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Southeast Asia

  • Blogs

    March 29, 2012

    Rice Paper Scissors Is Having A Traditional Vietnamese Family Meal

    ​​What: Old-school style Vietnamese pop-up Rice Paper Scissors is throwing down with a full on Family Meal.Where: Rice Paper Scissors will announce the meal's locale on the day of the event.When: Fri. & Sat., March 30th and 31st, 6:30 p.m. - 10 p.m. Cost: In the 80 dollar range -- this is a ... More >>

  • Film

    February 22, 2012

    "Act Of Valor": Recruits Adrenaline Junkies Everywhere

    ​​What: Old-school style Vietnamese pop-up Rice Paper Scissors is throwing down with a full on Family Meal.Where: Rice Paper Scissors will announce the meal's locale on the day of the event.When: Fri. & Sat., March 30th and 31st, 6:30 p.m. - 10 p.m. Cost: In the 80 dollar range -- this is a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 28, 2011

    Mozzeria Marks a First, Tacolicious II and Mosto Open, and Amphawa Thai Noodle House

    The past 24 hours in gossip, innuendo, and cold hard facts about the San Francisco food scene. A wife's dream to open a restaurant and a husband's love for pizza will meld together in Mozzeria, the Neapolitan-style pizzeria slated to open in the Mission. And as the new restauranteurs prepare to ope ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 17, 2011

    Michael Chiarello Eyes S.F., Burger Urge's Odd Tagline, and Visiting Four Corners

    The past 24 hours in gossip, innuendo, and cold hard facts about the San Francisco food scene. Odd names and taglines: Tablehopper discovers, via Chowhound, that Indo-Bali Cooking Street has opened in the Financial District (343 Kearny at Pine). The Indonesian restaurant is from the former Bangkok ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 20, 2011

    Village Voice's Lauren Shockey Dishes Kitchen Gossip at Omnivore Books

    ​What: Lauren Shockey at Omnivore Books Where: Omnivore Books When: Fri., October 21, 6-7 p.m. Cost: Free The rundown: Village Voice's Lauren Shockey, she of the Really Great Name, will be in town to talk about her new book, Four Kitchens: My Life Behind the Burner in New York, Hanoi, Tel ... More >>

  • Dining

    October 12, 2011

    House of Sisig: Kamayan Dining Creates Homey Atmosphere

    ​What: Lauren Shockey at Omnivore Books Where: Omnivore Books When: Fri., October 21, 6-7 p.m. Cost: Free The rundown: Village Voice's Lauren Shockey, she of the Really Great Name, will be in town to talk about her new book, Four Kitchens: My Life Behind the Burner in New York, Hanoi, Tel ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 30, 2011

    Ken Ken Ramen Sets Up Shop, Three Twins Displaced from Fire, and Umami Burger's Menu

    The past 24 hours in gossip, innuendo, and cold hard facts about the San Francisco food scene. The popular pop-up Ken Ken Ramen is moving in to its own brick-and-mortar. Grub Street reports they're setting roots in the Mission at a commercial space that they'll have to transform into a restaurant. ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 29, 2011

    What Do I Do When They Give Me a Fork, Knife, and Chopsticks?

    ​ Fielding your questions about dining out in 21st-century Bay Area restaurants. Have one? Email me.  San Francisco diners are expected to become practiced at a variety of eating implements in a seemingly infinite variety of combinations. So I wasn't surprised to get asked this question: C ... More >>

  • Calendar

    September 28, 2011

    That’s Radical

    ​ Fielding your questions about dining out in 21st-century Bay Area restaurants. Have one? Email me.  San Francisco diners are expected to become practiced at a variety of eating implements in a seemingly infinite variety of combinations. So I wasn't surprised to get asked this question: C ... More >>

  • Calendar

    September 28, 2011

    Yes, They Can

    ​ Fielding your questions about dining out in 21st-century Bay Area restaurants. Have one? Email me.  San Francisco diners are expected to become practiced at a variety of eating implements in a seemingly infinite variety of combinations. So I wasn't surprised to get asked this question: C ... More >>

