I recently experienced one of my best dining moments at Benu, the new fine dining creation from Chef Corey Lee, former head chef of The French Laundry. After a fourteen course meal, I had the opportunity to interview Chef Lee and find out a bit more about this highly-acclaimed chef new to the SF dining [...]
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Benu and Chef Corey Lee (SF Station article)
Posted in chefs, fine dining, Pao Chow, restaurants, SF Station reviews, tagged Benu, Chef, French Laundry on February 10, 2011 | 3 Comments »
SF’s Best Steaks (SF Station article)
Posted in Grass-fed beef, Pao Chow, restaurants, SF Station reviews, Steak, Top Lists, Uncategorized, tagged restaurants, SFStation, steak on February 4, 2011 | 1 Comment »
Copied below is my recent roundup of the city’s best steakhouses – Bourbon Steak, Bobo’s and 5A5 Steak Lounge. I have also included the LINK if you’d like to reference the original article on SF Station as well as other restaurant reviews. With increasing public awareness of grass-fed beef, opportunities for whole beast dinners, and [...]
SF Station article: Food Trends – The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
Posted in Cupcakes, Food Trends, Pao Chow, restaurants, SF Station reviews, Top Lists, tagged Food trends on January 14, 2011 | 2 Comments »
Pasted below is my latest SF Station article on 2010 Food trends, what’s to come in 2011 and what we’d like to see go away for good. You can access the original article by clicking this LINK. The 2010 food and drink scene witnessed the rise of gluten-free, more mobile dining, and an overwhelming proliferation [...]
SF Station article – Top Dishes of 2010
Posted in Lafitte, Pan-Asian, Pao Chow, restaurants, Top Lists, Uncategorized, tagged Best Dishes, Bone Marrow, Mission Chinese Food, Twenty Five Lusk on January 7, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Attached is my SF Station article on the Top Dishes of 2010. There were an abundant number of good eats, but these one hedged out the competitors to be deemed “The Best.” For the actual article, please click this LINK. There was no shortage of good food in San Francisco this past year. New eateries [...]
SF Station review: Luce’s Iron Chef
Posted in Farm to Table, Pao Chow, restaurants, Seasonal, SF Station reviews, tagged farm to table, foie gras, San Francisco restaurants on December 9, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Copied below is my review from SF Station on Luce chef, Dominique Crenn. I have also included the link (click HERE) to the original SF Station article. Like many patrons, I have scoffed more than once at the thought of eating at a hotel restaurant. So many fail to impress with their lack of inspiration [...]
5 Places to Go Eat Right Now in SF or Bay Area
Posted in Pao Chow, Puerto Rican, restaurants, Top Lists, Uncategorized, tagged restaurants, Top 5, Where to Eat Now on November 17, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Between grad school applications, trips to Asia, NYC, Philly and Miami, and then just general life in SF I’ve been a bit behind on my blog posts. SF Station has been dominating my deliverables with articles on Greens and an Ice Cream Round Up, and one more coming out this Friday (stay tuned). Don’t worry [...]
SF Station article: Greens Restaurant – Vegetarian for Meat Eaters
Posted in Farmers Market, Pao Chow, restaurants, Seasonal, SF Station reviews, Uncategorized, Vegetarian, tagged vegetarian on November 3, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Under direction by Chef Annie Somerville, Greens restaurant has helped shape the vegetarian cause for the last 30 years. Greens is vegetarian, but you will not find that fact mentioned on the menu. Somerville does this intentionally, calling the clientele more “flexitarian.” She focuses patrons on the depth of flavor and quality, organic ingredients rather [...]
SF Station Review – SF Chef: Russell Jackson (The Dissident Chef)
Posted in Lafitte, Pao Chow, restaurants, SF Station reviews, tagged restaurants on August 25, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Click this LINK to my SF Station article on recent swashbuckling chef, Russell Jackson, of Lafitte restaurant on Embarcadero. I have pasted below as well Russell Jackson, executive chef and owner of Lafitte, is not a character who goes unnoticed. With his Mohawk, tattoos, and workmen shirt, Russell is here to make a statement. The [...]
Roam Artisan Burgers: hand-crafted eats on Union for half the price
Posted in Burgers, Grass-fed beef, Pao Chow, restaurants, SF Burger Examiner, tagged Burgers on August 10, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Pasted below is my latest review for the SF Burger Examiner column on new Union St offering: Roam Artisan Burgers. Check out the original post and other burger-specific entries on my column’s home page here: SF Burger Examiner San Franciscans eat well and live well, but we pay a pretty penny for our lifestyle. Dining patrons [...]
