Bay Area Newspaper Stars

It probably doesn't make sense to have a newspaper column called Bouncer written by someone who doesn't work at a bar, but that's about the only quibble-worth thing about the column by Katy St. Clair. It's not the first thing I read in the SF Weekly (since it's in the back), but I'm less happy when I get to the back and discover it's not there. Luckily, it's there most weeks, and she usually has some interesting stories from visiting Bay Area bars. Sometimes, there is even pathos like when she talks about her autistic clients.

The Bay Guardian has a food section staffed by stars, Paul Reidinger and L.E. Leone. Their writing entertains and enlightens with wit, grace, and humor. Plus, they're both capable of writing about more than food, and often do, sometimes even while writing about food.