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November 20, 2008
by Tiffany Maleshefski It’s Monday night. You somehow managed to get yourself through the workday after spending the entire weekend testing the true capacity of your liver. There's a new Gossip Girl airing that night, and Sunday evening, you had the good sense to stop in at Trader Joe’s and fill your freezer with teriyaki rice bowls and crab quiches. Good luck getting your butt out on a Monday night. Well, Fly Trap's executive...
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If you're like us, you're sick of hearing about the stock market, the housing bust, layoffs, and other things that make it seem like we're reliving the early part of the Bush years. On the other hand, conditions like this make for good recession specials, and we're going to be pretty stoked to check out OpenTable's Appetite Stimulus Plan. The details are simple - a bunch of restaurants that you can't afford are part...
Continue Reading "Stimulate Yourself. Eat Cheap."November 19, 2008
by Tiffany Maleshefski Instead of doing keg stands and shooters, the guests at tonight's gala at the Conservatory of Flowers will be sipping on the decidedly more appropriate Conservatini™. The delicious and just-invented beverage is the creation of Kevin Deidrich of Michael Mina's Clock Bar. It will be served at the Conservatory’s gala tonight, celebrating the debut of the its newest exhibit, the Golden Gate Express. And as much as we thought this meant...
Continue Reading "The Conservatini Debuts at the Conservatory of Flowers"November 18, 2008
With Thanksgiving a little over a week away, and before we list the top restaurants for turkey dinners, remember that the SF Food Bank needs you help. With over 300 tons of food (!) moved through their warehouse every week, this fine local organization needs assistance sorting and packaging meals for distribution. And it's so easy too! With no lengthy orientation or major time commitment, you'll be working in a well-organized project right on...
Continue Reading "SF Food Bank Needs Your Help This Holiday Season"November 11, 2008
Found at A Hamburger Today, this low-budget film, shot at the Krispy Kreme/In-N-Out exit off of 101 in Daly City, presents a jarring case of savory-sweet trickle-down gastronomy gone awry. ...
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November 11, 2008
By Tiffany Maleshefski When you have a menu item named Bacon Bon Bons (prunes stuffed with goat cheese and wrapped in smoked bacon), the intrigue enough should guarantee a full house, at least in your restaurant's inaugural year. And with that savory security blanket wrapped around its shoulders, Gitane, the new restaurant brought to you by the same folks who’ve given you Café Claude for 20 years, enjoys its official opening on Tuesday. The...
Continue Reading "SFist Eats: Gitane"November 6, 2008
Irish Coffee lovers, listen up. The love-it-or-hate-it sweet treat is about to get bigger. For the record, we loathe the hot blend of coffee, whiskey, sugar and cream. We demand our hooch served to us ice cold.) The Buena Vista Cafe will attempt to set a Guinness World Record for the largest Irish coffee next week. (Seriously, we love shit like this. Chez Panisse should produce world's largest sprig of thyme, or Tu Lan...
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