tags: michael bauer: stories and blogs
michael bauer: stories and blogs
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Michael Bauer’s Blunders
Los Angeles bloggers jump on a San Francisco food critic’s mistakes.
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Waiters Refilling Wineglasses
Should they or shouldn’t they? The controversy continues.
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Chronicles from a Pig Party
Our associate food editor goes to the Southern Foodways Alliance conference to celebrate the year of the pig and other Southern delights.
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The Year in Food 2008
What we ate, what the candidates ate, what the Olympians ate.
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That Price Isn’t Right
Frank Bruni dives into price debates, and Michael Bauer notes a trend.
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En Garde!
San Francisco Chronicle food critic Michael Bauer takes GQ’s Alan Richman to task for belittling the Bay Area’s influence on America’s culinary renaissance.
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Those Bland Midwestern Tastebuds
Is it true that all discerning and sophisticated palates reside on the coasts? Is the Midwest really filled with folks who wouldn’t appreciate unusual or exotic dining? Midwestern-born Michael Bauer seems to think so.
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Excuse me, can I have your table back?
Ever been asked to move to a new table at a restaurant after being seated?
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Deep in the Heart of Texas
Don’t mess with Texas—not when their state fair’s just figured out a way to deep-fry Coca-Cola.
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The Restaurant Critic’s Diet
In their respective blogs this week, two of the nation’s preeminent restaurant critics dish about how to stay fit in a career where eating is part of the job description.
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Starry Eyed
A critic’s description of his star system raises more questions than it answers.
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Free Food, or I’ll Yelp
When customers want to trade a good review for comped food, everyone loses.
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Owners vs. Reviewers
Restaurant owners are mad as hell at published critics, and they’re heading to the courts—and the ad pages—to prove it.
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Blinded by the Bloggers
Those dratted food bloggers at the next table are photographing their meal, and the flash is driving you crazy.
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New Leave Law Making Restaurateurs Sick
San Francisco is the first U.S. city to be required to offer sick leave to restaurant employees, by a law that goes into effect this week. Get ready for prices to rise.
