Happy Hour International

A British pub atmosphere with a great Happy Hour list of drink specials.  Daily from 3 to 6.  Located near the corner of St. Marys and Main Street in downtown Pleasanton.

‘Around My French Table’ by Dorie Greenspan review
It all started with a strawberry tartlet. The glorious little pastry beckoned to Dorie Greenspan when she was walking down a ritzy street in Paris years ago, as she recounts in her new book, “Around My French Table.”…

What’s New: Monterey Aquarium’s fish app
The Monterey Bay Aquarium has updated its free iPhone app with a new feature called “Project FishMap.” The app lets people tag restaurants and markets that serve or carry ocean-friendly seafood. It’s location-based, so…

Alexander’s Steakhouse opens in San Francisco
Alexander’s Steakhouse has expanded into San Francisco, kicking off a string of Bay Area steakhouse openings over the next few months. The new Alexander’s, located in the former Bacar space, features a menu similar to…

‘Barefoot Contessa: How Easy Is That?’ review
Ina Garten has always been about simple cuisine – recipes the home cook can accomplish without too much fuss. Her latest cookbook, “Barefoot Contessa: How Easy Is That?: Fabulous Recipes & Easy Tips,” takes simplicity…

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Chronicle critics pick favorite dishes
Anyone who says that eating for a living isn’t all it’s cracked up to be has some serious issues with the truth. Eating is an obsession for The Chronicle’s Food and Wine staff. Sure, as in any job, there are some…

Mighty SF

Mighy is one of the best

‘Quiches, Kugels and Couscous,’ by Joan Nathan
Like many countries in Europe and North Africa, France has a long history of Jewish settlement. Its Jewish population has come from all over, which is one reason why its history – and food – has so intrigued…

Bar Agricole offers exciting food, drinks
Is it a bar or a restaurant? That’s a question I’m asking myself more often these days with the opening of such places as Comstock Saloon, Hog & Rocks, Spoonbar in Healdsburg and, now, Bar Agricole. While these spots…

1300 on Fillmore in the Jazz Preservation District
This soulful American restaurant is among those leading the charge in the recent revitalization of the historic lower Fillmore district. The low-key boite opened in late 2007, anchoring the ground floor of a fancy new high-rise that houses luxury condos. As…

Also open: Calafia Cafe & Market a-Go-Go
Calafia Cafe & Market a-Go-Go. On Tuesday, founding Google executive chef Charlie Ayers brought his “slow food served fast” approach to Palo Alto with the opening of the cafe. The menu focuses on items that are fast, healthful and budget-friendly. Signature…

21st Amendment’s Spring Tweet
Newspaper types will attest that banging away at a keyboard can make you build up a thirst. But in the Twitter era ‘Gastronomic glitterati joins the Twitterverse’), struggling through a whole 140 characters could leave you parched. Coming to the rescue are…

Bohemian Carnival @ DNA Lounge

Calling all Carnies!

First Rate Mixed Drinks in San Francisco

The Tenderloin has the BESTEST “First Rate” drinks in the City.

25 Lusk looks great, but food is uneven
Few restaurants are as sexy as 25 Lusk, tucked into a side street off Townsend that gives it the speakeasy aura of Bix. And that’s not a bad comparison, because if Bix channels all that was good in the 20th century,…

Taster’s Choice 2010 winners
After two years of being smitten with supermarket products, our Taster’s Choice panelists hit a bit of a rough patch in 2010. Of the 44 blind tastings we held last year, during which we tested hundreds of items, 10 made…

27 soup recipes
From vegetarian to meaty, thick to brothy, these comforting, satisfying soup recipes make a perfect fall or winter meal. For more cooking ideas, search our recipe database , which has over 9,000 Chronicle recipes. Click…

Sons & Daughters a quick study in style, taste
It was like a game of cat and mouse. When our Inside Scoop columnist called the new Sons & Daughters, which had gone into the gilded, gaudy Cafe Mozart space on Nob Hill, to ask about the owners’ backgrounds, they were…



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Mission Rock Cafe

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3 Fillmore Street chefs take the challenge of one basket of ingredients
Three chefs, one meal, five ingredients: that was the story idea that came out of our weekly brainstorming meeting. We would challenge the trio to each make a main dish with an accompaniment or two, using the five ingredients as the focus, plus supplemental…



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Bohemian Carnival @ DNA Lounge

Calling all Carnies!

365 cranberry-pomegranate juice is panel’s main squeeze
The Bay Area loves its seasonal food, but what of seasonal drinks? With cranberries and pomegranates in abundance, Taster’s Choice is taking the best of both fruits and rating the resulting juice combination….

Restaurant opening: Canela
Canela: Chef Matt Schuster and partner Francisco Cifuentes have flipped a Market Street pizzeria into Canela, a new bistro and bar specializing in Spanish cuisine. With the tapas and sangria flowing throughout the day,…

Bottle Cap needs time to carry on Washbag’s legacy
History has a way of luring operators to restaurants. The Washington Square Bar & Grill had a healthy, some would say legendary, 30-plus-year run. It took on several new owners and, for a time, a new name, before…