Last week's winner, the East Bay Express. Strong feelings about Superintendant Sheila Jordan! Some land deal involving Ignacio de la Fuente. No one wants to be a cop. Cover: Get someone to buy you an illegal gun at Trader Sports in San Leandro. Strangers with Candy is weird. Jonathan Kauffman's last review before he heads out to the Seattle Weekly. Godspeed, Jonathan -- godspeed. And music venues' insurannce rates have skyrocketed. ("Insurannce" is deliberately misspelled in the previous sentence so our spam-filter won't block this post. We're broken but unbowed by you, spammers!) more ›

We'd like to take the time to thank everyone who bothered to read the Culinary Digest. But it's time has come -- we're retiring the digest while there's still some money left in Social Security. We're also tired of thinking up new and interesting ways of making fun of Meredith Brody, the fact that the Food section of the Chronicle is the best part of the paper depresses us and we think you've gotten the idea that we think Dan Leone and Jonathan Kauffman are doing good work. It's not like we won't still read all of them, each and every Wednesday. Instead, look for more original foodie content in the coming year. Feel free to snark on us, Meredith! more ›

Dan Leone leaves San Francisco and finds a nice taqueria in San Leandro suggested by a reader in San Diego, Los Pericos. For the record, Dan, Jamaica is named by Mexicans after the famous sorrel tea from, you guessed it, Jamaica. Paul Reidinger runs into Dennis Leary -- not the annoying stand-up comic, but the the former chef at Rubicon. He's now the main man at the Commodore Hotel's restaurant space, which he's taken to naming Canteen and specializing in breakfast and lunch. Watch the space for improved decor and an expanded dinner service, Paul says. more ›

Dan Leone hits us right in the gut with Giordano Bros. -- we're not familiar with the Pittsburgh all-in-one like they serve at Primanti Brothers. We'd have to defer to Mr. Kavanagh on that one. But the idea of stuffing the french fries into the sandwich appeals to us on so many levels that Giordano Bros. seems an inevitability, especially if they stayed open just a little later. The other Guardian foodie, Paul Reidinger, hits up Repastoria Satyricon and comes away with a "when alluding to Rome, do as the Romans do" opinion. more ›

The Weekly went entirely veggie. We think that shooting capitalist pig-dogs is probably better for civilization than not shooting animals, but whatever floats your boat. Meredith Brody opts for the temple of EssEff veggie gourmets, Greens, while Bonnie Wach visits the now review-saturated Urban Forage (SFist was there months ago). Jonathan Kauffman braves the East Bay stroller scene at Pizza Antica in Lafayette in order to stalk the elusive Brussels sprout salad of Gordon Drysdale. He'd also like to point out that you can help aspiring bakers achieve their dreams of a steady job by dropping by the Bread Project for delicious baked goods. more ›

Congratulations to our Westside Organics contest winner Niall K., who managed to score himself three deliveries of fresh produce by getting back to us within, oh, thirty minutes or so of the post going up. We should have made the questions harder! Live and learn. Thanks to everyone who entered -- we're sure you'll get some free stuff from us eventually. more ›

Today we questioned the very being of this column. Why do we write it again? Is it an act that improves the world or diminishes it? Should we keep doing it? You'll have your own opinions, but you get to read and we have to write, and while we love both, the reading is invariably easier. Still, what's the point in diving into the depths of off-Broadway service journalism? Why do we torment these poor people? Who gives a damn what we think? All the questions that turn one drink into six, a few chips into the whole bag and unemployment into general assistance. more ›

Weekly review of the foodie scene. more ›

Weekly recap of food writing. more ›

Week in food literature review. more ›

Because three papers is a total waste. more ›

We do the reading so you can concentrate on eating. Gerald Hirigoyen is at it again, adding Bocadillo to his empire of French Basque eateries here in The City - coverage by Paul Reidinger. Dan Leone is a sucker for a willing audience and a cheap sandwich. Masha Gutkin interviews Gordon Edgar, Rainbow Grocery fromagiere, on the occassion the annual American Cheese Society conference in beautiful Milwaukee. The Chron goes gaga over one of EssEffist's favorites, potato salad. That's right, it's tuber time - run out and get some heirloom fingerlings while their jackets are still soft. Marlena Spieler trades shoes with her husband after a long day touring Versailles. The Chron cooking school moves to the Ferry Building. The coverage in the Weekly is so thin today, we've included their corporate sister the East Bay Express in the mix. Meredith Brody takes vegetarians to El Raigon and orders sweetbreads. In the Express, Jonathan Kauffman discovers Pho Ga at Huong Que on International Boulevard. For the picky pooch, he recommends Christine Johnson's veggie dog biscuits from Barks Bakery. more ›