And yet, Granada Cafe is still open. [Photo: Flickr/emwilska]. · Alice Waters Wins Nonfiction Award For "Art of Simple Food" [Chron] · Manuel Defends His Honor, Picks Stephanie to Win [Cutlets] · Dreams Come True: Breakfast Pizza at Bar ...

The Times dedicates about 1200 words to stress the ways in which Ritual Roasters is the paradigm of a web 2.0 hub of capitalism, and also to confirm that owner Eileen Hassi is 30 years old and not a communist: "Yet Ms. Hassi, 30, ...

We've heard the rumblings before, but this time around, an Aussie newspaper has it from inside sources in Spain that Ferran Adria might actually shutter El Bulli: "In other news from foreign shores, Detective has learned from a San ...

2007_11_Advertise.jpg Ladies and gentlemen, our friends and yours, this week's advertisers: 5th on the Park · 34 Leonard · Brad Metzger Restaurant Solutions · Castoria Real Estate · dd factor · Grand Central Square · Innis & Gunn Beer ...

Now entering its seventh month, the Pizza Friday bit is slowly evolving into a list of every single pizza parlor in the land and their oven temperatures—which may or may not have been the original aim— and today, Mr. MB takes the show ...

Everyone shield your eyes and say hello. The technicolor dreamboat you see above was spotted by a tipster in the Castro, near the corner of Hartford and 18th. It's the Ho-Mobile (Ho's-Mobile?), the delivery vehicle for the new Brandy ...

More plywood is en route later today, but for now, here's a sneak peek at the first Mixt Greens location to venture south of Market. As always, your sightings and/or photos are very much encouraged to sf@eater.com. ...

Shockingly, not even all sustainable food lovers can align themselves with the recent opinions put forth by Alice Waters and Michael Pollan regarding the celebration of rising food prices: "Domino's advertised a one-topping large pizza ...

This is The Gatekeepers, where Eater roams the city to meet the fine men and women standing between you and some of your favorite impossible-to-get tables. Jennifer Yin, 4/4/08. Proving it has withstood the test of time in more ways ...

In a town where high-profile chefs and restaurateurs are more common than A-list celebrities, bartenders—errr, mixologists—are quickly becoming stars in their own right, as evidenced by the buzz surrounding the cocktail circus at ...

After Chez Papa and Beretta debuted on Monday and Tuesday, respectively, 'twas a light week for The Dish in terms of openings in San Francisco, but the East Bay picked up the slack. 1) Oakland: After offering only lunch service for the ...

Welcome back to the Plywood Report, your regular, all-encompassing chronicle of the next generation of restaurants to grace our fair city. Spot something in your nabe? Let us know. Bonus points and a shiny PlumpJack if you include ...

It's Friday afternoon, and that means it's time to check in on the week that was at our sister site and friendly neighborhood blog, Curbed SF. 1) The city revealed its plans (above) for the $887.4 million renovation to San Francisco ...

· "Don't Talk About the Average Incomes of Vegetarians. Thanks!" [CH] · Battle for San Francisco Ice Cream Supremacy: Bi Rite > Mitchell's? [eGullet] · Not a Lot of Beachside Dining Options Around Town [Yelp] ...

Technically, Michael Bauer's annual Top 100 list of Bay Area restaurants won't be come out until the Sunday edition of the Chronicle, but thanks to some special leakage, we have the 2008 list a few days earlier. ...

Strange kind of bedlam tonight around 5pm at Trader Joe’s on Bay St. Prior to getting to the store, I saw an older white guy against the wall two blocks away, handcuffed, and three or four TJ employees standing around, with a few cops. ...

Back in January the the new local ordinance (or law, not sure) which mandated that local eateries provide a health care option for their employees went into effect. Maybe you have noticed new surcharges appearing on your tabs, ...

The Best New Chef nod from Food & Wine magazine is one of the most coveted distinctions in the food business. Past BNCs include Daniel Boulud, Thomas Keller, David Bouley, Nobu Matsuhisa, Dave Chang and others. You get the idea. ...

At Third and Townsend: No, thank YOU for allowing food. [Photo: Flickr/bsii]. · Weird Fish's Chef Does Bar Bites Well at Bender's [Chron] · Appleman Makes List of Top 10 Up-and-Coming Celeb Chefs [Forbes] ...

Straightforward bistro classics and, uh, thick water tumblers are just a few of the selling points rattled off by Patricia Unterman in her review/press release for Florio: [Waiters] just get you what you need at the right moment. ...

Last night's Top Chef may have been the most random albeit most entertaining one yet—Daniel Boulud, Richard Roeper, a basket of greens, and movie-inspired dishes were all on the menu during this bizarre fourth ep. ...

Michael Bauer defends the growing sentiment that some restaurants might be are full of it when they advertise themselves as hyper-local: "It's true that some restaurants take poetic license when they talk about their locally and ...

After stopping by Liason two weeks ago, Nicholas Boer has three stars overall (and 3.5 for food alone) for another East Bay standby of the French ilk in Oakland's Jojo: "Presence of mind...defines Jojo. It's a restaurant fashioned from ...

All closure notices arrive via The Shutter. Please report all failures to the ShutterLine. SF Weekly's art-music-culture blog All Shook Down reports that North Beach nightspot Jazz at Pearl's will be closing at the end of April, ...

Proving that the news is slowly trickling east, the Wall Street Journal (well, its blog) has taken notice of the health care hubbub here in San Francisco, and has the MarketWatch video to prove it. The coverage consists mostly of ...

From the people who brought you The Week in Craig, one of the all time great uses of the internet, comes Eater's newest feature: The Week in Yelp, wherein Amy Blair takes aim at the ridiculousness that is the world of Yelp. ...

