Because you're looking for a reason to duck out of the office and go enjoy this glorious afternoon anyway, here's the perfect excuse: Today, beginning at 3 p.m., each of the five locations of Super Duper Burger will be giving away 100 free mini-burgers.
These are bigger than your average slider -- the four-ounce Niman Ranch patties are topped with cheese, lettuce, tomato, onions, and Super sauce on a toasted sesame seed bun. One should do you for a late lunch/early dinner unless you have a mega-appetite.
Every year I look forward to judging the Pacific Coast Oyster Wine Competition put on by Taylor Shellfish Farms and oyster expert Jon Rowley. The setup is simple: through an extensive selection process, Rowley and a team of preliminary judges comb through 124 California, Oregon, and Washington wines submitted as "oyster-friendly" prospects to create a final lineup of 20. Then judges like myself in San Francisco, Los Angeles, and Seattle get to play matchmaker: We try each wine with at least one Kumamoto oyster to crown the winner of the best oyster wine that year.
Rowley calls it an "annual dating service for West Coast wines and oysters," and the list of winners is given to restaurants with oyster programs to influence their white wine selections on offer.
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Well, the new Spanish flick Tasting Menu has come up with a brilliant plot for a food-themed rom-com. It's the last night at El Bulli-like restaurant Chakula, the "best restaurant in the world," and an attractive couple have a table booked at the memorable meal. The only problem? They made their reservation a year before, and have since broken up. Sounds like a delicious premise to us.
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The first thing you notice when you enter Marrow is the backs of heads eating at the front counter. In our case, the shaved heads of four Teamster-looking dudes chowing down on lunch.
The second thing you notice is a giant sheaf of brown paper tacked to the wall, with Marrow's mission statement written out. It's the usual earnest foodie paean to local, sustainable animal slaughter, relatively new to Downtown Oakland and always nice to see.
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