Press / In the News
Since springing to life on June 24, 2005, Burritoeater.com has regularly been a media darling -- whether locally, nationally, in the newspaper, or on the Web, we're always on someone's influential mind.
San Francisco Chronicle Magazine, Burrito Purist Charles Hodgkins on How Gristle Can Ruin a Man's Day, by Sam Whiting; April 2, 2006.
Q&A featured on page four of our hometown Sunday paper's magazine in its annual "Top 100 Bay Area Restaurants" issue. Circulation: lots.
Q&A featured on page four of our hometown Sunday paper's magazine in its annual "Top 100 Bay Area Restaurants" issue. Circulation: lots.
The New York Times, San Francisco's Mission District: Eclectic, Eccentric, Electric, by Gregory Dicum; November 20, 2005.
Extensive Travel section piece on the Mission, a neighborhood where taquerias play a significant cultural and caloric role. Look for our pithy quote, for which we manage to construct a complete soundbite from two definite articles, three nouns, and one mere verb. (Registration with NYTimes.com may be required.)
Extensive Travel section piece on the Mission, a neighborhood where taquerias play a significant cultural and caloric role. Look for our pithy quote, for which we manage to construct a complete soundbite from two definite articles, three nouns, and one mere verb. (Registration with NYTimes.com may be required.)
DailyCandy, Taco the Town; June 23, 2006.
Generous tout from this influential insider guide in which we are officially nominated for civic sainthood.
Generous tout from this influential insider guide in which we are officially nominated for civic sainthood.
Gelf Magazine, Slab King, by David Goldenberg; February 22, 2006.
For this terrific feature piece, we allow Gelf honcho David Goldenberg embedded access as he joins our slippery judges panel for an official taqueria visit. A rare glimpse inside Burritoeater Towers' usually impenetrable force field.
For this terrific feature piece, we allow Gelf honcho David Goldenberg embedded access as he joins our slippery judges panel for an official taqueria visit. A rare glimpse inside Burritoeater Towers' usually impenetrable force field.
The Peanut Gallery, The Burrito; November 28, 2007.
Entertaining podcast that, in under seven minutes, offers a series of rapid-fire, street-level insights into what it is exactly that makes so many San Franciscans terminally obsessed with burritos. We co-star (under an alias!) with our pal Dan Johnson of crosstown rival Burritophile.com.
Entertaining podcast that, in under seven minutes, offers a series of rapid-fire, street-level insights into what it is exactly that makes so many San Franciscans terminally obsessed with burritos. We co-star (under an alias!) with our pal Dan Johnson of crosstown rival Burritophile.com.
SFist, Three Questions for the Burritoeater, by Jeremy Nisen; May 24, 2007.
Short Q&A with popular San Francisco news and culture site. White Russians and Clamato get passing mentions, and we also threaten to shift operations to Quebec.
Short Q&A with popular San Francisco news and culture site. White Russians and Clamato get passing mentions, and we also threaten to shift operations to Quebec.
Los Angeles Times, Have We Gone Blog Wild?, by Avital Binshtock; January 4, 2006.
Front-page, above-the-fold Food section article spotlighting food-specific Web sites. The author kindly calls us an "admirable authority" on San Francisco taquerias, but since the piece no longer exists on the Web, you're just going to have to take our word for it.
Front-page, above-the-fold Food section article spotlighting food-specific Web sites. The author kindly calls us an "admirable authority" on San Francisco taquerias, but since the piece no longer exists on the Web, you're just going to have to take our word for it.
The Examiner, The 3-Minute Interview, by Adam Martin; August 21, 2007.
Truth be told, this interview required more than three minutes of our time.
Truth be told, this interview required more than three minutes of our time.
Metrowize, Burrito Eater: Saving You (and Your Stomach) From Bad Burrito Joints, by Matt Thompson; August 6, 2008.
In-depth Q&A during which we passionately advocate for someone (not us) to take the reigns and build Hamsandwicheater.com.
In-depth Q&A during which we passionately advocate for someone (not us) to take the reigns and build Hamsandwicheater.com.
Yahoo! Picks; December 26, 2005.
Boxing Day 2005: Yahoo! raises a "beany toast" to Burritoeater.com. Also on Boxing Day 2005: Our Web host service trips our site's cord and dislodges it from the Internet's wall outlet, all day. Coincidence?
Boxing Day 2005: Yahoo! raises a "beany toast" to Burritoeater.com. Also on Boxing Day 2005: Our Web host service trips our site's cord and dislodges it from the Internet's wall outlet, all day. Coincidence?
SFGate Culture Blog: The Intestinal Apocalypse, by Joe Brown; July 8, 2005.
Our first big media strike in the wake of our summer '05 launch.
Our first big media strike in the wake of our summer '05 launch.
San Francisco Chronicle, Inside Scoop; July 25, 2007.
On the eve of the publication of Burritoeater.com's 500th review, the kind folks at the Chronicle Food section weigh in and hype up our crusade.
On the eve of the publication of Burritoeater.com's 500th review, the kind folks at the Chronicle Food section weigh in and hype up our crusade.
Go, That's a Wrap, by Nancy Davidson; November 2007.
We feature prominently in this piece on San Francisco taqueria culture, as published in AirTran's in-flight magazine. (PDF download requires Acrobat software.)
We feature prominently in this piece on San Francisco taqueria culture, as published in AirTran's in-flight magazine. (PDF download requires Acrobat software.)
Golden Gate [X]Press, Burritoeater Gives Student Center Burritos a 'C', by Dylan Silver; October 8, 2007.
A cub reporter accompanies us to Taq. Girasol at the SFSU student union food court. Podcasting ensues.
A cub reporter accompanies us to Taq. Girasol at the SFSU student union food court. Podcasting ensues.
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We've also written a few of our own pieces on San Francisco taquerias, as well as contributed "intelligence" to select editorial causes.
San Francisco Bay Guardian, Burrito Obscuro; September 28, 2005.
An armchair tour of San Francisco's most offbeat burrito purveyors.
An armchair tour of San Francisco's most offbeat burrito purveyors.
Synthesis, Burrito Town; November/December 2005.
The nation finally gets a profile of the SFC's prestigious taqueria scene. Incidentally, this issue also includes a feature on Danger Mouse / MF Doom and an interview with Neal Schon of Journey. (This was a print-only article.)
The nation finally gets a profile of the SFC's prestigious taqueria scene. Incidentally, this issue also includes a feature on Danger Mouse / MF Doom and an interview with Neal Schon of Journey. (This was a print-only article.)
Time Off! The Leisure Guide to San Francisco, by Dean LaTourette and Kristine Enea; 2006.
We fill a page or two of this terrific book with our usual San Francisco taqueria ballyhoo.
We fill a page or two of this terrific book with our usual San Francisco taqueria ballyhoo.
Press release in anticipation of Burritoeater.com's 500th published review; July 18. 2007.
Our sole PR fluff-piece to date.
Our sole PR fluff-piece to date.
