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FM","link":"/"}},"bayareabites_128873":{"type":"posts","id":"bayareabites_128873","meta":{"index":"posts_1591205157","site":"bayareabites","id":"128873","score":null,"sort":[1528731502000]},"guestAuthors":[],"slug":"table-talk-its-time-for-rose-and-tacos-and-cake-and-amatriciana-pizza","title":"Table Talk: It’s Time for Rosé and Tacos and Cake and Amatriciana Pizza","publishDate":1528731502,"format":"standard","headTitle":"KQED’s Table Talk | Bay Area Bites | KQED Food","labelTerm":{"term":16115,"site":"bayareabites"},"content":"\u003cp>This week’s highlights should feel a bit summery with news about the Tacolicious guest chef taco lineup and a rosé tasting, plus there’s the Refugee Food Festival, an all-cake dessert menu at Bluestem Brasserie, and where to find amatriciana pizza in SF.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_128882\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2018/06/tacolicious-rooh-new.jpg\" alt=\"Sujan Sarkar of ROOH served a pulled jackfruit masala taco, with pineapple kut, smoked avocado, bikaneri boondi, and baby radish for his Tacolicious guest chef taco.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"2560\" class=\"size-full wp-image-128882\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2018/06/tacolicious-rooh-new.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2018/06/tacolicious-rooh-new-160x213.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2018/06/tacolicious-rooh-new-800x1067.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2018/06/tacolicious-rooh-new-768x1024.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2018/06/tacolicious-rooh-new-1020x1360.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2018/06/tacolicious-rooh-new-900x1200.jpg 900w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2018/06/tacolicious-rooh-new-1180x1573.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2018/06/tacolicious-rooh-new-960x1280.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2018/06/tacolicious-rooh-new-240x320.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2018/06/tacolicious-rooh-new-375x500.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2018/06/tacolicious-rooh-new-520x693.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sujan Sarkar of ROOH served a pulled jackfruit masala taco, with pineapple kut, smoked avocado, bikaneri boondi, and baby radish for his Tacolicious guest chef taco. \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Tacolicious)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>The Tacolicious Guest Chef Taco Series Returns\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://goo.gl/maps/934MaFs9bko\">Ferry Plaza Farmer’s Market, San Francisco\u003c/a> (stand outside)\u003cbr>\nJune 14–August 9, Thursdays 10am–2pm\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Summertime means the \u003cstrong>Tacolicious summer guest chef taco series\u003c/strong> returns to their Ferry Plaza Farmer’s Market stand. Every Thursday, one of San Francisco’s top chefs slings their take on a taco. Coming up on June 14 is Daniel Sudar of \u003ca href=\"https://chinalivesf.com/\">China Live\u003c/a> (Betelnut’s minced chicken taco), June 21 is Monica Martinez of \u003ca href=\"https://www.donbugito.com/\">Don Bugito\u003c/a> (edible insects!), June 28 is Adam Tortosa of \u003ca href=\"http://robinsanfrancisco.com/\">Robin\u003c/a> (miso-roasted sweet potato with Japanese chimichurri), July 7 is Freedom Rains of \u003ca href=\"http://amanosf.com/\">a Mano\u003c/a> (Italy meets Mexico!), and July 12 is Chris Cosentino of \u003ca href=\"http://cockscombsf.com/\">Cockscomb\u003c/a> (could be offal, ha-ha). Check their \u003ca href=\"https://www.tacolicious.com/\">site\u003c/a> and social media channels for more chef updates.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>All proceeds of each chef’s taco benefits \u003ca href=\"http://www.cuesa.org/\">CUESA\u003c/a> (the Center for Urban Education and Sustainable Agriculture). All Tacolicious locations, including their farmers’ market stand, will be giving away Guest Chef Series “punch cards” for visitors to bring back each week. The market-goers with the most punches will be entered to win a prize of two tickets to a CUESA Cocktail Series event, a local farm tour for two, a CUESA tote bag filled with market goodies, $25 in market coins, and a Tacolicious cookbook. Good luck!\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_128880\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2018/06/refugeefestival-new.jpg\" alt=\"Don’t miss the Refugee Food Festival in San Francisco.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" class=\"size-full wp-image-128880\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2018/06/refugeefestival-new.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2018/06/refugeefestival-new-160x90.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2018/06/refugeefestival-new-800x450.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2018/06/refugeefestival-new-768x432.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2018/06/refugeefestival-new-1020x574.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2018/06/refugeefestival-new-1200x675.jpg 1200w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2018/06/refugeefestival-new-1180x664.