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Spanish Food and Cooking

  • Blogs

    April 9, 2012

    Burritt Tavern, Fork, and Mediterranean Cafe Open, Marbella Readies

    The past 24 hours in gossip, innuendo, and cold hard facts about the San Francisco food scene. Openings: Charlie Palmer's latest project, the Burritt Tavern, officially opens today (417 Stockton at Sutter). Grub Street shares a peek at the American menu that will usher in the first dinner service. ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 28, 2012

    Number 34: Chorizo from Fatted Calf Charcuterie

    ​SFoodie's countdown of our favorite 50 things to eat and drink, 2012 edition ​In the Bay Area, "chorizo" usually refers to the fresh, spicy Mexican sausage that fills tacos and tortas in the Mission. The occasional bit of Spanish-style chorizo that turns up in paella is often little more than ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 12, 2011

    Check Your Fridge: Mucho Chorizo Recalled

    ​This weekend, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service announced that approximately 2,290 pounds of a chorizo sausage product is being recalled. Gilroy's Silva Sausage Co. is recalling approximately 2,290 pounds of it because of misbranding and an undeclared a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 2, 2011

    Tiny Empanadas and Big Salsa at El Rio

    Want to feel like a giant? More like empanaditas.​Constanza Ortiz, the Colombian native behind Maite Catering, is bringing her signature tiny tapas -- most notably, these petite empanadas -- to El Rio this Sunday and again on Sept. 25 during Salsa Sundays to show that, yes, great things can c ... More >>

  • Dining

    July 27, 2011

    Txoko: Brainy Finger Food Could Stand to Be Less Brainy

    Want to feel like a giant? More like empanaditas.​Constanza Ortiz, the Colombian native behind Maite Catering, is bringing her signature tiny tapas -- most notably, these petite empanadas -- to El Rio this Sunday and again on Sept. 25 during Salsa Sundays to show that, yes, great things can c ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 27, 2011

    It's Tapas, Not Topless: Sneak Peek at North Beach's Txoko

    Carina OstRyan Maxey and Ian Begg Talk Txoko.​Last night was the media preview and soft launch of Txoko. Located in the old Enrico's space, we knew we were in for a larger-than-life and somewhat swanky affair. We first reported in February that the Naked Lunch guys, Ryan Maxey and Ian Begg, we ... 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

    November 8, 2010

    Flan Queen: Gracias Madre's Carmen Vazquez Ditches the Dairy

    Gil Riego Jr.Gracias Madre's Carmen Vazquez with her cashew-milk flan.​Carmen Vazquez is the genius behind the mind-blowing vegan flan at Gracias Madre in the Mission. She's also one of the chefs behind the now-defunct Brassica Supper Club, may it rest in peace/come back to life as a full-blow ... More >>

  • Dining

    July 28, 2010

    Fresh Eats: Shawerma at Zaytoon and panino at Arlequin

    Gil Riego Jr.Gracias Madre's Carmen Vazquez with her cashew-milk flan.​Carmen Vazquez is the genius behind the mind-blowing vegan flan at Gracias Madre in the Mission. She's also one of the chefs behind the now-defunct Brassica Supper Club, may it rest in peace/come back to life as a full-blow ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 21, 2010

    Esperpento Is Still the Happy Place

    ​Part of a series on restaurants that have been around so long they've slipped into a media black hole.In 1992, Carlos Muela opened Esperpento, part of the great wave of tapas restaurants that ended up changing San Francisco dining forever. So-called authentic Spanish tapas begat global-fusion tap ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 14, 2010

    Ramblas to Close in May; Delfina's Roman Spin-Off Taking Over Site

    Jim L./YelpThe Valencia Street tapas bar has had a rough couple of years.​Annie Stoll might have kept mum, but Sara Deseran got the confirmation for 7x7: Craig Stoll's Roman-inspired Locanda (a working name) is expected to open late spring or early summer in the Valencia space that's now Rambl ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 23, 2009

    Feasting Out: Kitchen Alums Return for Laïola's Four-Night Farewell Blowout

    Lea Suzuki/SFGateOpening chef Mark Denham is back.​Laïola is not exactly going gentle into that good night of restaurant history. Before the Marina tapas bar morphs into Tacolicious early next year, owner Joe Hargrave is mounting a four-night farewell that'll see the return of kitchen alums. ... More >>

  • Dining

    November 25, 2009

    Flavor over flash: Chilango breaks for authenticity

    Lea Suzuki/SFGateOpening chef Mark Denham is back.​Laïola is not exactly going gentle into that good night of restaurant history. Before the Marina tapas bar morphs into Tacolicious early next year, owner Joe Hargrave is mounting a four-night farewell that'll see the return of kitchen alums. ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 14, 2009

    Make This Tonight: Joyce Goldstein's Samfaina

    M. BrodyGoldstein, serving chunky gazpacho -- but when does she sleep?​A real treat: an intimate dinner chez Joyce Goldstein, aka the hardest working woman in the food business. Goldstein, veteran of Chez Panisse and her own San Francisco restaurant Square One, is the author of 26 cookbooks, a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 16, 2009

    Pinch What? S.F. Chef Flogs Book About Basque Nibbles Tonight in Marin

    Cooking with Amy/FlickrHirigoyen: Basque master.Cookbook fans, rev up your engines and head over the Golden Gate Bridge tonight for a tasty book signing. Piperade/Bocadillos chef Gerald Hirigoyen recently authored (with Lisa Weiss) Pintxos: Small Plates in the Basque Tradition (Ten Speed Press, $24. ... More >>

