Tea

Recent Openers

Fifty Cent Drinks Drop at The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf This Afternoon

It's something of a guilty pleasure that we picked up from visits to L.A. in college: sugary caffeinated beverages from The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf. Back then, a coffee rush from Coffee Bean seemed to make it easier to hit the books and we weren't so snobby about bean heritage, or grind and roasting ... More >>

Craftsman and Wolves: High Tea for the Modern Connoisseur

Earl Grey and Panna Cotta Make Beautiful Music Together at Cowgirl Creamery

Panna cotta is a simple Italian custard (the name literally translates to "cooked cream") that, when done right, is one of those desserts that doesn't need exotic ingredients or tricky preparations to be supremely satisfying. That said, the delicate Earl Grey tea flavoring in Cowgirl Creamery's vers ... More >>

SF Cocktail Week 2012 Arrives -- Gird Your Livers!

Cocktail Week kicks off tonight and it promises to be quite a boozy weeklong celebration. Bartenders from around the country will share the spotlight with hometown favorites and locally made spirits. We'll be bringing you the latest updates throughout the week, with our picks for the best of each n ... More >>

One Writer's Quest to Find (People Having) Sex in the Library

I've seen my share of salacious flap copy, but a friend's promotion of the forthcoming novella she edited for Harper Collins, Lust in the Library, caught my attention: "Some like it hot, and some like it in the reference section." "Do they?" I wondered, "or is this truly fiction?" Lust in the Libr ... More >>

Jade Pepper Chocolate Blends the Pacific Islands Into Treats

​Jade chocolates caught our attention when they qualified as a finalist at the Good Food Awards tasting we attended. These chocolatiers focus on "blending teas and spices from Asia and the Pacific Islands into chocolates," and their product line delivers assertively on that promise.&nbs ... More >>

Fresh Eats: SoMa's New Burmese Gourmet Food Truck

Recent Openers

House of Banquet Proves the Cabbage God Knows Dim Sum

Photos by W. Blake GrayGreen tea balls​The cabbage god is the first thing you see when you step inside House of Banquet in the Inner Richmond. We eat a lot of dim sum, but we haven't gone anywhere else where cabbage is worshipped. All hail the cabbage god​It's possible that House of Ban ... More >>

Little Garden's Hong Kong-Style Pork Chops and Baked Spaghetti

Jonathan KauffmanLittle Garden's baked beef and egg with rice, $6.25.​ Rice Plate Journal is a yearlong project to canvas Chinatown, block by block, discovering the good, the bad, and the hopelessly mediocre. Maximum entrée price: $10. "Would you like your pork chop with spaghetti or rice?" the ... More >>

Summer Sweets: 37 Degrees Dessert Cafe's Shaved Ice

Luis ChongGreen Tea Ice at 37 Degrees Dessert Cafe.​The sunny weather inspired SFoodie to visit 37 Degrees Dessert Cafe, a two-year-old Asian desserts and snacks shop in the Sunset. The cafe is now featuring a unique version of shaved ice (snow ice), previously only found at San Jose's now-def ... More >>

What to Do This Weekend, Mar. 18-20

Janice V./YelpOff the Grid returns to Fort Mason Center. See Fri., Mar. 18.​Craving more? Scroll through additional listings here. Fri., Mar. 18: Whole Beast Supper Club Rabbit Tasting La Victoria Mexican Bakery and Café, 2937 24th St. (at Alabama), Seatings at 6:15 and 9 p.m. Pop-up chef an ... More >>

Starbucks Poised to Unveil Big Gulp-Size 'Trenta'

divya-/FlickrClear your bladder: The 31-ounce Trenta is a single ounce shy of the Big Gulp.​Starbucks fans will soon be able to show just how much they love the iced tea and coffee drinks from the Seattle chain. Starting next month, Starbucks stores in California will are unleashing the Trenta ... More >>

Last Call for the Chinatown Night Market

Luis ChongSmaller than some night markets, but a good source for boba teas and knickknacks.​October 9 is the last scheduled evening for the Chinatown Night Market Fair. This small night market pales in comparison to the huge multiblock events of Vancouver, Hong Kong, mainland China, and many o ... More >>