  • Film

    August 17, 2011

    "Amigo": John Sayles Creates an Intelligently Rip-Roaring War Movie

    ​ Fielding your questions about dining out in 21st-century Bay Area restaurants. Have one? Email me.  San Francisco diners are expected to become practiced at a variety of eating implements in a seemingly infinite variety of combinations. So I wasn't surprised to get asked this question: C ... More >>

  • Calendar

    August 3, 2011

    Girl Meets Doll

    ​ Fielding your questions about dining out in 21st-century Bay Area restaurants. Have one? Email me.  San Francisco diners are expected to become practiced at a variety of eating implements in a seemingly infinite variety of combinations. So I wasn't surprised to get asked this question: C ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 9, 2011

    So Long Dining Room and Pie Delivery, Hello (To Another) Southern Restaurant

    The past 24 hours in gossip, innuendo, and cold hard facts about the San Francisco food scene. An order to go: The Feast reports the popular Indian-Pakistani restaurant Lahore Kahari has shut its dining room. Owner Zulfiqar "Guddu" Haider has converted the Tenderloin restaurant into a take-out only ... More >>

  • Film

    May 25, 2011

    "The Hangover 2": Unfunny Bro Comedy Franchise Is Creatively Bankrupt

    The past 24 hours in gossip, innuendo, and cold hard facts about the San Francisco food scene. An order to go: The Feast reports the popular Indian-Pakistani restaurant Lahore Kahari has shut its dining room. Owner Zulfiqar "Guddu" Haider has converted the Tenderloin restaurant into a take-out only ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 19, 2011

    So Long Al, Adios Bangkok 16 ― Say Hello to New England Tacos

    The past 24 hours in gossip, innuendo, and cold hard facts about the San Francisco food scene. Another goodbye to a long-standing neighborhood institution: Grub Street reports the shuttering of Al's Café Good Food. After 50 years, the Bernal Heights' diner closed in April; on Facebook, owner Jean ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 27, 2011

    Jun-Blog, Eat the Love Finalists in Saveur's Best Food Blog Awards

    Jun Belen/Jun-Blog​First time we clicked a link and scrolled through a Jun Belen post ― a recollection of lechon in Manila ― we were smitten. S.F. blogger (and occasional SFoodie contributor) Belen has fierce photo skills and an eye for taking Filipino cooking out of the world of titas and ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 19, 2011

    We've Mapped Even More of Our Favorite Local Dishes

    View SFoodie's 92 in a larger map ​We've been busier than ever working on the second annual countdown of favorite dishes, SFoodie's 92: The 92 dishes and drinks we've loved most in 2011. We've since made it all the way up to No. 21 -- Blacksmith Cellars' Chenin Blanc -- and we thought it wou ... More >>

  • Calendar

    April 13, 2011

    Your Slacker, My Hero

    View SFoodie's 92 in a larger map ​We've been busier than ever working on the second annual countdown of favorite dishes, SFoodie's 92: The 92 dishes and drinks we've loved most in 2011. We've since made it all the way up to No. 21 -- Blacksmith Cellars' Chenin Blanc -- and we thought it wou ... More >>

  • Calendar

    March 9, 2011

    Asia Rocks

    View SFoodie's 92 in a larger map ​We've been busier than ever working on the second annual countdown of favorite dishes, SFoodie's 92: The 92 dishes and drinks we've loved most in 2011. We've since made it all the way up to No. 21 -- Blacksmith Cellars' Chenin Blanc -- and we thought it wou ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 3, 2011

    Town Hall Owners Plan a Wine-on-Tap Bar, Audio Geeks Reveal They're Coffee Geeks As Well

    ​The past 24 hours in gossip, innuendo, and cold hard facts about the San Francisco restaurant scene. 7x7's Bits and Bites blog is giddy at the chance to scoop the rest of us in reporting that the project Town Hall's owners are opening at 740 Valencia will be a wine bar. Even more timely, it will ... More >>