  • Dining

    May 6, 2009

    Contigo takes a bite out of Catalan

    Cooking with Amy/FlickrHirigoyen: Basque master.Cookbook fans, rev up your engines and head over the Golden Gate Bridge tonight for a tasty book signing. Piperade/Bocadillos chef Gerald Hirigoyen recently authored (with Lisa Weiss) Pintxos: Small Plates in the Basque Tradition (Ten Speed Press, $24. ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 5, 2009

    Early Bird Special: Contigo

    Jen SiskaContigoAfter scarfing pork-belly bocaditos and octopus salad at Contigo in Noe Valley, SF Weekly food critic Matthew Stafford gets all dreamy thinking about the vacay he took in Barcelona. Stafford thinks chef-owner Brett Emerson gets all the details right in this local simulacrum of the Ca ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 3, 2008

    Friday Sundae: Jollibee's Halo Halo

    Jen SiskaContigoAfter scarfing pork-belly bocaditos and octopus salad at Contigo in Noe Valley, SF Weekly food critic Matthew Stafford gets all dreamy thinking about the vacay he took in Barcelona. Stafford thinks chef-owner Brett Emerson gets all the details right in this local simulacrum of the Ca ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 21, 2008

    TiVo Alert: Bourdain on Spain Will Drive Foodies Berserk

    Jen SiskaContigoAfter scarfing pork-belly bocaditos and octopus salad at Contigo in Noe Valley, SF Weekly food critic Matthew Stafford gets all dreamy thinking about the vacay he took in Barcelona. Stafford thinks chef-owner Brett Emerson gets all the details right in this local simulacrum of the Ca ... More >>

  • Calendar

    December 12, 2007

    Flamenco Navidad

    Jen SiskaContigoAfter scarfing pork-belly bocaditos and octopus salad at Contigo in Noe Valley, SF Weekly food critic Matthew Stafford gets all dreamy thinking about the vacay he took in Barcelona. Stafford thinks chef-owner Brett Emerson gets all the details right in this local simulacrum of the Ca ... More >>

  • Dining

    August 24, 2005

    Gratitude for a New Café

    Satisfying Spanish cooking at the Café Bella Vista in the Mission

  • Best of San Francisco

    May 11, 2005

    Best Tapas

    Satisfying Spanish cooking at the Café Bella Vista in the Mission

  • Best of San Francisco

    May 11, 2005

    Best Food Court

    Satisfying Spanish cooking at the Café Bella Vista in the Mission

  • Dining

    March 16, 2005

    Seconds

    Sometimes it takes two visits -- or two helpings -- to satisfy our needs

  • Dining

    November 17, 2004

    Whining and Dining

    An intriguing wine list and excellent tapas are perfect after Sideways

  • Dining

    September 29, 2004

    Brilliant Bites

    Tacos by the sea and bocadillos downtown -- the new toys of upscale restaurateurs

  • Best of San Francisco

    May 19, 2004

    Best Paella

    Fina Estampa

  • Dining

    February 11, 2004

    My Precious

    Despite a certain uneasiness with the concept, our critic finds the small plates at Cortez delicious

  • Dining

    July 23, 2003

    Take Me to the Casbah

    Dreamily enveloped in a fragrant cloud of cumin and orange-flower water at Baraka

  • Best of San Francisco

    May 14, 2003

    Best Place to Shout "Olé!"

    "Café Flamenco"

  • Dining

    August 15, 2001

    Basque

    Bottomless Tapas

  • Dining

    April 18, 2001

    Tapa the Mark

    Ramblas

  • Best of San Francisco

    May 17, 2000

    Best Monday Night Dining

    Enrico's

  • Best of San Francisco

    May 17, 2000

    Best Spanish Restaurant

    B44

  • Dining

    May 17, 2000

    En Español

    B44

  • Dining

    March 8, 2000

    Around the World

    B44

  • Dining

    December 22, 1999

    Nuevo Trendino

    Charanga

  • Dining

    July 21, 1999

    Basquing in Tapas

    Charanga

  • Dining

    May 6, 1998

    Hacienda de Happiness

    Charanga

  • Dining

    December 31, 1997

    Homage to Catalonia

    Charanga

  • Dining

    October 8, 1997

    Plate Tectonics

    Charanga

  • Dining

    December 18, 1996

    Spanish Mainstream

    Looking for that big break at Barcelona

  • Dining

    October 9, 1996

    Suds City

    It's tapas and beer at the Thirsty Bear

  • Dining

    October 2, 1996

    A Little Havana

    The Port Cafe brings a tropical splash to the Castro

  • Dining

    July 24, 1996

    Blue Light Special

    Babaloo does tapas the Cuban way

  • Dining

    February 7, 1996

    What's in a Name?

    2223 Market cruises through an eclectic menu; at the Slow Club, leisurely grazing is all

  • Dining

    January 31, 1996

    Dish

    2223 Market cruises through an eclectic menu; at the Slow Club, leisurely grazing is all

  • Dining

    January 3, 1996

    Bohemian Beat

    On 16th Street, La Movida and Pastaio serve unpretentious fare with a measure of boho chic

  • Dining

    November 29, 1995

    About the Size of It

    At Alegrias, small tapas outshine big paellas

  • Dining

    August 16, 1995

    In a Stewpor

    The Rooster needs to risk jumbling tastes and ingredients in hopes of a sublime combination

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