Pie freak: Serious Eats' Adam Kuban pulled off another wonderfully OCD examination of Bay Area pizza this weekend, part of his 50-part, map-crawling United States of Pizza series. First, a Kuban caveat that reveals just how fecund our restaurant pizza culture has become:
I'm not even going to pretend that this is a comprehensive list of all the Northern California pizzerias worthy of your attention. The rate at which new places are opening there and the geographic vastness make this a crazy undertaking, to be sure.What follows (with the help of fellow blogger L.A. Pizza Maven) is a 10-taste of mostly S.F. and East Bay pies. We think Kuban's likes have an inevitable New York flavor (NYC-style Arinell, Gioia, and Pizza My Heart get top-of-the-column love), Chicago-style Zachary's and Little Star get sizable column inches, while Pizzaiolo, Boot and Shoe, and Delfina are sort of L.A. Pizza Maven add-ons (Gialina and Pizzetta 211 don't even rate mentions). Even the term ingredient-driven is quarantined in quote marks, as if it were a quaint, or even kooky notion. Still, we like the fact that Kuban shared his obsession with us, even if they reveal an outsider's peccadillos.
Set your DVRs for Sun., April 25 at 1 p.m. or Mon., April 26 at 9:30 a.m. to see the Olympic and World Figure Skating champion checking out San Francisco mobile food vendors in Precita Park and trying his hand at his own cart, cheekily dubbed "Lutz and Lutz of Cheese." We can confirm that, although he's definitely an avowed fan of South Park, no Cheesy Poofs were served.
(Thanks to EdManChew of Adobo Hobo for the TV Guide tip!)
While the success of Mission Street Food depends on a stable of guest chefs with the power to draw diners, Myint suggested much of the uncertainty has to do with the future of his collaborator, Danny Bowien. (Myint and Bowien's Thursday night homage series explores the cuisine of global culinary superstars, something that avoids the need for marquee talent.) Bowien has plans to be married in South Korea in June ― both Mission Street Food and Mission Burger will close for at least part of the month, after which, Myint said, he'll make some firm decisions.
19, we've teased out 92 of our favorite local dishes that taste like
here.All the tasty details after the jump.
I totally have a question, but after three and a half years of asking it, I'm beginning to suspect that the answer is "no." Is there any restaurant in the Bay Area that serves serious Tex-Mex food? I'm specifically interested in ground-beef enchiladas smothered in chile gravy and yellow cheese, with larded-up refried beans on the side.Well, E.T., I'm sorry, but I can't really help you out. And let me tell you why I don't feel bad about it.
Sack told SFoodie she estimates having sold 1,000 dozen eggs out of the store in the past year (at a cost of $8/dozen and $4/half-dozen, no less), and has convinced restaurants such as Contigo, SPQR, and Woodward's Garden to use them in their creations. Sack typically brings 14 or 15 dozen to the store on Tuesdays. They sell fast ― some regulars buy up to five dozen at a time.
They probably taste a little bit better to us, knowing a smidgen of the back story, but these mighty fine eggs are a great impulse buy on top of those cookbooks and food memoirs.
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The donated proceeds go to beneficiaries locally that include the STOP AIDS Project, AIDS Project East Bay, Allen Temple AIDS Ministry, Cal-PEP, HEPPAC/Casa Segura, Rainbow Community Center, and WORLD. Scan OpenTable's list of participating restaurants, and reserve online for the April 29 initiative here.
Last week, SFoodie reader Kenyon correctly identified our Mystery Spot, Nopalito, and Andrew Baber snagged extra credit by giving us the dish (Naranjas y Cebollas con Chile, Limón y Queso) in its native language. Congratulations, guys!
Revving up to Thursday, related food-themed happenings abound. Tomorrow, chef Laura Stec and atmospheric scientist Eugene Cordero, Ph.D. will appear at the Main Library to share the findings of their new book: Cool Cuisine: Taking the Bite out of Global Warming (Gibbs Smith Publishers, $24.99). The book examines how our eating habits affect climate change. The authors reveal healthy dietary adjustments capable of lessening the impact. Nice to know there are solutions as well as problems.
Details after the jump.
