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Burger King/Jesus Miracle Bun?


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Published June 9, 2010 at 6:45 p.m.
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While we let you figure out why anyone would visit the McDonald's at the Wharf -- especially since the city's only In-N-Out is a block away -- Jake Smith and Toby Crenshaw found the face of the Burger King or Jesus (most likely the latter, obviously) on the bun of a Big Mac ... They tell us, "We were at McDonald's on Fisherman's Warf last weekend, my buddy opens his burger to take off his pickles and bam. It's The Burger King. Well, we think it looks like the King, toasted right into the Big

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Quote du Jour: Tripe


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dining', san francisco

Published Sept. 3, 2009 at 6:00 p.m.
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"Can I get it with bacon and salted-caramel ice cream? OMG, so good!" ... This quote has been making the rounds this week. So, of course, we feel the need to bring it to your attention. Nate Appleman -- A16 chef, James Beard Award winner, San Francisco expat, budding mini-Bourdain -- slammed San Franciscans with the following quote in the New York Times. Ahem: ... In San Francisco the audience is easy. You put tripe in a bowl and tell them it's from a humanely raised cow and they're going to eat

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A Tale of Two Yoshi's: Oakland vs. The Fillmore


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dining, san francisco

Published Aug. 17, 2009 at 4:15 p.m.

Oakland on the left, San Francisco on the right: compare the bars (above) and the dining rooms (below). A fascinating case study could be ...

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SF Ranks 5th In Felinophobic 'Pet-Friendly Cities' Survey


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dining, san francisco

Published Aug. 7, 2009 at 3:55 p.m.
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credit: gazelystare ... Another day, another publicity-driven top-ten list. Today, San Francisco came in fifth place when it comes pet-friendly U.S. cities. (That is to say, pet pooch -friendly U.S. cities; canines seem to be the main, albeit horrifyingly biased, focus here.) According to Rent.com (via Consumerist), "San Francisco boasts plenty of pet-friendly dining in addition to off-leash beaches and outdoor areas. Pets are even welcome to ride in the cable cars or walk alongside their

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Uncorked: Are restaurants ripping customers off?


Published July 30, 2009 at 4:25 p.m.


How often have you walked into a restaurant, opened the wine list and stared wide-eyed at the seemingly ridiculous prices? You scan down the list, looking for one or two of your most recent favorites, find them and can't believe that the restaurant wants $125 for the bottle you paid $35 for last week. Uncorked explores the meaning of this markup, explains the rationale and talks about a world with reasonably-priced wines.

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Fine wine is Mina's co-star at RN74


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dining, san francisco

Published June 28, 2009 at 2:00 a.m.
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There's a seminal shift in housing styles in San Francisco. We're becoming a city of high-rise apartments, and that's creating changes in dining. It also gives restaurateurs space to create a vision without the constraints of pre-existing buildings. Charles ...

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King Tut movers give artifacts royal treatment


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art, dining, san francisco

Published June 16, 2009 at 2:00 a.m.
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Lesson No. 1 from the new King Tut exhibition in San Francisco: Moving the artifacts of the tomb of the pharaoh is nothing like moving your dining room set across town to a new apartment. An impressive entourage of curators, art experts and museum officials ...

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Streetside dining options


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dining, san francisco

Published May 26, 2009 at 2:00 a.m.
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Here are some selected street food vendors. Creme Brulee Cart and Magic Curry Kart, Dolores Park and other Mission District locations, San Francisco. (They're currently taking a break for a wedding.) <> ...

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San Francisco's Nonstaurant Trend, Where to Find One Near You


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Published May 14, 2009 at 3:29 p.m.
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Mission Street Food (back when it was in a truck) by Tom P./Yelp ... Lessley Anderson (senior editor at CHOW and our former colleague back in the day) sent us this map denoting the sports where you can find the current "nonstaurant" trend in the Bay Area. It's pretty damn handy for those of you who prefer to get your gastronomic fix from a taco truck ... What's a nonstaurant? Well, according to CHOW, they are "food ventures operating out of trucks, carts, other people's restaurants, shops,

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The Shutter: On the same week that kabobs...


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Published May 5, 2009 at 12:04 p.m.

On the same week that kabobs are voted to be one of the most glaring absences in the San Francisco street food dining scene, we're sad to bring the news that Polk Street's De Afghanan Kabob House has gone dark ...

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