Chez Panisse - SFist - San Francisco News, Restaurants, Events, & Sports (Page 2)

SF Restaurants, Food & Drink

Chez Panisse Responds to Michelin Star Stripping

Many of us expected Alice Waters to call upon the powers of Hell to deal with the 2011 MIchelin Guide's shocking exfoliation of Chez Panisse's one-star rating. Au contraire, sprigs of thyme. Waters

Police Shoot Mountain Lion On Shattuck Avenue

Early this morning, Berkeley police shot and killed a mountain lion on Shattuck Avenue, "not far from popular restaurants and shops in the north side of the city, reports KTVU. The early morning

SF Restaurants, Food & Drink

Alice Waters Approves of Growing Food on Toxic Sewage Sludge?

Food fight! At noon today tomorrow, the Organic Consumers Association (an online grassroots effort dealing with "crucial issues of food safety, industrial agriculture, genetic engineering, children's health, corporate accountability, Fair Trade") will protest

Arts & Entertainment

Alice Waters DJs

Alice Waters appeared on LA radio station KCRW today as part of their Guest DJ Project. Her play list? Only the finest, most artisan songs, of course. Nina Simone's "I Want a Little

SF Restaurants, Food & Drink

David Chang Was Right

Maybe New York chef David "Fist Bump" Chang was right? Scroll down, folks. If you recall, Chang got all reality show contestant on San Francisco food, saying, "Fuckin' every restaurant in San Francisco

Day Around the Bay

Chez Panisse mafia don Alice Waters speaks to Charlie Rose. [Eater] Your alt weekly lawsuit word count. [Guardian 796, SF Weekly 1,559] SFPD deputy chief demoted. [SFGate] Minor earthquake grooves Pacifica. [Examiner]

Screw the Foodies This Xmas, Says SJ Merc

Since the advent of the digital camera, we haven't stepped foot inside a Costco. Now we have a reason to return. Today's Hot Stuff ("Catering by Costco") in the Merc rates the appetizers

SF Restaurants, Food & Drink

The Entree Is Dead; Long Live the Hors D'oeuvre

Three square meals a day is finished. Heartiness plunged to its death from the Golden Gate Bridge. The entree, sadly, is dead. At least according Kim Severson of the New York Times it

SF Restaurants, Food & Drink

The Dirty, Delicious Business of Reservation Scalping

Eater SF uncovered something new and morally-questionable -- two of our favorite topics -- TablePronto, an online service that scalps restaurant reservations. Basically, it's a site that allows you to buy and sell

Spare the Air Tonight, Folks

Also, there's no free transit during winter/fall Spare the Air days. Bummer.

SF Restaurants, Food & Drink

Thomas Keller Still Kicks Alice Waters's Michelin Ass!

The bay area Michelin Guide 2008 is out, and there’s not much changed from last year: the French Laundry is the only place with 3 stars (the most) in the wider bay

Arts & Entertainment

SFist Tonight

Ever misplaced a grocery or to-do list? Your lost note could appear in Lost and Found in the Mission, a play based on true stories salvaged from scraps of papers found around the

SF Restaurants, Food & Drink

Gastronomique: Thomas Keller Kicks Alice Waters's Michelin Ass!*

Every food critic is shocked, shocked!, to discover that a bunch of out-of-town restaurant reviewers disagree with their own taste. The Chron's Michael Bauer does not understand why the Michelin did not reprint

SF Restaurants, Food & Drink

Gastronomique: Bibendum to the Rescue.

If obnoxious and smelly French people show up in your restaurant and make a scene, just accommodate them kindly. It might not be the Michelin reviewer, but it might be us all the

SF Restaurants, Food & Drink

SFist in the Kitchen: Lemons

Even though the SFist kitchen staff is at a writing conference, we're giving you some homework for the next two weeks: Swing by a local farmer's market, pick up some lemons, and give

SF Restaurants, Food & Drink

Gastronomique: W&hearts;WL

Chef Daniel Patterson -- whose new restaurant Coi is about to open downtown -- wrote an op-ed in the New York Times, pointing out the influence of Alice Waters of Chez Panisse. Hers

SF Restaurants, Food & Drink

SFist in the Kitchen: Fennel

We fell under this vegetable's spell long ago (as opposed to the Fennels on Veronica Mars, which are more recent faves) and we're happy to see it back at area markets, where it

Arts & Entertainment

SFist Reads, Late Edition: The Boulevard Cookbook.

It is not a surprise that such a successful restaurant spawned a cookbook, aptly named Boulevard, following the path of many of the top restaurants in the Bay Area: Chez Panisse, Zuni Cafe

SF Restaurants, Food & Drink

SFist in the Kitchen: European Pears

We've always thought the European pear (as opposed to its expensive Asian cousin) was more forgiving. It keeps well in a cool environment, allowing a producer to stretch the season for months. It

SF Restaurants, Food & Drink

SFist in the Kitchen: Persimmons

We later learned that not all persimmons do this: Acorn-shaped Hachiya persimmons are highly astringent for most of their lives, tomato-shaped Fuyus aren't. So why do farmers sell Hachiyas this time of year?

SF Restaurants, Food & Drink

SFist in the Kitchen: Sweet Peppers

All the pretty peppers at the market are in the species , but there are two main subdivisions: sweet peppers and chili peppers. We'll give you some ideas for sweet peppers this week, but

SF Restaurants, Food & Drink

SFist in the Kitchen: Zucchini, Mostly

The simplest treatment features sautéed slices with minced garlicwe suggest the flavorful, hard-necked Rocambole variety you can find at various market stalls. Before turning on the heat, slice the squash into thin

SF Restaurants, Food & Drink

Bay Area Represent: Three World Class Restaurants!

Of course, our first thought was how did we do against the other 'ists? Well, we beat the crap out of LAist, with a series sweep at three to nothing, and that's what

SF Restaurants, Food & Drink

SFist in the Kitchen: Green Garlic

SFist Derrick, contributing. Photos by Melissa Schneider.

SF Restaurants, Food & Drink

SFist In The Kitchen: Blood Oranges

We're getting a bit tired of winter's oranges, but juicy, so-red-they're-violet blood oranges caught our attention at the Civic Center Farmer's Market and we to buy some. We like the hallmark taste that