Category: BiteClub

Quince is apparently one of Thomas Keller’s (French Laundry, Bouchon, Per Se, Ad Hoc, etc.) favorite haunts. Who knew? The celeb chef, along with a rather impressive list of other local gastronomical luminaries spread the love around in a rather clever American express advertisement called “San Francisco Dish”. Along with video vignettes, the site also […]

Local restaurant sniffers found the newly-opened Santa Trata in record time. In fact, most of us have been watching the spot next to Pho Vietnam like hawks since the short-lived (but well-liked) Real Gyro/Cafe Cabano mysteriously vanished, much to our dolmas and lamb-eating horror. As of late November, however, the kitchen is back in business, […]

Best Burger ReduxSo, in the advice of a BiteClubber, I headed north to Windsor last night to check out KC’s Downtown Grill for a burger. Here’s my takeaway: – Best burger in town? Sorry. Not in my book. A solid burger? Absolutely. I got the Blue Eyes, a burger topped with carmelized onions and blue […]

My obsession was so great, I braved San Francisco’s Westfield mall on Black Friday for a Beard Papa cream puff. Apparently, 70 bizilllion other people had the same obsession, judging by a line that wrapped for miles. I left puffless. But not disappointed. Since its opening, food geeks (like me, and maybe you, too) have […]

Tuesday is the confirmed date (4pm) for Upper Fourth’s opening and BiteClub got a sneak peak at the swank new digs. The vibe is less hipster lounge, and more of a sleek, uptown jazz bar with plenty of big leather seats, low tables and a promise that the music will be kept low enough to […]

It’s so tantilizingly close. A new bar in the SR. Word on the street is that the bar, located above Flavor Bistro in downtown Santa Rosa, may open this month. There were even rumors of Dec. 1, but I still don’t have a Manhattan in my hand, so I’ll hold my breath for another week […]

Marin’s favorite hamburger is headed for Santa Rosa. A sign on the former Heavenly Hamburger restaurant on Route 12 says that the burger joint will soon open in that spot. Well-loved in counties south, the burgers are giant, juicy monsters that have lines wrapped round the block. Plus, ciabatti burgers, cheesesteak. And fries. Delightful fries. […]

Adding to its urban-meets-rural cache, Napa’s tony Carneros Inn recently opened its second restaurant, FARM. The popular Boon Fly Cafe, which easily swayed locals with its casual brunches and upscale roadhouse dining, has been open since 2004. Now heading the two kitchens is Executive Chef Kimball Jones, a former sous-chef at SR’s Campton Place with […]