Also she admits to there being one legitimate use of Velveeta in the world, and it's in that burrito.
If you didn't feel like snagging a ticket for tonight's Good Food Awards, there'll be another opportunity to say hi to the honorable Ruth Reichl tomorrow at the Gilt Taste booth at the Ferry Plaza farmers' market. There'll be some...
Ruth was in town to help judge the Good Food Awards.
As the site launches a wine section, we take note of its tasting panel.
Do ratings systems appeal to human nature, or ruin restaurant criticism? Discuss.
"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."
The new food quarterly will feature writing by John T. Edge, Ruth Reichl, and Harold McGee.
And she says she's almost finished with her novel!
• Five people were shot last night outside the bar El Tin Tan (3065 16th Street) in the Mission. One person was critically injured. [CBS] • Last night’s food-tastic episode of Bethenny Ever After found everyone’s favorite skinny girl roaming...
Despite an earlier announcement about great lady gastronomes Ruth Reichl and Alice Waters co-hosting this weekend's Good Food Awards, it seems Ruth had to bow out, and Alice will be going solo up on the stage. Sadface. [Grub Street]...
Taste artisanal pickles, charcuterie, beer and such on Saturday at the Ferry Building.
This year's theme was all Japan, all the time.
"Beats me; every single dish I had at Chez Panisse on Monday was nearly perfect. Simple, beautiful, gorgeously cooked." Ruth Reichl, in response to a Twitter follower asking her why Alice's restaurant lost a Michelin star. Her favorite dish...
• 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...
The great Lady Reichl has been in S.F. this week, and tweets about hanging out at the Ferry Building market, loving the 'nduja from Boccalone, the "gloriously messy Korean tacos" from Namu, and topping it all off with "the sheer...
The Slow Food SF folks are hosting a month-long festival in January celebrating artisanal prepared foods.
• Semi-annual restaurant promotion Dine About Town kicks off again this week with $35 prix fixe deals all about town. [TasteSF] • A Q&A with Comstock Saloon chef Carlo Espinas. [SFoodie] • Ruth Reichl has been especially enjoying Twitter while...