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This is supposedly a Mongolian boar. Which is really scary.

There's no end in sight to the pig posturing around here, but so far it's been done primarily by men. Primarily chef-men. It continues on with the endless whole pig dinners, Ryan Farr's butchering demos and general pork-product madness. (I love this Details article.)

My column in the upcoming issue of 7x7 is about pizza wine--and the most harmonious pairings I found in that classic combination of food and drink. One wine--often considered the most food friendly of all varieties--that didn’t come up was Pinot Noir. For some reason, I never seemed to find pizzas that just called for Pinot. Most pies needed something more pithy and darkly juicy. I wondered if I would ever find a good pizza for all the Pinot I like to drink.

12/08/083:36 pm

Coco500 is celebrating the arrival of olio nuovo, that spicy, peppery freshly pressed olive oil that debuts every year around this time. They’ll be using the golden liquid to anoint grilled Monterey squid, farro soup, buckwheat cavatelli and grilled pork cheeks—they’ll even be slipping some into the cake. Dinner is $65 for four courses.

05/15/081:44 pm

The Southern Belle

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Find out why South Food & Wine Bar's Anna Weinberg craves the Floridita daiquiri at Coco500.

Find out why South Food & Wine Bar's Anna Weinberg craves the Floridita daiquiri at Coco500.Feisty and fashionable, with a great New Zealand accent (and a penchant for calling everyone “love”), Anna Weinberg, 31, has brought SF its first taste of “mod Oz” with her restaurant, located appropriately way south of Market. South Food & Wine Bar (330 Townsend St., 415-974-5599) offers the food of Sydney-based celeb chef Luke Mangan and the wines of both New Zealand and Australia.
01/24/087:29 pm

Top Chef Hearts SF

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Just one contender, chef Ryan Scott of Myth Cafe is on his way to the top.
A while ago, a producer from Bravo called me to ask if 7x7 wanted to cover this new reality show on chefs because they were shooting the first season in SF. I asked for details, but they wouldn't reveal more—so I passed. My mistake.
04/23/0712:57 pm

Stormy Weather

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Bermuda's best export comes to a bar near you.

Bermuda's best export comes to a bar near you.Bermuda has given us a few notable exports: shorts, a storied triangle and our personal favorite, the Dark ‘n Stormy, a refreshing cocktail traditionally made with Gosling’s Black Seal Rum, ginger beer (preferably the Bermuda brand Barritts) and a squeeze of fresh lime. The ideal drink for a summer day, it’s on cocktail menus all over town.
01/23/073:56 pm

Red Hot

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Why say it with flowers? Try a whimsical toaster or a sexy cocktail instead.

Why say it with flowers? Try a whimsical toaster or a sexy cocktail instead.

dress it up

08/23/06 9:00 pm

Coco500

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When chef Loretta Keller closed her beloved Bizou, she gave it a makeover with lots of blond wood and blue hues and then reopened it as Coco500. Well-coiffed couples and businessmen doing lunch come to sample Keller’s California-Mediterranean cuisine. Sit at an elevated table at the bar to get a better view of the scene.

Eats:What's on your menu.: <p>Change is good, but sometimes the classics are better: Keller kept a few precious menu items from Bizou’s inventory, including the duck-liver terrine, the beef cheek and her light-as-air fried green beans. The understated menu has a little bit of something for everyone, with pastas and soups, wood oven–baked flatbreads and pizzas, items like prawns with heirloom peppers grilled “a la plancha” and “California dirt” vegetable sides such as braised rapini.</p> <p>MUST ORDER: Fried Green Beans</p>