Paris (France)

Mad As A Wet Haine

Tell No One

Savage Grace

Bomb Globally

You Can Have Paris

The food at Le P'tit Laurent is like the French: indifferent

Cracking Some Eggheads

The food at Le P'tit Laurent is like the French: indifferent

Presents and Future

The food is as important as the wine list at the excellent Cav Wine Bar & Kitchen

Feels Like Home to Me

More than a tasty pastry, the Bar Tartine is urbane, witty, and fits in nicely

Portrait of the Artist as an Old Man

The painter, the landlord, and the $80,000 dispute over a life's work

Banquet de Luxe

The grand French tradition, updated, at a redecorated temple of cuisine

Chocolate U

It takes more than the sweet stuff to educate us on Café Cacao's charms

City of Light

The loveliness of Paris evoked in a Cal-Med restaurant-cum-wine bar

From Smog to Fog

Our new critic returns to the city that nourished her

Reps List

Film Reps List for 1-30-2002

Paris in the Springtime

Grand Cafe

En Español

B44

Hospitality's Sweet

B44

Just Eat It

Ton Kiang

Summer Hours

Ton Kiang

Tour de France Brought to You By ... A Palo Alto Biotech Startup?

​Officially speaking, the Tour de France -- which finished Sunday in Paris -- was brought to you by sponsors Carrefour supermarkets, Skoda cars and Vittel bottled water. Behind the scenes however, the physiology-defying, mountaintop-finish action of the race through the Pyrenees and the Alps may h ... More >>

For One Critic, Watching 'Julie & Julia' Launches an Intensely Personal Journey

Sony PicturesFlipping for Julia: Streep as the French food maven at the Cordon Bleu in Paris.​I was thrilled when I arrived at the Century last Friday, opening day of Julia & Julia, to see a long line outside the theater. San Francisco foodies, represent! Except when I found out they were wait ... More >>

All Town, No Gown

Sony PicturesFlipping for Julia: Streep as the French food maven at the Cordon Bleu in Paris.​I was thrilled when I arrived at the Century last Friday, opening day of Julia & Julia, to see a long line outside the theater. San Francisco foodies, represent! Except when I found out they were wait ... More >>

Somers Town gets at the heart of working-class London

Sony PicturesFlipping for Julia: Streep as the French food maven at the Cordon Bleu in Paris.​I was thrilled when I arrived at the Century last Friday, opening day of Julia & Julia, to see a long line outside the theater. San Francisco foodies, represent! Except when I found out they were wait ... More >>

Trademark invades a Eurocentric street with fresh American fare

Sony PicturesFlipping for Julia: Streep as the French food maven at the Cordon Bleu in Paris.​I was thrilled when I arrived at the Century last Friday, opening day of Julia & Julia, to see a long line outside the theater. San Francisco foodies, represent! Except when I found out they were wait ... More >>

Congratulations, San Francisco -- Tens of Thousands of Out of Towners Feel We're 'Happy'

Can you see the happiness? ​If ever there were an inane list of cities that place well in inane lists -- San Francisco would, inanely, make a hell of a showing. And there's something seemingly even more inane than normal about the latest elite list the city has found itself on -- apparently, D ... More >>

La Vie en Rosé

Can you see the happiness? ​If ever there were an inane list of cities that place well in inane lists -- San Francisco would, inanely, make a hell of a showing. And there's something seemingly even more inane than normal about the latest elite list the city has found itself on -- apparently, D ... More >>

Oblivion

Can you see the happiness? ​If ever there were an inane list of cities that place well in inane lists -- San Francisco would, inanely, make a hell of a showing. And there's something seemingly even more inane than normal about the latest elite list the city has found itself on -- apparently, D ... More >>

Amuse Bouche Vendor Murat Being Deported to France Tomorrow

lynzH/FlickrStreet-food vendors show support for Murat at an event at 111 Minna Oct. 29.​Amuse Bouche vendor Murat Celebi-Ariner is being removed from the U.S. tomorrow, according to an e-mail message from his wife, Pelin. The French national -- detained by the Immigration Customs and Enforcem ... More >>

Saison: Haute cuisine in the country

lynzH/FlickrStreet-food vendors show support for Murat at an event at 111 Minna Oct. 29.​Amuse Bouche vendor Murat Celebi-Ariner is being removed from the U.S. tomorrow, according to an e-mail message from his wife, Pelin. The French national -- detained by the Immigration Customs and Enforcem ... More >>

Wes Anderson's comeback: Gen Y's anointed auteur returns

lynzH/FlickrStreet-food vendors show support for Murat at an event at 111 Minna Oct. 29.​Amuse Bouche vendor Murat Celebi-Ariner is being removed from the U.S. tomorrow, according to an e-mail message from his wife, Pelin. The French national -- detained by the Immigration Customs and Enforcem ... More >>

From Paris with Love, John Travolta's cowboy diplomacy

lynzH/FlickrStreet-food vendors show support for Murat at an event at 111 Minna Oct. 29.​Amuse Bouche vendor Murat Celebi-Ariner is being removed from the U.S. tomorrow, according to an e-mail message from his wife, Pelin. The French national -- detained by the Immigration Customs and Enforcem ... More >>

(100) Days of Summer Movies

lynzH/FlickrStreet-food vendors show support for Murat at an event at 111 Minna Oct. 29.​Amuse Bouche vendor Murat Celebi-Ariner is being removed from the U.S. tomorrow, according to an e-mail message from his wife, Pelin. The French national -- detained by the Immigration Customs and Enforcem ... More >>

Forever de Young: Masterworks from the d'Orsay still evoke strong emotions

lynzH/FlickrStreet-food vendors show support for Murat at an event at 111 Minna Oct. 29.​Amuse Bouche vendor Murat Celebi-Ariner is being removed from the U.S. tomorrow, according to an e-mail message from his wife, Pelin. The French national -- detained by the Immigration Customs and Enforcem ... More >>

