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  1. q&a
    Why San Francisco’s Top Restaurant Critic Is Resigning After Just Four Years“I had one year of normal restaurant-critic stuff, then everything went to shit.”
    By Chris Crowley
  2. vax mandate
    Here’s Another Reason to Be Happy In-N-Out Never Opened in New YorkThe chain is at the center of another vaccine-mandate controversy.
    By Chris Crowley
  3. rip
    Cecilia Chiang, the Restaurateur Who Changed Chinese Food in America, Has DiedShe opened the Mandarin in 1961, introducing this country to dishes that are now ubiquitous.
    By Chris Crowley
  4. coronavirus
    San Francisco Caps How Much Delivery Services Can Charge RestaurantsMayor London Breed says the move will help restaurants survive the coronavirus crisis.
    By Nikita Richardson
  5. the grub street diet
    Reporter Mike Isaac Orders Illicit Pizza“Immediately, the regulars in the bar narked us out.”
    By Chris Crowley
  6. environmental concerns
    San Francisco Cafés Are Dropping Disposable CupsThis is exactly how the anti-plastic straw movement began.
    By Nikita Richardson
  7. closings
    April Bloomfield Suddenly Closes San Francisco’s Historic Tosca CafeBut it’s not gone for good.
    By Chris Crowley
  8. the grub street diet
    Chef Gabriela Cámara Has Breakfast Strategies“I just think of having a bigger breakfast when I have more time: It’s tactical.”
    By Chris Crowley
  9. the other critics
    Is Chez Panisse a Good Restaurant or What?The celebrated restaurant gets reviewed by the San Francisco Chronicle’s brand-new critic.
    By Chris Crowley
  10. interviews
    Meet Soleil Ho, America’s Newest Restaurant CriticHo takes over at the San Francisco Chronicle after the previous critic held the job for 30-plus years.
    By Clint Rainey
  11. the other critics
    The San Francisco Chronicle Names Soleil Ho Its New Restaurant CriticShe succeeds Michael Bauer, who retired earlier this year.
    By Chris Crowley
  12. awards
    Dominque Crenn’s San Francisco Restaurant Awarded 3 Michelin StarsShe’s the first female chef in America to earn three stars.
    By Nikita Richardson
  13. sexual harassment
    After Ken Friedman Allegations, His SF Restaurant Will Lose Its Chef and ManagerThe two reportedly tried to purchase the restaurant after the first allegations emerged.
    By Chris Crowley
  14. robots
    Robots Still Suck at Making LattesCafe X’s $25,000 machine can crank out 120 visually underwhelming craft coffees per hour.
    By Clint Rainey
  15. sexual harassment
    A Disgraced Chef Is Actually Selling His RestaurantAn employee and her husband will take over Oakland’s Boot & Shoe Service.
    By Clint Rainey
  16. sexual harassment
    This Restaurant Says It’s Devised a Foolproof Way to Combat Customer HarassmentUnder Homeroom’s color-coded alert system in San Francisco, it’s “ceased to be a problem.”
    By Clint Rainey
  17. opening soon
    J. Kenji López-Alt’s Beer Hall Is Set to Open Soon — and They’re Hiring CooksIt’s easily one of the most exciting restaurant openings in the entire country.
    By Clint Rainey
  18. sexual harassment
    Celebrity Chef’s Accusers Speak Out Publicly to Force Him Out of Restaurants“This process has been terrifying … but we will not be intimidated.”
    By Clint Rainey
  19. sexual harassment
    A Celeb Chef Was Accused of Assault — Now Staff Demands He Sell His RestaurantsIn a letter, they write that his continued ownership “tarnishes the reputations of your employees.”
    By Clint Rainey
  20. sexual harassment
    Four Barrel Coffee Owners Say They’ll Turn the Business Over to EmployeesThe move follows accusations of sexual harassment against founder Jeremy Tooker.
    By Chris Crowley
  21. sexual harassment
    Four Barrel Coffee Owner Accused of Sexual Assault by Multiple EmployeesWomen are taking him to court, too.
    By Clint Rainey
  22. sexual harassment
    Bay Area Chef Accused of Sexual Harassment by 17 EmployeesThey say Charlie Hallowell had a “constant need to talk about sex or anything sexual.”
    By Clint Rainey
  23. souvlakis on a plane
    Michelle Obama Writes Exceptional Thank-You Note to Local Greek Restaurant“It made our long flight home so much more enjoyable.”
    By Clint Rainey
  24. food business
    Chef Says Running a Food-Hall Stand Was ‘Absolutely Soul-Crushing’Food halls were hailed as the future of restaurants. Now, operators are struggling to make the model work.
    By Chris Crowley
  25. california wildfires
    Chef Dominique Crenn Will Deliver Food to California Wildfire Victims TodayThe chef is asking San Franciscans to help her and her employees make sandwiches this morning.
