Golden Era 2 is now open, and it’s significantly better than the original Tenderloin branch of Golden Era. (By C. Thi Nguyen)

From down-and-out to up-and-coming— the city’s next Mission District. (By Lessley Anderson)

We go for the real meat, the sustainably farmed, humanely raised and slaughtered, heritage, no-hormone, quality product, and for guys behind the counter knowledgeable enough to tell us where the meat came from and how to cook it.

What’s worth doing in the Napa Valley: a travel guide to the wine country. (By Ella Lawrence)

Well fed and hung over at the 2008 Republican National Convention. (By James Norton)

The BBC has published a loving tribute to working at McDonald’s. (By James Norton)

McDonald’s drops the Double Cheeseburger from its dollar menu, and beef prices keep on rising. (By Traci Vogel)

SF’s best bánh xèo. (By Cicely Wedgeworth)

Grub Street takes down the Jewish Quarterly over who’s got New York City’s best knish. (By Stephanie Rosenbaum)

Rachael Ray went on a racist Oprah tirade over a year ago. (By Stephanie V.W. Lucianovic)