A high-profile restaurant possibility has landed on the radar, as Curbed SF brings word of a recently renovated downtown retail building whose fully-customizable penthouse has restaurant rumors swirling: "Constructed in 1908, ...

Click the image above to view the full photogallery. As you can see, the Mint Plaza sequel to Potrero Hill's Chez Papa is nothing like the rustic, traditional original bistro. Blacks and oranges dominate the 60-seat space, ...

When Nate Appleman, Nancy Oakes, Charles Phan and the rest of the Bay Area nominees for the 2008 James Beard Awards show up at the ceremony in June, they will accompanied by Sex and the City star Kim Catrall, who will now host the '08 ...

One of the more entertaining things about the frozen yogurt wars is the constant insistence of originality. Pinkberry and Red Mango are usually considered the originals (in some order) and to our delight, the Fillmore's Jubili has ...

· You Too Can Pay $18 for Bread at Farina [CH] · Superburger in Santa Rosa Gets Revamped With "Good Vibes" [CH] · Industry Folk Muse on the True Definition of Fine Dining [FohBoh] · Erica S.? She's Looking For It All; There, ...

NORTH BEACH—The founder of the "first and only" Istrian restaurant on the West Coast, Bruno Viscovi, is cashing out after 20 years of business and joining the retirement circuit. Viscovi is transferring ownership of Albona to a pair of ...

Today is Cesar Chavez day in California. A holiday first established by the Cesar Chavez Foundation to honor the late Cesar Chavez. Chavez, a man who bettered working conditions for farmworkers in California and much of the United ...

west portal blue, by pbo31 Early yesterday morning, a supposed drunk driver steered his car into the MUNI Metro tunnel at West Portal and damaged the automatic drive system, forcing MUNI operators to operate each train manually. ...

Spotted at the bookstore: which one of these books is the scariest? · Meet the Woman Who Sells Veggies to TK and Michael Mina [Boston Herald] · Those Insisting on Bottled Water Should Join Smokers Outside [SFBG] ...

While food prices soar through the roof, local demigods like Alice Waters and Michael Pollan couldn't be happier, because it means that the playing field is leveled for boutique organic ingredients that are unaffordable for many people ...

For third time in a fortnight, The Bloggin' Bauer drops a curious line about the glory of Pat Kuleto's Epic Roasthouse, once again setting up his April 13th Epic review to be a starry affair (barring any coy red herrings, natch): "The ...

James Newman, 12/14/07. We'll get to Bauer's trip to Healdsburg in a bit, but let's get the ball rolling with Ms. Meredith Brody at 1300 on Fillmore. A fan of the well-trained (and traveled) chef/owner David Lawrence, Brody experiences ...

"While I am still puzzling over the connection between Pizza and Cocktails, there is no questioning the mightiness of the cocktail list Thad Vogler has created or impressive array of staff he has assembled to make those cocktails . ...

Here we have a special sneak peek at the fourth episode of Top Chef. As seen in the clip, there's a big focus on new techniques, which might not bode well for our San Francisco trio, since as far as we've seen, they all tend to fall on ...

Today we welcome the newest member of the Curbed family into the world, Racked LA. Like our sites here and its Tinseltown siblings Curbed LA and Eater LA, it got its obsessions—in this case, the retail and fashion scene of Los Angeles. ...

Earlier today, Alice Waters and Michael Pollan expressed their ebullience regarding the rise of food prices, thinking that the shift will result in more people buying local food, but the Burger King CEO has an entirely different take, ...

Click the image above to view the full photogallery. Brace, San Francisco: just in time for baseball season, Louisiana Famous Fried Chicken will be joining Happy Donuts in the space directly across the street from the ballpark. ...

Lest you think otherwise, the Union Street deal between Luisa Hanson and SkipJack Sushi was not without the standard Luisa terror by a longshot, even on Luisa's side of the equation: "Peter Mikacich, the real estate broker who ...

Click the image above to view the full photogallery. Allow us a quick trip down the Peninsula to Palo Alto, because a) Pampas has a decent shot at getting a Bauer review, b) it has already signed on some big names (ie, Marissa Churchill ...

While Joey & Eddie's slowly taking over Moose's, Joseph Manzare reveals in an interview that he's been going back and forth to Japan, and is currently planning a "sushi bar and some small ramen places." And when he opens new places, ...

This is Gary Danko. This is Gary Danko flying an airplane. This is Gary Danko flying an airplane for Austrian television. This is Gary Danko flying an airplane for Austrian television with porno music bumping in the background. ...

· Best Thread Ever: Poor HS Student Asks for Date Rec's, Gets Berated [CH] · Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Luce [CH] · The Best Discontinued Foods, From Gatorade Gum to Crystal Pepsi [SE] · Welcome to Oaktown, Red Boy Pizza ...

Got some news for EaterWire? The tip jar awaits. NOB HILL—A tipster put forth the rumor earlier today, and now we've received confirmation from the restaurant: the official name of Luisa Hanson's upcoming pizzeria in the former Front ...

The view from the top of Grandview Park yesterday afternoon. Man it was windy up there!

Hubert Keller watches Thomas Keller's demonstration at Pebble Beach [Eater LA]. · Just Ten of the Secrets of Celebrity Chefs [SmartMoney] · Newsom Still Holds Big Stakes in PlumpJack in Napa and Tahoe [Chron] ...

Another Bay Area chef is making an appearance at New York's revered (and exclusive) Beard House, as ZuZu's Angela Tamura will host her second Beard dinner in as many years with a menu including both ZuZu's signatures boquerones and some ...

