SF Bay Food Talk #9

March 19, 2009

The latest from local (and About.com) food bloggers -- saving you time, money and dining anguish:

• Michael Bauer wonders if diners are skimping on tips as an effect of economic downturn. Most of his commenters suggest they aren't.
• Foodnut does a short review and pictorial of the new Tipsy Pig gastrotavern in the Marina.
• The San Francisco Chronicle reports that La Folie is about ready to roll with its lounge adjoining the restaurant.
• Foodgal talks about TCHO's Hot and Cold Drinking Chocolate (TCHO at Pier 17, San Francisco).
• Danilo Alfara (About.com: Culinary Arts) lists the many About.com food sites you can follow on Twitter.
• Colleen Graham (About.com: Cocktails) writes about new cocktail apps available for the iPhone.
• Camper English at Alcademics makes a first attempt at an orange liqueur swizzle stick to bridge the gap between a Tommy's margarita (my personal favorite) and a liqueur-infused margarita.
• For this month's chocolate fix, the San Francisco International Chocolate Salon is coming up this weekend at Fort Mason.
• Jessica Yadegaran posts about a Final Toast to Bill Brand in the Bottoms Up blog formerly occupied by the great Brand. Brand was killed in a Muni accident in February.

For a list of openings you may have missed last year: San Francisco 2008 Openings.

See previous weeks' SFBay Food Talk listings.

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