Copyright 2009 http://www.nbcbayarea.com/around-town/food-drink en-us Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:21:06 -0800 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:21:06 -0800 NBC Local Integrated Media http://www.nbcbayarea.com/around-town/food-drink/Finding-Peace-in-the-Gourmet-Ghetto.html Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:35:29 -0800 http://media.nbcbayarea.com/images/120*90/imperialteacourt01.jpg
Located in Berkeley’s Gourmet Ghetto, Imperial Tea Court can be easy to miss.

]]> http://www.nbcbayarea.com/around-town/food-drink/Strikers-Shut-Down-Michael-Mina-70653042.html Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:50:38 -0800 Steve Rhodes on Flickr.]]> Steve Rhodes on Flickr]]> http://media.nbcbayarea.com/images/120*84/stfrancis.jpg
Strikers have forced the closure of one of San Francisco's finest restaurants. What will all the fancy people do?

]]> http://www.nbcbayarea.com/around-town/food-drink/The-Waffle-Crisis-Hits-Home-in-San-Jose-70583507.html Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:53:40 -0800 SlicedGeek on Flickr]]> http://media.nbcbayarea.com/images/120*80/eggo.jpg
You can chalk this up to the little known facts part of your day.

]]> http://www.nbcbayarea.com/around-town/food-drink/Fate-of-Citys-Only-Rooftop-Bar-Remains-in-Limbo-70574152.html Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:05:04 -0800 http://media.nbcbayarea.com/images/120*84/medjools.jpg
The fate of the City's only rooftop bar remains in the balance.

]]> http://www.nbcbayarea.com/around-town/food-drink/Bike-Tour-Set-to-Introduce-Newbies-to-Oakland-Taco-Trucks-70557507.html Thu, 19 Nov 2009 14:40:47 -0800 Spirtualmonkey on Flickr]]> http://media.nbcbayarea.com/images/120*76/tacosinaloa.jpg
New to Oakland's taco truck scene? Grab a bike and let a taco aficionado show you the ropes

]]> http://www.nbcbayarea.com/around-town/food-drink/Melt-in-Your-Hand-Godiva-Goodness----Free-70532602.html Thu, 19 Nov 2009 11:43:18 -0800 http://media.nbcbayarea.com/images/120*90/chocolate_woman.jpg
Godiva is giving away chocolate truffles.

]]> http://www.nbcbayarea.com/around-town/food-drink/Blue-Bottle-Finally-Gets-Up-Early-for-Oakland-70387917.html Wed, 18 Nov 2009 11:32:24 -0800 http://media.nbcbayarea.com/images/120*90/bluebottleoakland.jpg
East Bay members of the Blue Bottle cult can now get coffee at a realistic time.

]]> http://www.nbcbayarea.com/around-town/food-drink/A-Century-Old-Carousel-May-Spin-All-Year-Round-70328747.html Tue, 17 Nov 2009 16:34:54 -0800 http://media.nbcbayarea.com/images/120*80/Jane20Walentas2720Carousel.jpg
Golden Gate Park's historic carousel my go private and spin all year round.

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The Bay Area may owe controversial celebrity chef David Chang an apology.

]]> http://www.nbcbayarea.com/around-town/food-drink/Karma-Police-Chants-Against-Citys-Only-Rooftop-Bar.html Tue, 17 Nov 2009 12:07:00 -0800 http://media.nbcbayarea.com/images/120*84/medjools.jpg
A Buddhist is the latest to come out against Medjool.

]]> http://www.nbcbayarea.com/around-town/food-drink/California-Thanksgiving-Getaways-70036262.html Tue, 17 Nov 2009 07:02:37 -0800 http://media.nbcbayarea.com/images/120*90/16759190.jpg
Give yourself a holiday that will really leave you saying "Thanks."

]]> http://www.nbcbayarea.com/around-town/food-drink/PETAs-Plea-Give-Faux-Fowl-a-Chance-70273897.html Tue, 17 Nov 2009 06:48:10 -0800 http://media.nbcbayarea.com/images/120*82/2758043.jpg
Save the turkeys, try Tofurky... for free.