Carolyn Jung, late of the SJ Merc's aborted food blog, has started her own blog and is already reporting quite the chef shuffle—more of a chef exodus, actually—underway at the Eden of the corporate dining world: the Google Cafeteria: ...

Via a Cole Valley tipster, we have word that Zazie has shut down operations for about a month, and with the closing comes some cheery shutter signage, the likes of which reach epically perky proportions. Among the reassuring measures ...

In response to Grumpy Glutton's blog post last week that broke down the distribution of Chronicle stars, Michael Bauer tries to explain his star system, the selection process, and the disproportionate abundance of 2.5-star restaurants: ...

Last night, Chez Papa rang in the restaurant era of Mint Plaza, and much to the Eater Spot Inspection Team's surprise, Jocelyn Bulow busted out some outdoor seating for the occasion. While a good-sized crowd enjoyed the scene indoors, ...

Later today, the Board of Supes will propose banning smoking from every. single. bar. in town, including those that have continued to allow smoking because of loopholes: "... if a bar is owner-operated, does not have other employees and ...

Top Cheffer and ex-Myth Cafe honcho Ryan Scott works the room at the after-party. Yesterday, we shared the mainstream take on the first annual Pebble Beach Food & Wine Festival, and now as promised, we're happy to share the local ...

The following achievement in prose is the introduction to the Yelp Weekly newsletter, and also more proof that Yelp is actively trying to kill your brain cells. Reading the entire newsletter is like watching a David Lynch movie, ...

Click the image above to view the full photogallery. The Fillmore location of Dosa has kicked off its sizable build-out of the former Goodwill space on the corner of Post and Fillmore. We've already shared our preliminary impressions of ...

As far as new restaurant concepts in San Francisco go, Orson is, simply put, a unique proposition. Elizabeth Falkner certainly has the cache and talent to pull off a concept as flashy, ambitious and, well, "un-San Franciscan" as Orson. ...

· Food Forum Catfight! About Bar Crudo's New York Sensibility, No Less [eG] · Sketch: the Anti-Ici and the Ice Cream Version of Blue Bottle [CH] · "I Put Andalu and Baraka About 22 on the 1-to-30 Scale." [CH] ...

All news and notes go in EaterWire. Sitting on some juice? The tip line awaits. NOB HILL—Still the proud owner of a newly-minted Michelin star, Cortez has been sold to Ron Silberstein, the owner of Thirsty Bear and Ramblas, ...

Hyde Street, w/ Signage [Photo: Flickr/kresge86]. · Quick Podcast of Alice Waters Calling For Gov't Backing [KCBS] · Dinner With a View, and Lots of Seafood, at Kuleto's Waterbar [7x7] · Two Men Shot and Killed While Buying Pizza in the ...

Ranging from the Belden Place gang and Biz to Specs and Julius' Castle, the New York Times profiles—and waxes poetic about—the many back alley establishments of San Francisco. Our favorite awkward moment involves the Times writer's ...

The Eater Oddsmakers are on the money, and Los Bauer has 2.5 stars for Ola Fendert's Local, pointing out the ways in which new restaurants are now defining their neighborhoods: "If Local is the embodiment of the emerging neighborhood, ...

A tipster sends along word that work is ready to commence on the transformation of the Empire Plush Room to Bar Florence, and to prove it, a bit of new signage is now adorning 940 Sutter Street. We have a feeling that fact that Tyler ...

Over the weekend, the first annual Pebble Beach Food and Wine Festival was held, and tickets to the picturesque seaside shindig were fetching up to $5K. Along with mega-name attendees like Thomas Keller, Tom Colicchio, Ming Tsai, ...

The bleak forecast continues for local salmon, with the latest blow coming in the decision to delay the recreational season, and even more bad news expected soon: "The Fish and Game Commission held an emergency telephone meeting Friday ...

While everyone awaits the April 17th court date, San Francisco restaurants are getting more and more confused/panicked about the Healthy SF health care ordinance, because tomorrow marks the final deadline to require businesses to ...

Click the image above to view the full photogallery. Open now for about a week, Candybar prides itself on being San Francisco's first dessert lounge. Though at this point, we're not quite sure if this extension of the NY-LA trend of ...

Incanto offal aficionado Chris Cosentino—and his recipe for "Brains and Eggs" (yes, an actual dish; and a butcher's treat, even)—has inspired quite possibly the best thing we've heard all day: a rock song that features lyrics taken ...

All the latest and greatest openings around town are served up via The Dish. Notice a new debut in your neighborhood recently? The tip line awaits your sightings. 1) SoMa: Barring a tornado in Mint Plaza, the wait for a restaurant on ...

After several rounds of delays that saw lawsuits go down between BART and the contractors, Peet's has announced when and where the long-awaited BART kiosks will be implemented: "Peet's Coffee & Tea Inc. will start selling coffee by the ...

· The Now-Shuttered Spices on Fillmore Had Identity Issues, Sushi [CH] · Some People Pissed That Taco Eaters Don't Share Experiences [CH] · Hippie Seeks Out Other "Natural, Furry Food Freaks" [Yelp] ...

THE MISSION—Sidewalk-blocking construction is well underway at Ti Couz, where the 16th Street creperie has scrapped its old outdoor seating area and is installing a new one. The new patio, slated to be done within weeks, ...

The SF SPCA issued a condemnation today of an exhibit currently appearing at the SF Art Institute, claiming that it is “barbaric and depraved”. Entitled “Don’t Trust Me”, the exhibition is on display at 800 Chestnut St. features six ...

This weekend brings partly cloudy skies, highs in the low 60’s and… lots of things to do! Here’s just a sampling… The Whiskies of the World Expo takes place in SF today and tomorrow. Reserved seated tasting seminars with a list of world ...