De Young Museum patrons complain about crowds, kids, staff

lynzH/FlickrStreet-food vendors show support for Murat at an event at 111 Minna Oct. 29.​Amuse Bouche vendor Murat Celebi-Ariner is being removed from the U.S. tomorrow, according to an e-mail message from his wife, Pelin. The French national -- detained by the Immigration Customs and Enforcem ... More >>

Matt Black, Founder of Indie Eletronica Label Ninja Tune, Compares Major Labels to Nazis

Ninja Tune founders Jonathan More and Matt Black​Nowadays, long-term success in the record business has become so elusive and so revered that when that rare piece of good news does arrive, you better celebrate the hell out of it. Ninja Tune gets this. The international electronica-leaning indie l ... More >>

Magic System: Show Preview

Ninja Tune founders Jonathan More and Matt Black​Nowadays, long-term success in the record business has become so elusive and so revered that when that rare piece of good news does arrive, you better celebrate the hell out of it. Ninja Tune gets this. The international electronica-leaning indie l ... More >>

San Francycle: How SF's Impending Bikeshare Will Work

​Bikesharing: crazy, right? The expense, the hills, the repairs, the theft -- it seems like it would never, in a million years, work. Except it does, in plenty of cities from Montreal to Budapest to Washington, D.C. And it's getting a little embarrassing that San Francisco isn't one of them. ... More >>

Joan Nathan Talks About Jewish Cooking in France

​Jewish cooking expert and New York Times contributor Joan Nathan is rightly called "the queen of Jewish cooking" -- she has authored 10 books on the subject and has a PBS series. For her newest project, Nathan decided to investigate what Jewish cooking means... in France. The resulting book, Quic ... More >>

Paris Surf Minstrels La Femme Talk Censored Cover Art and American Adventures

​Contrary to what you might quite reasonably expect, Parisian post-surf-rock outfit La Femme is, well, not very feminine at all. Besides a variable cast of sultry chanteuses, the group comprises three to four vaguely shadowy young Frenchmen who, to hear them tell it, spend most of their time in a ... More >>

Tricky the Wanderer

Tricky won't stay put — musically or physically

Thank You for Sharing

Tricky won't stay put — musically or physically

Charcutepalooza: Bloggers' Meat-Cure Challenge Ups the Stakes

mrswheelbarrow.comDIY pancetta from Charcutepalooza co-creator Cathy Barrow.​What happens when you combine meat, salt, and time? Evidently, a cultural phenomenon. Late last year, bloggers Cathy Barrow of Mrs Wheelbarrow's Kitchen and Kim Foster of The Yummy Mummy got talking on the subject o ... More >>

Tonight: Paris on the Tongue

Gil Riego Jr./SFoodie​Elizabeth Bard and Lunch in Paris: A Love Story Where: Omnivore Books, 3885a Cesar Chavez (at Church), 282-4712 When: 6-7 p.m. Cost: Free The rundown: SFoodie overheard some flashy types at Sunday's Stag Dining event, boo-hooing about not getting to visit France this ... More >>

France's Revolver on Learning English From the Beatles, and Why It's Tough to Cover Elliott Smith

Revolver ​Maybe America isn't ready for Revolver. Or maybe Revolver isn't ready for America -- after all, its Myspace page is still partially in French. This Paris trio sounds like what would happen if Franz Ferdinand was on Saddle Creek Records, replacing bass guitar with cello to create a d ... More >>

Tracking Down Jewish Food in France

Joan Nathan and Quiches, Kugels, and Couscous Where: Omnivore Books on Food, 3885a Cesar Chavez (at Church), 282-4712 When: Wed., May 18, 6-7 p.m. Cost: Free The rundown: Sure, you had falafel in Paris junior year in college, at that little Jewish place in the Marais that seemed so utterly co ... More >>

Cannes 2011: What to See from the Best Festival in Years

Joan Nathan and Quiches, Kugels, and Couscous Where: Omnivore Books on Food, 3885a Cesar Chavez (at Church), 282-4712 When: Wed., May 18, 6-7 p.m. Cost: Free The rundown: Sure, you had falafel in Paris junior year in college, at that little Jewish place in the Marais that seemed so utterly co ... More >>

Beauty Turned Inside Out

Joan Nathan and Quiches, Kugels, and Couscous Where: Omnivore Books on Food, 3885a Cesar Chavez (at Church), 282-4712 When: Wed., May 18, 6-7 p.m. Cost: Free The rundown: Sure, you had falafel in Paris junior year in college, at that little Jewish place in the Marais that seemed so utterly co ... More >>

Deconstructing Adele's Sanity-Preserving Video for "Someone Like You"

​ It's humiliating to be imparted a thuddingly obvious life lesson by an individual 14 years your junior. They've circumvented the familiar doctrine that age brings wisdom. In the new video for her massive hit "Someone Like You" (at 7.9 million YouTube views and counting), English soul singer ... More >>

Brunch Glory: The Butler and the Chef Brings Paris to SF

​San Francisco is home to many a French-style cafe (ahem, La Boulange), but The Butler and the Chef is the real deal. Tucked away in SOMA's charming South Park, the bistro's yellow storefront draws customers into its bright dining space, dotted with graphic posters and tiny circular tables for two ... More >>

San Francisco's Top 10 Brunches

A Dutch pancake with bacon and maple syrup at Outerlands​Brunch is a way of life in San Francisco. Out-of-towners marvel that we'll wait an hour-and-a-half for a stack of pancakes, and the morning cocktail scene is lively -- even if the drinks are made with soju instead of vodka. On Saturday ni ... More >>