Copyright 2012 http://www.nbcbayarea.com/the-scene/food-drink en-us Wed, 16 May 2012 17:30:06 -0700 Wed, 16 May 2012 17:30:06 -0700 NBC Owned Television Stations http://www.nbcbayarea.com/the-scene/food-drink/Chick-fil-A-Comes-to-San-Jose-151464285.html Tue, 15 May 2012 10:36:07 -0700 http://media.nbcbayarea.com/images/219*120/chick-fil-a-storefront.jpg
The fast food restaurant is known for its crispy white meat chicken and waffle fries.

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]]> http://www.nbcbayarea.com/the-scene/food-drink/Good-Taste-Building-Sonomas-Food-Community-151440135.html Mon, 14 May 2012 15:00:38 -0700 http://media.nbcbayarea.com/images/160*120/figsaladgirl.jpg
Community support via Kickstarter is needed to help build suite d, a gathering place for a wide range of food events in Sonoma.

Photo Credit: Tamara Palmer

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No Sugar? In a Slurpee? It's coming to a 7-Eleven near you.

]]> http://www.nbcbayarea.com/video/#!/the-scene/food-drink/Chef-Cat-Cora-Goes-�Around-the-World-in-80-Plates�/150608655 Tue, 08 May 2012 12:28:55 -0700 http://media.nbcbayarea.com/images/213*120/around-the-world-in-80-plates-twitter-challenge-show.jpg
“Around the World in 80 Plates,” co-hosted by star chefs Cat Cora and Curtis Stone, combines culinary competition with travelogue. Twelve contestants embark on a journey across 10 countries to learn local cuisines as they participate in the...

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21st Annual Livermore Wine Country Festival Event is this weekend.

Photo Credit: Steven F. Kelly

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A day at the Derby isn't complete without a mint julep and tip of the hat.

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Los Gatos's Manresa is the best restaurant in the Bay Area -- and the 48th-best restaurant in the world, according to the keepers of such things.

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Napa is no big mystery for the Bay Area day-tripper but what exactly do you know about Calistoga besides bubbly mineral water and wine?

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]]> http://www.nbcbayarea.com/the-scene/food-drink/Good-Taste-Hyperlocality-at-The-Four-Seasons-149291265.html Fri, 27 Apr 2012 16:28:19 -0700 http://media.nbcbayarea.com/images/160*120/seasonsdevilled.jpg
The new menu at Seasons Bar and Lounge contains some hyperlocal surprises.

Photo Credit: Tamara Palmer

]]> http://www.nbcbayarea.com/the-scene/food-drink/Food-Trucks-to-Return-to-Larkspur-Ferry-Terminal-149114455.html Thu, 26 Apr 2012 16:15:06 -0700 http://media.nbcbayarea.com/images/160*120/chairman+bao+truck.jpg
Street food will return to the transit terminal starting May 1.

]]> http://www.nbcbayarea.com/the-scene/food-drink/NATL-Pizza-Hut-Graduates-from-Hot-Dog-to-Cheeseburger-Crusts-148869245.html Wed, 25 Apr 2012 06:48:05 -0700 http://media.nbcbayarea.com/images/213*120/pizza-hut-cheeseburgers.jpg
And you thought the hot dog crust sounded like overkill.

Photo Credit: Pizza Hut Middle East

]]> http://www.nbcbayarea.com/video/#!/the-scene/food-drink/Chef-Du-Jour-in-Oakland/148830025 Wed, 25 Apr 2012 09:50:03 -0700 http://media.nbcbayarea.com/images/213*120/GUESTCHEFPKG_6376991_722x406_2226915155.jpg
In the Bay Area's incredibly competitive food scene, getting your restaurant noticed is challenging. In the East Bay, a new restaurant is making headlines not just with it's cuisine but with who...

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A classic San Francisco restaurant, known as the "home of the rudest waiter" is shutting its doors after 100 years in business.

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Some 60,000 pounds of tuna product connected to a South Bay company has been linked to salmonella poisoning and recalled.