Anyone who's ever talked at length with Willie Brown, or listened to one of his lengthy talks, knows that certain moment when you're sure he's putting you on. The anecdote's too good, the gossip's too juicy. He must be kidding. ...

Patxi's uses the word "Yummy" twice too many times. [Eater SF Flickr Pool]. · Niman Supporter Chipotle Also Works With Michael Pollan's Pal [CHOW] · Because of Health Insurance, Out the Door Adjusts Its Prices Too [B+B] ...

After "going fishing" yesterday (spurring some commenter love letters), MB treks up to Cyrus country for artisan pizza and hand-crafted gelato at Healdsburg's Bovolo, and let's just say that The Bauer's inner child enjoys the ...

Cutlets has an interview with the most recent Top Chef castoff, Circa's own Erik Hopfinger; in addition to dishing on who he'd like to win (Spike) and who he thinks might win (a female), Erik also reaffirms his disdain for Rick Bayless: ...

The newest toy for both local restaurateurs and diners, as announced by a lengthy Chronicle piece yesterday, is the implementation of Citysearch "bar codes" in over 500 San Francisco restaurants, bars and various other businesses. ...

One of the biggest selling points/slogans at Fish & Farm is that the restaurant "goes above and beyond to support local farmers and fisherman by sourcing most fish, meat, and produce from within a 100-mile radius. ...

Click the image above to view the full photogallery. And now, a special super episode of The Joys of Luisa. Since two of Luisa Hanson's three current projects are nearing completion, we thought it a good time to share some updates on ...

With the help of the HuffPo's Fundrace machine, The Life Vicarious took a look at chefs' political contribution, revealing the presidential campaigns to which your dining dollars are going. Alice Waters is the only local on the list, ...

A little while back, we spotted a fresh application on the shuttered Hue L'amour window at the legendarily-cursed 2080 Van Ness space, and now, our suspicions have been confirmed: a restaurant/lounge by the name of Heights is indeed on ...

We've heard many a complaint about frozen yogurt (and its bandwagon), but none quite as scathing/entertaining as this indictment of the Fillmore's Jubili: "To me, sour + cold tastes like a sharpened ice pick digging into the largest ...

Welcome back to the Plywood Report, your regular, all-encompassing chronicle of the next generation of restaurants and bars to grace our fair city. Notice something in your neighborhood? Do let us know. Bonus points and a Mint Plaza ...

2007_11_Advertise.jpg Thanks to this week's advertisers for their generous stimulus package: 5th on the Park · 34 Leonard · Brad Metzger Restaurant Solutions · Castoria Real Estate · dd factor · Grand Central Square · Innis & Gunn Beer ...

It's Friday afternoon, and that means it's time to look back on the week that was at our sister site and friendly neighborhood blog, Curbed SF. 1) Though the restaurant within may not be finalized just yet, but The Hayes is now open for ...

· Chowhound Loses Respect For Chez Panisse For CPK Connection [CH] · Uh, Who Complains About Service at Carl's Jr. on Message Boards? [eG] · Cajoling a Tasting a Menu at Ame [Mouthfuls] · Tax Season Meltdown: Waiters & Witholding Woes ...

SAN FRANCISCO—Remember the last time the city turned out its lights for an hour? Originally, PlumpJack restaurants weren't on the list of participants, even though the Lights Out promotion was in many ways Newsom's baby. ...

If your job has been outsourced to Mumbai and you want to go retain it in India, there’sa new option for you… SFO will soon have Jet Airways as a new tenant, becoming the first Indian airline to fly from San Francisco to Mumbai and only ...

[Photo: Flickr/bambuses]. · More on Local Restaurants' Love of Small Children [The Poop] · Lady Hopstress Encourages You to Dine at the Bar [SFM] · Debbie Does Dinner and Dessert in Marin [MIJ] · Bargain Bites Goes to Berkeley's Cafe ...

The Cafe may have gotten approval from the city to increase its hours and tack on a restaurant; but if you thought the NIMBYs were going to back off, you'd be very wrong, because the approval conditions demand a short leash, ...

The CC Times has nothing but good things to say about West Oakland's Brown Sugar Kitchen, the new soul food hotspot by onetime Food Network personality Tanya Holland: "... a new place in West Oakland is managing something rare: a fusion ...

Following a bit of a local snoozer last week, the entire quartet of San Francisco cheftestants were front and center in yesterday's episode of Top Chef Chicago. The third episode of the season centered around the theme of street food: ...

The city of San Francisco is considering taking over the farmers' market at Civic Center's UN Plaza, and some people—and many vendors—are none too happy about the potential move, which could double rental fees: "The same city and its ...

Click the image above to view the full photogallery. Even though Uva Enoteca isn't scheduled to open for another few weeks, the interior is pretty much ready to go. As the brainchild of Batali vet Boris Nemchenok and Ben Hetzel (Dining ...

Not only does Patricia Unterman have very high praise for the Richmond's Namu, but in urging diners to get in before the deluge, she declares Namu to be the city's next phenomenon: "Every detail of the operation — from the Web site to ...

The scary, apocalyptic future is now for over 500 local restaurants and businesses that have implemented a new technology that allows prospective diners to literally scan a barcode on the storefront to read Citysearch reviews: "Now, ...

Last night, Thomas Keller appeared on Charlie Rose, and even though Rose's first question was "What is it you know about cooking?", it's a fascinating discussion overall, particularly for Father Keller fans. More concerned than ever ...

This is The Gatekeepers, where Eater roams the city to meet the fine men and women standing between you and some of your favorite impossible-to-get tables. Jennifer Yin, 3/27/08. Surely one of the more accessible Michelin stars in town, ...

