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‘john birdsall’

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  • Posted 10/3/11 on Grub Street SF
  • The Other Critics
Unterman Calls Cupola ‘Extraordinary’; Jasper’s Gets a Respectable Two Stars From Bauer; Tablehopper Talks Locanda

Unterman Calls Cupola ‘Extraordinary’; Jasper’s Gets a Respectable Two Stars From Bauer; Tablehopper Talks Locanda

Also, John Birdsall returns to Addie's Pizza Pie in Berkeley.

Filed Under: addie's pizza, cupola, jasper's corner tap, john birdsall, locanda, marcia gagliardi, michael bauer, patricia unterman, the other critics
  • Posted 9/20/11 on Grub Street SF
  • Trends
Let’s Discuss the State of ‘Asian Fusion’ Just One More Time

Let’s Discuss the State of ‘Asian Fusion’ Just One More Time

John Birdsall tackles the subject of the 'new generation of Asian Fusion' and we wish the term would just go away.

Filed Under: ame, hapa ramen, john birdsall, mission chinese food, namu, trends
  • Posted 9/14/11 on Grub Street SF
  • Oeno-File
Whither the Wine Bars of 2006?

Whither the Wine Bars of 2006?

"Whatever happened to wine bars? ... Wine bars were sexy, but the shizzle faded when we all started talking about cocktails. Now everybody's talking about beer, and the wine bar? No longer cool. Some guy from Craigslist tells you to...

Filed Under: funnies, john birdsall, oeno-file, quote of the day, toast
  • Posted 8/26/11 on Grub Street SF
  • Go Ask Alice
The Last Chez Panisse/Alice Waters Tribute Piece of the Week

The Last Chez Panisse/Alice Waters Tribute Piece of the Week

John Birdsall's sort of new angle on the Chez Panisse legacy is a back-handed compliment.

Filed Under: alice waters, anniversaries, chez panisse, gilt taste, go ask alice, john birdsall
  • Posted 6/15/11 on Grub Street SF
  • Lists
Eat Your Weight In Porchetta in the East Bay

Eat Your Weight In Porchetta in the East Bay

The one to beat is still Roli Roti.

Filed Under: adesso, john birdsall, lists, marin sun farms, roli roti, sandwichland
  • Posted 5/23/11 on Grub Street SF
  • The Other Critics

The East Bay Gets a New-Old Food Critic: John Birdsall

SFoodie editor John Birdsall, who left the East Bay Express in 2007 to join the staff at SF Weekly, will be returning across the Bay to become the full time food critic there. He'll be doing a weekly column, and...

Filed Under: announcements, east bay express, john birdsall, sf weekly, the other critics
  • Posted 3/11/11 on Grub Street SF
  • The Other Critics
Birdsall Calls The Brixton ‘Fake, and Sad’; Matthews Is Mixed About Thermidor; Unterman Calls Irish Bank ‘Soulful’

Birdsall Calls The Brixton ‘Fake, and Sad’; Matthews Is Mixed About Thermidor; Unterman Calls Irish Bank ‘Soulful’

Patti U. does recommend the corned beef and cabbage at the Irish Bank, if not the evening crowds.

Filed Under: allen matthews, irish bank, john birdsall, patricia unterman, the brixton, the other critics, thermidor
  • Posted 2/3/11 on Grub Street SF
  • Beef
JapaCurry Saga Continues, SFoodie’s All Over It

JapaCurry Saga Continues, SFoodie’s All Over It

Watch as Birdsall gets all Magnum P.I. on the ass of this woman who's trying to fuck with a food truck.

Filed Under: allison rowe, beef, harvest and rowe, japacurry, jay hamada, john birdsall, truckin'
  • Posted 6/29/10 on Grub Street SF
  • Truckin'
51st State, a New Food Truck, Launches in the FiDi

51st State, a New Food Truck, Launches in the FiDi

A new lunch truck opens today at Drumm and Washington.

Filed Under: 51st state, cartography, john birdsall, street food, truckin'
  • Posted 3/4/10 on Grub Street SF
  • Quote of the Day
Birdsall Pens Burrito Poetry

Birdsall Pens Burrito Poetry

"Get a cheese quesadilla painted with spicy vermilion salsa here and your heat receptors will get the kind of spanking soothable only by Mexican Coke." — From a mini-review of Maya (Next Door) by John Birdsall in which he also...

Filed Under: john birdsall, maya next door, quote of the day, the other critics
  • Posted 1/29/10 on Grub Street SF
  • Beef
Tired of Its Old Friends, the Ferry Building Shops for New Ones

Tired of Its Old Friends, the Ferry Building Shops for New Ones

Lulu Petite and Tsar Nicolai Caviar didn't leave willingly; their leases weren't renewed.

Filed Under: beef, blue bottle coffee, closings, ferry building, heath ceramics, john birdsall, lulu petite, mastrelli's deli, openings, tsar nicolai caviar cafe
  • Posted 12/17/09 on Grub Street SF
  • The Other Critics
Il Cane Rosso Wins For Newness; Bacco Still Solid After All These Years

Il Cane Rosso Wins For Newness; Bacco Still Solid After All These Years

Birdsall raves about Il Cane Rosso, and Reidinger still likes the sixteen-year-old Bacco.

Filed Under: bacco (sf), il cane rosso, john birdsall, paul reidinger, sf weekly, sfbg, the other critics
  • Posted 11/3/09 on Grub Street SF
  • Beef
Vendor's Deportation Plight Sparks Strangely Vicious Blog War

Vendor's Deportation Plight Sparks Strangely Vicious Blog War

Mission Mission and SFoodie at each other's throats over coverage of Amuse Bouche guy's possible deportation.

Filed Under: amuse bouche, beef, john birdsall, kevin montgomery, mission mission, murat celebi-ariner, pelin celebi-ariner, sfoodie
  • Posted 11/3/09 on Grub Street SF
  • Other Magazines
Meredith Brody Fired From SF Weekly

Meredith Brody Fired From SF Weekly

Longtime critic's last review will run tomorrow.

Filed Under: john birdsall, meredith brody, other magazines
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