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Sex, Please! Bay Area

Although I am critical and analytical of television on a weekly basis, it's all from the couch potato status. Ironically, I have no idea how a show is mechanically put together.

Check, Please! Bay Area: Season 2: Episode 1 (#201)

Check, Please! Bay Area's second season episode 1 (#201) profiles and reviews these three Bay Area restaurants:
1) Memphis Minnie's Barbeque Joint and Smokehouse: | restaurant information | reviews | recipe |
2) Ovation at the Opera: | restaurant information | reviews |
3) Café Gratitude: | restaurant information | reviews | recipe |

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Memphis Minnie's: Restaurant Info

Location:
576 Haight Street (at Steiner Street)
San Francisco, CA 94117
map
Phone: 415-864-76
Website: www.memphisminnies.com
Type of Cuisine: Slow Smoked Southern Style BBQ
Reviews

Memphis Minnie's: Reviews

( reviews )

Location:
576 Haight Street (at Steiner Street)
San Francisco, CA 94117
Phone: 415-864-7675
Website: www.memphisminnies.com
Type of Cuisine: Slow Smoked Southern Style BBQ
Reviewed: Summer 2006

Memphis Minnie's: Recipe

( recipes )

Recipe Name: Tart 'n' Tangy Slaw
Recipe Chef: Robert Kantor
Type of Cuisine: Slow Smoked Southern Style BBQ
Food Category: Side Dish
Recipe Description:
This is a slaw to please all of us who hate mayo-covered cabbage — a sweet and vinegary concoction that is cool, refreshing, and low calorie.

Ovation at the Opera: Restaurant Info

Location:
333 Fulton Street (at Franklin Street)
San Francisco, CA 94102
map
Phone: 415-553-8100
Type of Cuisine: Traditional French
Reviews

Ovation at the Opera: Reviews

( reviews )

Location:
333 Fulton Street (at Franklin Street)
San Francisco, CA 94102
Phone: 415-553-8100
Type of Cuisine: Traditional French
Reviewed: Summer 2006

Café Gratitude: Restaurant Info

Location:
2400 Harrison Street (at 20th Street)
San Francisco, CA 94110
map
(2 other locations: 1336 9th Ave., S.F. CA 94122 and 1730 Shattuck Ave, Berkeley, CA 94709)
Phone: 415-824-4652
Website: www.cafegratitude.com
Type of Cuisine: Organic Living Cuisine
Reviews