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  • Blogs

    April 9, 2012

    Per Diem Brings Old-School Style, Old-School Cooking to the FiDi

    Walking through the doors of Per Diem feels like stepping into another time. Big band music plays, elaborate curtains drape from high ceilings, a massive chandelier glitters overhead. The marble bar looks well worn, softly lit from above by a series of salvaged boat lamps and dominated by a turn-of- ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 1, 2012

    Smuggler's Cove and Wo Hing Tiki Night

    When Don the Beachcomber, credited for inventing standards like the Zombie and Navy Grog, opened his tiki bar in Hollywood in 1934, he unleashed a mania for Polynesian drinks, food, and culture. It didn't take long for other enterprising folks across the country to get in on the "exotic" drink actio ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 16, 2012

    In Defense of General Tso's and the Whole U.S. Friggin A.

    Alex HochmanOur new national dish?​ Last week, SF Weekly's Jonathan Kauffman penned a column lamenting the introduction of the Chinese-American staple General Tso's Chicken to Beijing. Well color us red, white, and blue, but any country lucky enough to have this foodstuff shoved down its throat sh ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 14, 2011

    New Asia Restaurant Is Loud, Bright, and Very Gold

    Jonathan KauffmanNew Asia Restaurant's taro puffs.​ 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."Ng saap sei! Fifty-four!" the cashier called into the microphone, the numbers ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 11, 2011

    Who Smokes This BBQ?

    Tamara Palmer​Southern food and barbecue now have much more presence in San Francisco than just two years ago. This, however, comes from an unlikely place. Can you name this dish and the San Francisco restaurant where SFoodie snapped this picture? Offer your guess in the comments below. Congr ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 25, 2011

    More Ramen Week: Kasumi's Revisited

    Luis ChongHeaven in a Bowl.​It's been a few months since our initial visit to Kasumi ("Mist" in Japanese), a ramen and yakitori shop hidden in the quiet Lakeside area. We're happy to report that you no longer have to choose between a ramen only lunch or a yakitori only dinner -- both dishes ar ... More >>

  • Dining

    May 18, 2011

    Fresh Eats: Getting Skewered at Halu, Hot Pockets at Anda Piroshki

    Luis ChongHeaven in a Bowl.​It's been a few months since our initial visit to Kasumi ("Mist" in Japanese), a ramen and yakitori shop hidden in the quiet Lakeside area. We're happy to report that you no longer have to choose between a ramen only lunch or a yakitori only dinner -- both dishes ar ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 21, 2011

    The 'Homebrew Chef' Brews Up 12 Courses at the Toronado Belgian Beer Dinner

    ​There's beer dinners, and then there's Sean Paxton's beer dinners. Paxton (aka, The Homebrew Chef), started preaching the gospel of beer and food pairing well before the trend entered our public consciousness. When not recording his "Home Brewed Chef" show for the Brewing Network/, Paxton d ... More >>

  • Calendar

    November 25, 2009

    Don’t Be Chicken

    ​There's beer dinners, and then there's Sean Paxton's beer dinners. Paxton (aka, The Homebrew Chef), started preaching the gospel of beer and food pairing well before the trend entered our public consciousness. When not recording his "Home Brewed Chef" show for the Brewing Network/, Paxton d ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 15, 2009

    Brian Boitano Cooking Show = TV That Will *Never* Show In a Sports Bar

    In 1988, Brian Boitano was an unlikely cold warrior in a sequined shirt, dispatching Iron Curtain figure skaters (and, for that matter, Canadians) en route to a gold medal. Now the San Francisco skater has become the unlikely host of a cooking show, the Food Network announced today. Disbelieving vie ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 29, 2009

    Blue Barn's Chinese Chicken Salad Revives a Wilted Classic

    Tired no more.It's a ladies luncheon cliché of the 1980s, the Asian chicken salad bristling with greasy wonton strips, canned Mandarin oranges, and rubbery almonds. Anywhere else, this sweet and tangy relic is likely to seem as outmoded as one of Bea Arthur's pantsuits from The Golden Girls, but no ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 23, 2009

    Tasty Lamb for Less: S.F.'s Halal Butchers

    Halal markets offer some of the tastiest meat around, often at prices lower than you'll find even at Costco.

  • Blogs

    September 29, 2008

    Salad Daze: Julia's Kitchen at Copia's Fig Salad

    Halal markets offer some of the tastiest meat around, often at prices lower than you'll find even at Costco.

