Here’s your midweek look at what other outlets are saying in their food sections. This week’s highlights: Diners’ bad behavior, Reidinger on Tropisueno, and a soul food roundup.
• Diners love complaining about how badly they’re treated by wait staff, but those on the front side of the white apron are no angels themselves. And some say their antics are getting more out of hand. [SF Chronicle]
• Michael Bauer gives Fringale its due as a South of Market pioneer, but comes away a little disappointed, leaving two stars in his wake. [SF Chronicle]
• The chef shuffle at the French Laundry isn’t the only news in this week’s Inside Scoop. There’s also the fate of former Cafe Majestic chef Louis Maldonado, and the endless negotiations surrounding the burned-out Original Joe’s. [SF Chronicle]
• Matthew Stafford takes us on a journey of discovery of San Francisco’s soul food highlights. [SF Weekly]
• SFoodie finally comes out with the ultimate happy-hour resource: The dollar oyster list. [SF Weekly]
• Paul Reidinger finds a brief tropical oasis in the “outsize taco cart” with bar that is Tropisueno. [SFBG]
• L.E. Leone has already disregarded her pledge to start reviewing restaurants in her restaurant reviews, writing instead, this week, on the death of a friend of a friend. But she does get in a few words about Pizzeria. [SFBG]
[Photo: Via Tropisueno]