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Napa agriculture is all about grape tonnage.

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Just a little bit of thought and care put into a menu's wording can make a dining experience so much more exciting.

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Are you looking for a job and have a high threshold for sugar? Krispy Kreme may be what you're looking for.

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]]> http://www.nbcbayarea.com/the-scene/food-drink/Eaters-of-Soon-To-Be-Forbidden-Foie-Gras-Sneak-In-Last-Suppers-145243015.html Sat, 31 Mar 2012 10:41:02 -0700 http://media.nbcbayarea.com/images/219*120/foiegras1.jpg
How much foie gras is too much? There's no such thing, according to lovers of the avian liver delicacy, who are eating as much of it as they can before California's ban goes into effect July 1.

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Txoko is proud to serve foie gras even in the shadow of its impending statewide ban.

Photo Credit: Tamara Palmer

]]> http://www.nbcbayarea.com/the-scene/food-drink/Espresso-Car-Handpresso-Coffee-Caffeine-France-144885655.html Thu, 29 Mar 2012 11:30:11 -0700 http://media.nbcbayarea.com/images/213*120/handpresso.jpg
Caffeine-addled commuters take note – it’s now possible to get your morning coffee fix from inside your car.

]]> http://www.nbcbayarea.com/the-scene/food-drink/bayFood-Truck-School-Ban-Bill-Shut-Down-144723185.html Wed, 28 Mar 2012 15:50:58 -0700 http://media.nbcbayarea.com/images/213*120/Food-Truck-generic-0217.jpg
A piece of legislation that would have banned food trucks from parking near schools was dropped by Assembly Member Bill Monnings.

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]]> http://www.nbcbayarea.com/the-scene/food-drink/Foodie-Agenda-Week-of-March-28-144718495.html Wed, 28 Mar 2012 15:19:25 -0700 http://media.nbcbayarea.com/images/180*120/foreigncinemacourtyard2_0.jpg
Foodie events for the upcoming week.

Photo Credit: Photo via iveneverdonethat.com

]]> http://www.nbcbayarea.com/the-scene/food-drink/No-Subway-5-Footlongs-In-SF-Cost-of-Doing-Business-Too-High-144709445.html Thu, 29 Mar 2012 11:57:39 -0700 Time Anchor]]> http://media.nbcbayarea.com/images/160*120/subway9.jpg Time Anchor]]>
Subway can't make sandwiches for $5 anymore. Not in San Francisco.

Photo Credit: Time Anchor

]]> http://www.nbcbayarea.com/video/#!/the-scene/food-drink/Bay-Area-Chef-Honored/144060456 Sun, 25 Mar 2012 07:22:46 -0700 http://media.nbcbayarea.com/images/213*120/garydanko_722x406_2214555990.jpg
NBC Bay Area's Janelle Wang sits down with Chef Gary Danko to discuss James Beard Finalist Nomination and how he's been successful in a down economy.

]]> http://www.nbcbayarea.com/the-scene/food-drink/Good-Taste-Meet-The-Pizza-Pimps-Truck-143933536.html Fri, 23 Mar 2012 12:29:26 -0700 http://media.nbcbayarea.com/images/160*120/pizzapimptruck.jpg
The Pizza Pimps Truck will serve the South Bay and East Bay with over 100 varieties of stone oven pie.

Photo Credit: Phil Woodman

]]> http://www.nbcbayarea.com/the-scene/food-drink/Safeway-Pulls-Pink-Slime-143892866.html Thu, 22 Mar 2012 17:54:55 -0700 http://media.nbcbayarea.com/images/180*120/pink-slime1.jpg
Safeway has pulled pink slime from its supermarket shelves.

]]> http://www.nbcbayarea.com/the-scene/food-drink/Food-Ideas-for-a-Rainy-Day-in-the-Bay-Area-143022075.html Sat, 17 Mar 2012 10:00:22 -0700 http://media.nbcbayarea.com/images/213*120/Cup-cakes-09-14-2011.jpg
With the first real storm of the winter season greeting the Bay Area with torrential downpours, we're left scrambling to find indoor activities that will keep the kids busy and parents sane.

