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Restaurant Reviews

  • Blogs

    March 13, 2012

    There's a National Kerfuffle About Restaurant Stars, and Why I Don't Care

    ​If you hadn't heard, the LA Times, which recently hired Jonathan Gold away from our sister paper the LA Weekly, made the decision last week to drop assigning stars to restaurant reviews. "Star ratings are increasingly difficult to align with the reality of dining in Southern California," food edi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 6, 2012

    Josiah Baldivino, Lead Sommelier of Michael Mina, Dishes About Wine

    ​SFoodie's Ben Narasin sat down with Josiah Baldivino, Lead Sommelier of Michael Mina, to talk about wine. You moved here from NYC, so what differences do you see between how people order wine on the left coast versus the right? People order a lot more local things out here, and they're quick to ... More >>

  • Dining

    January 18, 2012

    Lers Ros Hayes Valley: Stylish Thai Taste Travels Uptown

    ​SFoodie's Ben Narasin sat down with Josiah Baldivino, Lead Sommelier of Michael Mina, to talk about wine. You moved here from NYC, so what differences do you see between how people order wine on the left coast versus the right? People order a lot more local things out here, and they're quick to ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 14, 2011

    The Food Lover's Guide to Wine Authors in Town

    ​A discerning palate in food translates well to a discerning palate in wine because, well, they're both really about flavor. But wine and food literature have split ways in the past decade or so, with books and personalities focusing on one or the other but not both -- something Karen Page and ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 1, 2011

    WANTED: Fall 2011 Photography Interns

    ​Calling all photo students! Village Voice Media (SF Weekly's parent company) is recruiting undergraduate photo students for its Fall 2011 Photo Intern Program. By "student," we do not mean "a student of life." There's no cash offered with this gig, only credits. Don't bother applying if thi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 10, 2011

    The Less You Spend, the More Interesting Fifth Floor's Wines Are

    Amy Goldberger in the Fifth Floor wine room​There might be no better sign of where San Francisco's fine dining scene is in 2011 than the wine list at Fifth Floor. It's a pricey hotel restaurant, reviewed today by our restaurant critic Jonathan Kauffman. Yet the list is currently managed by wi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 10, 2011

    Livin' It Up with the "Hotel California" Menu at Orson

    Robin Jolin ProductionsThe dish is called "Can't Kill the Beast," but it looks dead to us​"Hotel California" by the Eagles is best known as a slightly spooky song that every dummy at a party will bust out on the guitar in an effort to impress girls. At least that's what I remember from college ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 20, 2011

    Bar Tartine Wine List: If It's Porn, It's European Porn

    Alex Fox​This week we ran our first wine list review to accompany Jonathan Kauffman's restaurant review in the print edition of SF Weekly. Jonathan likes to offer people a little extra flavor on the web, so I decided to do that too by dropping by Bar Tartine on a Friday morning to taste wine w ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 6, 2011

    Basque-Style Gastropub Txoko Nears Debut, Top Chef Alum's Restaurant/Club Opens

    The past 24 hours in gossip, innuendo, and cold hard facts about the San Francisco food scene. Eater SF reports Enrico's replacement, Txoko (504 Broadway at Kearny), is set to open before the end of the month. The Basque-inspired menu from chef Ian Begg will offer small bites, larger dishes, and ch ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 12, 2011

    The Food World 30 Years Ago, Old Apples, and New Cheese

    ​Today's notes on national stories, local trends, random tastes, and other bycatch dredged up from the food media. rivalhedgehogs.com​1. A little history for you. Yesterday, I was looking up Jack Shelton, the "famous restaurant critic" listed on the Bill's Place burger menu, to find out more a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 12, 2010

    Why Do You Review Some Little Mexican Restaurant When You Should Be Tackling Wayfare Tavern?

    Lara HataI like a Torta Gorda quesadilla as much as I do a Delfina pasta.​Today's "Ask the Critic" comes courtesy of J. B. at Grub Street SF, who writes in his weekly summary of restaurant reviews around the city:In a summer rife with so many notable openings, both large and small, we don't totall ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 17, 2010

    Jonathan Kauffman: Dining on the Micropayment Plan at Barbacco

    Maureen415/FlickrYou can rack up a surprising bill on a collection of small eats.​Today in "Eat," SF Weekly food critic Jonathan Kauffman slips into Barbacco's cramped communal six-tops, rubbing elbows (literally) with strangers in business clothes. The FiDi spinoff of Perbacco offers an edite ... More >>

  • Dining

    November 18, 2009

    Saison: Haute cuisine in the country

    Maureen415/FlickrYou can rack up a surprising bill on a collection of small eats.​Today in "Eat," SF Weekly food critic Jonathan Kauffman slips into Barbacco's cramped communal six-tops, rubbing elbows (literally) with strangers in business clothes. The FiDi spinoff of Perbacco offers an edite ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 6, 2009

    Doggy Bag: Eyes on the Prixe (Fixe)

    ​Our favorite morsel from the blogs. We few, we happy few: A current meme has Oakland as the future epicenter of Bay Area dining, we're still not done with the pop-up, and even a place as steeped in classic hospitality as Town Hall once reportedly flirted with the notion of rolling out a food ... More >>

