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Vietnamese Food and Cooking

  • Blogs

    March 29, 2012

    Yigit Pura May Head to Macy's and the International Food Court's Future

    The past 24 hours in gossip, innuendo, and cold hard facts about the San Francisco food scene. Those waiting to find out where Yigit Pura's Tout Sweet patisserie will pop-up this Summer may be able to buy a blender or a cardigan sweater alongside the sweet treats. SFGate thinks they've figured out ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 1, 2012

    Soup Junkie Puts The Spotlight On Bun Rieu

    Hung Lam isn't exactly guarded when pressed to reveal the secret to making his Bun Rieu, the Vietnamese tomato and crab based soup. "Not only is it really my mom's recipe, but she's also in the kitchen with me, making sure that I'm doing everything right. Between us though, the recipe is a secret." ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 7, 2011

    Top 7 S.F. Bay Area Chocolates to Send Home and Make People Jealous Happy

    Visions of these will be dancing through some heads.​Shopping for the most discerning person on your list? Looking for something for someone you hardly know at all but still have to buy a gift for? Well, this list is for you! With the exception of nobody, everyone loves chocolate, so give the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 7, 2011

    Spice Kit Now Has Its Own Fried Chicken Days: Wednesday and Friday

    Jonathan KauffmanSpice Kit's fried chicken bowl, $7.95, only available two days a week.​Not every day can be fried chicken day -- the subject of my review this week. In addition to the three restaurants I mentioned, Spice Kit, the banh mi and Asian wrap shop on First and Howard, has a San Francisc ... 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

    July 28, 2011

    Bacon Bacon Truck Gets Hype Hype

    Jonathan KauffmanBacon Bacon Truck, as sighted from the back of the mosh pit.​ The first time I tried to go to Bacon Bacon Truck, the new food truck with a self-explanatory menu, I arrived too late. Fifty or sixty people already surrounded the truck, half of them holding up cameras to document th ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 27, 2011

    A Spot of Tea at the First Kettle Whistle

    Jesse HirschPeach oolong iced tea and a first course, including bánh mì financiers.​Tell Tale Preserve Company and Naivetea launched their monthly tea event this weekend at the Burritt Room, and if you haven't attended many tea services, it may take a bit for the East-meets-West conceit to s ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 19, 2011

    SFoodie Flickr Pics: Banh Mi at Kitchen Sidecar

    Albert K Law/FlickrPork belly sandwiches at Kitchen Sidecar.​The drizzle of Siracha on pork. The electric zing of jalapeno. The crunch of pickled daikon. There's no part of a banh mi we don't love, and this picture by Albert K Law reminds us why.Want to see your own picture up here? Join our Flick ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 10, 2011

    Top Chef: All-Stars, Week 9: We Can't Believe It's Fabio!

    Last night's Top Chef: All-Stars began with an odd Quickfire Challenge: Create a unique fondue. According to Padma, this wasn't the '70s and they weren't looking for bananas dipped in chocolate. This challenge was all kinds of crazy and the cheftestants would be their own judges. Mike said he wa ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 28, 2011

    Vietnamese Year of the Cat Slinks into the Tenderloin for Tet

    Say it with us: Chuc mung nam moi!​The Tenderloin's Little Saigon will be transformed this weekend for Sunday's 15th Annual Vietnamese New Year Tet Festival ("Hoi Cho Tet Tan Mao" in Vietnamese), organized by the Vietnamese Community Center of San Francisco. Tet (lunar New Year) is the most im ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 19, 2010

    Homegrown Marin Market Sprouts in Sausalito

    Tamara PalmerKitchenSidecar working on banh mi burgers.​We braved painfully slow Golden Gate Bridge traffic on Saturday to catch the debut of the new monthly Homegrown Marin Market in Sausalito. Luckily, the long lines ended once we left the car as the high ceilings, multiple rooms, and backya ... More >>

  • Dining

    June 9, 2010

    Ready when you are: People who wait for brunch? Not us

    Tamara PalmerKitchenSidecar working on banh mi burgers.​We braved painfully slow Golden Gate Bridge traffic on Saturday to catch the debut of the new monthly Homegrown Marin Market in Sausalito. Luckily, the long lines ended once we left the car as the high ceilings, multiple rooms, and backya ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 2, 2009

    What's in Ruth Reichl's Fridge? A Few Bottles of Minor Embarrassment

    Salon.comIs that Miller High Life up there on the top shelf, between the organic milks, directly in front of the tonic? Naw, couldn't be....​Salon launched a food section last week, headed up by Francis Lam, former Gourmet scribe. It's fitting then that for one of his inaugural features, Lam d ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 30, 2009

    Market Report: Earth Island Expands into Former PlayStation Store, Adds Vendors

    Meredith BrodyCupcake maker Kingdom of Cake is one of 10 new vendors.​On Monday last week, the Earth Island Farmers' Market in the Metreon (101 Fourth St. at Mission) expanded into the former Sony PlayStation store on Fourth Street, adding more than 10 new vendors. The market opened in mid-May ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 11, 2009

    Foodie Art & Arty Food

    How about a portrait of Rachael Ray made entirely of food?

  • Blogs

    April 7, 2008

    Eats.com: Social Networking For The Food Obsessed

    How about a portrait of Rachael Ray made entirely of food?

  • Dining

    May 18, 2005

    Never a Feckless Eater

    Talking to R.W. Apple Jr. about Apple's America over lunch

  • Best of San Francisco

    May 19, 2004

    Best Vegetarian Sandwich

    Vietnam Sandwiches (aka Wrap Delight)

  • Best of San Francisco

    May 23, 2001
  • Best of San Francisco

    May 23, 2001

    Best Block for a Culinary Tour of the World

    Valencia Between 16th and 17th Streets

  • Dining

    January 27, 1999

    Side Dish

    Valencia Between 16th and 17th Streets

  • Dining

    October 29, 1997

    Good Morning, Vietnam!

    Valencia Between 16th and 17th Streets

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