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Thrillist Uncovers the Best Bags For 24-Pack Beer Transportation

By Anna Roth Fri., Apr. 5 2013 at 1:15 PM
Categories: Local Flavor

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Thrillist
The Kaufmann Mercantile Leather Weekend Bag holds 36 cold ones.
Since this weekend's rainy forecast has been revised, we imagine that the next few days might include some relaxing in the park for some of you. In which case, we direct your attention to the fun-loving boys at Thrillist, who have done the on-the-ground research on the best bags that can hold at least a 24-pack of beer -- many of them hold much more. It is truly a public service.

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S.F. Resident Wins National Manischewitz Cooking Competition

By Anna Roth Thu., Mar. 21 2013 at 4:05 PM
Categories: Local Flavor

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The winner of the Manischewitz Cook-Off Contest and her winning entry, Faux Pho.
It ain't the legendary Pillsbury Bake-Off, but San Francisco resident Josie Shapiro won the country's only kosher cooking competition, the Manischewitz Cook-Off Contest, which took place today in Manischewitz HQ in New Jersey. The winning recipe? "Faux pho," a soup made in under an hour with Manischewitz chicken broth, Manischewitz egg noodles, coconut milk, lime juice, orange juice, and curry powder.

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Bay Area Products Push Boundaries at Fancy Food Show

By Tamara Palmer Wed., Jan. 23 2013 at 12:30 PM
Categories: Local Flavor, Palmer

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Tamara Palmer
Black garlic candy is much milder than expected.
Our three days spent wandering the aisles at the Fancy Food Show yielded the observation of an awful lot of convenience food and packaging and a lot of the same items we've seen on display there for the past five years. But amidst all that mainstream sameness was a strong pocket of companies actually doing something different and interesting. A number of Bay Area-based companies impressed with brand-new and/or young products to challenge the marketplace.

See Also: Biggest Trend Spotted at The Fancy Food Show: Laziness


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Mission Bowling Club Elevates Menu for 2013

By Tamara Palmer Fri., Dec. 21 2012 at 12:30 PM
Categories: Local Flavor, Palmer

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Mission Bowling Club
Root beer glazed duck breast, coming soon to Mission Bowling Club.
Mission Bowling Club opened in March and instantly separated itself from every other alley in the Bay Area with a sleek interior and thoughtful, delicious food from Anthony Myint (Mission Street Food, Mission Chinese Food, Commonwealth). 2013 brings an increased focus on the food at The Dining Room at MBC, with chef Chris Kiyuna's promotion to executive chef and the addition of more refined (yet still affordable) dishes.

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- Mission Bowling Club: Anthony Myint Scores Again
- Mission Street Food to Bring Technique-Driven Comfort Food to a Bowling Alley


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Thrive Cleanse Presses Juices Inside a Wine Bar

By Tamara Palmer Wed., Nov. 28 2012 at 12:00 PM
Categories: Local Flavor, Palmer

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Thrive Cleanse
Thrive Cleanse has grown from hosting pop-up juice bars inside the nine-year-old Nectar Wine Lounge in the Marina to moving its full-time operations (including a 300-pound juice press) there. It's now open seven days a week (8 a.m. to 3 p.m. on weekdays and 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on weekends) to sell 10 varieties of juices (packaged in 16-ounce bottles), cleanse sets, and specials like vegan soups for the colder months. For people who haven't encountered cold-pressed juices and cleanses, the price point can be a bit of a sticker shock (a beginner's set starts at $65 per day), so we cornered co-founder Megan Propp to ask why.

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Support These Two Food-Focused Shops on Small Business Saturday

By Tamara Palmer Fri., Nov. 23 2012 at 12:00 PM
Categories: Local Flavor

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Omnivore Books on Food.
Small Business Saturday is the lesser-known flipside of Black Friday. If you feel the urge for some retail therapy or need to get some holiday shopping done this weekend, we suggest you forgo the unwashed masses at Best Buy today in favor of supporting these small, independently owned merchants tomorrow:

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It's Ketchup! It's Sriracha! It's Srirachup!

By Bay Ewald Thu., Nov. 8 2012 at 7:00 AM
Categories: Farmers' Market, Local Flavor

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Bay Ewald
By now, you may very well be starting to understand cult-like craze that surrounds Huy Fong Foods' Sriracha sauce (you know, the one with the green top, white lettering, and rooster on the bottle). Whether you're drizzling it onto scrambled eggs, squirting it into your soup, or using it to spice up your slice of cheese pizza, the possibilities for this paste of chili peppers, distilled vinegar, garlic, sugar, and salt seem endless. But, lo and behold, just as we thought the Sriracha craze could not get any crazier ... we discovered Sosu Ketchup's new sweet and spicy lovechild: Srirachup.

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Watch Small Wonders Emerge From Bouche's Tiny Kitchen

By Tamara Palmer Thu., Oct. 25 2012 at 12:30 PM
Categories: Local Flavor, Palmer

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Lara Hata
Bouche's marinated salmon.
French restaurant Bouche is a cozy, hidden gem in the shadow of the Stockton Street Tunnel. While the restaurant does have tables, the real action is at the bar. There you can sit and eat dinner while you take in the impressive sight of chef Nicolas Borzee and his line cooks turning out intricate plates with absolutely no wiggle room.

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La Victoria's Jaime Maldonado Wins Latino Business Award

By Wendy Hector Mon., Oct. 8 2012 at 10:30 AM
Categories: Local Flavor, Mission

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SF Weekly
Jaime Maldonado understands that the Mission is changing. But unlike some residents who mourn for the past and fight the future, he's willing to change with it. His pioneering, open-minded, forge-ahead spirit has earned Maldonado this year's Latino Heritage Month Business Award, to be awarded Tuesday.

La Victoria Bakery, Maldonado's business and a Mission staple for more than half a century, is an innovative company that's not afraid to evolve to stay successful. More than just another panaderia, La Victoria is also a community kitchen and a classroom, and will soon be a full-service restaurant (within the next six months, according to Maldonado).

See also:
- La Victoria Bakery: Reinventing the Concha
- Jaime Maldonado: La Victoria and the Changing of the Mission
- Share Your Memories of La Victoria and You Could Win Something


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Thighs and Lows of Operation Fried Chicken

By Christina Spittler Wed., Sep. 12 2012 at 7:00 AM
Categories: Local Flavor, SFoodie

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As the author of yesterday's top ten list of the best fried chicken in the city, I wanted to discuss the findings of my arduous journey completing what shall henceforth be known as Operation Fried Chicken.

During OFC, I went from Bayview to North Beach, Hayes Valley to the Richmond, all to taste fried chicken. And though an assignment to eat a copious amount of the stuff might initially sound like a dream come true, I assure you, tasting my weight in chicken was no easy task.

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