The most prominent food critic in San
Francisco is Michael Bauer who writes for the nearly defunct
Chronicle. The best food critic in the City works for the rapidly
growing Examiner, Patricia Unterman.
Bauer has had the power to increase any small restaurant's number of customers by 5,000 per month. That is how many people are into the trendy food world here. No business I advise wants a three star Bauer review because the 5,000 customers arrive enmass and then move on to another restaurant the next month that Bauer likes a new restaurant.
If you own a restaurant and want a positive Bauer review there are only two things you need to do: (1) have good pomme frite and biftek on your menu. Bauer was raised in Kansas City and his favorite food is still French fries and steak. (2) Have a beautiful young gay waiter serve Bauer, his lover Michael 2 and the rest of his entourage. Bauer will have his eye on the waiter and flirt aggressively. Bauer will ignore any woman waitperson sent to serve him.