Westfield Centre

SFoodie: Steak in SF -- Where to Get Bloody

SFoodie: Steak in SF -- Where to Get Bloody

Scarily Good Local Halloween Confections

Their Steak Stands Alone

Great meat outweighs the decor, discomfort, and dimness at Bobo's

The Out-of-Towners

Two quintessential S.F. restaurants impress visitors from the Southland and our critic

This Old Mall

The new Westfield Centre is a magnet for holiday shoppers. But did developers' efforts to preserve the old Emporium make this anything other than another mall?

SF Weekly Letters

The new Westfield Centre is a magnet for holiday shoppers. But did developers' efforts to preserve the old Emporium make this anything other than another mall?

Turning Black Friday Grayish: A SFoodie Lunch Planner

Janice C./YelpMake 'em last.​Friday, November 27, 2009 Steel yourself. The line at True Religion is going to be biblical. You might as well forget the idea of flagging down the flip-flop-clad brah at Abercrombie. And getting somebody at Zara to check if there's another medium in back? Buena s ... More >>

Tonight and Tomorrow, Free Chocolate and Beverage Pairings at Schoggi

Ann L./Yelp​For the next two evenings, Swiss chocolatier Schoggi is offering complimentary chocolate and local beverage pairings at its shop near the Westfield Centre (87 Yerba Buena Lane at Mission). Later today, it's spicy chocolate-covered ginger slices with blood orange tea from Berkeley-b ... More >>

Waking Up with Tom Colicchio: A Delicious, Runny Mess

T. PalmerGood morning, Tom.​When the S.F. outpost of Tom Colicchio's 'Wichcraft (868 Mission at Fourth St.) appeared a few years ago, it seemed to generate a pompous air around itself. The Top Chef host splashed out with a huge space on the ground floor of the then-new Westfield Centre, as if Coli ... More >>

Watermelon Margarita, a Mall Rat Cocktail at Straits

Tamara Palmer​Sometimes, you just need to go to the mall and drink. Or maybe that's just us. Straits, located in the Westfield Centre mall, doesn't pour particularly high-end margaritas (with Sauza Hornitos tequila). But the watermelon version, rimmed with green salt, is still a reward for kee ... More >>

Pollo Campero Gets Burned, Charles Chocolates Appears to Melt

​The past 72 hours in gossip, innuendo, and cold hard facts about the San Francisco restaurant scene. SFoodie thought Fridays were supposed to be about Charlie Sheen-grade fun. But local food news late last week had us longing for Monday already. Inside Scoop got Friday off to a hopeful start, t ... More >>

Chuck Siegel Confirms Rumors about Charles Chocolates Closing

Tamara Palmer​SFoodie has official word on the sudden closure of local confectioner Charles Chocolates as mentioned in this morning's Buzz Machine. Chuck Siegel confirmed to us that the company was unable to raise the necessary funds to move forward with expansion into a larger retail space an ... More >>

Tell Tale's Maiden Lane Space a No Go, Mission Bowling Club to Resuscitate the Mission Burger

​The past 24 hours in gossip, innuendo, and cold hard facts about the San Francisco restaurant scene. Tablehopper broke the news that Tell Tale Preserve Company's search for a home base continues. William Werner's pastry shop has been destined for a Maiden Lane space for more than a year, but pro ... More >>

Rudy's Probably Can't Fail in Uptown, Criolla Kitchen Looks to the South

The past 24 hours in gossip, innuendo, and cold hard facts about the San Francisco food scene. Inside Scoop reports Emeryville's popular Rudy's Can't Fail Cafe, co-owned by Green Day's Mike Dirnt, is expanding to Uptown in Oakland. The diner is set to open adjacent to (where else?) the Fox. With a ... More >>

Kim Alter Exits Plate Shop, Oakland Gets a TacoBike, and Place Pigalle Returns

The past 24 hours in gossip, innuendo, and cold hard facts about the San Francisco food scene. That was quick. Inside Scoop reports Kim Alter is already out as executive chef of Sausalito's Plate Shop. Opened in February, Atler took an executive role for the first time, after working in the kitchen ... More >>

Bouncer Has a Nob Hill Fantasy, Without Foursquare

The past 24 hours in gossip, innuendo, and cold hard facts about the San Francisco food scene. That was quick. Inside Scoop reports Kim Alter is already out as executive chef of Sausalito's Plate Shop. Opened in February, Atler took an executive role for the first time, after working in the kitchen ... More >>

Willie Brown Knows Food, More Changes for Chains, and Japanese Snacktion

The past 24 hours in gossip, innuendo, and cold hard facts about the San Francisco food scene. It appears that everyone is jumping on the reality show bandwagon, and former mayor Willie Brown is no exception. Grub Street reports, via Inside Scoop, that he was in L.A. pitching a series that (on some ... More >>

Classy Des Jardins and Butter-Bomb Desserts: This Week in Food Bloggery

Jeffrey-Anthony/SF Weekly Flickr pool​ Highlights from the blog this week: 1. Peter Jamison talked to Iso Rabins about the Health Department's shut-down of the Underground Market, which may be permanent. But the market attracted New York Times coverage! And thousands of people! Uh... 2. Carina O ... More >>

Umami Burger Is On The Way, Bottle Cap Set to Open, and All Seasons Cafe May Be Back

The past 24 hours in gossip, innuendo, and cold hard facts about the San Francisco food scene. It's official: Southern California's Umami Burger has called dibs on a Union Street spot. Eater SF reports it will be taking over the former Jovino's space (2184 Union at Fillmore), and is slated to open ... More >>

Safeway May Pour Wine, A Haunted Bar, and the Second Nopalito

The past 24 hours in gossip, innuendo, and cold hard facts about the San Francisco food scene. Wine tasting at Safeway? Maybe. Haighteration reports there is an "Instructional Tasting" liquor license application pending for the Duboce Triangle Safeway (2020 Market at Dolores). While no one at this ... More >>

Bi-Rite's Bouncer, Tyler Florence Fires, and Trace Opens

The past 24 hours in gossip, innuendo, and cold hard facts about the San Francisco food scene. Waiting behind the red rope for the bouncer to let the group in to Bi-Rite Market has become an unusual, busy-weekend ritual. Grub Street shares, via the Uptown Almanac, with the Fire Marshal keeping tabs ... More >>

The Latest La Boulange and Nob Hill's IThai

The past 24 hours in gossip, innuendo, and cold hard facts about the San Francisco food scene.While it serves the same fare, it's definitely a different look for the latest La Boulange. Inside Scoop reports the branch's 222 Sutter (at Kearny) location opened yesterday, sporting a more modern and sle ... More >>

Five Mall Food Court Finds S.F. Foodies Can Stomach

irrational_cat​The typical mall food court is the culinary equivalent of The Epcot Center -- a rickety selection of "ethnic" delights poorly prepared and served lukewarm to the grinning consumers of modern America. There the fruits of the world's gastronomic endeavors are reduced to their most bas ... More >>