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Restaurant critic Soleil Ho ate at dozens of restaurants across the San Francisco Bay Area in 2021. Here are the dishes that stood out, including spinach dip bread, curry puffs, smashburgers and a garlic butter pizza.

Our critic highlights the best dishes in the Bay Area, including a pizza topped with lamb...

Restaurant and pop-up owners looking for spaces say the Bay Area real estate market has...

Mister Jiu’s just might be the best new training ground for California cuisine The S.F. restaurant’s alumni are setting the Bay Area on fire with passion projects from chile crisp to focaccia to hand-pulled noodles Mister Jiu’s just might be the best new training ground for California cuisine The S.F. restaurant’s alumni are setting the Bay Area on fire with passion projects from chile crisp to focaccia to hand-pulled noodles When you read a lot of restaurant news, like I do every day, ...

Theres another high-profile fine dining abuse allegation. What do chefs do next? FacebookTwitterEmail Blaine Wetzel, chef at the Willows Inn on Washingtons Lummi Island, prepares dishes in New York in September 2011. A recent New York Times investigation detailed allegations of abuse at the restaurant under his watch.AFP PHOTO / Andrew EAVES If you haven’t read Julia Moskin’s investigation into the Willows Inn on Lummi Island, you should absolutely do so. In her New York Times story, report...

Bay Areas next wave of pizza pop-ups has arrived. Heres where to go Bay Areas next wave of pizza pop-ups has arrived. Heres where to go From pies inspired by New York to those topped with seasonal produce, these pizzas are making the most of portable ovens Omar Mamoon FacebookTwitterEmail Thats Outta Sight pizzaOmar Mamoon Pizza pop-ups have proliferated during the pandemic, with producers putting their personal spin on regional styles found around the world. Nearly a dozen pizza pop-ups have s...

Grab a bite at these exciting new restaurants in San Francisco and beyond FacebookTwitterEmail Arts Cafe closed last year when its owners decided to retire, but the beloved cafe is back under new ownership.From (l) to (r): Chris J. on Yelp/ Patrick M. on Yelp Despite the dirge of restaurants closing during the pandemic, plenty of new restaurants are opening and keeping the scene fresh this spring. With this latest batch of restaurants, expect some new takes on classic cuisines, the return of lo...

By Feb 28, 2021 After months of recon, one takeout rule holds true: When it comes to delivery-friendly foods, pizza and Chinese still reign. Enter Lazy Susan, the Chinese-American restaurant that seemed to pop up in Hayes Valley overnight, with a former Mister Jius sous chef churning out bowls of chewy chow mein noodles and steaming platters of orange chicken that was still crunchy upon arrival at our doorstep. When San Franciscos performing arts eventually do reopen IRL, Lazy Susan, on...

A top S.F. restaurant group is delving into Chinese American takeout FacebookTwitterEmail Clockwise from left: Green beans, mapo tofu and orange chicken from Lazy Susan, a Chinese-American restaurant in San Francisco.Joseph Weaver A restaurant group involved in Bay Area favorites like Crenn Dining Group and Humphry Slocombe opened a new San Francisco restaurant devoted to Chinese American cuisine on Wednesday, Feb. 17. Called Lazy Susan, the takeout- and delivery-only spot located inside SFJazz...

Feb. 17, 2021 San Francisco-based Salt Partners — the team behind several upscale brands, including Crenn Dining Group, Horsefeather and Last Rites — has opened Lazy Susan, a Chinese-American take-out and delivery restaurant, in Hayes Valley, according to a company press release. "I had a lot of fun putting together this menu of dishes, some of which have been favorites of mine since childhood," Chef Eric Ehler, formerly of Fort Point Beer and Mister Jius, said about his menu offering 25 di...