With half of this week's dining section dedicated to the warm and fuzzy newfound relationship between young children and the restaurants that heart them, it turns out that those so-called "childless bloggers" are not the only ones who ...

· Decor-wise, "Some Sort of Asian Thing Going" on at Danko? [Mouthfuls] · Good or Bad? Rare Steak Cooked Very Well at L'ardoise [CH] · Asking About "Tips and Tricks" a Block From the Tenderloin [CH] · Do/Should Newspapers Give Favorable ...

FINANCIAL DISTRICT—Right this moment and lasting into the evening hours, Perry's Downtown is tossing its grand finale party in its last day of downtown service. Tomorrow, it will shutter and prepare for the move down the hill to Steuart ...

From the people who brought you The Week in Craig, one of the all time great uses of the internet, comes Eater's newest feature: The Week in Yelp, wherein Amy Blair takes aim at the ridiculousness that is the world of Yelp. ...

Heart Of The City Farmer’s Market For over 25 years, family farmers and food purveyors from all over California have arrived at SF’s UN Plaza at dawn on Wednesdays & Sundays, setting up their temporary tents & tables to sell their ...

SFGate: Politics BlogSan Francisco Gate - That word came from City Administrator Deborah Edgerly, who annnounced that Oakland, “in response to complaints from local florists, would enforce a zero-tolerance policy — ...

Over at SFGate.com, “The Krofft Supershow” is remembered the article “Gone But Not Forgotten: The Krofft Supershow”: This video comes from a different time, when they still let packs of supervised kids march unsupervised next to the ...

Hubert Keller helps out the environment. [Photo: Eater SF Flickr Pool]. · Where to Find Dollar Oysters Around Town [SFBG] · Breaking Down the Chron Stars and the "Bauer Curve" [GrumpyGlutton] · Taco Trucks: Mandatory For Children ...

A host of Bay Area parents and restaurants—including Michael Mina, Lark Creek Steak and Foreign Cinema—chime in on the growing preponderance of children in restaurants. Two basic upshots of the big article: pork-loving children roam ...

Now that Starbucks has bought the Clover Brewing System, independent coffeehouses are starting to react to the big move. Blue Bottle honcho James Freeman, though not a fan of the Clover per se, actually has a positive take on the Clover ...

Passive Aggressive Notes has a photo of a hostess checklist/primer for an unnamed Mexican restaurant in Southern California, and, uh, it's weirdly racist: "Match customer with appropriate seating: Mexican people prefer a booth rather ...

CENTRAL COAST—Yes, the San Luis Obispo area is a bit out of our coverage area, but the home turf of Bradley Ogden and the Lark Creek restaurant group (One Market, Lark Creek Steak and Yankee Pier) is surely the Bay, and the announcement ...

Say what you will about Balboa Cafe—and more than a few people have—but the place does put out a damn fine bar burger, and even though it may bring new meaning to the term bloody burger, next Thursday's "Burgers For Pints" sounds like a ...

Kindly do not insult this overpriced sandwich shop. Yesterday, Zagat innocently wondered how well Tyler Florence's upcoming restaurant would play in San Francisco, and in the process, tagged 'wichcraft as the example of failed celebrity ...

Now, we've heard of opening delays (*looking wistfully toward Mint Plaza), but by our count, it's been some time since a shuttering has been delayed, but that is exactly what has happened at Myth, in the midst of its ownership change. ...

Click the image above to view the full photogallery. As we all know, an October fire shelved 1930's institution Original Joe's, much to the chagrin of the old-school steak n' potatoes crowd. At the time, initial estimates had Joe's ...

Back when we reported the departure of opening exec chef Vincent Schofield from the months-old Kabuki Kitchen, the restaurant told us directly that the Boulevard veteran left to take a job in Atlanta (the city), but now, ...

· Local Doesn't Understand What the Perbacco Fuss Is All About [CH] · Resurrecting Five Year Old Threads With One Line Never Ceases to Amaze [eGullet] · Using Google Maps to Chart an Oaktown Chinatown Tour [CH] ...

THE MISSION—With Beretta's opening looming next week (last we checked) in the onetime Last Supper Club space, boozers everywhere are wetting their pants over the superstar bartenders that continue to sign onto the "pizzeria and drinking ...

With Jocelyn Bulow's new Chez Papa project nearing its opening date, Michael Bauer returns to Bulow's just-sold enterprise, Potrero Hill's Baraka, where the basic tenant of the restaurant remains the same, in spite of its change in ...

Hans Reiser & other stars of the Open Source movement Watch out at the corner of Market & Market this week as software geeks with links to Linux may wanna lure you into Ubuntu User Groups and other types of “free” love. ...

I’m on my way out the door to catch Sugar Pie DeSanto at Yoshi’s on Fillmore. I’ll be the guy with the front row table on the right hand side of the stage hootin & hollerin’… For those unfamiliar with Sugar Pie, she’sa local treasure, ...

TENDERLOIN—Over on the "wrong" side of the Hilton, the Fishbowl—Fish & Farm's adjacent seafood bar—has hit some delays and won't be open as soon as previously expected. According to our source, Team F&F is still working on various ...

The boulevard of Boulevard [Photo: Flickr/mintamu]. · Elizabeth Falkner Discusses Family, Career and Rice Pudding [NVR] · Toast of the Town Comes to Town [YumSugar] · Wine Country Proud About Its Beard Nominations [SRPD] ...

Trendsetter Michael Bauer makes clear his feelings on stacked and deconstructed dishes, effectively sending out a passive aggressive PSA of sorts to all local eateries with any hope of precious Bauer stars: "I thought that trend of ...

Yesterday, the Adam Roberts FN Dish interview with Tony Bourdain caused quite the chatter on foodie forum eGullet, much to the chagrin of the board's adminstrators. They deleted the thread with the following explanation: "The first post ...

