Benu’s Corey Lee Responds to the Journal’s Compliments, and David Chang’s
"We're still in our infancy," says Lee, modestly.
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Some CA Chefs Lament as Both Shark Fin and Foie Gras Get Set to Be Banned
Chefs aren't too quick to defend the practice of killing sharks for their fins, but when it comes to taking away their foie, they're pretty angry about that.
Today’s Tech Entrepreneurs: Modern Day Patrons of the Food Arts?
7x7 makes the case, others argue against.
Alan Richman Hearts S.F. Now, Calls New York Restaurants ‘Predictable’
The 'GQ' critic says the Bay Area is now the region to watch for restaurants of 'ambition and imagination.'
So All the Good Caviar Comes From California Now?
Owing to overfishing in Russia, the industry has become almost entirely domestic, and 100 percent sustainable.
Bonobo Monkeys ‘Chat’ About the Quality of Their Food; Cincinnati Restaurant Toasts to Osama’s Death
• Where Zagat and Yelp fit into evolution: Researchers in the UK have discovered that bonobo monkeys actually communicate about the quality of the kiwis they find, and tell each other other where to find the best ones. [BBC] •...
S. Irene Virbila Says the S.F. Food Scene is ‘On Fire’; Bauer Says Things at Rose Pistola Are ‘Looking Up’
The food at Rose Pistola is an improvement on a few years ago, but still not as good as when it opened, Bauer writes.
Fig-Gate Behind Us, Bon App Pays Tribute to the S.F. Restaurant ‘Explosion’
Look out for the tourists to take up a bunch of reservations at these nine restaurants this summer.
Benu Cart’s Short-Rib Burrito Deemed ‘Worth Its Weight in Gold’
They cost $8, available from about midnight to 2 or 3 a.m., and they're made with leftover product from the Benu kitchen.
Skenes, Lee, Moore All Nominated for Food & Wine People’s Choice Thing
Food & Wine is doing a poll this year, separate from their editorial choices for Best New Chefs, for "The People's Best New Chef."
How Many New Restaurants Got Left Off of 7x7’s 2011 Big Eat List?
Tartine's on there twice but Una Pizza Napoletana doesn't make the cut? We call bullshit.
Benu Does $500 Dinner, French Laundry Raises Prices
The regular tasting menu at Benu will run you $270 including wine, the same price the Laundry just went up to.
S.F. Mag Wants Local Restaurants to Stop ‘Eco-Fibbing’ About Their Fish
See detailed scorecards for 18 restaurants as to how sustainable the fish they serve really is.
Sens Gives His Take on Benu, Highlights the Chicken Poached Inside a Pig’s Bladder
It's called a poularde cuite en vessie.
Bauer Blesses Eleven Restaurants As Best Openers of 2010
He couldn't quite whittle the list down to ten.
Benu, Not Surprisingly, Earns Three and a Half Stars from Bauer
He says it's not for everyone, but neither is Mark Rothko.
Eat Some Late-Night Mexican Using Very High-End Stuff From Benu’s Kitchen
Using whatever's left over when they take their Sunday-Monday break, the porters at Benu will be doing a late-night Mexican stand on Hawthorne Lane.