@cesarischafa

Associate restaurant critic @sfchronicle. Writer Out of the Shadows pod. Host @pilotboiz. before: @lataco (James Beard team) and others. [email protected]

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If I ever go gold I must have wrote that ish with blood. Playing only Keak da Sneak and Del tha funky homosapien all month! sfchronicle.com/about/newsro…

Cesar Hernandez joins The San Francisco Chronicle as associate restaurant critic

The Los Angeles native has written love letters to pizza parlors, helped compile a...

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A week after our House of Prime Rib review, @cesarischafa weighs in on La Taqueria sfchronicle.com/food/restaur…

S.F.’s most famous burrito remains the standard-bearer for the city — and country

Are these burritos more important than the Golden Gate Bridge? Our restaurant critic makes his case.

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NEW: The Chronicle’s top 100 restaurants is back. Today: 100 through 51. By MacKenzie Chung Fegan and @cesarischafa sfchronicle.com/projects/202…

100 best restaurants in the San Francisco Bay Area in 2025

The San Francisco Chronicle’s restaurant critics rank the best places to eat in the Bay Area in 2025, from 100 to No. 1.

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The best coffee in the Bay Area, now updated with 10 new spots baby! sfchronicle.com/projects/202…

Best coffee in the San Francisco Bay Area - 2024

Find the best coffee shops in the San Francisco Bay Area, as recommended by critic Cesar Hernandez.

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After trying 30, these are my top 10 breakfast burritos in the Bay Area. sfchronicle.com/food/restaur…

I tried over 30 breakfast burritos in the Bay Area. Here are the 10 best

So many restaurants offer breakfast burritos, but only a few make truly great ones. Restaurant critic Cesar Hernandez shares where you should go for the best that the Bay Area has to offer.

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Most upscale Mexican restaurants in the Bay Area miss the mark. But this one is special By @cesarischafa sfchronicle.com/food/restaur… via @sfchronicle

Most upscale Mexican restaurants in the Bay Area miss the mark. But this one is special

Vegetable dishes are sensational at this Oakland restaurant that pushes Mexican cuisine forward.

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This week, I reviewed Bombera, the Bay Area's best modern Mexican restaurant. It executes and thrills in ways its contemporaries often miss the mark. sfchronicle.com/food/restaur…

Most upscale Mexican restaurants in the Bay Area miss the mark. But this one is special

Vegetable dishes are sensational at this Oakland restaurant that pushes Mexican cuisine forward.

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My favorite diner in the Bay Area! sfchronicle.com/food/restaur…

I’ve been searching for my dream diner my whole life. I found it in the Bay Area

Everything is made from scratch at this diner in Oakland — and the genre feels revitalized.

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Napa’s best-kept secret is a fluffy, crunchy biscuit — the best in the Bay Area, according to associate restaurant critic @cesarischafa. trib.al/m8vsQNk

Fluffy, buttery and dreamy: These are the Bay Area’s finest biscuits

Napa’s best-kept secret is a fluffy, crunchy biscuit — the best in the Bay Area, according to associate restaurant critic Cesar Hernandez.

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The Bay Area's best biscuit is a fluffy, buttery dream, and it's Napa's best kept secret! sfchronicle.com/food/restaur…

Fluffy, buttery and dreamy: These are the Bay Area’s finest biscuits

Napa’s best-kept secret is a fluffy, crunchy biscuit — the best in the Bay Area, according to associate restaurant critic Cesar Hernandez.

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"A couple years ago, no one would have thought SingleThread, Commis and Saison were going to be on OpenTable. I think they probably set out to change just that." Inside a decades' old reservations company's battle for the best restaurants: sfchronicle.com/food/restaur…

How an unexpected power player in restaurant reservations has wooed top Bay Area chefs

A wave of top restaurants is switching to San Francisco reservations platform OpenTable. Once seen as the staid option, it now has big ambitions.

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The Bay Area has a new chocolate obsession. Its inspiration: Dubai, by way of the internet.  trib.al/0zHLt8o

This chocolate has a next-level crunch. Here’s where to try it in the Bay Area

You may have spotted Dubai chocolate on social media. Now local spots are selling the nutty bars or adapting the flavor to baked goods.

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The Chronicle's critics went back to school! Gift link: shorturl.at/srlaX
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How bad are San Francisco public school lunches? We tagged along with food critics MacKenzie Chung Fegan and @cesarischafa to find out. Had a lot of fun filming and producing this video with help from @maggiebeidelman 🎒 @sfchronicle bit.ly/4haJcly
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The best pupusas in the Bay Area, from comforting to cross-cultural to fancy sfchronicle.com/food/restaur…

Where to find the best pupusas in the Bay Area

These are the best pupusas in the Bay Area, from comforting classics to wood-fired fancy.

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The Ghanaian Heat poster >>>
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The 5 best coconut pudding spots in the Bay Area sfchronicle.com/food/restaur…

Silky coconut pudding is all over the Bay Area. These are the 5 best spots to try it

Wobbly, slippery coconut pudding is having a moment in the Bay Area. These are the five best.

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"...a well-executed sweet treat can change the trajectory of a lackluster dinner, a bad day, maybe even a bad year." Details with @cesarischafa and MacKenzie Chung Fegan for @sfchronicle Where to find the Bay Area's best sundaes, puddings and cakes. sfchronicle.com/projects/bes…
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I wrote about Ming's Tasty, a beloved dim sum spot in Oakland that I thought I knew well. Turns out, I didn't. This week, I unraveled its mysterious charm. sfchronicle.com/food/restaur…

One of the Bay Area’s best dim sum spots is a charming mystery

This dim sum spot is for the people. But its background is shrouded in mystery. Our restaurant critic embarks on a quest to learn more.

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The top 22 desserts in the Bay Area By @cesarischafa and MacKenzie Chung Fegan sfchronicle.com/projects/bes…

Where to find the Bay Area's best desserts

These are the best desserts in the Bay Area, according to Chronicle critics MacKenzie Chung Fegan and Cesar Hernandez.

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Come with me and you’ll be in a world of pure imagination. The Bay Area's best desserts! sfchronicle.com/projects/bes…

Where to find the Bay Area's best desserts

These are the best desserts in the Bay Area, according to Chronicle critics MacKenzie Chung Fegan and Cesar Hernandez.

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