All openings around town are served up on a regular basis via The Dish. Notice a new debut in your neighborhood recently? The tip line awaits your sightings. 1) NoPa: The dessert lounge era is upon us, and leading the charge is Candybar ...

Just when you thought you might not hear about the rising costs associated with San Francisco restaurants for a couple days, boom: the cost of rice comes under scrutiny, and in a precarious turn of events, it might start affecting ...

Click the image above to view the full photogallery. More than a few people have inquired about the corner activities afoot on Mission and 25th, and a reader sends along word that it is the expansion of noted cafe, youth program and pie ...

In a post musing on the success of Tyler Florence's upcoming restaurant, Zagat somewhat randomly—and quite entertainingly, we might add—anoints none other than Tom Colicchio as the poster boy for failed celebrity endeavors in San ...

Jennifer Yin, 3/25/08. This is the Rrazz Room, the rejuvenated cabaret club that has found its way to the lobby level of the Hotel Nikko. With the same team running the show, the Rrazz Room can be considered the reincarnation of the ...

A week after leaving Sens, GM Saeed Amini has already found a new gig at Palo Alto's Pampas, a new Brazilian steakhouse due to open in a few months, but the real news might be Pampas' extreme friendliness toward its employees: "In ...

Click the image above to view the full photogallery. Now that it received the go-ahead from the city, we thought it time to share the Edenic glory that is—or rather, will be—Om Lounge, particularly its outdoor area. ...

· "Wine Biz Girlies" Looking to Get Their "Bar On" in the Marina [CH] · Where's Bobby Flay When You Need Him? [CH] · Yelpers on KFC's Switch to Grilled Poultry: "Doesn't Sound Sexy" [Yelp] · Which Food Personalities Would Be in the ...

Tomorrow night marks the third episode of Top Chef Chicago, and above we have a little sneak peek of the challenge at hand. The clip features the chefs driving through the streets of Chicago in teams—Zoi and Erik are on the same team, ...

Health Magazine has named its healthiest restaurants in the country, listing the top ten sit-down chain restaurants (Denny's? really?), the top five fast food joints, and the best all-around independent restaurants. ...

All news fit to run goes in EaterWire. Your tidbits, sightings and rumblings to sf@eater.com. THE MARINA—Following Tyson Greenwood's departure from the premises in February, PlumpJack Cafe announced they wanted to revert to its classic ...

San Francisco commercial property owners are seeking lower assesment valuations, with the 10 biggest claiming a total drop in value of $1.2 billion, which means Gavin and the Supes potentially losing another $13.2 million in annual ...

NORTH BEACH—Yesterday, the Planning Commission considered a request brought forth by Panta Rei to expand into the vacant space next door: "The proposal is to expand the existing 1500 square-foot restaurant to occupy the adjacent ...

[Photo: Flickr/JonnyGdeCA]. · 1300's David Lawrence Gets Profiled, Drives a Jeep [SFE] · Thomas Keller and Richard Reddington Front and Center in New Napa Flick [NVR] · Tyler Florence Makes Another Appearance on Extra [FNA] ...

The Bauer braves the "wrong side of the Hilton," doling out 2.5 stars to an abuzz Fish & Farm. At the ultra-local eatery, he encounters some low points in dessert and elsewhere, but the place makes up for it in other ways: "The fact ...

This morning, the hallowed James Beard Foundation and its merry band of taste arbiters announced the final list of nominees for the 2008 awards. If you're keeping track, there are now 52 different categories (check the official site for ...

The buzz continues to heat up surrounding Uva Enoteca, the Haight Street Italian eatery/wine bar due to arrive in a few short weeks. The latest has Uva partner—and Batali vet—Boris Nemchenok doing an interview interview with 7x7, ...

In a move sure unlikely to entice "locavores" and healthy eaters, Kentucky Fried Chicken, has now decided to offer Kentucky Grilled Chicken too: "The chain built by his secret recipe for fried chicken is about to give equal billing to, ...

All closings around town are reported by The Shutter. Notice a restaurant or bar that has recently passed along into the next life? Your tips very much appreciated. Click the image above to view the full photogallery. ...

After coming under some scrutiny regarding his lack of anonymity, food blogger and author of the recently released survey Steve Plotnicki responds with a dining critics' call to arms: The truth is, the chefs and restaurant owners all ...

One of the hottest topics of the 2008 restaurant industry thus far has been the myriad rising costs that have descended upon San Francisco. It's a well-known trope at this point: between health care mandates, rents, recessions, ...

Inner Sunset frozen yogurt purveyor Tuttimelon is about to up the ante on the city's developing froyo wars, as it is poised to become the first local yogurt shop to multiply across the town. Its Marina location on Chestnut ...

Click the image above to view the full photogallery. As someone pointed out when the feud first surfaced, the case of The Cafe vs. its neighborhood NIMBYs was a twist on the usual protest, since The Cafe is actually a club/bar that ...

After Zachary's was voted the second best pizza in America—a dubious claim, yes, but that's not the point here—a rep from the Oakland institution is (awkwardly) asked about the polarizing effect and flat-out hate of Zachary's: "I could ...

Here then, an update from Eater Hospice, wherein we track the painful demise of Deathwatched restaurants to their final resting place. Deathwatchee Avenue G was admitted into the Eater Hospice way back in late October, ...

· Service Issues and Terrible Puns Abound at Poleng Lounge [CH] · Gayot Has a System to Beat the Wait at Pizzetta 211 [Mouthfuls] · Bouchon's Resy System: Confusing and Losing Ground to Others [CH] · Missionites Mourn the Last Supper ...