  • Calendar

    September 22, 2010

    It Was On a Boat

    ​The past 24 hours in gossip, innuendo, and cold hard facts about the San Francisco restaurant scene. 7x7's Bits and Bites blog is giddy at the chance to scoop the rest of us in reporting that the project Town Hall's owners are opening at 740 Valencia will be a wine bar. Even more timely, it will ... More >>

  • Calendar

    September 8, 2010

    Not Fade Away

    ​The past 24 hours in gossip, innuendo, and cold hard facts about the San Francisco restaurant scene. 7x7's Bits and Bites blog is giddy at the chance to scoop the rest of us in reporting that the project Town Hall's owners are opening at 740 Valencia will be a wine bar. Even more timely, it will ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 25, 2010

    Charles Phan Hopes the Mission Likes Him Better Now, Bai Thong Opens

    ​ ​The past 24 hours in gossip, innuendo, and cold hard facts about the San Francisco restaurant scene.Jay B. at Grub Street talks to Charles Phan about his plans for the original Slanted Door location at 584 Valencia St. They're still quite vague, but Grub Street says the concept is more likely ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 17, 2010

    Accused Sex Offenders Arrested at San Francisco Airport

    ​U.S. Customs and Border Protection is announcing it nabbed two alleged sex offenders at San Francisco Airport after the American citizens' separate flights from the Philippines touched down.  The first man was arrested last Monday on a warrant out of Washington State. The second man was book ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 30, 2010

    Tomorrow: Indonesia Day Brings Food, Music to Union Square

    alwinsulaiman/FlickrS.F.'s Borobudur will be on hand to make with the food.​Tomorrow might be a good time to indulge in Indonesian food at the 17th annual Indonesia Day celebration in Union Square, the largest such event in the country, according to organizers. The free event also features Bal ... More >>

  • Dining

    July 21, 2010

    We translate Chabaa Thai's ethnic Isaan food

    alwinsulaiman/FlickrS.F.'s Borobudur will be on hand to make with the food.​Tomorrow might be a good time to indulge in Indonesian food at the 17th annual Indonesia Day celebration in Union Square, the largest such event in the country, according to organizers. The free event also features Bal ... More >>

  • News

    June 23, 2010

    We'll Always Have "Paris by Night"

    At least on DVD. But thanks to all the pirated discs, the iconic Vietnamese- language variety show might be facing its final curtain.

  • Blogs

    June 1, 2010

    Don't Sound Like a Tool: How to Pronounce Coffee Regions

    ​Don't Sound Like a Tool is SFoodie's series of audio pronunciation guides to sort-of-common-but-not-obvious words we keep encountering on wine lists and menus. No more shame, no more pointing, no more godawful imitations of a language you don't speak.Five years ago, when buying coffee all you ... More >>

  • Calendar

    March 3, 2010

    Urban Jungle

    ​Don't Sound Like a Tool is SFoodie's series of audio pronunciation guides to sort-of-common-but-not-obvious words we keep encountering on wine lists and menus. No more shame, no more pointing, no more godawful imitations of a language you don't speak.Five years ago, when buying coffee all you ... More >>

  • Calendar

    November 25, 2009

    Filipino Folklore

    ​Don't Sound Like a Tool is SFoodie's series of audio pronunciation guides to sort-of-common-but-not-obvious words we keep encountering on wine lists and menus. No more shame, no more pointing, no more godawful imitations of a language you don't speak.Five years ago, when buying coffee all you ... More >>

  • Calendar

    November 18, 2009

    It's a Family Affair

    ​Don't Sound Like a Tool is SFoodie's series of audio pronunciation guides to sort-of-common-but-not-obvious words we keep encountering on wine lists and menus. No more shame, no more pointing, no more godawful imitations of a language you don't speak.Five years ago, when buying coffee all you ... More >>

