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Outside Lands announces new food stage: GastroMagic
Outside Lands takes place August 8 – August 10 in Golden Gate Park. In addition to the usual musical headliners and impressive lineup of food vendors (click here for the list), this year’s sold-out festival will also feature an entirely new stage, centered around food and drink. It’s going to be called GastroMagic. “When we […] More »
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The food and drink vendor lineup at Outside Lands 2014
Outside Lands takes over Golden Gate Park from August 8 to 10. This year’s headliners include Kanye West, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers and The Killers, but as usual, the food and drink lineup is nearly as impressive. In addition to the vendors highlighted here, this year’s sold-out festival will also feature GastroMagic, an entire […] More »
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The Slow Club set the bar for industrial decor
When I think of the industrial decor that seems to be the center of just about every restaurant design these days, my thoughts trail back 23 years to the Slow Club, the subject of my Update review on Thursday in The Chronicle. There were places like the Cadillac Bar that had a warehouse-like environment, but […] More »
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Nick’s, a classic offering “sea shore” dining in Pacifica
It was a Saturday lunch and just about every table in Nick’s Restaurant was full. At the height of the rush, a mini bus unloaded and a parade of people walked past the bar and dance floor into a private room for a birthday celebration. Nick’s, located on the ocean in Pacifica, is clearly a […] More »
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An open letter about reservation sales
Ryan Cole is the general manager and a partner at Stones Throw in San Francisco’s Russian Hill neighborhood. He has witnessed the rise of restaurant reservation sales, and would like to share some thoughts on the matter. Read the associated news story here, and join the discussion below. Cole’s words follow: I recently helped a […] More »
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Interview: Executive chef Bryan Jones of Santa Rosa’s St. Francis Winery & Vineyards
After nearly a decade, Bryan Jones has left his job as chef and general manager of the Fig Cafe and Winebar in Glen Ellen. His career path has taken him to St. Francis Winery & Vineyards in Santa Rosa. Yet that isn’t as dramatic a change as it might seem to be at first glance. […] More »
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Yes, in fact, harvest 2014 is beginning
The 2014 vintage has been running ahead of schedule all year, at least for the North Coast — from early budbreak to a timeline about 2 weeks ahead of schedule. While I wouldn’t go so far as to say this will be the earliest harvest in recent memory for northern California, the Internets lit up […] More »
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Jessica Largey to cook museum benefit dinner at Love Apple Farms; RN74 hosts Manresa fundraiser
In the continued wake of the Manresa fire on July 7, here are two separate charity events for your consideration: Even during a tough time, the Manresa team is giving back to South Bay community. On Saturday, September 20, Manresa chef de cuisine Jessica Largey will cook an al fresco dinner at Love Apple Farms […] More »
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Customer to chef: Don’t touch my salad
Open kitchens have a down side, as you’ll see in the letter from a reader complaining about a common practice in many restaurants — tasting a dish before it’s served to the customer. I found the reader’s objection surprising, because the person writing says she has invested in several high-profile restaurants and says: “I know […] More »
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A new regime takes over the old Jelly’s in Mission Bay
John Caine from Hidive on Pier 28, along with developers Paul Osmundson and Elliott Grimshaw from Premier Structures, have signed a lease to open a two-story restaurant and bar in the big Mission Bay waterfront space last known as Jelly’s. The space — which includes 3,000 square feet indoors and another 6,000 square feet outdoors […] More »
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The Japanese Infusion Issue: In the Food + Home Section
Cover Story: How local chefs like Sho Kamio (Iyasare) and Greg Dunmore (Nojo) have found the happy, innovative balance between California and Japan, complete with recipes: Although Dunmore and Kamio meld cooking traditions from East and West, they don’t make fusion food. Instead, they are expanding the footprint of California cuisine by working with local […] More »
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This is just a great video of Hiro Sone playing the guitar and making sushi
Once again proving himself to be the Bay Area culinary equivalent of the most interesting man in the world, here is Hiro Sone (Ame, Terra) expertly playing the guitar in between making sushi. The lovely video was created by the San Francisco Chronicle’s Katie Brigham and Lea Suzuki during the photo shoot from Amanda Gold’s […] More »
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How to throw a charity dinner for 105 people
Heading to the Cavalier Sunday night for a major charity dinner felt like going to the opening of a Broadway play — the cast knew their roles, the set was perfect, and the guests started to trickle in a few minutes before the 5 p.m. start. However, unlike a play, this production had no dress […] More »
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Cask on College opens softly in Berkeley (with tricycle delivery service)
The East Bay outpost of a San Francisco high-end liquor store has opened quietly on Berkeley’s College Avenue. From the Future Bars team behind such popular city watering holes as Local Edition and Bourbon & Branch, Cask on College is still a work in progress. So much so, in fact, that the name of the […] More »
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Drakes Bay Oyster Co. closure delayed, thanks to restaurant-led injunction
With a July 31 closure looming for Drakes Bay Oyster Co., the North Bay oyster farm got yet another stay of execution. Late Friday, the National Park Service said that it can continue operation, in response to the lawsuit filed by a group of local restaurants a week earlier. In that injunction, the restaurants — […] More »
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