For his inaugural review as he fills the shoes of longtime critic Patty Unterman, Jesse Hirsch turns to well known Sixth Street Vietnamese place Tu Lan, which once, long ago, impressed Julia Child, and which his predecessor first reviewed in 1981, when... »
A glorious take on tongue. We've only had the opportunity to dine once at Namu Gaji since it opened earlier this month, but given the location (18th and Dolores) and the established reputation of Namu, we were already pretty sure it would be a hit. We ... »
Our favorite was the green stuff. We recently had a chance to check out Brasa, the new, fast-casual replacement for eVe in Berkeley from the same couple who opened eVe, Christopher and Veronica Laramie. The Laramies have another, bigger project in the ... »
It's a damn good salad. Salads. They're generally not that exciting, or satisfying. We're hard pressed to think of a salad that has impressed us and left us feeling quite so sated as this one, which appeared on the always well edited menu at Frances in... »
Mmm. Fried bread. What's not to like? It's fried bread. Fried garlic bread, made with seasonal, market-fresh green garlic, and topped with a hefty dollop of super-fresh, perfectly seasoned burrata. It was love at first bite, and that wasn't the only th... »
It is all that it appears, and more. Humphry Slocombe's Jake Godby isn't satisfied to have a successful and nationally discussed ice cream shop as well as a book coming out with recipes from said shop. This week he launched Truck Stop Café, a Monday po... »
Look for its reappearance soon! Txoko, the Basque-inflected restaurant in the old Enrico's space in North Beach, has been turning out some solidly interesting food and drink since last year. Just recently chef Ian Begg decided to reformat the menu, mov... »
Branzino with potato two ways, guanciale, chard, and sweet onion. There has been no shortage of praise for three-and-a-half-month-old SoMa restaurant AQ (1085 Mission between 6th and 7th), which just yesterday got named to the "long list" for a possibl... »
A mighty fine pork sandwich. It's lunchtime! So allow us to suggest a great midday option should you find yourself in the Union Square/TenderNob environs: the suckling pig sandwich at new Sons & Daughters takeout spot, Sweet Woodruff (798 Sutter at Jon... »
The 'cru' currently on the menu at Saison. It's not what you think. When you see "cru" as one of the first items on Saison's current nine-course tasting menu, you may guess fish. And perhaps not to set up expectations of carrot spears, chef Joshua Sken... »
The flagship Burma Superstar on Clement. The shuttered Bodhi space at 211 Valencia Street (at Duboce) looks to have a new tenant arriving in a few months: Burma Superstar. The much loved Burmese mini-chain filed a liquor license app this week for the M... »
Russian Hill: The owners of Biondivino wine boutique (1415 Green Street) are opening an unnamed, European-focused wine bar soon in the former Eco Citizen shop (2255 Polk Street). [Vinologue] Noe Valley: In the former Cosmic Wizard shop space (4028B 24t... »
Roast broccoli on country white with cheddar sauce and fried onions. Maybe you, like us, are trying to eat a little less richly this month. We ourselves are trying to ease into some sort of cleanse by avoiding fatty meats for a few weeks. That's not to... »
See that little bit of bright orange sauce peeking out under the lettuce? That's the hot stuff. Sometimes you just want a burger, you know? Not some overwrought creation with three kinds of ground meat on focaccia, just a plain, good-old American burge... »