  • Calendar

    September 9, 2009

    Frank Reviews Himself

    ​Our favorite morsel from the blogs. We few, we happy few: A current meme has Oakland as the future epicenter of Bay Area dining, we're still not done with the pop-up, and even a place as steeped in classic hospitality as Town Hall once reportedly flirted with the notion of rolling out a food ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 28, 2009

    Retooled Lark Creek Inn to Open Next Week

    After a brief delay following a last-minute scramble for chef, the Larkspur restaurant formerly known as Lark Creek Inn has an official opening date: next Thursday, June 4. Lark Creek Group culinary director Adrian Hoffman told SFoodie that the Tavern at Lark Creek (234 Magnolia at William, Larkspur ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 27, 2009

    Night Cap: Fifth Floor Restaurant and Lounge

    You might have noticed that lots of people in San Francisco think they know all about wine. But very few can claim the title of master sommelier, as can Emily Wines (yes, that is her real last name) of Fifth Floor Restaurant and Lounge (12 Fourth St. at Mission). In fact, Wines made history last ye ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 28, 2008

    SF Weekly's Seven-Day Dish

    You might have noticed that lots of people in San Francisco think they know all about wine. But very few can claim the title of master sommelier, as can Emily Wines (yes, that is her real last name) of Fifth Floor Restaurant and Lounge (12 Fourth St. at Mission). In fact, Wines made history last ye ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 12, 2008

    Deal Alert: Half Priced Bottles At Frisee

    You might have noticed that lots of people in San Francisco think they know all about wine. But very few can claim the title of master sommelier, as can Emily Wines (yes, that is her real last name) of Fifth Floor Restaurant and Lounge (12 Fourth St. at Mission). In fact, Wines made history last ye ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 23, 2008

    Pinot Days Winemakers Dinners @ Isa, Jack Falstaff

    You might have noticed that lots of people in San Francisco think they know all about wine. But very few can claim the title of master sommelier, as can Emily Wines (yes, that is her real last name) of Fifth Floor Restaurant and Lounge (12 Fourth St. at Mission). In fact, Wines made history last ye ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 14, 2008

    SF Weekly's 7-Day Dish

    You might have noticed that lots of people in San Francisco think they know all about wine. But very few can claim the title of master sommelier, as can Emily Wines (yes, that is her real last name) of Fifth Floor Restaurant and Lounge (12 Fourth St. at Mission). In fact, Wines made history last ye ... More >>

  • 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 28, 2007

    Meredith Brody in the Palm of Palmetto on Union

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

  • Dining

    January 11, 2006

    Shock and Awe

    Scott Howard offers superb white-tablecloth food on bare wood tables

  • Dining

    December 21, 2005

    At Home on the Range

    S.F.'s ideal restaurant -- delicious food and imaginative drinks in a modern yet cozy space

  • Best of San Francisco

    May 11, 2005

    Best French

    S.F.'s ideal restaurant -- delicious food and imaginative drinks in a modern yet cozy space

  • Best of San Francisco

    May 11, 2005

    Best Wine List

    S.F.'s ideal restaurant -- delicious food and imaginative drinks in a modern yet cozy space

  • Dining

    October 27, 2004

    The Raw and the Cooked

    Curious George, of Aqua and Fifth Floor, opens his quirky new jewel box

  • Dining

    June 23, 2004

    Falling in Love, Slowly

    It took a number of visits over many months before our critic tumbled for Quince

  • Best of San Francisco

    May 14, 2003

    Best French Restaurant

    Chapeau!

  • Dining

    November 6, 2002

    Stormy Weather

    Tonga Room

  • Dining

    May 15, 2002

    Belle Époque

    Jeanty at Jack's

  • Dining

    April 24, 2002

    In the Night Kitchen

    Night Monkey

  • Dining

    April 10, 2002

    The Comforts of Home

    Home

  • Dining

    March 27, 2002

    Catching a Buzz

    Cozmo's Corner Grill

  • Dining

    March 20, 2002

    Shufflebored

    High-powered comings and goings in the food biz

  • Dining

    August 29, 2001

    Walking on Water

    Aqua

  • Dining

    September 20, 2000

    Many Bites

    Azie

  • Best of San Francisco

    May 17, 2000

    Best Female With a Bottle

    Renee-Nicole Kubin

  • Best of San Francisco

    May 17, 2000

    Best Kaiseki Tasting Menu

    Elka's

  • Dining

    April 12, 2000

    Fading Glory

    Elka's

  • Dining

    March 1, 2000

    Silver Anniversary

    Elka's

  • Dining

    November 10, 1999

    20th Century Limited

    Elka's

  • Dining

    May 26, 1999

    Write Your Own Review!

    Elka's

  • Dining

    March 31, 1999

    Heavy Metal

    Elka's

  • Dining

    March 3, 1999

    Romantic Rendezvous

    Elka's

  • Dining

    February 10, 1999

    Quest for Prime

    Elka's

  • Dining

    January 13, 1999

    Thai Breaker

    Elka's

  • Dining

    December 23, 1998

    Truffle Season

    Elka's

  • Dining

    May 15, 1996

    Cocoa Nuts

    At Alfred Schilling, there's no escape from chocolate

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