Classic Table: Woodward's Garden

A neighborhood gem 20 years in the making

When Woodward's Garden opened in 1992, Boyz II Men had a chart-topping hit, a gallon of gas cost $1.05 and an Arkansas governor became President. A lot has changed in the ensuing...

Bowled Over

Rice Broker takes Spork in a new direction

The culinary direction of the Mission is shifting east, what with the arrival of Ken Ken Ramen, Wo Hing General Store, and now Rice Broker. A few weeks back, Neil Jorgensen...

Lunch Rush

The Sons & Daughters guys take on the midday meal

Well, locavores, we have some bad news: The pheasant in Sweet Woodruff's pheasant "Hot Pocket" is not from nearby woods. The meat, which is shredded, then combined with peas and...

Shell Game

An unlikely source for a superior lobster roll

The thrill of discovery is finding a superb lobster roll on the winding back roads of South San Francisco. Twenty-five-year-old retail shop New England Lobster Co. has long been a...