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2018/06/refugeefestival-new-960x540.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2018/06/refugeefestival-new-240x135.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2018/06/refugeefestival-new-375x211.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2018/06/refugeefestival-new-520x293.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Don’t miss the Refugee Food Festival in San Francisco. \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Refugee Food Festival)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>The Refugee Food Festival Comes to San Francisco\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.facebook.com/events/620987854904577/permalink/624410277895668/\">Refugee Food Festival\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\nJune 19–23\u003cbr>\nVarious restaurants, San Francisco\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>June 20th is \u003ca href=\"http://www.un.org/en/events/refugeeday/\">World Refugee Day\u003c/a> and the third \u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"https://www.facebook.com/events/620987854904577/permalink/624410277895668/\">Refugee Food Festival\u003c/a>\u003c/strong> is coming to 14 cities around the world in June—and how fortuitous, the festival in SF (the first stateside location) corresponds with the date! The organization is pairing local chefs and refugee chefs together for five days of pop-up dinners.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In San Francisco, the following chefs will participate, cooking alongside refugee chefs:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>Tuesday, June 19: \u003ca href=\"https://hogislandoysters.com/locations/san-francisco\">Hog Island\u003c/a> in the Ferry Building, featuring Pa Wah, a Burmese chef\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Wednesday, June 20: \u003ca href=\"http://www.tawlasf.com\">Tawla\u003c/a> in the Mission District, featuring Muna, an Iraqi chef\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Thursday June 21: \u003ca href=\"https://www.dosasf.com/dosa-fillmore\">DOSA on Fillmore\u003c/a>, featuring Anu, a Bhutanese chef\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Friday, June 22: \u003ca href=\"https://www.sonsaddition.com\">Son’s Addition\u003c/a> in the Mission District, featuring Muna, an Iraqi chef\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Saturday, June 23: \u003ca href=\"http://jardiniere.com\">Jardinière\u003c/a> in Hayes Valley, featuring Vito, a Senegalese chef\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>This is not a ticketed event, and reservations can be made via each restaurant's reservation system. A portion of profits from each dinner will be donated to a local organization in the Bay Area promoting integrating refugees into communities.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>First launched in Paris in 2016, this year’s festival will include more than 100 restaurants in cities like New York, Amsterdam, and Athens that will open their kitchens to refugee chefs from countries including Afghanistan, Iraq, and Syria. Participating restaurants range from casual kitchens to Michelin-star restaurants and many refugee chefs who joined the festival have launched careers in the food industry as a result. The Refugee Food Festival partnered with the \u003ca href=\"http://ggra.org/\">Golden Gate Restaurant Association\u003c/a> on the SF festival.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_128877\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1800px\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2018/06/arlequin-patio.jpeg\" alt=\"The dreamy patio behind Arlequin.\" width=\"1800\" height=\"1200\" class=\"size-full wp-image-128877\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2018/06/arlequin-patio.jpeg 1800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2018/06/arlequin-patio-160x107.jpeg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2018/06/arlequin-patio-800x533.jpeg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2018/06/arlequin-patio-768x512.jpeg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2018/06/arlequin-patio-1020x680.jpeg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2018/06/arlequin-patio-1200x800.jpeg 1200w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2018/06/arlequin-patio-1180x787.jpeg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2018/06/arlequin-patio-960x640.jpeg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2018/06/arlequin-patio-240x160.jpeg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2018/06/arlequin-patio-375x250.jpeg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2018/06/arlequin-patio-520x347.jpeg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1800px) 100vw, 1800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The dreamy patio behind Arlequin. \u003ccite>(Courtesy of The Absinthe Group)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>A Rosé Tasting on the Patio at Arlequin Wine Merchant\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://arlequinwinemerchant.com/\">Arlequin Wine Merchant\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n\u003ca