Shit Bartenders Say

Service interruption: While y’all slept and we threw down at a couple of Midtown saloons with two very large ladies [*wink*], my server crashed … so apologies there. That aside, it’s obvious that I’m a slave to internet trends … right? So let me hop on one of the latest trends to get all crazy …

Boccalone: San Francisco’s Meatiest Haven

In the linguistic sense, I’m pretty sure that boccalone in Italian translates to “big mouth” “a gullible person” in English. In the tangible sense, Boccalone is a ragingly popular San Francisco salumeria (meat store) from Mark Pastore and Chris Cosentino that’s located in the famed San Francisco Ferry Building.  I can assure you the naming …

Braille Burgers At Wimpy [Ideas In Awesome]

For some unexplained reason, blindness and food have popped up a couple of times in my life over the past few weeks.  It started when I happened upon a couple of blind foodies who romp around New York City.  This AM, through a series of unexplained link clicks, I hit upon this little bit of …

Andrew Zimmern Just Did An IAmA On Reddit

Celebrity chef/TV personality Andrew Zimmern just wrapped up his IAmA over on Reddit.  For those of you with better things to do than yours truly, you may not know what that means.  Here’s the deal: Reddit.com is a heavily trafficked website mostly reserved for sharing videos, pictures, internet memes, and so forth.  The community occasionally …

The Sentinel: Get Freaky With Their Muffin [San Francisco]

Beneath a nondescript blue awning, in a tiny and simply adorned space, sits a little sandwich shop and breakfast stop that publishes one serious MOTHER TRUCKIN MUFFIN.  These housemade muffins come courtesy of The Sentinel, a Dennis Leary [the chef … not the “Asshole”] helmed dispensary in San Francisco’s Financial District.  Take note: it took …

Tartine Bakery: Morning Glory From A Croissant

When I tell you that I’ve had more than a handful of morning meditations about my breakfast at Tartine Bakery in San Francisco, take note.  As shocked as you may be to read this, it needs to be written:  Most mornings, when I wake up, food is the farthest thing from my mind.  I’m not …

Concrete Wine: It Tastes Sooo Good [Laugh of the Day]

A fine wine might impart images of palatial estates and smells of aromatic fruits and spices.  It might offer a demonstrative mid-palate and a finish of rich chocolates.  Then again, it might remind you of wet concrete … That’s a great sales pitch.  Meanwhile, I stop just short of looking for horse shit in my …

Mission Chinese: Flirting with Danny Bowien

It’s not unreasonable to say that San Francisco’s Mission Chinese is currently the most buzzed about Chinese restaurant in the entire country.  Seriously!  Head cookmeister Danny Bowien has taken a dumpy, otherwise un-notable Chinese eatery, hidden himself in its kitchen, and promptly turned the food world on its head. Right around the time I dropped …

A Disturbance In The Force For One Eared Stag [Rumors]

There’s a somewhat frustrating bit of information floating around these days that pertains to One Eared Stag in Inman Park.  The restaurant, which features food from Robert Phalen and currently occupies the space of the fondly remembered Shaun’s, might be going away.  The supposed end of days is set for the tail of February.  Details …