The 2012 World Series is under way (1-0 Giants on a Pablo “Kung Fu Panda” Sandoval home run!) in San Francisco between the Detroit Tigers and the San Francisco Giants. As mayors of the cities participating in such important postseason series usually do, the mayors of San Francisco and Detroit have a friendly wager forContinue reading “The World Series: San Francisco vs Detroit, Dungeness Crab vs Coney Island Hot Dogs”
Category Archives: San Francisco
Plat du Jour October 24, 2012: California’s Prop 37 and How to be a Portland Celebrity Chef
On this late October Wednesday, a week from Halloween and opening night of the World Series, appropriately for the World Series starting in San Francisco the Michelin Guide announced its 2013 stars for San Francisco and the Bay Area. The city still does not have any restaurants with three stars, though the Napa Valley’s gastronomicContinue reading “Plat du Jour October 24, 2012: California’s Prop 37 and How to be a Portland Celebrity Chef”
Monday’s Neighborhood: At&T Park, San Francisco
Halloween is still over a week away, but you can certainly tell with today’s articles that orange and black is certainly on the mind of Trev’s Bistro. Tonight is of course Game 7 of the National League Championship Series between the St. Louis Cardinals and the San Francisco Giants at At&T Park in San Francisco.Continue reading “Monday’s Neighborhood: At&T Park, San Francisco”
Plat du Jour: October 18, 2012: Why So Many People Have APO (Autumnal Pumpkin Obsession), St. Louis vs San Francisco, and Much More
It’s the middle of October, with Halloween just around the bend, and believe it or not, the “Christmas” of the food world (Thanksgiving) is barely a month away. This can only mean one thing (besides that the sunlight these days is noticeably shorter): APO. Say what? Chances are you have it, or if you areContinue reading “Plat du Jour: October 18, 2012: Why So Many People Have APO (Autumnal Pumpkin Obsession), St. Louis vs San Francisco, and Much More”
Restaurants: Rich Table, San Francisco
Rich Table is a new neighborhood restaurant opened by a husband and wife couple who previously worked at some of San Francisco and New York’s premiere gastronomic destinations, and now have opened a more casual restaurant with an emphasis on seasonal and local ingredients. Tell me something new. Well, yes, in theory Rich Table isContinue reading “Restaurants: Rich Table, San Francisco”
Cocktail of the Week: “The Big Night” from Rich Table, San Francisco
In this week’s edition of peculiar, foraged ingredients landing in your glass or on your plate, here are nasturtium greens. Yes, as in the better known flowers, nasturtium is the base of this sensational cocktail being served at San Francisco’s new, riveting neighborhood restaurant, Rich Table. Designed by the restaurant’s beverage director Maz Naba, theContinue reading “Cocktail of the Week: “The Big Night” from Rich Table, San Francisco”
Beer of the Week: Southern Pacific Brewing Co.’s Deep Amber, San Francisco
San Francisco and the entire Bay Area have been having a frantic and belated craft brewing renaissance the past two years, long after the first wave swept through fellow west coast cities San Diego, Portland, and Seattle. Perhaps it was because the city cherishes beloved Anchor Brewing as the symbol of the city’s beer culture,Continue reading “Beer of the Week: Southern Pacific Brewing Co.’s Deep Amber, San Francisco”
Restaurants: Central Kitchen, San Francisco
There’s no need to compare Central Kitchen with its smash hit pasta and pizza centric older sibling a block away, Flour + Water. The pair are owned by the same chef, Thomas McNaughton and his group ne timeas, and both have a razor sharp focus on the caliber of ingredients and preparations. That’s about it.Continue reading “Restaurants: Central Kitchen, San Francisco”
Restaurants: State Bird Provisions, San Francisco
Pancakes, quail, and cheesecake are a bizarre trio to be the showstoppers of a sizzling new, highly innovative restaurant trying out a truly ambitious concept. State Bird Provisions, the slightly less than a year old establishment from the husband and wife team of chef Stuart Brioza and pastry chef Nicole Krasinski, is certainly unlike anyContinue reading “Restaurants: State Bird Provisions, San Francisco”
Monday’s Neighborhood: Valencia Street, Mission District, San Francisco
You won’t go hungry or thirsty or uncaffeinated anywhere on Valencia Street in San Francisco’s Mission District. The street is the new symbol of the Mission’s recent surge in popularity (and rent prices), as the gritty aspects of the district evolve into boutiques, colorful shops, and of course, restaurants. Like its cross-country sibling Williamsburg, Brooklyn,Continue reading “Monday’s Neighborhood: Valencia Street, Mission District, San Francisco”
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