Eater Tastings: Wins, Losses, and Launches

[Michael Mina's Clock Bar courtesy Jennifer Yin]

1) Eater Maps: Your restaurant-by-restaurant guide to health care surcharges.
2) Bocuse d'Or semifinalists announced. West Coast represent!: Timothy Hollingsworth (French Laundry) and Percy Whatley (Yosemite).
3) 'BucksWire: Vivanno brand smoothie debuts, dominates city signage. Verdict: "not horrible."
4) Readers choose worst table in the Marina. Contenders: Home Plate, Pomodoro, and Capannina. And the champion is— Capannina. Well done.
5) Michael Mina's Empire: Eater steps inside the much-anticipated Clock Bar.