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
Michael Bauer’s last review: 4 stars to Michael Mina, at the top of his game
September 14, 2018
Michael Bauer says goodbye after 32 years of service
September 14, 2018
Pearl shines with bright flavors in the Richmond District
September 10, 2018
Michael Bauer’s favorite restaurants in North Beach
September 4, 2018
Besharam shines when it turns up the heat
August 24, 2018
Taverna brings warmth of Greek isles to downtown Palo Alto
August 17, 2018
Birdsong’s exquisite call of the wild in SF
July 27, 2018
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