Welcome to your afternoon coffee-break roundup of the local food sections. Dig in!
From the San Francisco Chronicle:
A profile of the vast Michael Mina empire [Michael Mina’s magic touch]
The Chron celebrates the victory of Mexican forces over the French in the 1862 Battle of Puebla with Mexican recipes and a very special headline [South to North: Happy Cinco de Margaritas]
The Accidental Vegetarian celebrates the season in the produce aisle [Springing forward with greens galore]
Looks like our locals are officially out of the Top Chef race [What’s New: Last S.F. contestant booted from ‘Top Chef’]
And it looks like Frisson is gone, at least for a lot longer than expected [Inside Scoop]
Over in the San Francisco Bay Guardian:
Paul Reidinger takes a visit to LoLo, which he describes as “hybrid” Mexican/Turkish cuisine, eschewing the word “fusion.” [When Turkey met Mexico …]
Reidinger also weighs in on Top Chef [Chefs that go crunch]
And LE Leone talks about movies, killing and, for a second, Thai Noodle Jump [Cheap Eats]
Finally, over in the SF Weekly:
Meredith Brody takes her turn at Waterbar, [Fish Story]
