Food

Uh, oh, we're in trouble. Fly Bar and Restaurant, our all-time favorite place for happy hour (see our staff bio) is opening up right around the corner from us at 1085 Sutter at Larkin, in place of the recently-closed Brick. more ›

The Chronicle's Carla Marinucci reports from this weekend's Democratic Convention in Sacramento that area gay bars were packed with Newsom supporters who couldn't get passes to his street party, which was in their neighborhood. (Apparently, the crowd was expected to be at 3,000, but there were reportedly only 400 people there a half an hour before the event.) The Depot, which was located right near the stage, was serving up $5 "Gavin Drops," which feature blue curacao, simple syrup, sweet and sour, and Smirnoff melon because "he's a honey." Sounds like hangover material to us. We wonder if Gav has tried one. Apparently, The Depot patrons eventually crashed the party, which we suspect upped the fun level quite a bit. more ›

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Pro-life zealots on the Berkeley City Council voted Tuesday night to pass a resolution supporting the city's position against the serving the deliciousness known as foie gras. The fattened liver dish, for those of you who don't know, is the plumped liver of a duck or goose that has been force-fed 20 percent of its healthy body weight. What it lacks in moral fiber, it more than makes up for in rich, full, savory flavor. After the vote, Berkeley Councilmember Jesse Arreguin whined to the Daily Cal, "The importance of this item is to raise awareness of the really inhumane practice of force-feeding geese and ducks to create foie gras." Restaurants serving the dish after the law goes into effect can be fined $1,000 per day. Tuesday's vote comes on the heels of San Francisco getting squeamish on the dish earlier this year. Also, for those of you curious about foie gras, you can taste it at one of these local restaurants that typically feature it on their menus. more ›

It's that time of year again, and what great weather for gobbling down a free Ben & Jerry's cone. Help them celebrate 31 years of "scooping the chunkiest, funkiest ice cream, frozen yogurt and sorbet." Check out their new flavors and old favorites, and decide what you want ahead of time. Here's a list of all participating locations in California. Participating San Francisco locations are Macy's, Haight Ashbury, and Fisherman's Wharf. Store hours are Noon to 8 p.m. more ›

Just the thought of Pearl's Deluxe Burgers (708 Post St, at Jones, SF) gets our mouth watering, which is dangerous, since we live in close proximity to their TenderNob location. more ›

In case you weren't aware, bartenders hate making mojitos. This week's springtime, mojito-like libation comes to us from Jason Rector, bar manager at Globe (290 Pacific Ave). It's called The Globe, but that wasn't, in fact, it's original name... more ›

Starting tomorrow night, Acme Chophouse (24 Willie Mays Plaza) will host a weekly happy hour on Thursdays when the Giants are out of town. Each week will feature $3, $4, and $5 dollar drink specials and $5 appetizers such as: more ›

Via City Dish, FuncheapSF, and Eyes on Blogs: Get a free glass of wine in the Marina this afternoon from 4 to 8:30 p.m. at Bin 38 Wine Bar (warning audio), located at 3232 Scott St. @ Lombard St. We hear it's good wine too! The party goes until Midnight. more ›

Stock up for Easter and the impending apocalypse (you can use the wine for bartering with looters) during BevMo!'s "Buy One Bottle Get the Second for $0.05" sale this weekend. The list includes over 150 different wines, which cover all ends of the spectrum, from Chardonnays and Savignon Blancs to Malbecs and Bordeauxs to Tawney ports. Many of the wines have ratings above 86 points. There are three BevMo! locations in San Francisco: Van Ness at Post, Geary at Stanyan, and Bayshore Blvd. more ›

This weekend's spring-y addition to our cocktail column comes to us via DOSA on Fillmore, where consulting bartender Johnny Raglin (of Absinthe) created this refreshing libation featuring lemon, ginger and gin as well as a Darjeeling Cordial you can make at home yourself! more ›

From our new favorite photo-rich micro-blog, Sex Pigeon [line breaks ours]: more ›

Americans drank 467 million gallons of California wine the past year, up 2% from the previous fiscal year, despite the deepening recession/depression gripping our great, drunk nation. Retail value of CA bottles was down from 2007, as were restaurant sales, reflecting budget concerns. But rest assured that inexpensive wine-swilling remains in the budgets of many Americans. Incidentally, sales of CA wines to foreign countries are up 8%. more ›

San Francisco Chronicle food scribe Michael Bauer came out with his annual Top 100 this weekend. California and American restaurants, as expected, weighed heavily on the list. A few new additions were Jack Falstaff, Nopalito, and the Nettie's Crab Shack. And those that got cut? Bar Crudo, Cafe Majestic, Cav, Poleng Lounge, Shanghai 1930 (noooo!), Slow Club, and Tartine Bakery, just to name a few. Any of your favorites not make the list? more ›

SFist spotted these guys (brothers?) at Dolores Park on Sunday. We hear the Curry is delish, and how can you go wrong with Creme Brulee? Tonight's Creme Brulee offerings will include Vanilla Bean Creme Brulee, Chocolate Grand Marnier Creme Brulee, and possibly a Bailey's Irish Creme Brulee. You will find them in the Mission (where else?) tonight, near Linda and 19th St at 7:30 p.m. until supplies last or "magic curry man collapses." Please tell us how it was. more ›

It's Friday, and therefore time for the next installment of our cocktail column, this week brought to you by the fine mixologists at Beretta over on Valencia and 23rd (in the old Last Supper Club space). If you haven't been there, you should give it a visit. Sit at the bar or at the communal table in the center and enjoy a pizza while sipping from their selection of great and original libations, created in part by bar manager Todd Smith, who helped open Bourbon & Branch. more ›

While your editor would commit hara-kiri if he ever had to live a sodium-free lifestyle -- if possible, he would also like to comeback in another life as a salt lick -- he understands that some of you must due to dietary restrictions. For those of you who can't eat salt, there's Sodium Girl. It's site for living a salt-free lifestyle in San Francisco (e.g., eating at Spork, making a hot bowl of paneer). The author started the site after being recently diagnosed with Lupus and looking down the barrel of liver failure. You should check it out. (via Eye On Blogs) more ›

We had bookmarked FuncheapSF's post about the Second Annual Potatoes and Grubs Festival, which was supposedly happening tonight in the Mission. Gullible as we are, it took us quite a while to question the following April Fools dead ringer because it is San Francisco after all: "With the March rains over, and as lawns have dried out, grubs (yes, those buggy little squirmy larvae) are at their culinary peak according to most experts (reaching their peek sweetness of the season). Over 40 different bay area restaurants serve culinary creations using both potatoes and grubs in unique combinations." Only until we proceeded to click on three different links (one of them entitled "Two Girls, One Grub"), which all led us to the ol' Rick Astley YouTube video, did we figure it out. Rick Astley never gets old for us though. more ›