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Zagat released their 30 Under 30 list today, boasting the top 30 up-and-coming restaurant industry professionals working in the Bay Area dining scene. The list includes chefs, bar managers, pastry chefs, managers, beer masters, owners, and more. This year’s list includes 21 men and 13 women (which isn't nearly enough of the latter, a problem with the overall food scene).

One of these kids might be the next Gary Danko, Sarah Rich, Sandra Lee (you wish), or, hey, even Mama Celeste. Why not? Never before has the service industry been so chic!

They are:

• Heidi Brown, Culinary Liaison, The Restaurant at Meadowood (29)
• Laura Cronin, Pastry Chef, Perbacco (25)
• Jessica Entzel, Pastry Chef, Morimoto Napa (27)
• Maya Okada Erickson, Pastry Chef, AQ and the Mercer Restaurant Group (22)
• Ian Ferguson, Cofounder and Chief of Product, Kitchit.com (29)
• Michelle Fernandez (Events and Marketing Coordinator, 24), Leticia Landa (Programs and Development Manager, 29), Angela McKee (Catering and Retail Manager, 28) and Daniella Sawaya (Program Coordinator, 24), La Cocina
• Christopher Gaither, Wine Director, Gary Danko (29)
• Brian Gremillion, Chef di Cucina, Delfina Restaurant (28)
• Ryan Harris, Sales & Marketing Manager, Fatted Calf Charcuterie (28)
• Toby Hastings, Owner and Farm Manager, Free Spirit Farm (29)
• Duncan Holmes, Chef de cuisine, Sons & Daughters (27)
• Erik Johnson, Sommelier, Thomas Keller Restaurant Group (25)
• Robin Kloess, Pastry Chef, Incanto Restaurant SF (27)
• Lucas Knox, Executive Chef, Burritt Room + Tavern (27)
• Caitlin Lacey, Production Manager, Dandelion Chocolate (25)
• Jessica Largey, Chef de Cuisine, Manresa Restaurant (27)
• Michael Lay, Lead Bartender, Restaurant 1833 (28)
• Michelle Lee, Pastry Chef, Duende Restaurant, Bar and Bodega (29)
• Gabriel C. Lowe, Bar Manager, The Battery (27)
• Collin McDonnell (27) and Shane Goepel (29), Founders and Brewers, HenHouse Brewing Co.
• Jeremiah Morehouse, Sommelier, SPQR (28)
• Gianpaolo Paterlini, Wine Director, Acquerello and 1760 (27)
• Ryan Pollnow, Chef de Cuisine, Central Kitchen Restaurant (28)
• Mike Reis, Beer Program Co­Director, The Monk's Kettle and Abbot's Cellar (25)
• Brandon Rodgers, Chef de Cuisine, Benu - San Francisco (27)
• Jared Rogers, Chef and Partner, Picco Restaurant & Pizzeria Picco (29)
• Shakirah Smiley, Community Coordinator, Canner­in­Residence, Bi­Rite Family of Businesses (28)
• Cappy Sorentino, Bar Manager, Spoonbar, h2hotel (27)
• Tim West, Food Systems Hacker and Cofounder, Cosemble (29)
• Chad Zeigler, Head Sommelier, RN74 San Francisco (28)

Congratulations to all of this year's winners!

Where to watch Sunday's game, you ask? Well, according to Zagat there are ten grand places in which to watch the NFC game in the Bay Area. (SFist's own Daisy Barringer recommends Blackthorn Tavern in the Inner Sunset, by the way.) Here they are, with each bar's corresponding and all-too-important decor score:

10. Horseshoe Tavern: 2024 Chestnut; 415-346-1430 (Decor: 18)
9. Ted's: 312 Harriet, SF; 415-861-2811 (19)
8. Board Room: 1609 Powell, SF; 415-982-8898 (18)
7. Kezar: 770 Stanyan, SF; 415-386-9292 (19)
6. Zeke's: 600 3rd Street, SF; 415-392-5311 (19)
5. Gino & Carlo: 548 Green Street, SF; 415-421-0896 (18)
4. Oasis: 241 El Camino Real, Menlo Park; 650-326-8896 (20)
3. California Billiard Club: 881 East El Camino Real, Mountain View; 650-965-3100 (22)
2. Ace's: 998 Sutter, SF; 415-673-0644 (21)
1. Danny Coyle's: 668 Haight, SF; 415-558-8375 (21)

Last night at Park Tavern in North Beach, Gary Danko, Google's Marissa Mayer, and your very own SFist editor, among other gastronomic/media types, eschewed SF Cocktail Week's kickoff to attend the the Zagat SF/Bay Area 2011 Restaurant Guide launch. For the second year in a row, Gary Danko took top honors in several key categories. For your consideration, here are the 2011 'Top Food Overall' top ten in San Francisco/Bay Are. Behold.

1. Gary Danko (29)
2. French Laundry (28)
3. Cyrus (28)
4. Manresa (28)
5. Aubergine (28)
6. Meadowood (28)
7. Acquerello (28)
8. Sushi Ran (28)
9. Kiss Seafood (28)
10. Chez Panisse (28)

Danko also topped 'Most Popular' and 'Top Service' lists. While picking up his award, Danko explained that the key to a successful grub joint, aside from skullcap-shatteringly tasty fare, is for both the chef and the staff "to leave their ego at the door."

