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Some of the best Bay Area french fries Just about every restaurant offers french fries, from hamburger drive-throughs (yes, McDonald's still has the best), to fancy sit-down places where you're likely to spend $30 for a main course. Yet, while there are many excellent examples out there, very few... McDonald - Hamburger - French fries - San Francisco Bay Area - Restaurant Thermidor in S.F. makes drinks based on classics Thermidor's 1960s-inspired menu features interpretations of time-honored American dishes, such as scallops Newburg, celery Victor and, of course, lobster thermidor. But the restaurant's nod to the past doesn't stop with the food. With drinks like Harvey... United States - Lobster - Scallop - restaurant - Home Gefilte fish made so easily, you'll feel guilty Gefilte fish, a staple at Jewish holidays such as Rosh Hashanah, which begins Wednesday at sundown, does not always come in a jar. But most Jewish children think it does, and they are not thrilled to see it on their plate. Many modern cooks don't make gefilte... Rosh Hashanah - Jewish holiday - Judaism - Religion and Spirituality - Holidays and Observances Enjoying Cantaloupe & Green Tomato Salad This year may be remembered as the Year of the Green Tomato - at least in Northern California. Though more heirloom tomato varieties are showing up in markets, many backyard garden vines are still loaded with them, just waiting for a few more hot days. The... Heirloom tomato - California - Tomato - Fruit and Vegetable - Northern California Simple pastry for fall's faster pace The end of summer means a series of adjustments. School begins, schedules change, the days shorten. All of a sudden, the moments that once were relaxed become a bit more packed. Whenever this happens, I adapt my baking accordingly. A dessert that helps me... Pastry - Home - Cooking - Sugar - Pies & Pastry Zut On Fourth opens in Berkeley The former Eccolo space in Berkeley is back in action as Zut On Fourth. Executive chef Jim Wimborough is putting out a menu described as regional Mediterranean, while owners Denny Abrams and Rick Millikan have remodeled the space to include a sun room and a... Chef - Berkeley - United States - Jim Wimborough - Shopping Whole Foods coleslaw is No. 1 This week's Food & Wine cover story offers simple, last-minute tips for sprucing up your Labor Day spreads. If you're really in a pinch, though, there's always the store-bought route. Coleslaw, with its tanginess and crunch, is a welcome addition to any... Coleslaw - Labor Day - Whole Foods - Cooking - Home Dairy-free baking in 'The Kosher Baker ' Just in time for the Jewish high holidays of Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, pastry chef Paula Shoyer releases "The Kosher Baker," a cookbook with more than 160 dairy-free recipes. Shoyer, the owner of Paula's Parisian Pastries Cooking School in the Washington... Rosh Hashanah - Yom Kippur - High Holy Days - Jewish holiday - Judaism Presented By: Healthy eating: variety, unprocessed, moderate Nutrition and public policy expert Marion Nestle answers readers' questions in this monthly column written exclusively for The Chronicle. E-mail your questions to food@sfchronicle.com, with "Marion Nestle" in the subject line. Q: What do you think doctors... Marion Nestle - Nutrition - Human nutrition - Food - Health