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Historical Cookery
Historical Cookery
Nov. 16, 2012
Check Out a Vintage Thanksgiving Menu From Alcatraz, ca. 1927 It was a military prison back then, and this was a dinner for officers.
By Jay Barmann
Historical Cookery
June 11, 2012
Auguste Escoffier: Master Chef, Pretty Good Crook He and his partner in crime, hotelier César Ritz, once stole a bunch of expensive wine from the Savoy Hotel, and took kickbacks from vendors.
By Jay Barmann
Historical Cookery
Apr. 12, 2012
San Francisco Introduced America to the Burrito The proprietor of El Faro at 20th and Folsom is credited with creating the super burrito, and introducing the world to the Mission-style burrito.
By Jay Barmann
Historical Cookery
Apr. 5, 2012
By Jay Barmann
O Come Let Us Adore Him
Mar. 7, 2012
Who’s the World’s Most Influential Chef? David Kinch Says Michel The esteemed French chef invented the molten chocolate cake, and influenced most of the Spanish vanguard, who in turn have influenced everyone else.
By Jay Barmann
Historical Cookery
Feb. 24, 2012
By Jay Barmann
Historical Cookery
Oct. 12, 2011
By Jay Barmann
Rounding Up the Bay Area’s Oldest Restaurants On the occasion of the centennial of the Hotel Mac in Richmond, we fill out a list of the oldest eateries.
By Jay Barmann
Local Legends
July 18, 2011
Looking Back on the Last Generation of Great S.F. Restaurants Bauer formalizes his roundup of influential S.F. restaurants of yore in a Sunday feature.
By Jay Barmann
Historical Cookery
May 18, 2011
Menus From the Vault: L’Avenue, Circa 1989 See a vintage menu, courtesy of Nancy Oakes.
By Jay Barmann
Historical Cookery
Apr. 14, 2011
A Message From the Year 1980 About California Food Trends, Via Ruth Reichl “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.”
By Jay Barmann
Historical Cookery
Feb. 15, 2011
By Jay Barmann
Barbra Streisand: Chinese-Restaurant Worker Back in Brooklyn, she was the cashier at Choy’s Orient.
By Jay Barmann
Historical Cookery
Dec. 9, 2010
And Now For a Glimpse Into S.F.’s Food History See our slideshow, culled from the Chron, with photos from a new exhibit on restaurants at the public library.
By Jay Barmann
The Messy, Imperfect Days of Early Cooking Shows We’re loving the nostalgia, and the anachronisms, on these early episodes of Julia Child.
By Jay Barmann