mario cortez
@macortez.bsky.social
San Diego born. Tijuana raised.
Food reporter at the San Francisco Chronicle
Food reporter at the San Francisco Chronicle
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mario cortez
@macortez.bsky.social
· Nov 23
Las comidas corridas son el tasting menú del proletariado 🇲🇽
Chill hard forever, Claude 🕊
December 2, 2025 at 10:17 PM
Chill hard forever, Claude 🕊
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house smell bad? sauté some mushroom in butter and thyme.
December 2, 2025 at 12:10 AM
house smell bad? sauté some mushroom in butter and thyme.
Instant Puskás award nomination imo
Just here to say: Charly Rodriguez
December 1, 2025 at 3:07 AM
Instant Puskás award nomination imo
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Standard Fare, Berkeley's well-loved destination for produce-centric lunch, is closing. Read more ⤵️
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An icon of California cuisine is closing in Berkeley after 11 years
Standard Fare had become one of Berkeley’s most popular restaurants
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November 29, 2025 at 1:49 AM
Standard Fare, Berkeley's well-loved destination for produce-centric lunch, is closing. Read more ⤵️
www.sfchronicle.com/food/restaur...
www.sfchronicle.com/food/restaur...
Might be the last time I crack one of the open =/
November 28, 2025 at 8:54 PM
Might be the last time I crack one of the open =/
It's actually happening! Oakland superstar Tacos Oscar is opening a SF location. Here's where🌵 ⤵️
www.sfchronicle.com/food/restaur...
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This cult-favorite taqueria is expanding to S.F.
An acclaimed Oakland taqueria, known for handmade tortillas and creative toastadas, will take over the kitchen at a brewery taproom in San Francisco.
www.sfchronicle.com
November 28, 2025 at 4:29 PM
It's actually happening! Oakland superstar Tacos Oscar is opening a SF location. Here's where🌵 ⤵️
www.sfchronicle.com/food/restaur...
www.sfchronicle.com/food/restaur...
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Thanksgiving content really does assume you're in charge of the whole thing and not that your aunt is hosting, and she thinks black pepper is spicy, and half the family is bringing the same dishes they've brought since 1994 www.bestfoodblog.net/food-media-i...
Food Media is So Tired of Thanksgiving
"No one wants to see how to carve a turkey again."
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November 26, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Thanksgiving content really does assume you're in charge of the whole thing and not that your aunt is hosting, and she thinks black pepper is spicy, and half the family is bringing the same dishes they've brought since 1994 www.bestfoodblog.net/food-media-i...
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“Jabón Zote”-level pun here
November 24, 2025 at 6:11 PM
“Jabón Zote”-level pun here
With the departure of management at downtown SF's two-story dining venue Saluhall, several workers will lose their jobs.
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The latest shakeup at downtown S.F.’s IKEA-owned food hall will leave some staff without jobs
With the departure of Saluhall’s operator, U.K.-based Kerb Food, a number of workers are losing their jobs.
www.sfchronicle.com
November 21, 2025 at 9:14 PM
With the departure of management at downtown SF's two-story dining venue Saluhall, several workers will lose their jobs.
Read more ⤵️
www.sfchronicle.com/food/restaur...
Read more ⤵️
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Meet the first San Francisco pro women’s baseball team, which drafted Kelsie Whitmore first overall on Thursday | @sfchronicle.com
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Kelsie Whitmore makes history as No. 1 pick by San Francisco in first WPBL draft
Kelsie Whitmore, who pitched for the Oakland Ballers last year, has become the first player drafted in the nascent Women’s Pro Baseball League.
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November 21, 2025 at 5:01 AM
Meet the first San Francisco pro women’s baseball team, which drafted Kelsie Whitmore first overall on Thursday | @sfchronicle.com
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This afternoon, OUSD sent an email alert to parents confirming ICE activity in West Oakland.
We are re-sharing COYOTE's 'What We Can Do About ICE' guide to help our communities stay ready and empowered in alarming moments like this. Please share with your neighbors and friends.
We are re-sharing COYOTE's 'What We Can Do About ICE' guide to help our communities stay ready and empowered in alarming moments like this. Please share with your neighbors and friends.
What We Can Do About ICE
ICE is in the Bay Area. And yes, we can all do something about it.
www.coyotemedia.org
November 19, 2025 at 10:15 PM
This afternoon, OUSD sent an email alert to parents confirming ICE activity in West Oakland.
We are re-sharing COYOTE's 'What We Can Do About ICE' guide to help our communities stay ready and empowered in alarming moments like this. Please share with your neighbors and friends.
We are re-sharing COYOTE's 'What We Can Do About ICE' guide to help our communities stay ready and empowered in alarming moments like this. Please share with your neighbors and friends.
Hing Lung Co., arguably S.F. Chinatown's most storied Cantonese barbecue house, is ready for its next chapter 🦆
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New name, same ducks: S.F. Chinatown barbecue legend is back
After more than 40 years in Chinatown, one of the city’s most storied Cantonese meat shops is ready for its next chapter under a new name and in a new neighborhood in San Francisco.
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November 19, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Hing Lung Co., arguably S.F. Chinatown's most storied Cantonese barbecue house, is ready for its next chapter 🦆
www.sfchronicle.com/food/restaur...
www.sfchronicle.com/food/restaur...
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From red salsa to green and from crispy chips to soft and chewy, these are the six best spots for chilaquiles in San Francisco.
Where to find this crunchy, saucy Mexican brunch classic in S.F.
