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Johnbirdsall
the grub street diet
Jan. 26, 2018
John Birdsall Knows Salsa Can Save Sous-Vide Turkey
“There’s a lesson here … that the Mexican market can save a fearsome load of aspirational tech protein from blandness and, ultimately, despair.”
By
Chris Crowley
The Chain Gang
July 6, 2012
Birdsall Unimpressed With Cantina Bell Menu at Taco Bell
It’s Taco Bell’s answer to Chipotle, and not even as middling-good, apparently.
By
Jay Barmann
The Other Critics
Oct. 3, 2011
Unterman Calls Cupola ‘Extraordinary’; Jasper’s Gets a
Also, John Birdsall returns to Addie’s Pizza Pie in Berkeley.
By
Jay Barmann
Trends
Sept. 20, 2011
Let’s Discuss the State of ‘Asian Fusion’ Just One More Time
John Birdsall tackles the subject of the ‘new generation of Asian Fusion’ and we wish the term would just go away.
By
Jay Barmann
Oeno-File
Sept. 14, 2011
Whither the Wine Bars of 2006?
By
Jay Barmann
Go Ask Alice
Aug. 26, 2011
The Last Chez Panisse/Alice Waters Tribute Piece of the Week
John Birdsall’s sort of new angle on the Chez Panisse legacy is a back-handed compliment.
By
Jay Barmann
Lists
June 15, 2011
Eat Your Weight In Porchetta in the East Bay
The one to beat is still Roli Roti.
By
Jay Barmann
The Other Critics
May 23, 2011
The East Bay Gets a New-Old Food Critic: John Birdsall
By
Jay Barmann
The Other Critics
Mar. 11, 2011
Birdsall Calls The Brixton ‘Fake, and Sad’; Matthews Is Mixed About
Patti U. does recommend the corned beef and cabbage at the Irish Bank, if not the evening crowds.
By
Jay Barmann
Beef
Feb. 3, 2011
JapaCurry Saga Continues, SFoodie’s All Over It
Watch as Birdsall gets all Magnum P.I. on the ass of this woman who’s trying to fuck with a food truck.
By
Jay Barmann
Truckin’
June 29, 2010
51st State, a New Food Truck, Launches in the FiDi
A new lunch truck opens today at Drumm and Washington.
By
Jay Barmann
Quote of the Day
Mar. 4, 2010
Birdsall Pens Burrito Poetry
By
Jay Barmann
Beef
Jan. 29, 2010
Tired of Its Old Friends, the Ferry Building Shops for New Ones
Lulu Petite and Tsar Nicolai Caviar didn’t leave willingly; their leases weren’t renewed.
By
Jay Barmann
The Other Critics
Dec. 17, 2009
Il Cane Rosso Wins For Newness; Bacco Still Solid After All These Years
Birdsall raves about Il Cane Rosso, and Reidinger still likes the sixteen-year-old Bacco.
By
Jay Barmann
Beef
Nov. 3, 2009
Vendor’s Deportation Plight Sparks Strangely Vicious Blog War
Mission Mission and SFoodie at each other’s throats over coverage of Amuse Bouche guy’s possible deportation.
By
Adam Martin
Other Magazines
Nov. 3, 2009
Meredith Brody Fired From
SF Weekly
Longtime critic’s last review will run tomorrow.
By
Adam Martin