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Chicken and Waffles: A Certified 2009 Food Trend

Oh 2009, we hardly knew ye. But now with (gulp) exactly two weeks left in this year and this decade, it's time to look at the food trends of 2009.

06/01/0910:07 am

Good Evening Thursday: Go Here Now

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Finally, a reason to visit Bruno's again.
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Ordinarily, I am no fan of gimmicky when it comes to eating and drinking. I do not like waiting in line, passwords, secret phone numbers or bars with unmarked phone numbers. So when I heard that a group of chefs and front-of-the-house people, led by chefs Chris Kronner and Danny Bowien (formerly of Serpentine and Farina, respectively) were opening a pop-up Thursday-nights-only supper club in the private room of Bruno's (the unfortunately named "Pussycat Lounge") I feared for the worst. (Full Disclosure: I worked at Chez Panisse with several of the people involved in this project).

10/18/0612:11 pm

Raising the Bar

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A new crop of designer nightspots shakes up SF.

A new crop of designer nightspots shakes up SF. Once upon an old-fashioned, a bar was just a bar. So long as it had booze, the drinkers would belly up. But as sophisticated cocktails make a comeback, patrons expect a stylish setting to match their stylish drinks. Nightlife entrepreneurs are taking a sky’s-the-limit approach, going to extraordinary lengths to distinguish themselves on the scene, and more than ever, they’re relying on interior design to create a visual buzz.