Photo Credit: DixieBellCupcakeCafe/flikr

]]> http://www.nbcbayarea.com/the-scene/food-drink/Good-Taste-Winning-Baseball-and-Bowling-Food-142962735.html Fri, 16 Mar 2012 16:06:37 -0700 http://media.nbcbayarea.com/images/160*120/publichousecorndog.jpg
Mission Bowling Club opens March 19 with a promising menu of snacks and entrees.

Photo Credit: Tamara Palmer

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Bay Area pizza wins big.

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]]> http://www.nbcbayarea.com/the-scene/food-drink/Celebrate-St-Patricks-Day-at-These-Bay-Area-Events-142165003.html Sat, 10 Mar 2012 19:28:26 -0700 http://media.nbcbayarea.com/images/220*120/85474615_st_patricks_day.jpg
No need to be Irish to feel lucky on St. Patrick’s Day! With an Irish soda bread here, a shamrock there and a leprechaun child over there, St. Patrick’s Day is one of the Bay Area’s most beloved...

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]]> http://www.nbcbayarea.com/the-scene/food-drink/Good-Taste-The-Best-Truck-Stop-Food-142093923.html Fri, 09 Mar 2012 17:19:52 -0700 http://media.nbcbayarea.com/images/200*120/02_bettycrockerchexmix.jpg
Humphry Slocombe owner Jake Godby takes a break from ice cream to cook rest stop food at Truck on March 12.

Photo Credit: Flickr/Betty Crocker Recipes

]]> http://www.nbcbayarea.com/the-scene/food-drink/Four-Wineries-With-Incredible-Food-in-Napa-And-Sonoma-141384943.html Sun, 04 Mar 2012 20:32:29 -0700 http://media.nbcbayarea.com/images/181*120/RamsGateTasting022.jpg
Get some real food with your wine.

]]> http://www.nbcbayarea.com/video/#!/the-scene/food-drink/Six-Courses-of-Foie-Gras/141305243 Mon, 05 Mar 2012 09:37:03 -0700 http://media.nbcbayarea.com/images/213*120/foie-gras1.jpg
A San Francisco Restaurant reignites the debate over foie gras by hosting a dinner featuring the fatty goose and duck livers. California is officially banning the sale of foie gras starting in

]]> http://www.nbcbayarea.com/the-scene/food-drink/Good-Taste-Fried-Food-141194843.html Fri, 02 Mar 2012 11:38:49 -0700 http://media.nbcbayarea.com/images/180*120/macchsrolls.jpg
Off The Grid hosts a food truck gathering dedicated to the deep fry.

Photo Credit: Missy Buchanan

]]> http://www.nbcbayarea.com/the-scene/food-drink/RAVN-iOS-App-Aims-for-Real-Time-Events-Discovery-141120423.html Thu, 01 Mar 2012 17:57:42 -0700 http://media.nbcbayarea.com/images/213*120/iphone_user_722x406_2199346130.jpg
Finding out what's going on with RAVN

]]> http://www.nbcbayarea.com/the-scene/food-drink/Michael-Jacksons-Personal-Chef-Wants-Help-to-Open-Oakland-Bakery-141072123.html Thu, 01 Mar 2012 12:51:11 -0700 http://media.nbcbayarea.com/images/213*120/89218994.jpg
Michael Jackson's personal chef wants to open a pastry shop in Oakland he needs your help.

]]> http://www.nbcbayarea.com/the-scene/food-drink/Foodie-Agenda-Wo-Hing-Tiki-Night-and-More-140943573.html Wed, 29 Feb 2012 15:52:00 -0700 http://media.nbcbayarea.com/images/186*120/wohing.jpg
Upcoming ood related events.

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Got beer?

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Fig salads, fig cocktails, rabbit bolognese and a huge custom-made cake: it was all in a weekend for Lady Gaga, who visited two Sonoma County restaurants this weekend.

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