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S.F. Has Forever Been a Food Town

“There is a cult of food [here], almost like a religion, with its own priesthood — celebrity chefs, rising stars — its own cathedrals, places where one has to make reservations months in advance, and its own holy scripture, the reviews that appear in newspapers, magazines and blogs. This is not to mention bars, which are taken very seriously indeed.” — Native Son columnist Carl Nolte in a nostalgic piece today about San Francisco’s “Epicurean Cult” and love affair with booze, which can be traced to the Gold Rush. [Chron]

S.F. Has Forever Been a Food Town