From red salsa to green and from crispy chips to soft and chewy, these are the six best spots for chilaquiles in San Francisco.
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November 15, 2025 at 1:00 AM
From red salsa to green and from crispy chips to soft and chewy, these are the six best spots for chilaquiles in San Francisco.
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Chilaquiles are elite and a decent hangover cure but def #2 to menudo. Something about that is magical for a hangover.
Chilaquiles can be a hangover cure, vital fuel for a day’s labor or brunch content for your reels. Just don't call them "breakfast nachos." Here are my top 6 spots in SF 🇲🇽⤵️
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Where to find this crunchy, saucy Mexican brunch classic in S.F.
From red salsa to green and from crispy chips to soft and chewy, these are the six best spots for chilaquiles in San Francisco.
www.sfchronicle.com
November 14, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Chilaquiles are elite and a decent hangover cure but def #2 to menudo. Something about that is magical for a hangover.
Chilaquiles can be a hangover cure, vital fuel for a day’s labor or brunch content for your reels. Just don't call them "breakfast nachos." Here are my top 6 spots in SF 🇲🇽⤵️
www.sfchronicle.com/food/restaur...
www.sfchronicle.com/food/restaur...
Where to find this crunchy, saucy Mexican brunch classic in S.F.
From red salsa to green and from crispy chips to soft and chewy, these are the six best spots for chilaquiles in San Francisco.
www.sfchronicle.com
November 14, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Chilaquiles can be a hangover cure, vital fuel for a day’s labor or brunch content for your reels. Just don't call them "breakfast nachos." Here are my top 6 spots in SF 🇲🇽⤵️
www.sfchronicle.com/food/restaur...
www.sfchronicle.com/food/restaur...
San Francisco's Mission District is a symbol of resilience, maintaining a lively mix of people and food, all with a one-of-a-kind spirit.
Our restarant critic Cesar Hernández and I bring you THE guide to eating around the historic barrio.
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Our restarant critic Cesar Hernández and I bring you THE guide to eating around the historic barrio.
www.sfchronicle.com/projects/202...
Where to eat in the Mission District, still one of S.F.’s best dining neighborhoods
From coffee to burritos, here's where to eat in the Mission District, still one of the city's most vibrant dining neighborhoods
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November 13, 2025 at 5:01 PM
San Francisco's Mission District is a symbol of resilience, maintaining a lively mix of people and food, all with a one-of-a-kind spirit.
Our restarant critic Cesar Hernández and I bring you THE guide to eating around the historic barrio.
www.sfchronicle.com/projects/202...
Our restarant critic Cesar Hernández and I bring you THE guide to eating around the historic barrio.
www.sfchronicle.com/projects/202...
That new Rosalía sounds like the Black Swan soundtrack only Sephiroth is down baaad
November 11, 2025 at 1:52 AM
That new Rosalía sounds like the Black Swan soundtrack only Sephiroth is down baaad
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Burky is an undusputed San Diego legend
Christina Burkenroad didn't have the same advantages of her high school teammates.
She was worried about what she could eat, worried about where she could sleep. But that didn't stop the young San Diegan from dreaming.
Soccer saved the future Mexican star.
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She was worried about what she could eat, worried about where she could sleep. But that didn't stop the young San Diegan from dreaming.
Soccer saved the future Mexican star.
www.espn.com/soccer/story...
Soccer as sanctuary: How the beautiful game saved Liga MX Femenil star Christina Burkenroad
Christina Burkenroad had a turbulent childhood, at times sleeping in the family car, but her love of soccer got her through to the top of the sport.
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November 8, 2025 at 11:56 PM
Burky is an undusputed San Diego legend
A UK company no longer operates San Francisco's high profile dining venue Saluhall.
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The latest departure at S.F.’s IKEA-owned food hall? The operators
Since opening in 2024, Saluhall had been run by U.K.-based Kerb Food. That is no longer the case.
www.sfchronicle.com
November 6, 2025 at 2:21 AM
A UK company no longer operates San Francisco's high profile dining venue Saluhall.
Read more ⤵️
www.sfchronicle.com/food/restaur...
Read more ⤵️
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Cenaduria Elvira, one of the Bay Area's best Mexican restaurants, is moving to a new location. Here's where ⤵️
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One of the Bay Area’s best Mexican restaurants began in a home. After 5 years, it’s moving out
After years of offering hard-to-find homestyle dishes from Mexico’s Jalisco state, one of the East Bay’s most prominent home restaurants is making the move to a full restaurant space.
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November 5, 2025 at 10:23 PM
Cenaduria Elvira, one of the Bay Area's best Mexican restaurants, is moving to a new location. Here's where ⤵️
www.sfchronicle.com/food/restaur...
www.sfchronicle.com/food/restaur...
Not tsa at O'Hare inspecting and swabbing the tortillas in my backpack haha
November 5, 2025 at 12:07 AM
Not tsa at O'Hare inspecting and swabbing the tortillas in my backpack haha
“I always saw him working... Sometimes, even at night, there he was, pushing his cart.”
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A San Diego paletero, who went viral with a heartfelt goodbye, is deported. ‘I’m leaving happy.’
Francisco Duarte was known around South San Diego for selling ice pops from his pushcart.
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November 4, 2025 at 12:35 AM
“I always saw him working... Sometimes, even at night, there he was, pushing his cart.”
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www.sandiegouniontribune.com/2025/11/02/a...
The important thing is that Kendrick whooped drake. Ftd
November 2, 2025 at 3:01 AM
The important thing is that Kendrick whooped drake. Ftd