  • Calendar

    October 7, 2009

    Curried Favors

    ​Don't Sound Like a Tool is SFoodie's series of audio pronunciation guides to sort-of-common-but-not-obvious words we keep encountering on wine lists and menus. No more shame, no more pointing, no more godawful imitations of a language you don't speak.Five years ago, when buying coffee all you ... More >>

  • Calendar

    July 29, 2009

    Dueling Desperados

    ​Don't Sound Like a Tool is SFoodie's series of audio pronunciation guides to sort-of-common-but-not-obvious words we keep encountering on wine lists and menus. No more shame, no more pointing, no more godawful imitations of a language you don't speak.Five years ago, when buying coffee all you ... More >>

  • Calendar

    July 15, 2009

    We Got the Beats

    ​Don't Sound Like a Tool is SFoodie's series of audio pronunciation guides to sort-of-common-but-not-obvious words we keep encountering on wine lists and menus. No more shame, no more pointing, no more godawful imitations of a language you don't speak.Five years ago, when buying coffee all you ... More >>

  • Calendar

    May 6, 2009

    That ‘70s Movie

    ​Don't Sound Like a Tool is SFoodie's series of audio pronunciation guides to sort-of-common-but-not-obvious words we keep encountering on wine lists and menus. No more shame, no more pointing, no more godawful imitations of a language you don't speak.Five years ago, when buying coffee all you ... More >>

  • Calendar

    March 11, 2009

    Camelot Revisited

    ​Don't Sound Like a Tool is SFoodie's series of audio pronunciation guides to sort-of-common-but-not-obvious words we keep encountering on wine lists and menus. No more shame, no more pointing, no more godawful imitations of a language you don't speak.Five years ago, when buying coffee all you ... More >>

  • Calendar

    February 4, 2009

    The 23rd Annual San Francisco Tribal & Textile Arts Show

    ​Don't Sound Like a Tool is SFoodie's series of audio pronunciation guides to sort-of-common-but-not-obvious words we keep encountering on wine lists and menus. No more shame, no more pointing, no more godawful imitations of a language you don't speak.Five years ago, when buying coffee all you ... More >>

  • Calendar

    November 26, 2008

    Viet Wave

    ​Don't Sound Like a Tool is SFoodie's series of audio pronunciation guides to sort-of-common-but-not-obvious words we keep encountering on wine lists and menus. No more shame, no more pointing, no more godawful imitations of a language you don't speak.Five years ago, when buying coffee all you ... More >>

  • Calendar

    June 18, 2008

    American Chopper

    ​Don't Sound Like a Tool is SFoodie's series of audio pronunciation guides to sort-of-common-but-not-obvious words we keep encountering on wine lists and menus. No more shame, no more pointing, no more godawful imitations of a language you don't speak.Five years ago, when buying coffee all you ... More >>

  • Dining

    April 23, 2008

    Two Blocks of Vietnam

    Prowling the jungle of the Tenderloin for hot, sour, salty, and sweet.

  • Calendar

    January 23, 2008

    Avant-Vietnam

    Prowling the jungle of the Tenderloin for hot, sour, salty, and sweet.

  • Calendar

    November 14, 2007

    All This and Kung Fu

    Prowling the jungle of the Tenderloin for hot, sour, salty, and sweet.

  • Dining

    September 27, 2006

    Bistro on a Budget

    Dine in style without the sticker shock at Jimmie Kwok's

  • Dining

    August 30, 2006

    Nonya Business

    The blending of hits and misses at S.F.'s oldest Malaysian restaurant

  • Dining

    May 10, 2006

    Running Ahmohk

    S.F.'s only Cambodian spot is still going strong in its 20th year

  • Best of San Francisco

    May 11, 2005

    Best Emergency Dog/Cat Sitters

    S.F.'s only Cambodian spot is still going strong in its 20th year

  • Dining

    May 23, 2001
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    August 23, 2000
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