Yao Ming Forwards Chinese Wine; Sherry Slams Strand House
The former NBA star is named as an under-the-radar connoisseur.
The former NBA star is named as an under-the-radar connoisseur.
Plus: one state's ban on homemade bitters, Russia's celeb-restaurant boom and more, all in our morning news roundup.
Sides are increasingly being drawn, with powerful San Francisco lawmakers and Chinese restaurant owners on one side and green celebrities and environmental activists on the other.
An NBA star protests a popular food back home and a famous director's wine company is suing a bottle maker in Napa.
Plus: the advertising advantage of "real" food, and what Yao Ming has to say about shark fin soup, all in our morning news roundup.
Plus: Freddy's patrons in chains, and Yao Ming takes a stand on shark fin, all in our morning news roundup.
Plus: a Boston restaurant scene death, all in our morning news roundup.
• In Pleasanton, special reviewer Nicholas Boer gave the Farmer three stars for its classic fare. "After a 20-year hiatus from a long restaurant career, [owner Sue Martinovich] is again providing comfort in the form of iceberg salads, fried chicken...