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Melissa Perello

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    December 4, 2002

    Noblesse Oblige

    Charles Nob Hill

  • Best of San Francisco

    May 23, 2001
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    August 28, 2009

    DVR Alert: 'Chefs vs. City' Tears Up San Francisco Tonight

    Food NetworkCome on -- you've watched trashier TV before.​We admit it. With so many food shows taping in these parts lately, we've relegated Chefs vs. City to the inner chip recesses of the DVR machine, back where Jamie at Home mingles with old eps of Breaking Bad. Tonight's installment takes ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 29, 2009

    Melissa Perello of the Castro's Long-Awaited Frances: The SFoodie Interview

    Melissa Perello was born in Nutley, N.J., lived in Houston, and went to cooking school in upstate New York, but San Francisco is where the 32-year-old chef formed her restaurant bones. She arrived here fresh from the Culinary Institute of America in Hyde Park, N.Y., to gig with mentor Michael Mina a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 30, 2009

    Looks Like Frances is Opening Tomorrow in the Castro. Swear to God

    It's he-e-e-re.​The outgoing message isn't saying, and the Website looks as lifeless as your brother-in-law on the sofa after binging on tryptophan and white Zinfandel on Thanksgiving. But the Castro's long-awaited eatery Frances (3870 17th St. at Pond) is due to drop within hours -- OpenTable ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 2, 2009

    Hot Meal: Frances Impresses with Rustic Flavors, Polished Technique

    J. Birdsall​Though it's on a street that skews residential, Frances feels strictly Manhattan: tight tables, even tighter bar seating, and a stripped-down design of darks and whites that nevertheless gestures toward American rustic. Melissa Perello's cooking reveals a similar tension. The place ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 16, 2010

    Outstanding in the Field Announces 2010 Dates

    Cheryl Bower/FlickrStart saving up.​Outstanding in the Field stages al fresco dinners at organic farms around the country, touring from site to site in a 57-year-old bus that probably runs on spring onion fumes and goat cheese whey. Now in its 11th year, Jim Denevan's operation has been across ... More >>

  • Dining

    April 28, 2010

    At Frances, sometimes less is less

    Cheryl Bower/FlickrStart saving up.​Outstanding in the Field stages al fresco dinners at organic farms around the country, touring from site to site in a 57-year-old bus that probably runs on spring onion fumes and goat cheese whey. Now in its 11th year, Jim Denevan's operation has been across ... More >>

  • Dining

    May 12, 2010

    Local: Mission Eatery is on a local mission

    Cheryl Bower/FlickrStart saving up.​Outstanding in the Field stages al fresco dinners at organic farms around the country, touring from site to site in a 57-year-old bus that probably runs on spring onion fumes and goat cheese whey. Now in its 11th year, Jim Denevan's operation has been across ... More >>

  • News

    May 19, 2010

    SF Weekly Letters

    Cheryl Bower/FlickrStart saving up.​Outstanding in the Field stages al fresco dinners at organic farms around the country, touring from site to site in a 57-year-old bus that probably runs on spring onion fumes and goat cheese whey. Now in its 11th year, Jim Denevan's operation has been across ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 28, 2010

    Corner/Parada 22 Chef Alex Jackson Talks About Black Sheep, Due This Summer

    ​Alex Jackson, chef and partner in The Corner, is accomplishing the rare feat of opening two restaurants at once. The first, a small Puerto Rican restaurant named Parada 22, opened in the Upper Haight six weeks ago ― check back next week for more information on that project. The second, Black S ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 21, 2010

    What to Have for Lunch: Kasa's Lamb Curry Thali

    mswine/FlickrThali with lamb curry ($10.95).​Monday, June 21, 2010 Sonya Philip | waxandwool/Flickr​It's two years since Kasa launched at the eastern pole of the Castro's 18th Street cruise corridor. Chef-owner Anamika Khanna grew up in a Punjabi enclave in London ― leave it to someon ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 21, 2010

    Ragazza Raising Funds for Former Employee

    Lara HataAn eBay auction of items donated by local chefs also seeks to raise money.​Ragazza is hosting a benefit to raise cash for a former staff member who was among the targets of a violent crime last month. The Jan. 24 fundraiser aims to raise funds to help with the victim's medical bills a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 4, 2011

    Bi-Rite, Frances, Slanted Door, and Delfina All Cook for Mission High

    Allan Ferguson/FlickrSite of the Mission's biggest-ever popup resturant.​Two years ago, when Mission High School had some of the lowest California Standards Test scores in the state, Principal Eric Guthertz promised the students that if they raised their scores, he'd get a tattoo of the school mas ... More >>

  • Dining

    August 10, 2011

    Fifth Floor: Technique and Intelligence Prove Hotel Restaurants Can Still Shine

    Allan Ferguson/FlickrSite of the Mission's biggest-ever popup resturant.​Two years ago, when Mission High School had some of the lowest California Standards Test scores in the state, Principal Eric Guthertz promised the students that if they raised their scores, he'd get a tattoo of the school mas ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 26, 2011

    Chef Dream Team Convenes for Annual Sunday Supper

    CUESA​CUESA's Ninth Annual Sunday Supper When: Sunday, Oct. 2, 6-9:30 p.m. Where: 1 Ferry Building (at Embarcadero) Cost: $200, tickets here. The Rundown: Like Knights of the Round Table, CUESA's Sunday Supper brings together some of the finest in their field. Bay Area chefs will prepar ... More >>

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