Blog Posts Tagged: jon bonne on Grub Street

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Posted 7/2/12 on Grub Street SF
Lists

Chron Unveils Their Top 100 Bars, Snubs Alembic, Blackbird, Cantina

There are some very notable snubs on here.

Filed Under: bars, jon bonne, lists, top 100 bars

Posted 6/1/12 on Grub Street SF
Bars

Bonné Is Done With Reservation-Only Bars

He notes that nobody's making reservations at Local Edition, but that's kind of because they don't need to.

Filed Under: bars, booze you can use, jon bonne, local edition, wilson and wilson

Posted 1/26/12 on Grub Street SF
The Other Critics

Michael Bauer Continues Steakhouse Tour With Bourbon Steak Update; Bonné Revisits Big 4

Interestingly, despite a lackluster review, Bourbon Steak keeps its three stars.

Filed Under: big 4, bourbon steak, jon bonne, michael bauer, the other critics

Posted 7/1/11 on Grub Street SF
The Other Critics

Bauer Still Likes Cindy’s Backstreet Kitchen; Unterman Has a ‘Drippy, Messy, Finger-Burning Ordeal’ at Craw Station

Also, Bauer hints at liking Hawker Fare.

Filed Under: chotto, cindy pawlcyn, cindy's backstreet kitchen, craw station, hawker fare, jon bonne, ki, michael bauer, patricia unterman, the other critics

Posted 12/13/10 on Grub Street SF
Oenophile

The Chron’s Top 100 Wines, By the Numbers

Jon Bonne picks out a whopping 28 Pinot Noirs for the list, and one token Merlot.

Filed Under: jon bonne, lists, oeno-file

Posted 11/1/10 on Grub Street SF
Oenophile

Finding the ‘New California Wine’

The 'Chron' critic discusses a new crop of subtler, more refined California wines.

Filed Under: jon bonne, oeno-file, saveur

Posted 9/3/10 on Grub Street SF
The Other Critics

Patti U. Calls Gitane ‘Elegant, Ecclectic’; Bauer Revists Evvia, Says It’s Slipped; Rocketfish: ‘Fusion Gone Way Wrong’

Patricia Unterman takes a stab at Gitane this week, which recently welcomed new chef Bridget Batson, and Patti writes, "The very first thing I tasted, calamares from the wood-fired oven, knocked me over." She also adores the caille (roasted quail),...

Filed Under: carol ness, evvia, gitane, jon bonne, michael bauer, patricia unterman, schmidt's, the other critics

Posted 6/7/10 on Grub Street SF
Oenofile

Napa Valley Wine Auction Rakes in $8.5M

The 30th annual Napa Valley Wine Auction went down over the weekend, raising $8.5 million for local charities which Jon Bonné notes in the Chron was an "impressive rebound" from last year's disappointing take of $5.7 million. Also, the Bangles...

Filed Under: jon bonne, napa valley wine auction, oeno-file

Posted 6/1/10 on Grub Street SF
Mediavore

Taste-Testing Dry Rosés; Americans Are Drinking Less Beer

• As rosés become ever more popular, wineries are making more bad rosés. Jon Bonné recommends some good ones. [Chron] • Café Royale is hosting a 'hipster apocalypse' on Thursday. [Tenderblog] • Unilever won't let anyone else use the brand...

Filed Under: cafe royale, jon bonne, mediavore, mission beach cafe, oeno-file, taste tests

Posted 3/8/10 on Grub Street SF
Quote of the Day

Lamenting Pinotgate

"Pinot partisans have been growing irate that their heartbreak grape is being ruined by the masses. It is an affirmation of every Pinotphile's conspiracy theory: that our beloved grape has been defiled by large-scale industrial winemaking." — SF Chronicle wine...

Filed Under: jon bonne, oeno-file, pinotgate, quote of the day

Posted 2/22/10 on Grub Street SF
Mediavore

Bonné Hates on Flavor-Hating Wine Snobs; Slim Jims’ Plant Comes Back Online

• Wine critic Jon Bonné takes on the "flavor haters" who attack California and Australian wines as being too fruit-forward, concluding "we find in wine what we want to find." [Chron] • Little City Gardens, a backyard farm near 18th...

Filed Under: booze you can use, heart and dagger saloon, jon bonne, little city gardens, mediavore, oeno-file, openings