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Barbacco: Sluggish service can stall an otherwise delightful meal
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March 17, 2010
There are rules governing seconds. You never want to spend as much on your second wedding as you did on the first. If the New York Times real... More >>
Korea Attacks! Korean junk food has established a tasty foothold
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March 10, 2010
Last year, Korean flavors went viral, and brought the rest of San Francisco's food scene with them. Thank Los Angeles for the boost: In November... More >>
SFoodie Recommends: Taking Liberties on St. Patrick's Day
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March 10, 2010
March most definitely means the golden-emerald chance to celebrate Ireland and St. Patrick's Day by tippling fine Irish beer and whiskey. This... More >>
Enjoy Vegetarian: Soy-on-soy action
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March 03, 2010
Practicing your religion often means changing your diet. Catholics used to divide the year into meat days and fast (or fish) days, which many... More >>
Thin crust, thick beer: Pi Bar and Delarosa benefit from thoughtful brew selections and reasonable prices
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February 24, 2010
San Francisco's thing for upscale pizza has gone so far beyond fad — trend-starter Pizzetta 211 dates back to 2004, people — that... More >>
Commis sets the price and standard for harmonious flavors
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February 17, 2010
Musicians know that a note is not just a note. The fundamental note they play is bolstered by dozens of other tones that thrum above and below it... More >>
Soups, small plates, and snacks shine at Taste of Formosa
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February 10, 2010
Has it been long enough since the Great Pork Belly Craze of 2005 to stage a revival? The people who care about fashion have sneeringly returned... More >>
Comfort Food: At home on the Nicaraguan strip
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February 03, 2010
There's something grounding about a plate of food we know we can't possibly finish. Perhaps it's that atavistic feeling of abundance and... More >>
Baker and Banker: Don't say Californian
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January 27, 2010
Lori Baker and Jeff Banker, owners of the two-month-old Baker and Banker in Pacific Heights, are not the ones to break a winning streak. They're... More >>
Bruno’s: Decor gets a divorce
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January 20, 2010
In the era of pop-up restaurants and upscale street carts, are decor and food going through a divorce? Most restaurants are still designed to... More >>
Jonathan Kauffman: Remapping the city, one memorable dish at a time
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January 13, 2010
Navigating a city like San Francisco isn't so much a question of memorizing map grids as about cataloguing landmarks, making our way —... More >>
Mayes Oyster House wraps seafood in a new package
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January 06, 2010
Mayes Oyster House has catered to the great and near-great from all over the world since it was established 69 years ago," restaurant critic Ruth... More >>
Nombe brings street food indoors, with mixed success
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December 30, 2009
Saturday, just shy of midnight, and the squat sandwich board on the Mission Street sidewalk bears a wrinkled paper sign advertising street-food... More >>
Queen's Louisiana Po-Boy Cafe brings the flavor and fun of N'awlins
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December 23, 2009
Finding honest-to-God Louisiana cooking in this town is as difficult as tracking down a proper deep-dish pizza, an outstanding haggis, or a... More >>
Il Cane Rosso: Proof that locally sourced eating hasn't gone too far
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December 16, 2009
It's been a rough couple of months for Northern California's native cooking vernacular, ever since David Chang called bullshit on local chefs.... More >>
Fish & Farm: 'Tis the season for comfort food
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December 09, 2009
'Tis the season for comfort food, for bountiful platters of rich, soul-stirring grub brimming with fresh veggies and juicy cuts of meat and... More >>
Hawaiian revival: Sundance Kitchen presents well-conceived island fare
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December 02, 2009
It feels like some distant corner of the terminal at Reno International, a concrete box with exposed mechanicals and an awkward step-down to... More >>
Flavor over flash: Chilango breaks for authenticity
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November 25, 2009
The Californication of Mexican cuisine has been a mixed bag. In trading fat for flavor and authenticity for familiarity, gutsy food tends to lose... More >>
Saison: Haute cuisine in the country
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November 18, 2009
At Saison, Joshua Skenes' celebration of 21st-century haute cuisine, the whole notion of fine dining is upended. Sure, the kitchen assembles... More >>
Morning, noon, and night, Ironside wants to be the SOMA spot
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November 11, 2009
Ironside, a new eatery and hangout northeast of AT&T Park, takes American classics like pizza, burgers, Caesar salad, mac 'n' cheese, clam... More >>
Yu-Zen and the art of sushi
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November 04, 2009
You can find the state induced by a recent meal at Yu-Zen, a modest but charming Japanese restaurant in the outermost Outer Richmond, in its... More >>
Muguboka offers homey Korean fare that goes beyond meat
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October 28, 2009
Most people, if they are at all familiar with Korean cooking, know two things: Meals are accompanied by an array of small dishes containing... More >>
Pal's Takeaway, Rhea's Deli, and Mission Burger offer handheld delights
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October 21, 2009
If anything demonstrates the resilience of the human spirit, it's the way San Franciscans have kept their highly attuned taste buds nurtured and... More >>
Beijing Restaurant, Yao Ming's favorite S.F. spot, offers unusual delights
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October 14, 2009
The little building at the corner of Alemany Boulevard and Ocean Avenue has housed a number of restaurants over the years, none of them a... More >>
Castro's Starbelly dishes out a truly memorable meal
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October 07, 2009
The first meal I had at Starbelly — a delightful lunch during which two of us shared seven dishes and wished we had room for more —... More >>
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Barbacco: Sluggish service can stall an otherwise delightful meal
By Jonathan Kauffman
There are rules governing seconds. You never want to spend as much on your second wedding as you did on the first. If the New York Times real estate section… More >>
New Restaurants
CafeZazo: 64 14th St. (at Harrison), 626-5555. Mission. Coffee, sandwiches, and pastries. Dagwood and Scoops: 2736 24th St. (at Hampshire), 814-3459. Mission. Ice cream and sandwiches. Delica Sushi and Sozai: 1 Ferry… More >>
Korea Attacks! Korean junk food has established a tasty foothold
By Jonathan Kauffman
Last year, Korean flavors went viral, and brought the rest of San Francisco's food scene with them. Thank Los Angeles for the boost: In November 2008, three Angelenos started up… More >>
SFoodie Recommends: Taking Liberties on St. Patrick's Day
By Mary Ladd
March most definitely means the golden-emerald chance to celebrate Ireland and St. Patrick's Day by tippling fine Irish beer and whiskey. This year, you don't need to guzzle your green… More >>
New Restaurants
Bistro Central Parc: 562 Central (at Grove), 931-7272. North of the Panhandle. French. CafeZazo: 64 14th St. (at Harrison), 626-5555. Mission. Coffee, sandwiches, and pastries. Delica Sushi and Sozai: 1 Ferry Building… More >>
Enjoy Vegetarian: Soy-on-soy action
By Jonathan Kauffman
Practicing your religion often means changing your diet. Catholics used to divide the year into meat days and fast (or fish) days, which many Coptic Christian sects still do. Jews… More >>
New Restaurants
Bistro Central Parc: 562 Central (at Grove), 931-7272. North of the Panhandle. French. Bombay Masala: 2127 Polk (at Broadway), 292-9878. Russian Hill. Indian. CafeZazo: 64 14th St. (at Harrison), 626-5555. Mission. Coffee,… More >>
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