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All-You-Can-Drink Craft Beer? Sounds Like Our Kind of New Year's Party

Plenty of places are offering tasting menus this New Year's, but if you love beer this one sounds like one of the most fun -- The Monk's Kettle will be closed on New Year's Eve in order to throw a giant "Tap Into the New Year" party instead, and the bar's excellent beers will be flowing all night. C ... More >>

The Crab Strike is Over!

Good news, crab fans: The 11-day Dungeness crab boat skipper strike has ended, which means that sweet, fresh crab will start to make its way back into restaurants in the next few days. The skippers had been in a dispute since December 2 over the price of wholesale crab, which had been promised at $3 ... More >>

Number 25: Cobb Louis Salad at Nettie's Crab Shack

SFoodie's countdown of our favorite 50 things to eat and drink, 2012 edition ​"Arrange lettuce leaves around the inside of a salad bowl, with a few sliced leaves on the bottom," writes Victor Hirtzler, chef of the St. Francis Hotel, in his 1910 recipe for Crab Louis. "Put crab meat on top of the ... More >>

Hooters Flees San Francisco

San Francisco, you've been cut off.​Sad-ish news: Hooters, and its shorty-short-wearing waitresses, is leaving San Francisco, SFist reported yesterday. The national chain will be closing up its only location in the city -- at Jefferson and Leavenworth in the Fisherman's Wharf -- on December 21. It ... More >>

Lobster Bake, Meet Food Trucks

Sam's Chowder House​Sam's Lobster Fest Where: American Legion Post 474 fairgrounds, 470 Capistrano (at Prospect), Half Moon Bay, 650-728-9224 When: Sun., May 15, noon- 5 p.m. Cost: Free admission; food tickets, $1 each; discount for advance purchase online ($10/12 tickets, $20/25, $60/60, ... More >>

Wondering What to Make for Divali? Dosa Chef Anjan Mitra Hooks You Up

m kasahara/FlickrDivali central: Dosa on Fillmore.​Dosa is celebrating Divali (aka Diwali or Deepavaili), the Festival of Lights, a holiday as important to Hindus as Christmas is to Episcopalians (okay, other Christians too). Starting tonight, Dosa is offering special Divali dinners at both lo ... More >>

Father in the Black

Chez Papa Resto offers a modern take on classic French fare, with prices suitable to current concerns.

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Cracked Up

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The best dishes of 2007 — it was a very good year

The Art of Eating

A little culture, a little shopping, a little lunch -- grazing San Francisco's museums

Body and Soul

A California-influenced Southern joint invigorates a gritty neighborhood

Call Off the Quest

O'Reilly's Holy Grail satisfies on every level: a beautiful room with interesting and delicious food

Esprit de Corps

Hotel Biron is a little bit of Paris in San Francisco