Lovejoy's Sweet Potato Pie Tea

Tamara Palmer​Lovejoy's Attic, across the street from Lovejoy's Tea Room in Noe Valley, is a sweet stop for loose tea to go when you're not enjoying a proper English tea service. The shop offers one true oddity with its sweet potato pie tea ($3.95 for three ounces), a blend of black tea with r ... More >>

Schoggi Pairs Tea with Chocolate For a Good Cause

yuichi.sakuraba/FlickrThe class, at the S.F. shop of Swiss chocolate maker Schoggi, benefits a kids' and families' nonprofit.​Looking to upgrade your afternoon tea session to something a bit more luxe? A class tomorrow night at Swiss chocolate maker Schoggi near Union Square aims to break down ... More >>

Eat Real Announces Canning, Brewing, Fermenting Competitions

Chiot's Run/Flickr​As part of its celebration of urban homesteading, the Eat Real Festival ― which is taking place August 27-29 in Jack London Square ― has announced a series of county fair-style competitions for amateur brewers, picklers, jammers, and kombucha, um, fermenters.The competitions ... More >>

At Paulette in Hayes Valley, Straus Soft Serve Meets the French Macaron

Tamara PalmerTea Time at Paulette: Straus soft-serve vanilla ice cream with lemon and Earl Grey macarons and honey.​Paulette recently started offering Straus soft-serve vanilla ice cream and toppings with its French macarons. There are 10 suggested combos ($5-$6.50), including affogato with an ... More >>

'Where Can I Meet the Ladies?'

​Last week, I received this question from T. S.:Hey, know of any restaurants where I can meet a lot of women?Well, T.S., I don't do a lot of hunting for female company of the kind you're looking for, but I do have a few suggestions for lady-lovers of all stripes: 1. Pickling, jamming, and cheese-m ... More >>

What to Have for Lunch Today: Tofu Sandwich at Samovar Tea Lounge

John BirdsallTLT: Tamari-mirin braised tofu, lettuce, and tomato sandwich ($12). ​Tues., May 4, 2010 Ed U./Yelp​The teriyaki-like sauce approaches thickly reduced balsamic in sweetness, but it's a virtuous indulgence, considering it oozes from firm slices of tofu, on a Leadbetter's Engl ... More >>

Are Food-Focused Arizona Boycotts for Reals?

wisefly/FlickrCalls to boycott Cold Stone Creamery stores like the one in Fisherman's Wharf (pictured) have gone unheeded.​Our favorite morsel from the blogs. Cool to protest: Could efforts to boycott Arizona over the immigration law Governor Jan Brewer signed last Friday be seeping into your ... More >>

'Mafia Wars' Game Designer, Facebook Forced to Go to Legal Mattresses

What is this YoCash of which you speak, Luca?​A class action lawsuit filed this week claims that Zynga Game Network, a San Francisco-based company that develops games for Facebook, lured unsuspecting customers into handing over their cell phone and debit card numbers with "special offers" and othe ... More >>

Hot Meal: Hi-Tea (It's Not What You Think)

M. BrodyThe fully loaded No. 31.​When we saw that the Quizno's down on Bush near Battery was gone, replaced by a place called Hi-Tea, we assumed the newcomer was one of those Asian bubble tea spots, like Tapioca Express or Quickly, with an array of little snacks appropriate to the name. When we v ... More >>

Mission Teahouse Has a Whiff of Authentic Asian Find About It

Forget the flute musicSan Francisco has its share of great teahouses, but the newly opened Om Shan Tea (233 14th St at Natoma) is in a class all its own. It feels like an actual funky little neighborhood teahouse you'd stumble into while traveling in Asia, rather than an idealized simulacrum of some ... More >>

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Tea on the Brain

Drink of the Week: Grainaissance's Tiger Chai Amazake Rice Shake

Brown rice is a delight in the clutches of Emeryville's Grainaissance, which makes 14 different versions of its naturally sweetened, dairy-free and gluten-free Amazake Rice Shake. With hints of nutmeg, allspice and black pepper, not to mention black tea, the Tiger Chai blend is an especially livel ... More >>

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