Top Tastes: Where to Eat Near BART Stations, Best Burgers, Los Gatos Eats, 4 New Bay Area Openings & More

Broccoli and cheese re-imagined at The Tradesman in the Mission
Broccoli and cheese re-imagined at The Tradesman in the Mission

From my many articles a week as Zagat Editor, I summarize and link to just some coverage highlights here – you can follow along on Twitter @ZagatSF, where I post daily, or on my own @ThePerfectSpot via Twitter or Facebook.

Essay/Opinion Piece

Changing Tastes: You Can Learn to Eat (Even Like) Everything with Commentary from Harold McGee

New Bay Area Openings

Spanish-Californian Gem in the Presido: Traci Des Jardins’ THE COMMISSARY

Killer peanut butter cheddar burgers and other better-than-average bar food gems at THE TRADESMAN

Bruleed lobster pretzel rolls and other seafood gems at JACK’S OYSTER BAR & FISH HOUSE in Oakland

Early Tastes at Spanish Newcomer in the Castro, BESO

Every Friday: 25 NEW RESTAURANTS TO TRY IN THE BAY AREA

Underrated & Established Spots

The Results of our 1st National BEST BURGER SURVEY – and my round-up of HONORABLE MENTIONS

WHERE TO EAT NEAR BART: My 10-stop guide, station-by-station

Secretly Awesome: GOOD LUCK DIM SUM in the Inner Richmond for best dim sum takeout

My Top 4 VEGETARIAN BURGERS

South Bay

Day Trip: What to Eat & Drink in LOS GATOS – my 4 favorite spots

Events

The 6 Best Things I ate & drank at OUTSIDE LANDS 2014