dishes. One of our favorites is a popular noodle soup from Nagasaki, Japan, called champo ... More >>

Translating Chinese New Year Menus, Part 5: New Woey Loy Goey

Click to enlarge.​ Hop into the future. Just before the start of the Year of the Rabbit celebrations, SFoodie canvassed San Francisco Chinatown, looking for New Year special menus to post online. Many, many thanks to Adobo Hobo's Ed Chui and his parents for doing the translations. (Click on the a ... More >>

Sushirrito and Tataki South Remake Japanese Cuisine for American Appetites

Click to enlarge.​ Hop into the future. Just before the start of the Year of the Rabbit celebrations, SFoodie canvassed San Francisco Chinatown, looking for New Year special menus to post online. Many, many thanks to Adobo Hobo's Ed Chui and his parents for doing the translations. (Click on the a ... More >>

Plate Shop: Sprightly All-American Cooking, Fresh from the Garden

Click to enlarge.​ Hop into the future. Just before the start of the Year of the Rabbit celebrations, SFoodie canvassed San Francisco Chinatown, looking for New Year special menus to post online. Many, many thanks to Adobo Hobo's Ed Chui and his parents for doing the translations. (Click on the a ... More >>

No. 8: Pork Skewers at Halu

Albert Law/porkbellystudioHalu's tontoro (left) and bacon-wrapped mochi.​SFoodie's countdown of our 92 favorite things to eat and drink in San Francisco, 2011 edition.Most studio apartments are bigger than Shigemi and Mimi Komiyama's tiny, personal restaurant, and signs of Shigemi's adoration of t ... More >>

Steve Albini on Mario Batali, Ham, Slider-Lust, Olive Oil, and Why Cooking Isn't At All Like Engineering a Record (Except Maybe It Is)

Cássio Abreu/Wikimedia​Legendary audio engineer (don't call him a producer) and Shellac frontman Steve Albini eschews name brand technology in the studio, despises digital. He's analog; this is common knowledge, championing the visceral over the virtual. As a stalwart traditionalist, he's as ... More >>

Terminal 2: Foodie Culture Hits SFO Airport

Cássio Abreu/Wikimedia​Legendary audio engineer (don't call him a producer) and Shellac frontman Steve Albini eschews name brand technology in the studio, despises digital. He's analog; this is common knowledge, championing the visceral over the virtual. As a stalwart traditionalist, he's as ... More >>

Top 10 Fattiest Chain Breakfasts

​Go to any breakfast chain out there and you'll probably find a meal with more fat in it than you're supposed to eat all day. You can't just order eggs anymore; your meal also comes with pancakes, hash browns, ham, sausage, bacon, and is topped off with cheese and gravy. Before each chain ca ... More >>

Teatro ZinZanni's Five-Course Menu: Cheese and Fanfare

Mollie McWilliams​ It may be the most fanfare dinner presentation ever. Where else can confetti rain into your soup? Teatro ZinZanni's spectacle of jugglers, trapeze artists, and current host, 60's songstress Joan Baez, are the highlight, but beyond the glitzy costumes and constant entertain ... More >>

Bar Tartine: Under New Chef Nick Balla, a Turn Toward Cal-Hungarian

Mollie McWilliams​ It may be the most fanfare dinner presentation ever. Where else can confetti rain into your soup? Teatro ZinZanni's spectacle of jugglers, trapeze artists, and current host, 60's songstress Joan Baez, are the highlight, but beyond the glitzy costumes and constant entertain ... More >>

Jasper's Corner Tap Gives Pub Food an S.F. Locavore Update

Photos by W. Blake GrayJasper's mini burger doesn't come with a quarter; that's for size comparison​The worlds of food buzz and drinks buzz are different, and that's the only reason we were able to easily get a good seat and fast service at the official opening of Jasper's Corner Tap last nigh ... More >>

My Canh and the Problem of Sloppy Noodles

Jonathan KauffmanMy Canh's bun mang vit (duck soup salad). ​Rice Plate Journal is a yearlong project to canvas Chinatown, block by block, discovering the good, the bad, and the hopelessly mediocre. Maximum entrée price: $10.A pattern with SFoodie's visits to Chinatown restaurants seems to be ... More >>

A16's Salsa Verde Recipe

Alanna HaleDavid Taylor puts the finishing touch on a dish​Yesterday we interviewed David Taylor, chef at the wildly popular Marina restaurant A16. Today Taylor shares with SFoodie the recipe for A16's handmade salsa verde. While it's served on pork belly at the restaurant, Taylor is quick to ... More >>

2G Brasserie's Sushi Chef Doesn't Believe in Lazy Nigiri

Alanna HaleDavid Taylor puts the finishing touch on a dish​Yesterday we interviewed David Taylor, chef at the wildly popular Marina restaurant A16. Today Taylor shares with SFoodie the recipe for A16's handmade salsa verde. While it's served on pork belly at the restaurant, Taylor is quick to ... More >>

House of Sisig: Kamayan Dining Creates Homey Atmosphere

Alanna HaleDavid Taylor puts the finishing touch on a dish​Yesterday we interviewed David Taylor, chef at the wildly popular Marina restaurant A16. Today Taylor shares with SFoodie the recipe for A16's handmade salsa verde. While it's served on pork belly at the restaurant, Taylor is quick to ... More >>

SPQR chef Matthew Accarrino's Farro Pasta with Salumi, Buttermilk Sauce, and Poppy Seeds

Alanna HaleSPQR's farro pasta with salumi.​Part 3 of SFoodie's interview with Matthew Accarrino, chef of SPQR. Part 1 and part 2 were published earlier this week. When asking Matthew Accarrino what his current favorite menu item might be, he responded by describing the pasta below without mis ... More >>

Trace: Rustic Menu Suffers Aesthetic Disconnect with the Dining Room

Alanna HaleSPQR's farro pasta with salumi.​Part 3 of SFoodie's interview with Matthew Accarrino, chef of SPQR. Part 1 and part 2 were published earlier this week. When asking Matthew Accarrino what his current favorite menu item might be, he responded by describing the pasta below without mis ... More >>

La Ciccia Chef Massimiliano Conti's Recipe for Spicy Octopus Stew

Alanna HaleBaby octopus stew​Part 3 of an interview with Massimiliano Conti, chef of La Ciccia. Part one of the interview is here. Read part two here. All too often, octopus becomes rubbery when cooked and thus intimidates those trying to prepare the cephalopod at home. Massimiliano Conti's m ... More >>

Your Seasonal Produce Guide: Makrut Limes

Photo by JD Crayne www.Jdcraynephotography.com​ A weekly series on what to do with your farmers' market impulse buys and CSA box surprises. Makrut (Kaffir) limes have a distinguishable bumpy skin, strong tangy flavor and aromatic fragrance. The leaves and zest are used often in Thai, Cambodian, ... More >>

Scrambled Eggs With Crab and Truffle, Courtesy of Parallel 37's Ron Siegel

Courtesy of Parallel 37Scrambled eggs with Dungeness crab, brioche, and the truffle option.​You may be able to take Ron Siegel, longtime chef of the Dining Room at the Ritz-Carlton and now Parallel 37, out of a fine-dining environment, but you can't take the fine-dining out of the chef. As par ... More >>