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Wednesday, January 14, 2009

Everyone's a Critic

Posted By on Wed, Jan 14, 2009 at 7:29 PM

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A casual mention by Frank Bruni in today's NY Times concerning a certain Barack Obama's views about dining out, as expressed in 2001 on, as Mr. Bruni coyly said, "a restaurant-related television show in Chicago" (any foodie fool would know that was a reference, however veiled, to Check, Please!, the original incarnation and inspiration for our local show on KQED).

Although not completely thrilled by the sentiments expressed by

then-State Senator for Illinois' 13th district Obama, whose keynote

address for the 2004 Democratic Convention was still years ahead --

"I'm not looking for some fancy presentations or extraordinarily subtle

flavors. What I'm looking for is is food that tastes good for a good

price." -- I immediately raced to the Chicago Check, Please! website, knowing that our local one keeps all their shows online for repeated viewings.

Only to find out that Chicago's Check, Please! is crowing about showing

what they're calling a "lost episode" (yes, the one with Obama) on

January 16th, 18th, and 20th. They tease us with a tiny excerpt, even

shorter than the excerpt viewable

on Youtube that pleases the critic in us with his ordering of the

Southern sampler and recommendation of the peach cobbler.

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Tasmanian Wine Event Hits The Cellar

Posted By on Wed, Jan 14, 2009 at 6:16 PM

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The delicate kitchen items live in the basement Cellar at Macy's Union Square, so the Tasmanian Devil would certainly not be welcomed there. But Tasmanian wine? Now that's a different story altogether. Laura McIntosh, host of Bringing It Home, will lead a discussion and tasting of Tasmanian wines and small plates on Saturday, January 17 at 4 p.m. at the Cellar at Macy's Union Square (170 O'Farrell). Admission is free and seating is first come, first served.

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Mission Street Food Presents Local Business Night

Posted By on Wed, Jan 14, 2009 at 9:00 AM

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Mission Street Food kicks off its first dinner of the year this Thursday, January 15 from 6 p.m. to midnight at Lung Shan (2234 Mission). This week's guest theme is "Local Business Night" and will feature new menu items created by the Broken Record (1166 Geneva Ave) and ice cream by Humphry Slocombe (2790A Harrison) alongside its now famous choices like the PB&J (pork belly and jicama sandwich) and the MSF rice (meated smoked fried rice with duck). Peruse the full menu on the MSF site.

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