]]> http://www.nbcbayarea.com/around-town/food-drink/A-Vegan-Visits-Kokari-70243412.html Mon, 16 Nov 2009 18:09:38 -0800 http://media.nbcbayarea.com/images/120*90/Kokari.jpg
Elisa Camahort reviews this lovely dinner spot from a vegan point of view.

]]> http://www.nbcbayarea.com/around-town/food-drink/Alleged-Wine-Warehouse-Arsonist-on-Trial-jw-70227952.html Mon, 16 Nov 2009 15:18:42 -0800 http://media.nbcbayarea.com/images/120*90/wineglasshere.jpg
Talk about your wine reductions: A wine connoisseur pleads guilty to massive wine-warehouse arson.

]]> http://www.nbcbayarea.com/around-town/food-drink/Revisiting-the-Always-Changing-Italian-70207372.html Mon, 16 Nov 2009 11:13:23 -0800 http://media.nbcbayarea.com/images/120*90/mariamincanto01.jpg
The offal-themed gem of an Italian restaurant in Noe Valley changes its menu often but the quality remains.

]]> http://www.nbcbayarea.com/around-town/food-drink/MIchelin-Guide-Inspector-Secrets-Revealed-Rigous-Training-to-Eating-Alone-and-Lets-Just-Say-Its-Not-About-the-Money-70188737.html Mon, 16 Nov 2009 07:31:38 -0800 http://media.nbcbayarea.com/images/120*96/200909michelin.jpg
Today the New Yorker drops its annual Food Issue, and included therein is Lunch with M., a rare behind-the-scenes glimpse at the life of a Michelin Guide restaurant "inspector" ("reviewer" or "critic" in the parlance of...

]]> http://www.nbcbayarea.com/around-town/food-drink/PETA-Finds-a-Meatball-It-Likes-in-San-Francisco-69923767.html Sun, 15 Nov 2009 05:27:28 -0800 Eating in Translation on Flickr]]> http://media.nbcbayarea.com/images/120*80/ikes.jpg
Who knew you could find PETA's favorite meatball in San Francisco?

]]> http://www.nbcbayarea.com/around-town/food-drink/Popular-San-Francisco-Social-Club-Calls-It-Quits-70000582.html Fri, 13 Nov 2009 13:12:40 -0800 Annie's Social Club]]> http://media.nbcbayarea.com/images/120*97/anniesssocialclub.jpg
A San Francisco bar that had a thing for rocking hard is ending its partying ways.

]]> http://www.nbcbayarea.com/around-town/food-drink/The-Curse-of-the-Crabs-69916292.html Thu, 12 Nov 2009 16:06:53 -0800 http://media.nbcbayarea.com/images/120*90/101509+stone+crab.jpg
San Francisco crab fisherman hope their fortunes improve.

]]> http://www.nbcbayarea.com/around-town/food-drink/Playboy-Raises-Some-Eyebrows-in-the-Castro-69896907.html Thu, 12 Nov 2009 13:16:38 -0800 http://media.nbcbayarea.com/images/120*90/orphanandy.jpg
Playboy picks a San Francisco diner as one of the country's best.

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Who makes the best pasta sauce in the City? Find out Sunday.

]]> http://www.nbcbayarea.com/around-town/food-drink/DNA-Lounge-Signs-an-Expensive-Truce-With-the-ABC-69791712.html Wed, 11 Nov 2009 13:54:46 -0800 http://media.nbcbayarea.com/images/120*66/dnalounge.jpg
The DNA Lounge reaches an agreement with the ABC to stay open.

]]> http://www.nbcbayarea.com/around-town/food-drink/Failed-Newsom-Endeavour-Is-Reborn-as-a-Thai-Restaurant-69779147.html Wed, 11 Nov 2009 11:58:46 -0800 http://media.nbcbayarea.com/images/120*81/87132954.jpg
Ozone Thai finally opens in former PlumpJack space.

]]> http://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local-beat/Raiders-Stadium-Named-Most-Vegetarian-Friendly-69634937.html Tue, 10 Nov 2009 12:24:56 -0800 http://media.nbcbayarea.com/images/120*90/91982061.jpg
PETA declares a Bay Area venue the best in the NFL for non-meat lovers.

