Content about San Francisco Bay Area

December 16, 2011
OpenTable: Top restaurants of 2011
OpenTable Inc. has named consumers' top 100 U.S. restaurants
November 30, 2011
Fine Dining Hall of Fame: Lucques
A homey anchor for multiconcept restaurateurs
November 30, 2011
Fine Dining Legend: Thomas Keller
Celebrated American chef takes country’s cuisine to new heights
November 18, 2011
Top restaurants serving American fare
OpenTable polls user reviews to pick 100 best American cuisine restaurants
December 2, 2010
Fine Dining Hall of Fame: Per Se
Well-known precision elevates East Coast 
sibling of Thomas Keller’s The French Laundry
September 22, 2010
A look at the top restaurants in L.A., San Francisco
Zagat: Economy still hurting California's largest restaurant towns
September 10, 2010
Thomas Keller strikes partnership with BMW

Diners at The French Laundry in Yountville, Calif., will be able to catch a free ride to and from dinner in a BMW ActiveHybrid 7 as part of a new partnership between the luxury car maker and chef Thomas Keller.

BMW officials said the partnership was designed to introduce the new high-end vehicle — priced around $107,000 — to guests of The French Laundry, who fit the car maker’s target market.

September 6, 2010
Walter Bundy: Lemaire executive chef draws inspiration from hunting, fishing, mentors

Just mention hunting or fishing and Walter Bundy launches into stories of how harvesting nature’s quarry inspires his work as a professional chef. His understanding of the cycle of life and the consumption of its fruits taught him how ingredients should taste at their freshest. Later work with chefs such as Mark Miller and Thomas Keller further augmented his cooking expertise.


July 14, 2010
Thomas Keller to expand Bouchon Bakery
Keller will open a second location of the Bouchon Bakery concept in New York.
May 3, 2010
Winners of the 2010 Beard Awards
NEW YORK Timothy Hollingsworth, chef de cuisine of The French Laundry in Yountville, Calif., was...
March 21, 2010
A look at the James Beard nominees
NEW ORLEANS The James Beard Foundation announced on Monday its list of final nominees for...
February 7, 2010
Guide names 30 'most important' restaurants
NEW YORK Thomas Keller's French Laundry and Per Se restaurants topped this year's list of...
November 17, 2009
Thomas Keller opens third Bouchon bistro
BEVERLY HILLS Calif. Renowned chef Thomas Keller officially opened the third outpost of his...
October 25, 2009
CIA program trains armed forces food personnel
In the cathedral-like, state-of-the-art kitchens at the Culinary Institute of America’s Greystone campus in the...
October 20, 2009
Michelin Guide rates Bay Area restaurants
SAN FRANCISCO The French Laundry in Yountville, Calif., was the only San Francisco-area restaurant to...
July 26, 2009
2009 Fine Dining Hall of Fame
The owner of Barolo Grill in Denver hosts annual work vacations in Italy to educate...
July 26, 2009
Alice Waters
When First Lady Michelle Obama flipped a few spades of sod this spring to start a...
July 9, 2009
Alice Waters: NRN Fine Dining Legend
When first lady Michelle Obama flipped a few spades of sod this spring to start...
June 1, 2009
NRN selects Fine Dining Hall of Fame winners
NEW YORK Nation’s Restaurant News has selected the 2009 inductees for its prestigious Fine Dining...
March 22, 2009
Per Se to debut à la carte menu to bolster sales
NEW YORK Per Se, one of the city's most exclusive fine-dining restaurants, reportedly will try...
July 10, 2008
Keller to take Bouchon to Beverly Hills
BEVERLY HILLS Calif. Famed chef Thomas Keller plans to open an outpost of his Bouchon...
June 3, 2008
Santa Clara County in Calif. mandates labeling
SAN JOSE Calif. Lawmakers in Santa Clara County voted unanimously Tuesday to require some chain...
March 20, 2008
San Francisco mounts campaign to discourage bottled water sales
SAN FRANCISCO Mayor Gavin Newsom announced a new citywide campaign yesterday to discourage local restaurants...
December 18, 2007
Alinea’s Grant Achatz gets clean bill of health
CHICAGO Grant Achatz, regarded as one of the world’s top avant-garde chefs, is now cancer-free....
November 28, 2007
Silicon Valley eyes menu labeling
SAN JOSE Calif. A Santa Clara County supervisor said she would ask the county health...
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