Check Out a Vintage Thanksgiving Menu From Alcatraz, ca. 1927
It was a military prison back then, and this was a dinner for officers.
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Auguste Escoffier: Master Chef, Pretty Good Crook
He and his partner in crime, hotelier César Ritz, once stole a bunch of expensive wine from the Savoy Hotel, and took kickbacks from vendors.
San Francisco Introduced America to the Burrito
The proprietor of El Faro at 20th and Folsom is credited with creating the super burrito, and introducing the world to the Mission-style burrito.
Even in the Fifties, San Francisco Was a Food-Lover’s Paradise
A quote from 'On the Road' by Jack Kerouac.
Who’s the World’s Most Influential Chef? David Kinch Says Michel Bras
The esteemed French chef invented the molten chocolate cake, and influenced most of the Spanish vanguard, who in turn have influenced everyone else.
Final Lunch Menu From the Titanic to Fetch $150,000 or More at Auction
The menu was saved by the wife of a prominent San Francisco banker.
Of Pig Wombs, Dormice, and Other Historic Proteins Being Used to Tempt Jaded Foodies
As the 'Journal' notes today, mining historical cookbooks is all the rage.
Rounding Up the Bay Area’s Oldest Restaurants
On the occasion of the centennial of the Hotel Mac in Richmond, we fill out a list of the oldest eateries.
Looking Back on the Last Generation of Great S.F. Restaurants
Bauer formalizes his roundup of influential S.F. restaurants of yore in a Sunday feature.
A Message From the Year 1980 About California Food Trends, Via Ruth Reichl
"Suddenly you can’t walk down the street without bumping into cheese stores that stock eight kinds of blue cheese and ten varieties of chèvre."
Scott Howard Out as Consulting Chef at Five as Hotel Shattuck Rings In 100 Years
Also, we have a 1917 menu from the place when dinner cost a dollar.
And Now For a Glimpse Into S.F.’s Food History
See our slideshow, culled from the Chron, with photos from a new exhibit on restaurants at the public library.
The Messy, Imperfect Days of Early Cooking Shows
We're loving the nostalgia, and the anachronisms, on these early episodes of Julia Child.