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Best Restaurant Dining Reviewers List for Bay Area
By Laiko Bahrs, Epicuring co-founder As a food professional, I eat out at a lot of restaurants for a number of reasons. To support the industry and friends/colleagues, for meetings, as well as to boost my professional knowledge (and because eating is a hobby, right?). My dining budget is not large, but I do like to try most of the new restaurants whenever I can. How do I hear about the best local restaurants? Word of mouth from colleagues is key for me, as well as a few must-read professional restaurant reviewers whom I trust. Then for fun, there’s the non professional eaters reviews too. If I have a lot…
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Beverly Hills Insider – 5 Spots for Adventuring Epicurators
By Susie Wyshak, a former Angeleno I stumbled upon a 2010 Sunset Magazine article Beverly Hills for the rest of us, about how to live large on a budget in this legendary city. It has fabulous tips for places to stay, eat, and gawk. Here are a few more insider tips for So Cal epicurators on the hunt for unique experiences: 1) Richard Simmons’ aerobics studio. When was the last time you said “aerobics?” He hasn’t changed locations since opening and you can still work out to the oldies! A bunch of friends and I did, making the moves back when leg warmers weren’t ironic. It is on Little Santa…
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We ate well at the San Francisco Street Food Festival 2011
Thankfully the street food festival is becoming an annual tradition in August, run by the La Cocina culinary and business incubator. This celebration of good food from passionate food entrepreneurs, many from other countries and lower income women, weaves DJs and live bands between an orgy of savories, desserts, drinks, and a whole lot more. We spent hours tasting and sharing numerous delicious dishes with Francis Lam of Gilt Taste, Susannah Chen of Yum Sugar, Amy Sherman of Cooking with Amy, Rob Bengstrom of Red Boat Fish Sauce and Into the Flames. Our collective favorite bites of the day were: Azalina’s Malasian Penang Curry Bomb Bun—great curry flavor, heat and the…
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A Perfect Epicuring Food Tour of Berkeley
{made to print / phone and take it with you} Since before the fire and before the big one, I’ve called Berkeley home, and a big part of that is the food scene. Not a going out to restaurants scene, but a mix of food factories, artisans, and joints that make me happy. Recently I took some visitors from Spain on my “perfect food tour of Berkeley,” which became more and more perfect with each hour as the tour took unplanned twists and turns. This tour is geared to budget travelers. For those not on a budget Berkeley’s many famous restaurants including Chez Panisse should be on your “must eat”…
