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Chef Joseph Humphrey has spent the past couple of decades cooking up a résumé to be proud of. The Tallahassee native arrived here from New Orleans in 1994 and worked under the tutelage of local culinary superstars like George Morrone,…
by Matthew Stafford
July 18, 2012
Tags: Eat, Reviewed, Joseph Humphrey, New Orleans, Bradley Ogden, George Morrone, Dixie
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The eastern Mediterranean is the Lascaux, the Bethlehem, the Cooperstown of food. It was here that animals were domesticated and crops were planted for the first time. As a result, the concept of villages and kitchens and written recipes evolved…
by Matthew Stafford
July 4, 2012
Tags: Eat, Reviewed, Turkey, Europe, Greece, The Balkans, Troya Fillmore
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The America's Cup World Series (a sort of practice run for the 2013 America's Cup races) comes to San Francisco Bay on Aug. 21-26 and Oct. 4-7, and if the grand spectacle of yachtsmen at play isn't intoxicating enough for…
by Matthew Stafford
June 20, 2012
Tags: Eat, Reviewed, San Francisco Bay, Mariposa, Terry Francois
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We sat in the corner bar at Victor's and drank gimlets. "They don't know how to make them here," he said. "What they call a gimlet is just some lime or lemon juice and gin with a dash of sugar…
by Matthew Stafford
June 20, 2012
Tags: Eat, Reviewed, Original Joe, Raymond Chandler, Stockton, San Francisco
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Sporadic bursts of activity notwithstanding, baseball is as sweet and drowsy as summertime itself. Sure, there's the occasional home run, stolen base, or double play, but the true nature of the game is in the chitchat between the base runner…
by Matthew Stafford
June 22, 2011
Tags: Summer Guide, Reviewed, AT&T Park, Willie Mays, Folsom, Alfred Hitchcock
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The place: Amarena, 2162 Larkin (at Green), 447-0441, amarenarestaurant.com The hours: Thu. 6-9:30 p.m. The deals: Weekly free buffet of Italian specialties The digs: Tiny hideaway on a quiet corner of Russian Hill feels like a homey Tuscan hangout with…
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by Matthew Stafford
November 12, 2010 @ 4:11 pm
Tags: Deals, Happy Hour, Amarena, happy hour, Italian food, Russian Hill, sangria
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If you Googled "French food" and got one of those Wikipedia stubs listing the Twenty Classic French Dishes, it would look something like the menu at Cafe des Amis. Everything from some Reader's Digest version of the Larousse Gastronomique is…
by Matthew Stafford
November 10, 2010
Tags: Eat, Reviewed, Tim Stannard, Mayfield, Presidio Heights, Santa Monica, Cafe Des Amis
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Robin C./YelpThe place: McCormick & Kuleto's, 900 Northpoint St. (at Larkin, in Ghirardelli Square), 929-1730, www.mccormickandkuletos.com. The hours: 3-6 p.m. Mon.-Fri. The deals: Hefty snacks for $2-$5 apiece; $6.50-$7 cocktails. The digs: The view's stupendous from the cocktail lounge…
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by Matthew Stafford
October 13, 2010 @ 3:00 pm
Tags: Happy Hour, McCormick & Kuleto's
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The place: Schroeder's, 240 Front (at California), 421-4778 The hours: Weds.-Fri., 4-6 p.m. The deals: Free hot snack items The digs: This venerable old rathskeller has been serving up the suds and sauerbraten since 1893 (in the same location since…
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by Matthew Stafford
September 17, 2010 @ 4:54 pm
Tags: Deals, Happy Hour, deals, Financial District, German food, happy hour, polka, Schroeder's
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The place: Bar Crudo, 655 Divisadero (at Grove), 409-0679 The hours: Tues.-Sun., 5-6:30 p.m. The deals: Oysters at $1 apiece, seafood chowder at $5 per bowl, two seafood tacos for $10, daily wine and beer specials The digs: Bar Crudo's…
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by Matthew Stafford
September 10, 2010 @ 4:56 pm
Tags: Deals, Happy Hour, bar, Bar Crudo, deals, happy hour, oysters, seafood chowder, seafood tacos
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The place: Eos Restaurant and Wine Salon, 901 Cole (at Carl), 566-3063 The hours: Sun.-Thurs., 5:30-7 p.m. The deals: Wines for $5/glass, $10/half bottle, $20/bottle; sake or sangria at $5/glass; oysters at $1 apiece; snacks at $5 each The digs:…
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by Matthew Stafford
September 3, 2010 @ 4:36 pm
Tags: Deals, Happy Hour, Cole Valley, deals, Eos Restaurant and Wine Salon, Happy Hour, wine
