El Porteno is mainly known for empanadas (which you should definitely try--especially the mushroom) but at the Ferry Building they also sell shortbread cookies filled with dulce de leche and covered in white or dark chocolate. They are crumbly goodness that will give you a real sugar rush for only $2.50--a bargain that you can pair with a cup of coffee from Blue Bottle a few stalls away.
- San Francisco Magazines Best of the Bay Area is out and here's the food list.
- And yet another list, this time best Bay Area breads.
- Local chefs go global in their search for new food to serve us local eaters.
- Because everyone wants to know how M. Bauer keeps his girlish figure, here you go.
- Here's where you can get a burger in the East Bay when you absolutely have to go there.
- Another stalwart comes to an end as Coco5000 sells it's building to Marlowe.
- Tablehoppers chatterbox is LOADED with tidbits this week--seems she had quite the weekend.
- 17 (sort of newish) restaurant openings to be on the lookout for.
- Shaved ice! Snow cones! Italian ice! Because it's summer in San Francisco!!
- Giants create and edible park at AT&T Park. That's soooo San Francisco.
- San Franciscos biggest food festival kicks off in July at Fort Mason..if you can afford it.
- In such a food heavy city the SF Chronicle does away with it's food section.
