Bauer Is Totally Entranced By Cotogna
3.5 stars means it's just as good as Quince?
3.5 stars means it's just as good as Quince?
Jonathan Kauffman writes that Cotogna is "beautifully realized — translating everything that is so refined about [next-door big sister] Quince into classic California simplicity." He loves the garganelli with rabbit and artichokes, which he describes as "pasta that rewarded the...
Last Thursday, says the Scoop, The Grateful Dead bought out Quince for themselves and 70 friends and here's what they ate. Also, the Glide Memorial Church choir showed up. [Scoop] Update: Tablehopper has a few more details about this private...
Union Square: There's an Island Style Shake Up cocktail competition tonight at the Burritt Room. [SFoodie] Jackson Square: Sean O'Toole, who just announced he'd be leaving Bardessono in Yountville, is resurfacing as chef/culinary director for Quince and Cotogna. [Scoop] Mission:...
See the full menu for the casual cousin to Quince, opening Monday.
• Ruth Reichl drops in on Quince, loves the urchin-scallop dish. She's currently sitting down by the Ferry Building enjoying her coffee. [Twitter] • A group of Phillies fans, in a misguided act of protest, leave a penny as a...
Also, Khoon Chang is closed.
Some more details emerge about Quince's casual cousin, and Eleven Madison's Tim Caspare takes over the kitchen at Quince.
Both chef de cuisine Thomas Lents and pastry chef Joel Reno make sudden departures.
We may be a little celebrity-starved here in SF, but occasionally you catch one eating out...
Katie Lee and a mystery beau, not to mention Christy Turlington and Ed Burns, all drop in on Napa; Luke Wilson eats at Slanted Door.
Whether it's a champagne-based cocktail or pairing bourbon with pork belly, bartenders disagree about when and where to mix booze and food.
Kauffman loves Baker & Banker; Reidinger praises the restraint of The Richmond; Bauer kind of hates Delarosa.
• Well received, weekend-only restaurant Saison will soon be getting spiffed up with new chairs, a new gourmet stove, and will be open on Thursdays as well. [Food Gal] • Oakland is looking to relax their cabaret laws in the...
From Coi to Canteen, Zagat's list of the highest rated Bay Area restaurants to open in the aughts.
• Michael Bauer had just one and a half stars for food and Service (though two overall) at Medallion Steakhouse, where unsteady service and amateurish cooking make for "an uneven experience if you don't order carefully." [SF Gate]...
• Michael Bauer delivers a whopping three and a half stars for the relocated Quince. "In the new location, chef Michael Tusk has refined his techniques, creating beautifully crafted Italian food with French overtones." [SF Chronicle]...