Michael Bauer
Restaurant Critic and Editor at Large
The Chronicle
About this Author
Michael Bauer has been following the food and wine scene at the San Francisco Chronicle for more than 28 years. Before working at The Chronicle, he was a reporter and editor at the Kansas City Star and the Dallas Times Herald.
Awards & Recognition
Bauer is a member and past chairman of the James Beard Restaurant Awards Committee, past president of the Association of Food Journalists and the editor/author of three cookbooks.
He has won multiple national awards for his restaurant reviews and under his leadership the Food and Wine section won four James Beard Awards for outstanding food coverage as well as multiple awards from the Association of Food Journalists.
By This Author
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April 27, 2018
Il Pollaio in North Beach: The mothership of grilled chicken
April 25, 2018
Pasta Pop-Up deserves to be permanent in North Beach
April 20, 2018
Mister Jiu’s fulfills its vision with 3½ stars
April 11, 2018
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