href=\"https://goo.gl/maps/LnGrSvmCn942\">372 Hayes St., San Francisco\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\nSaturday, June 23\u003cbr>\n3pm–6pm\u003cbr>\n$12 tasting\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Rosé season is in full swing, and \u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"http://arlequinwinemerchant.com/\">Arlequin Wine Merchant\u003c/a>\u003c/strong> in Hayes Valley has the perfect patio to celebrate on. Which is why you won’t want to miss their \u003cstrong>Rosé Rundown Tasting Event\u003c/strong> on Saturday, June 23. They’re hosting a tasting of 12 still and sparkling rosé wines from the U.S., France, Spain, and Germany. Tickets are just $12 (for 12 tastings), and during the event, you will receive 10% off all bottles of wine sampled at Arlequin Wine Merchant. You’ll be set for the summer!\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_128878\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2018/06/bluestem-StrawberryTall-Cake-Madison-Ginnett-new.jpg\" alt=\"Enjoy the Strawberry Tall Cake at Bluestem Brasserie.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1440\" class=\"size-full wp-image-128878\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2018/06/bluestem-StrawberryTall-Cake-Madison-Ginnett-new.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2018/06/bluestem-StrawberryTall-Cake-Madison-Ginnett-new-160x120.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2018/06/bluestem-StrawberryTall-Cake-Madison-Ginnett-new-800x600.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2018/06/bluestem-StrawberryTall-Cake-Madison-Ginnett-new-768x576.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2018/06/bluestem-StrawberryTall-Cake-Madison-Ginnett-new-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2018/06/bluestem-StrawberryTall-Cake-Madison-Ginnett-new-1200x900.jpg 1200w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2018/06/bluestem-StrawberryTall-Cake-Madison-Ginnett-new-1180x885.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2018/06/bluestem-StrawberryTall-Cake-Madison-Ginnett-new-960x720.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2018/06/bluestem-StrawberryTall-Cake-Madison-Ginnett-new-240x180.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2018/06/bluestem-StrawberryTall-Cake-Madison-Ginnett-new-375x281.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2018/06/bluestem-StrawberryTall-Cake-Madison-Ginnett-new-520x390.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Enjoy the Strawberry Tall Cake at Bluestem Brasserie. \u003ccite>(Madison Ginnett)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>All-Cake Dessert Menu at Bluestem Brasserie\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Bluestem Brasserie\u003cbr>\n\u003ca href=\"https://goo.gl/maps/Hgt35gU8mdt\">1 Yerba Buena Lane, San Francisco\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\nSaturday, June 23 through Labor Day\u003cbr>\nOpen daily from 11am–10pm\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Let them eat cake! Would a dessert menu full of just cake make you happy? Yeah, me too. Then you’ll want to swing by \u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"http://www.bluestembrasserie.com/\">Bluestem Brasserie\u003c/a>\u003c/strong> from June 23 through Labor Day (see, you can go by multiple times) as they celebrate their seventh birthday with nothing but cake on the dessert menu. Consulting pastry chef Lori Baker is one heck of a cake-maker, and will include flavors like Honolulu Hangover (chocolate cake, coconut rum filling, toasted coconut meringue) and Strawberry Tall Cake (yellow cake, strawberry cheesecake, strawberry buttercream), plus Banana Ice Cream Cake with peanut butter caramel and peanut brittle (seven in all). $1 from each cake slice sold over the summer will go to CUESA’s Foodwise Kids. Look for more fundraising events coming this summer in their \u003cem>Baking the World a Better Place \u003c/em>campaign.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_128879\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2018/06/amatriciana-tonyspizza-new.jpg\" alt=\"It’s time for amatriciana pizza. The saucy version at Tony’s Pizza Napoletana.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1440\" class=\"size-full wp-image-128879\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2018/06/amatriciana-tonyspizza-new.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2018/06/amatriciana-tonyspizza-new-160x120.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2018/06/amatriciana-tonyspizza-new-800x600.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2018/06/amatriciana-tonyspizza-new-768x576.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2018/06/amatriciana-tonyspizza-new-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2018/06/amatriciana-tonyspizza-new-1200x900.jpg 1200w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2018/06/amatriciana-tonyspizza-new-1180x885.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2018/06/amatriciana-tonyspizza-new-960x720.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2018/06/amatriciana-tonyspizza-new-240x180.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2018/06/amatriciana-tonyspizza-new-375x281.