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Local Michelin Inspector Follows French Laundry With Hot Dogs; Dentist Offers Wine to Patients

• One of our ever so anonymous local Michelin inspectors recently followed up a meal at The French Laundry with a Costco hot dog dinner the following night. [MichelinGuideSF/Twitter]

• Tasting three of the housemade wines at Pauline’s Wines, the wine bar behind Pauline’s pizza. [Slow Food SF]

• It’s spring, so learn a little something about sorrel, a relative of rhubarb with a citrus-y flavor. [Chron]

• Opa! The Oakland Greek Festival happened over the weekend, and much lively eating and dancing occurred. [Oakland North]

• One dentist in Texas is offering beer and wine to patients to take the edge off, which is fun but sometimes a little weird at the 7 a.m. appointments. [41 WMGT]

• Murray Handwerker, who was responsible for growing his father Nathan’s Coney Island hot dog stand into the Nathan’s Famous chain, died Saturday in Florida. [AP]

• McDonald’s will begin replacing cashiers with computerized ordering in some of its European stores. It’s such a shame, since customer service at McDonald’s is always so delightful. [FT]

• Speaking of the chain, a Wisconsin man (who admits he’s just a bit obsessive compulsive) plans to eat his 25,000th Big Mac tomorrow. [Wis Info]

• If you’ve ever considered opening a restaurant, here are two accounts of what it’s really like — or you could just read Blood, Bones, and Butter. [WSJ]

Local Michelin Inspector Follows French Laundry With Hot Dogs; Dentist Offers