Top chefs decry gastronomic conformity in the Instagram age, but is social media’s influence all bad?

“We followed the Michelin template and had the Michelin attitude – we did what we had to do to get the stars, we had the silver cutlery and the white tablecloths,” says Aduriz, now fifth in the global Best Chef list. The interior of Mugaritz, Andoni Luis Aduriz’s restaurant in Spain’s Basque Country. Photo: Mugaritz … Read more

US$500,000 luxury meal in space created by chef of 2-Michelin-star restaurant has people flying to sign up

Deep-pocketed food and space lovers will soon be able to enjoy gourmet dining in the stratosphere. At least if they are willing to pay almost US$500,000 a ticket. Less than 24 hours after the trip was announced, many people have already asked where they can sign up. SpaceVIP, a luxury space travel company, has hired … Read more

Weekend News Roundup March 16, 2024

Angela Chao — billionaire sister of former Secretary of Transportation Elaine Chao and sister-in-law of Mitch McConnell — died last month when her Tesla Model X sank in a manmade pond on her 900-acre Texas ranch. She was trapped in the car as it flooded, unable to open the unpowered doors, as friends and rescue … Read more

Asia’s Best Female Chef 2024, Pichaya ‘Pam’ Soontornyanakij of Bangkok’s Michelin-star Potong, has her mother to thank for her success

“It’s a very homey dish that my mum always cooked, and she’s always telling me the tricks of the original, and how to do it perfectly,” says Pichaya. “That has stuck [in] my head until now and I cannot leave that out of the menu.” While evidently a version that, visually, has little to do … Read more

As bird flu devastates Bay Area farms, egg prices could start to spike

FILE: Free range chickens outdoors in early morning light on an organic farm. Mint Images/Getty Images/Mint Images RF An outbreak of avian flu is hitting the California poultry industry hard. Since the outbreak first reached California in October, it’s killed nearly 5.5 million birds across the state and 1.15 million birds in Sonoma County alone, … Read more

The best Bay Area restaurant dishes SFGATE staff ate in 2023

An order of chilaquiles, a tamale plate, and an open-face pork taco arabe al pastor sit ready for pickup by customers at the Primavera stall at the Ferry Plaza Farmers Market on Saturday, April 15, 2023. Adam Pardee/Special to SFGATE We inhale authentic shrimp po’boys in Bayview and find the most New York-style pizza slices in … Read more

The best Bay Area dumplings to eat right now

The Dumpling Report began in 2022 spotlighting a residential neighborhood’s mom-and-pop dim sum takeout spot. It was an intentional choice to begin the column with a non-flashy, everyday eatery that locals frequent at an affordable price, and show how the owners of places like these both maintain and create the culture of the Bay Area.  … Read more

Glamorous near-century-old SF rooftop bar is finally making its return

This Union Square rooftop bar is being reborn. Read original article here Denial of responsibility! Pioneer Newz is an automatic aggregator of the all world’s media. In each content, the hyperlink to the primary source is specified. All trademarks belong to their rightful owners, all materials to their authors. If you are the owner of … Read more

Michelin adds three new SF restaurants to its California guide

Movida, a Persian and Mexican fusion restaurant near Oracle Park, was one of the San Francisco restaurants added to Michelin’s California Guide on Dec. 12, 2023. Nader Khouri Dalida, a splashy new Eastern Mediterranean restaurant in the Presidio, was one of the new picks. The Michelin Guide praised the charisma and talent of co-chefs Laura … Read more

3 California pizzerias make TimeOut’s top pizza list

Tony’s Pizza Napoletana was among the pizzerias mentioned in TimeOut’s recent best pizza list. Pictured is a classic sausage and pepperoni pizza at Tony’s Pizza Napoletana in San Francisco on Oct. 18, 2022.  Douglas Zimmerman/SFGATE Advertisement Article continues below this ad Flour + Water Pizzeria was among the pizzerias mentioned in TimeOut’s recent best pizza … Read more