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2/15/2012

Every Monday since last December, Russell Moore and his team of cooks at Camino have celebrated local Dungeness crab with a $35 prix fixe menu. But the season is drawing to... Read More»

2/14/2012

Tasha DeSerio has some serious salad bona fides. The Berkeley cooking instructor, caterer, and writer not only cooked at Chez Panisse, she contributed to the restaurant’s books Chez Panisse Fruit and Chez Panisse... Read More»

2/13/2012

Toward the tail end of its life, the Dining Room at the Ritz-Carlton was like a character from Downton Abbey: stiff-lipped and stuck in another era, even as the world around it convulsed with change. All across the city,... Read More»

2/10/2012

On just another day skiing with the boys, Andy Wirth, CEO of Squaw Valley, noticed the hot cup of Starbucks steaming from the glove of pro skier JT Holmes, when a light bulb went off: “Wouldn’t it be nice to have a... Read More»

2/8/2012

Like so many sherry lovers, I often find myself making a rueful admission: “I love it, but I hardly ever drink it.” I muttered it one evening recently at Gitane, the cozy Andalusian-inspired restaurant on Claude Lane,... Read More»

2/7/2012

Hayes Valley The snob’s common complaint about Thai food in the city—that it’s overly sweetened to appease the Western palate—runs up against reality at Lers Ros, a Tenderloin... Read More»

2/7/2012

St. Helena When her restaurant Go Fish tanked, Cindy Pawlcyn rechris­tened the space Brassica and turned it into a pitch-perfect emporium of Mediterranean fare. Small plates now take up most of the... Read More»

2/6/2012

SoMA As the seasons change, so does the decor at this South of Market newbie, where in winter “trees” in the dining room lose their leaves and tables are blanketed in white cloths, as if frosted... Read More»

2/6/2012

For a region that stretches just 25 miles and is barely a mile wide in most places, Burgundy (at least its main strip, the Côte d’Or) casts a very long shadow. The wines made there—pinot noir and ... Read More»