]]> http://www.nbcbayarea.com/around-town/food-drink/Sushi-Lovers-Dream-Home-Up-for-Sale.html Tue, 10 Nov 2009 11:38:08 -0800 http://media.nbcbayarea.com/images/120*80/408984861794db7f4934o.jpg
For the sushi-loving landlord in all of us there is now a place where you can eat where you live without ever cooking.

]]> http://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local-beat/Cal-Students-Roll-One-for-the-Record-Books-69517897.html Sun, 08 Nov 2009 10:09:23 -0800 http://media.nbcbayarea.com/images/120*80/ap+sushi.jpg
Hundreds of amateur sushi chefs at Cal got their hands fishy this weekend.

]]> http://www.nbcbayarea.com/around-town/food-drink/NYC-Chef-Tells-San-Francisco-to-Smoke-More-Pot.html Fri, 06 Nov 2009 12:14:29 -0800 http://media.nbcbayarea.com/images/120*80/bourdainandchang.jpg
Celebrity chef David Chang says San Francisco needs to chill out.

]]> http://www.nbcbayarea.com/around-town/food-drink/Tweet-if-Youre-Hungry-69394352.html Fri, 06 Nov 2009 11:42:43 -0800 http://media.nbcbayarea.com/images/120*90/twitter+food-640.jpg
A Twitter hanger-on gets into the restaurant reservation business.

]]> http://www.nbcbayarea.com/around-town/food-drink/Popular-Street-Food-Vendors-Future-Put-on-ICE-69328357.html Thu, 05 Nov 2009 15:45:13 -0800 Analise T. on Yelp]]> http://media.nbcbayarea.com/images/120*90/AmuseBouche.jpg
Popular San Francisco street food vendor given his deportation papers.

]]> http://www.nbcbayarea.com/around-town/food-drink/Jai-Yun-Is-Yum-69313917.html Thu, 05 Nov 2009 13:24:08 -0800 http://media.nbcbayarea.com/images/120*90/jainyunmain.jpg
Sichuanese cuisine is in San Francisco and it is yummy.

]]> http://www.nbcbayarea.com/around-town/food-drink/Guy-Fieris-Hot-Air-Comes-With-a-Price-69303037.html Thu, 05 Nov 2009 11:31:11 -0800 http://media.nbcbayarea.com/images/120*90/fieri.jpg
How much would you pay to get a sniff of celebrity chef Guy Fieri?

]]> http://www.nbcbayarea.com/around-town/food-drink/Bay-Area-Culinary-Scene-Brewing-With-Rumors-69299307.html Thu, 05 Nov 2009 10:51:41 -0800 Food Snob on Flickr]]> http://media.nbcbayarea.com/images/120*90/JoelRobuchon.jpg
Rumors about additions to the Bay Area culinary scene are swirling.

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How could a feud between a rancher and the National Park Service affect your fine dining?

]]> http://www.nbcbayarea.com/around-town/food-drink/Get-Paid-to-Eat-in-San-Francisco-69158137.html Wed, 04 Nov 2009 13:04:07 -0800 http://media.nbcbayarea.com/images/120*90/pothole-food.jpg
It may not involve wine and Twitter but getting paid to eat food in San Francisco and blog about it is not a bad deal.

]]> http://www.nbcbayarea.com/around-town/food-drink/Peets-and-Gloria-Jean-Tie-the-Knot-68894752.html Tue, 03 Nov 2009 10:55:58 -0800 Peet's Coffee]]> http://media.nbcbayarea.com/images/120*90/peetscoffee.jpg
The original Starbucks is making a move to recover old ground.

]]> http://www.nbcbayarea.com/around-town/food-drink/Popular-Street-Food-Vendor-Gets-Iced-68729162.html Mon, 02 Nov 2009 15:07:57 -0800 Analise T. on Yelp]]> http://media.nbcbayarea.com/images/120*90/AmuseBouche.jpg
Popular San Francisco street food vendor faces deportation.

]]> http://www.nbcbayarea.com/enjoy-this/Cooking_with_Moran_Norris_Bay_Area.html Mon, 02 Nov 2009 14:51:43 -0800 http://media.nbcbayarea.com/images/120*90/morannorris_640x480.jpg
Step into the kitchen of 49ers fullback Moran Norris for a few cooking tips as he whips up some Shrimp Scampi.

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