Key newcomers were, well, new. A few notables? Atelier Crenn, Boxing Room, Michael Mina, Txoko, Bar Bocce, Mission Cheese, and Twenty Five Lusk.

Glaringly absent from the newcomer list? Saison.

The Zagat 2011 Restaurant Guide, purchased by Google earlier this month, can be found at your nearest bookstore or online.

On its site today, Google announced that they purchased dining and entertainment guide Zagat for an undisclosed amount. Thrilled with the company's recent purchase, Google VP Marissa Mayer noted, "Moving forward, Zagat will be a cornerstone of our local offering—delighting people with their impressive array of reviews, ratings and insights, while enabling people everywhere to find extraordinary (and ordinary) experiences around the corner and around the world."

Founded 36 years ago by Nina and Tim Zagat, who will remain with the company, portable Zagat guides are famous for offering brief reviews featuring "snippets" of "commentary" and "opinions."

"Is it too little, too late for Zagat?" That's what TechCrunch asked after Zagat finally - finally! - gave its site a much-needed facelift. The new site boasts Zagat restaurant reviews, new stats, links to third-party reviews, user photos and rankings. But. It's pretty much Yelp with a Zagat whiff of fanciness. Will it take off like Yelp? Probably not, at least not here in the Bay Area. Not too long ago, Menu Pages tried to break the Yelp's Bay Area stronghold to no avail. [TechCrunch, Eater]

We just received the 2011 Zagat Guide this morning from our friendly Fed Ex man, and once again Gary Danko takes top honors, with Zagaters ranking his spoon as the best joint in town. Following Danko's dust, in order, are Boulevard, Slanted Door, French Laundry in Yountville, Cyrus in Healdsburg, Chez Panisse in Berkeley, Zuni Cafe, Kokkari, Chez Panisse Cafe and A16.

Danko also scored number one in the Top Food Overall' and Top Service Overall categories.

Also of note, In-N-Out ranked #24, Michael Chiarello's Bottega in Yountville scored a cool #27, and Range (a personal favorite) came in at #47.

And, according to Michael Bauer, "this year surveyors put food trucks and pop-up restaurants into the mix. In fact, the Best Bang for the Buck is the El Tonayense taco truck. It beat out In-N-Out and Saigon Sandwiches."

It's sure to cause controversy, which Eater SF editor Paolo Lucchesi openly acknowledges, but Eater has just inaugurated The Eater 38, a non-ranked list of the best, most beloved restaurants in the city which they would gladly recommend, with some emphasis given to neighborhood favorites over big destination spots.

Given that preference, it perhaps shouldn't be surprising that established heavyweights like Zagat topper Gary Danko, Michael Mina and Fleur de Lys have been left off the list in favor of several established SF destinations like The Cliff House, La Taqueria and Washington Square Bar & Grill, as well as some newer favorites like Beretta (which we would argue has better cocktails than food), and Spruce. Also absent from the list, we would note, is Eater reader poll favorite La Folie. In any event, Paolo welcomes nominations for this ever-evolving list via email, and will include newer restaurants (over six months old) in the future, as they prove themselves.

The significance of the number 38? It was apparently a random choice, but we think it had something to do with the numbers looking nice graphically beside the capital E (see Eater 38 logo above).

We suspect that the only people who rely on the Zagat Guide in the Bay Area are recent New York transplants and elderlies who pick it up in the bookstore in Danville, but we reserve the right to be wrong. Anyhow, the 2010 guide hits the stands today, it's probably more accurate than the SF Weekly Readers Poll, and its democratic readership has again voted Gary Danko into the top spot for food and popularity, beating out older winner The French Laundry and new rising star Cyrus. Saigon Sandwiches and In & Out won for Best Bang for Your Buck. The recently re-opened Sierra Mar at the Post Ranch Inn in Big Sur won for Best Decor, but perhaps readers really just meant "best view." And Top Chef Masters runner up Michael Chiarello's Bottega in Napa won Best Newcomer.

In the snoozeflash of the day, Zagat reports that diners are spending less on going out and taking advantage of discounts.

Grub Street San Francisco has the full breakdown of stats from Zagat's polling in a handy Word format for your downloading pleasure.

Zagat drops their San Francisco Nightlife edition tomorrow. Survey top-spot winners include Auberge du Soleil ("overall appeal"), the St. Regis Lobby Lounge ("décor"), the Four Seasons Bar ("service," "cocktail expertise," "quiet conversation"), Absinthe ("popularity"), El Rio ("queer"), La Trappe ("beer"), Toronado ("dive," "jukeboxes"), Hotel Biron ("wine"), and Specs ("best buy"). Oh and, hey, look: here's the Zagat guide getting a nod on How I Met Your Mother, a show that makes us want to rip off our eyelids and smash our face through a window. Anyway, if we can move away from the press release for a second, we have to admit that the Zagat Nightlife Guide does comes in handy, especially if you're a slave uncovering new local nightspots in which to get trashed. So, invitations to tomorrow's top-drawer Zagat launch party aside, we totally recommend it.