FINANCIAL DISTRICT—As noted by the Weekly, there will be a panel discussion tomorrow night to discuss "The State of Pastry in SF" featuring local pastry stars like Luis Villavelazquez (Absinthe), Elizabeth Falkner (Citizen Cake) and William Werner (Quince), among others. Tickets are still available; more info [...]
As the calendar turns to December, many restaurants' focus now turns to the cash cows that are holiday parties, which are even more important in shaky economic times. With most offices taking the cheap route this year, most restaurants are left high and dry, but some' [...]
Spot a restaurant on your block that has expired? The tipline awaits.
1) Diamond Heights: With 40 long years in Diamond Heights under its belt, Yet Wah finally rides off into the sunset tonight after one last dinner service. The owners say that they're ready to retire,' [...]
The December issue of San Francisco Magazine is online, and in it, Josh Sens doles out three stars to the Mission's Saison, which has reinvented a new genre of fine dining in these awkward economic times: "By the time I paid my first visit, enough" [...]
[Photo: Jennifer Yin, 10/15/09]
Lots of recent reviews to catch up on this morning. Up first, Mikey Two Stars came out to play over the long weekend, handing out a pair to District's beer-infused spinoff Ironside. After M-Biggity gets unexpectedly tipsy off the 9.25% beer [...]
A writer for the New York Times went to "well-known restaurant in the San Francisco Bay area" and somehow got accidentally undercharged for wine. However, since it was a disappointing meal, the diners felt justified for not correcting the restaurant's math mistake: "I suggested telling the" [...]
Now that La Mar and the Plant Cafe are in full swing—and thriving—just north of the Ferry Building, the last of three major restaurants slated for the Embarcadero pier rejuvenation is getting downright giddy too. Says the always-quotable, ever-confident Russell Jackson, chef/owner of the upcoming [...]
Bruce Lee would leave a tip. [Photo: Flickr/eric-m]
· Humane Society Picking on Foie Gras Farmers Instead of Helping Puppies [Salon]
· Bi-Rite Be Building an Empire [Chron]
· Q&A With Jolene Linsangan, Bartender at Circolo [SFE]
· Downtown Napa Ready to [...]
Happy Thanksgiving to all. See you back here on Monday morning with your usual full serving of juicy restaurant news.
Yats frying turkeys on the street. [Photo: Beer & Nosh]
· Don't Forget That Beretta Spinoff Delarosa Opens This Weekend [~ESF~]
· Stefan Richter' [...]
Charlie Hallowell's long-awaited sequel to Pizzaiolo has been causing a stir for most of the calendar year (see past details below), and as we enter the 2009's final month, things are just about ready for Hallowell's new pizzeria concept in the old Di Bartolo space. The name [...]
"A woman shoved me at the chanterelle bin this morning. I stepped aside and let her paw through first. Spirit of Thanksgiving and all." [Twitter]
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Because everyone was on the edges of their seats wondering, Paula Deen reveals to Extra that she is OK after that epic ham to the face and how exactly the untimely toss happened: "I got in the way of the hog ... I didn't'" [...]
[Photo: Flickr/chazwags]
Don't look now, but Four Barrel has gone old school and brought back its discreet outpost in the alley behind the cafe. Remember that once upon a time (2008), while the actual coffeehouse was under construction, Four Barrel started making its name with the' [...]
Even though bids for Copia were due earlier this month, the future of the campus remains blurry at best, but here's what is known: the Food Network has sadly denied all the rumors, St. Helena's CIA remains possibly interested, a group called the "Coalition to" [...]
There's a lot going on here. [Photo: Flickr/tjacobs61]
· Photo Tour of a Meal at Commis [No Salad]
· More Dining Options For Black Friday Madness [7x7]
· Yat's Thanksgiving Turkey Fry Taking Place Again [SFist]
· Remembering the Roots of Coffeehouses [...]
UNION SQUARE—Thanks to a tipster for noticing that DeLessio is opening a new branch down in the Macy's basement. By our count, it's the third location of the the gourmet market/bakery and hoped to be open in time for Black Friday. [EaterWire]
TENDERNOB—In a sad, strange story, [...]
Once again, it's time for everyone's favorite real estate guessing game. Today's entry comes from SoMa, and features the many following clues: located near the ballpark, spent $1.2 million on a recent remodel, display kitchen, "specially treated concrete floors," a combination of booth seating and normal tables, 20 seats [...]
Click the image above to view the full photogallery.[Photos: Jennifer Yin, 11/24/09]
Here we have a stroll around The Republic, the follow-up effort to Bin38 by the foursome of Don Davis (Uncorked Events), Peter Scully (Apartment 24), and Shaw Amirghassemkhany and David Sheridan. Still only [...]
Restaurant Michael Mina has announced a new executive pastry chef: Catherine Schimenti, last seen at Craft LA. Schimenti—who migrated north alongside with one Matthew Accarrino—has also worked at NYC heavyweights like Craftsteak and Per Se. Bonus fun fact: according to the announcement, Angeleno Magazine named Schimenti [...]
Eater National has a copy of the full menu and dinner program from the Obama Administration's momentous first State Dinner, taking place tonight to honor the Indian prime minister. NYC's Marcus Samuelsson has the honor of being the guest chef, there are herbs and lettuces from [...]
Yesterday, we mentioned that Original Joe's lost its initial courthouse bid to block newfound rival Uptown Joe's from using a similar name and concept. However, a closer analysis/recap of the proceedings is online now, and one of the more, ahem, interesting new factoids is the [...]
