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My favorite bits from the blogs and beyond.1. Michael Jackson, RIP. Who would have thought he'd live on in San Francisco foods? 2. I haven't been able to touch carrots or potatoes after watching this ... More »
Amateur pizzaioli unwilling to knead their own no longer have to rely upon Whole Foods and Trader Joe's for convenient balls of ready-made frozen dough. While Whole Foods' works in a pinch (the offe... More »
There's no doubt that Lucca is the real deal: sawdust on the floors; weekly specials handwritten on butcher paper; cramped aisles stocked to the gills with imported pastas, tomato paste, biscotti, and bottles of fine Italian red wine. But the front counter is where the action happens. There, chatty clerks dispense fresh packages of pasta, tubs of pesto and tomato sauce, chunks of cheese from the deli's expansive selection (don't leave without the house-imported double cream brie), and even... More »
Lucca's looks satisfyingly like a movie set of a delicatessen for a Warner Bros. picture made in the '30s, so we're not surprised when we learn it's been in business since 1925. It's the kind of well-stocked place in which a few minutes' browsing will turn up any number of good things, such as high-quality Italian tuna packed in oil, imported mortadella, beautifully packaged biscotti, and (as the name implies) excellent house-made ravioli. But we're in love with its artichoke frittata, a... More »
So how many different brands of olive oil do you need, anyway? If you're looking for more than, say, 15, check out Lucca Ravioli, a ninetysomething-year-old Italian-food treasure trove in the Mission. There's almost always a wait, so grab a number and start browsing. You'll need the time to figure out what you want to take home from among the four varieties of ravioli, six pastas, and four sauces that the shop makes on the premises daily. Not to mention the countless meats (think perfect... More »
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