  • Dining

    March 19, 2008

    Snazzy and Jazzy at Yoshi's

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

  • Dining

    January 30, 2008

    The Pho Chronicles

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

  • Dining

    December 26, 2007

    The New Grazing

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

  • Dining

    November 14, 2007

    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

  • Blogs

    September 18, 2007

    SFoodie: Classic Beef Pot Roast with Root Vegetables

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

  • Blogs

    September 18, 2007

    SFoodie: Classic Beef Pot Roast with Root Vegetables

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

  • Blogs

    September 4, 2007

    Spaghetti with Red Clam Sauce

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

  • Blogs

    September 4, 2007

    Spaghetti with Red Clam Sauce

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

  • Dining

    August 1, 2007

    Hard-Core Sushi

    Sebo raises the bar for quality and variety

  • Dining

    July 4, 2007

    It's Maya Pleasure

    This Yucatecan kitchen has a magic touch

  • Dining

    May 30, 2007

    The Brunch Club

    A little luxury in the a.m., worshiping oysters, smoked salmon, and eggs, eggs, eggs!

  • Dining

    May 9, 2007

    Peruvian Mingle

    Waves of immigrants added spice and sophistication

  • Dining

    May 2, 2007

    Home on the Range

    We're wowed by the New American cooking served at the Mission's snug Maverick

  • Dining

    December 20, 2006

    Start the Fire

    The grazing's great at the Richmond's most inviting Korean barbecue

  • Dining

    October 25, 2006

    Maykadeh, Not War

    North Beach's Persian outpost charms with calm and chelo

  • Dining

    August 23, 2006

    Seconds, Please!

    Small plates of complex ambition at a new restaurant and bar in the Tenderloin

  • Summer Guide

    June 28, 2006

    Picnic in the City

    Forget the burgers and brats; we're packing roast beef sushi

  • Dining

    January 4, 2006

    I'll Have the Chicken

    After reflecting on the excesses of the past year, we turn to low-cal takeout

  • Dining

    June 15, 2005

    Supping Theatrically

    An entertaining bite in the Petit Cafe completes the evening in grand style

  • Dining

    May 25, 2005

    Eggs and Cheese, Cheese and Eggs

    Very specific dishes at very specific places

  • Dining

    April 27, 2005

    Poetic Food

    Ingredients: Asian restaurants and April, spring flowers and sprouts

  • Dining

    February 9, 2005

    Chard Into Memory

    Food for when you're in danger of becoming a hopeless pessimist

  • Music

    November 24, 2004

    Wreck the Halls

    Cattle Decapitation hates all mankind, but its pumpkin curry will warm your belly this holiday season

  • Dining

    September 8, 2004

    The Real Thing

    Things do, it turns out, go better with Coke

  • Dining

    August 18, 2004

    Fussy Fusion

    Limón still delights, but at the new Circolo, Nuevo Latino seems old

  • News

    April 21, 2004

    Journey to the Center of BART

    BART officials scare the shit out of us; local rock legend Paul Kantner says S.F. tap water tastes like shit

  • Dining

    March 10, 2004

    La Dolce Vita

    Handsome waiters, cheesy Euro disco, tasty gnocchi -- Pazzia takes us back to Tuscany

  • Dining

    February 25, 2004

    Closely Set Tables

    Throwing and catching curves at the urbane -- if snug -- Tablespoon

  • Dining

    December 31, 2003

    Urban Explorer

    Some of the best things our critic consumed in a year of eating around a constantly evolving town

  • Dining

    December 10, 2003

    Cheerful Cichetti

    The sparkling Venetian tapas at Pesce give us a welcome break from rich holiday fare

  • Dining

    August 15, 2001

    Yuet Lee

    The Late Shift

  • News

    February 9, 2000

    Night Crawler

    Eat, Drink, and Be Wary

  • Dining

    November 17, 1999

    Battle Sushi

    Eat, Drink, and Be Wary

  • Dining

    January 6, 1999

    Prosperity Gods Smile on Inner Sunset

    Eat, Drink, and Be Wary

  • Dining

    November 4, 1998

    The Zen of Grilling

    Eat, Drink, and Be Wary

  • Dining

    September 18, 1996

    Dish

    Eat, Drink, and Be Wary

  • Dining

    July 10, 1996

    Dish

    Eat, Drink, and Be Wary

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