Richie Sambora on MSN Music Richie Sambora's second solo album Undiscovered Soul is a more ambitious affair than Stranger in This Town, finding the guitarist trying on a wide variety … Source: music.msn.com ...

sfgate_get_fprefs(); The past few months have brought a wave of Indian cookbooks from Indian authors. It’s fascinating to see how they reflect the multifaceted cuisine’s integration into American culinary life. Two of the books, ...

With the combination of the sad steroids scandal shadowing baseball, and economic hard times bringing attendance down, Bud Selig and his boys have got a hard sell on their hands. Leave it to “America’s Pastime” to pull through in a ...

sfgate_get_fprefs(); For something as basic as garlic bread, it’s amazing how many recipes and techniques one can come up with in the kitchen. Some prefer butter and fresh garlic; others are partial to the bulb mixed with olive oil. ...

sfgate_get_fprefs(); The dish seemed basic enough: thin fillets of petrale sole accompanied by a fennel, watercress and grapefruit salad. The pairings, however, were all over the map - literally. Joanna Breslin chose a Viognier from ...

sfgate_get_fprefs(); In the realm of love-it-or-hate-it foods, tripe rules. Count me in the love-it camp, although that may be an understatement. When I’m in a city where it’sa specialty, like Rome or Florence, I’ll eat it daily. ...

More than 10100 teachers will see pink slips in their mailboxes over the next few days as districts up and down California meet a Saturday deadline to warn staff of anticipated layoffs due to the state’s budget crisis. ...

Steve-O Blogs from Psych Ward. Troubled "Jackass" star Steve-O has written a message to fans on his MySpace page from the psychiatric ward of a Los Angeles hospital. The stuntman reveals pals including former "Jackass" co-star Johnny ...

SF Noir. Above are the co-founders of the SF Noir festival, Herve Ernest and Brian Gadsden, after the screening of “I’m Through With White Girls.” Being a white girl, I felt a little shanghai’d by my friend who organized the evening, ...

We have a follow-up to the news about Bourbon and Branch’s Todd Smith stepping down from his management position… Bourbon and Branch - New Management. Smith’s successors are Joel Baker and Yanni Kehagiaras (pictured above), ...

photo.jpg Nothing seems so decadent as a 1 1/2 hour Friday afternoon lunch in North Beach. Just sayin’. Is it the weekend yet? Pictured: from La Gondola at Columbus & Jackson.

sfgate_get_fprefs(); “Utensils down, hands up.” This phrase, made famous by Padma Lakshmi, host of Bravo’s “Top Chef” series, will be heard again tonight on the premiere of the show’s fourth season. This time, 16 chefs from across the ...

sfgate_get_fprefs(); Double Decker. This two-tiered burger joint, the former Zoya spot, features classic burgers, wings, milk shakes and more. 465 Grove St. (between Gough and Octavia), San Francisco; (415) 552-8042. ...

sfgate_get_fprefs(); In this transition time of winter to spring, when the nights can still be plenty chilly, few things taste better or more comforting than a hot soup. I like to have soup for dinner, but on its own it isn’t quite ...

sfgate_get_fprefs(); With 12 restaurants across the country and more on the horizon, Michael Mina, one of San Francisco’s best chefs, has become a brand. In the last three months alone he’s opened Bourbon steakhouses in Miami and ...

Farewell, Last Supper Club [Photo: Flickr/suprmary]. · Traci Des Jardins Loves the "Emerging, Edgy" Orson [Epi-Log] · Debating the Staying Power of Absinthe in Local Bars [Chron] · Rachael Ray Parties Like a Rock Star at SXSW [CHOW] ...

Speaking at the Ferry Building yesterday, Mayor Gavin Newsom urged San Francisco restaurants to stop hawking bottled water in favor of serving local tap water, though he admitted that such a move wouldn't be financially feasible for a ...

Nicholas Boer has three stars for Berkeley's classic French bistro Liason, noting that after some opening hurdles and menu modifications, chef/owner Todd Kniess' certified green restaurant has found its niche on Shattuck's dining scene: ...

According to the always-thinking-green Luisa Hanson, both La Vinoteca (above, via tipster) and Pompei are hoping to open in "maybe one or two weeks," so expect the next couple weeks to be a busy, busy time for Luisa watchers, ...

In this week's edition of Pizza Friday, Michael Bauer—being the coy minx he is—drops some juicy teasers about his upcoming Sunday review of Local: "Local Kitchen & Wine Merchant may be the coolest pizza parlor in the Bay Area. ...

Click the image above to view the full photogallery. A full Plywood Report is on the way later today, but for now, feast your eyes on the interior destructoporn at 1358 Mason, giving new definition to the term "restaurant fixer-upper. ...

Voting for the 2009 Zagat Guide began on March 6, and beware ye self-aggrandizing restaurants (you know who you are), Eater LA has discovered that Zagat doesn't exactly appreciate voting encouragement: "..the 'corporate commincator' for ...

This is The Gatekeepers, where Eater roams the city to meet the fine men and women standing between you and some of your favorite impossible-to-get tables. Jennifer Yin, 3/21/08. As the follow-up effort to the wildly-successful Town ...

Pacific Catch's semi-regular newsletter, called "Just Off the Boat"—yeah, "Fresh Off the Boat" was taken, and also racist—is hoping all Christians will celebrate in style today and bring their money: "Come to Pacific Catch for Good ...

And now, another edition of the Plywood Report, your regular, all-encompassing chronicle of the next generation of restaurants and bars to grace our fair city. Notice something in your neighborhood? Do let us know. ...

2007_11_Advertise.jpg Ladies and gentlemen, please give it up for this week's advertisers: 5th on the Park · 34 Leonard · Brad Metzger Restaurant Solutions · dd factor · Grand Central Square · Innis & Gunn Beer · Insurent · John Laing ...