    By Chris Crowley
  26. lawsuits
    Federal Court Says San Francisco Can’t Require Health Warnings on Soda AdsJudges asked why the label isn’t on products with “equal or greater amounts” of sugar.
    By Clint Rainey
  27. Of Course Silicon Valley Got a $600-a-Head Wagyu SteakhouseHiroshi’s steaks come with flavorless gold leaf purely “for show.”
    By Clint Rainey
  28. edibles
    A Californian Is Making Pot-Infused Farm-to-Table Olive OilPot d’Huile combines the “spirit” of West Coast locavores with the “needs” of cannabis users.
    By Clint Rainey
  29. bans
    San Francisco Schools Ban Students From Drinking Chocolate MilkThe city’s school district has found a new way to reduce students’ sugar intake.
    By Clint Rainey
  30. the grub street diet
    Writer Rachel Khong Is ‘Probably 50 Percent Pho’“I’m getting my photo taken for this article at Pho Tan Hoa, my regular pho spot in the Tenderloin, so you might even call it a pho-to.”
    By Sierra Tishgart
  31. refugees
    This New Coffee Shop Is Staffed Entirely by RefugeesThe aim is to give job training to people who’d otherwise have nothing.
    By Clint Rainey
  32. the chain gang
    McDonald’s Is Testing All Sorts of New Gourmet FoodYay?
    By Clint Rainey
  33. the machines
    Get Ready for the Robo-Barista RevolutionAutomated coffee maker Cafe X has landed in San Francisco.
    By Chris Crowley
  34. the end is near
    3-Michelin-Starred American Restaurant Now Serving Food on Actual iPadsSan Francisco’s Quince is plating a dish on a video of a truffle hunt.
    By Clint Rainey
  35. soda taxes
    Voters Decisively Passed Soda Taxes in 4 More U.S. CitiesSugary drinks took a big hit in the Bay Area and Boulder.
    By Clint Rainey
  36. crime scene
    Celeb Chef Michael Chiarello Booked on Suspicion of DUI and Drug PossessionHe says he intends to “vigorously challenge” the misdemeanor charges.
    By Chris Crowley
  37. soda taxes
    Michael Bloomberg Has Reportedly Spent $18 Million Supporting a Soda TaxHe’s almost dropped as much as the entire soda industry.
    By Clint Rainey
  38. A New Report Finds New York City Really Is Too Expensive for RestaurantsIt’s not just the rent, it’s everything.
    By Chris Crowley
  39. dire straits
    Tech Companies Are Ruining Silicon Valley’s Restaurants“Restaurants as we know them will no longer exist here in the near future.”
    By Clint Rainey
  40. worker pay
    Report Finds San Francisco Massively Underpays Minority Restaurant WorkersWhite workers on average earn $6.12 more per hour, the worst disparity in the country.
    By Clint Rainey
  41. the future
    San Francisco Restaurant’s Robots Will Crank Out 400 Burgers an HourSay good-bye to those burger-flipping jobs.
    By Clint Rainey
  42. Forgeries
    Pastry Chef Says SFMOMA Stole Her Cake IdeasBlue Bottle is no longer at the museum, but the new desserts look strangely familiar.
    By Clint Rainey
  43. The Chain Gang
    San Francisco Inexplicably Loves McDonald’s New Garlic FriesIt’s the chain’s take on a local favorite.
    By Clint Rainey
  44. The Grub Street Diet
    Chris Ying’s Grub Street Diet“The more I eat, the closer I get to death by cardiac arrest. But if I stop, am I even living?”
    By Sierra Tishgart
  45. Pop-ups
    A Noma Alum’s Globe-trotting Pop-up Lands in ManhattanFor six nights only, the chef and his crew are running a restaurant in a Chelsea Airbnb.
    By Chris Crowley
  46. Lawsuits
    Chef Michael Chiarello Hit With Serious Sexual-Harassment AllegationsTwo former servers claim he touched workers inappropriately and made abusive comments.
    By Clint Rainey
  47. Awards
    Another American Restaurant Has Earned Michelin’s Highest RatingDavid Kinch’s Manresa got a serious upgrade.
    By Sierra Tishgart
  48. The Grub Street Diet
    Kenji Lopez-Alt Literally Never Stops Thinking About Food“Whenever I’m invited to dinner, I end up working. Not that I mind. “
    By Chris Crowley
  49. Food Tech
    How the Tech World Turned on Private Chefs“I feel like I was treated like a commodity, no warning, no time to plan ahead … “
    By Jessica Pressler
  50. The Chain Gang
    The First Taco Bell to Serve Alcohol Surprise-Opens TodayThe new Chicago location has tapas and an “open kitchen” too.
    By Chris Crowley
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