A few more details are steadily leaking about the Top Chef Vegas finale, which was filmed in Napa over two weeks in October: word on the street is that a Quickfire Challenge will take place aboard the Napa Valley Wine Train, and then the elimination [...]
The front page of today's San Francisco Chronicle shines the spotlight on the SF Panorama, an experimental one-shot newspaper put together by McSweeney's. Due out the first week of December, the Panorama is, in short, a prototype for the 21st century newspaper: 300 pages of' [...]
Michael Bauer tweets again on a trip to the new SPQR: "A perfect pre-Thanksgiving dish: filled chestnut pasta with a subtle burnt orange sauce at SPQR." [Twitter, previously]
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Calzone's, North Beach. [Photo: Flickr/friedmanlynn]
· Black Friday Dining Options [Zagat]
· Local Food Folks Craft a Fantasy Thanksgiving Potluck [SFM]
· Another Piece on Chefs and Their Tattoos [KQED]
· Indian Taco Truck Headed to SF [SFW]
· Napa Is' [...]
THE MISSION—Shuttertime has finally come for tapas joint Cafe Arguello, per Mission Mission. Up next for 2832 Mission Street: Rosamunde's first offshoot. [MM]
SOMA—Turns out the earlier rumblings were correct, and construction is indeed ready to start up on Boulevard spinoff Prospect. A piece in [...]
Just a tiny sampling of the myriad competitors already nominated so far for the inaugural Hottest Chef in the Bay competition, coming soon: Hubert Keller, Roland Passot, Jamie Lauren, Dennis Lee, William Werner, Gilbert Pilgram, Daniel Patterson, Dominique Crenn, Paul Canales and Peter McNee, pictured. Know [...]
Click the image above to view the full photogallery.[Photos by Eduardo Solér, Solér Photography]
On Friday night, over 20 of the Bay Area's most notable chefs descended upon the Four Seasons for the ninth annual Taste & Tribute, benefiting the Tibetan Aid Project and [...]
The feuding Joe's restaurants had their day in court this morning, and U.S. District Judge Charles Breyer did not issue a temporary restraining order sought by Original Joe's that would have blocked Uptown Joe's from using the Joe's moniker in its name. Instead, the judge ordered [...]
Bust out the welcome mats, because Salon has finally launched its Food Section. Headed by former Gourmet staffer Francis Lam (pictured), here's a sampling of the mission statement: "And so food writing has to be more than simply talking about the delicious. What we’ve planned" [...]
Hot off the always-churning rumor mill comes rumblings that Miette Patisserie will be shuttering two of its San Francisco retail shops at the end of 2009. The Ferry Building outpost will stay in place, and don't forget that Miette's big new Jack London Square location is' [...]
Paula Deen is hit in the face with a ham. She did not know they were being thrown. But it was captured on video anyway. [Eater National]
The weekend marked the swan song for Hawthorne Lane's veteran of 15 years, Two. As noted last week, David Gingrass and company will host and cater private events through the holiday season, and then Corey Lee will strip the space to open Benu sometime in 2010. [EaterWire, previously]
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As you can probably guess from the pictured knife pose, Philadelphia hotshot chef Jose Garces became Food Network's sixth Iron Chef last night. The victory was slightly anticipated by his suspicious "viewing party" in Philly that was announced a week or two ago, but yesterday, Garces [...]
Thinking he might have found a worthy competitor to incumbent Marin sushi king Sushi Ran, Mighty Morphin' Bauer Rangers heads to Mill Valley's Tsukiji for his Sunday review. Unfortunately, Tsukiji still has some service issues and though the fish dishes—especially the daily specials—are impressive for the' [...]
Outside Doc's Clock. [Photo: eviloars/Eater SF Flickr Pool]
· Should Yelp Remove Reviews By Non-Customers? [Consumerist]
· Thomas Keller Wants America to Love Tripe [Zagat]
· Sonoma's Depot Restaurant Celebrates 25-Year Anniversary [Sonoma News]
· Should Restaurant Owners Give Holiday Bonuses [...]
[Photo: Jennifer Yin, 10/28/09]
THE MISSION—An epilogue to the Food For Thought fundraiser earlier this month, which saw 20+ Mission restaurants dedicate their proceeds on November 11 to benefit Mission Graduates: they raised over $35,000. [EaterWire]
JACKSON SQUARE—7x7's Sara Deseran shares one of the [...]
Quote of the day comes from booted Top Chef Eli Kirshtein, in response to a question about what's next for him: "I don't know. I'm still a chef at the restaurant Atlanta, and I'm always looking for other opportunities and things. I'm going to try to" [...]
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Here we have a sneak peek inside Delarosa, currently slated to open its retro Italian doors next Saturday, November 28. You'll recall that Delarosa is a Roman-style pizzeria/birreria from the Beretta team (Deborah Blum, Ruggero Gadaldi' [...]
Though he notes some exceptions, Mikey Boom Boom blows the whistle on the following trends that have made him "weary": pork belly, eggs at dinner, flourless chocolate cake ("Haven't I mentioned this before?"), savory desserts, macaroni and cheese, and salumi. Kindly update your records ... and send us your' [...]
L'Unterman files today on the Richmond's Prime Rib Shabu, the hot pot joint from Isa's Luke Sung. From the seamless service to the Michael Brennan design to the food itself, Prime Rib Shabu is a winner: "Sung’s take on [shabu shabu] is just about ideal for'" [...]
As seen earlier this morning on Eater National, less than a month after pushing Meredith Brody out the door, SF Weekly has named a new restaurant critic, and it's a good one: Seattle Weekly critic Jonathan Kauffman, one of the best—and more decorated—food writers [...]