· Lord of the Rings Fans Unite, Sympathize Over Epic Roasthouse Steaks [CH] · Pasta P's Bruschetta and Eggs Benedict Actually Not Bad at All [CH] · Food Boards Allow "Foodie-in-Residence" to Scam Reputation Among Friends [eG] ...

It's Friday afternoon, and that means it's time to look back on the week that was at our sister site and friendly neighborhood blog, Curbed SF. 1) Enigmatic letters on Pier 36 bring out the graffiti scholars and possibly Russians. ...

sfgate_get_fprefs(); Patxi’s Chicago Pizza has fans in two locales: In Palo Alto, where it started in 2004, and in Hayes Valley in San Francisco, where the second location opened a year later. When you taste this deep double-crust pizza ...

sfgate_get_fprefs(); An impromptu fashion show, Korean sword-fighting and some choice ’80s covers were among the festivities at Orson restaurant’s opening party on Monday. The stylish SoMa hangout features a cinematic theme (that’s ...

All news fit to publish goes in EaterWire. Your sightings welcomed in this here tip jar. Candybar: Not ... quite ... there. NOPA—Last night, the lights were on and plywood down at Candybar, as the dessert lounge held a special friends ...

Fair warning from the Cheesesteak Shop [Photo: Eater SF Flickr Pool]. · Ana Mandara's Khai Duong and Other Chefs Fight Human Trafficking [ABC] · San Francisco Bars Rife With New Breed of Cocktailians [BAB] ...

From the people who brought you The Week in Craig, one of the all time great uses of the internet, comes Eater's newest feature: The Week in Yelp, wherein Amy Blair takes aim at the ridiculousness that is the world of Yelp. ...

It is now Thursday, and it would appear that Chez Papa is still on track to open next week. The OpenTable page is up, running, and taking reservations starting the 31st; and as the official site puts it, the Mint Plaza bistro is ready ...

Pictured above is the current scene in Yountville at Thomas Keller's Bouchon, which remains open (albeit with a limited menu) during its kitchen renovation. On the right, you have the trucks and construction crews dominating the parking ...

Two consecutive blog posts, two consecutive raves about Epic Roasthouse for Bauer, who today puts Pat Kuleto's meatery in elite company, comparing its asparagus prowess to Chez Panisse: "However, two other places offered Delta asparagus ...

Yes, the unthinkable has happened: nary an orange-chair moment after our encouraging thoughts earlier this morning, we received word that yet again, Chez Papa has delayed its debut by one week. Sigh. This latest episode in Mint Plaza's ...

Suffice to say, Marin newspaper folk really enjoyed their time at Napa's new Oxbow Market and have the descriptive prose to prove it: "Imagine just about anything you'd like to eat, from a crisp organic apple to artisan-cured pastrami, ...

We'll get to the San Francisco Foursome and our thoughts on the second episode of Top Chef in just a moment, but before we do, we had to point out the continued polling feature brilliance by Bravo. Eater LA put it best: "It's almost as ...

Coco500's Jennifer Biesty—an early favorite of ours in the competition—sits down for an interview with YumSugar and discusses a variety of topics, from the luxury of having Zoi in the competition ("We just looked at the other ...

Click the image above to view the full photogallery. Down the corner of 11th and Folsom, quasi-trendy restaurant-lounge The Public has been sold and will be closing for good in mid-April. The team behind The Public will be focusing on ...

At long last, the Deathwatch Committee has finally decided to drop the stamp on Sens. See, the thing about Sens is that from Day One, way back in September, worrying reports have been steadily streaming in to the Committee. ...

In the light of the new, highly-dubious toilet-laden dining area at Bouchon, an Eater Commenter reveals that even portable toilets are no joke up in Kellerville: "I was at Bouchon a couple weeks ago. And let me tell you these are like ...

· Clearly Not the Most Practical Recommendation List Around [SE] · Good News For TyFlo: Yelpers Love Applebee's! [Yelp] · List of Hints to Improve Service Condemns Slowpokes, Kids, Grammar [Zagat] · "Chris Cosentino is Hot, ...

TENDERLOIN—Camper English has the goods on the long-rumored expansion of Bourbon & Branch, dubbed Russell's Room, plus some personnel changes at the speakeasy: "Taking co-management positions after Todd Smith's departure are Joel Baker ...

Speaking of Mint Plaza, Patricia Unterman—perhaps setting a precedent of sorts—takes the review circuit to the caffeine world in taking a look at Blue Bottle Cafe. And well, she wouldn't review a coffeehouse unless it struck her as ...

Starting early this morning hundreds of people gathered around the top of Market street and began a protest march on this fifth anniversary of the Iraq War. I caught up with the march as they were held back at 3rd and Market. ...

San Francisco Gate - Tibetans staged anti-Chinese protests in several parts of China on Monday. Even in Beijing, Tibetan students held a sit-in to support demonstrators in Lhasa.

Firecracker's sign shines on, even after being shuttered. [Photo: Eater SF Flickr Pool]. · Even More Reactions to the Michael Mina Four-Star Review [Chron] · Food Journalists and Chefs Realize They're Getting Fat [NYT] ...

The Healdsburg takeover by Cyrus continues, as owners Douglas Keane and Nick Peyton are installing a $300000 bakery next to their four-star eatery: "The facility will bake the bread for the restaurant, and allow Keane and Peyton to ...

Frank Bruni's tour of his top ten new restaurants across the country reaches its stirring conclusion, and Napa's Ubuntu comes in at a very, very impressive number two: "I didn't expect to find myself as blissed-out as I was while dining ...