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2018/06/amatriciana-tonyspizza-new-520x390.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">It’s time for amatriciana pizza. The saucy version at Tony’s Pizza Napoletana. \u003ccite>(tablehopper.com)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>Amatriciana Pizza, the Ultimate Italian Mash-Up\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Amatriciana, that much-adored Roman pasta dish of guanciale (cured pork jowl, AKA pure umami), tomato sauce, onion (sometimes, this can be \u003ca href=\"https://www.seriouseats.com/2016/02/origins-history-of-roman-pasta-gricia-amatriciana-carbonara.html\">debated\u003c/a> heavily), and pecorino, with a kick of peperoncino (red chile), is one of the most perfect pasta dishes, especially when it’s served with the traditional choice of bucatini. You can find some good renditions here in SF, but did you know you can also find an \u003cstrong>amatriciana pizza\u003c/strong>? For this amatriciana \u003cem>and\u003c/em> pizza fanatic, it’s a special kind of mash-up heaven.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For years, I’ve been enjoying the amatriciana pizza by Sharon Ardiana at \u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"http://ragazzasf.com/\">Ragazza\u003c/a>\u003c/strong> (311 Divisadero St.), made with tomato, Olli pancetta, Calabrian chilies, pecorino, oregano, and an organic egg ($18). While some folks could cry foul over the pancetta instead of guanciale, just remember, we’re talking about a pizza here. The egg also takes things in another direction, but it’s to the utterly delicious zone, so that’s great. You can also find the amatriciana pie at her pizzeria \u003ca href=\"https://www.gialina.com/\">Gialina\u003c/a> (2842 Diamond St.) in Glen Park.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you want to play the “authentic” amatriciana pizza game, which is kind of ridiculous, but okay, the version at \u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"http://pizzeriadelfina.com/\">Pizzeria Delfina\u003c/a>\u003c/strong> (multiple locations) is true to the original pasta dish, made with guanciale, chile, tomato, pecorino, and black pepper (which, actually, some people would argue about!). It’s $19, and the deep saucy flavor is like enjoying a bowl of the pasta, but on their tasty crust. Magic.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Leave it to the Roman owner of \u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"http://www.montesacrosf.com/\">Montesacro Pinseria\u003c/a>\u003c/strong> (510 Stevenson St.) in SoMa, Gianluca Legrottaglie, to offer an amatriciana version on their ancient Roman-style pinsa. Certo! Look for the Quadraro, with tomato, guanciale, red onion, hot chile, and of course, pecorino ($19).\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Another location serving an amatriciana pizza is \u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"http://tonyspizzanapoletana.com\">Tony’s Pizza Napoletana\u003c/a>\u003c/strong> (1570 Stockton St.) in North Beach. Tony Gemignani’s version comes on his California-style crust, and it’s a really saucy pie, almost close to a plate of pasta. His version ($23) comes with sliced Aiello mozzarella, amatriciana tomato sauce with guanciale, onion, olive oil, and grated romano. I recommend a drizzle of his spicy oil on the table to kick things up.\u003c/p>\n\n","blocks":[],"excerpt":"Get excited for guest chef tacos, a rosé tasting, an all-cake dessert menu, amatriciana pizza, and more.","status":"publish","parent":0,"modified":1528900992,"stats":{"hasAudio":false,"hasVideo":false,"hasChartOrMap":false,"iframeSrcs":[],"hasGoogleForm":false,"hasGallery":false,"hasHearkenModule":false,"hasPolis":false,"paragraphCount":20,"wordCount":1346},"headData":{"title":"Table Talk: It’s Time for Rosé and Tacos and Cake and Amatriciana Pizza | KQED","description":"Get excited for guest chef tacos, a rosé tasting, an all-cake dessert menu, amatriciana pizza, and more.","ogTitle":"","ogDescription":"","ogImgId":"","twTitle":"","twDescription":"","twImgId":"","schema":{"@context":"http://schema.org","@type":"Article","headline":"Table Talk: It’s Time for Rosé and Tacos and Cake and Amatriciana Pizza","datePublished":"2018-06-11T15:38:22.000Z","dateModified":"2018-06-13T14:43:12.000Z","image":"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/KQED-OG-Image@1x.png"}},"disqusIdentifier":"128873 https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/?p=128873","disqusUrl":"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/2018/06/11/table-talk-its-time-for-rose-and-tacos-and-cake-and-amatriciana-pizza/","disqusTitle":"Table Talk: It’s Time for Rosé and Tacos and Cake and Amatriciana Pizza","path":"/bayareabites/128873/table-talk-its-time-for-rose-and-tacos-and-cake-and-amatriciana-pizza","audioTrackLength":null,"parsedContent":[{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>This week’s highlights should feel a bit summery with news about the Tacolicious guest chef taco lineup and a rosé tasting, plus there’s the Refugee Food Festival, an all-cake dessert menu at Bluestem Brasserie, and where to find amatriciana pizza in SF.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_128882\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2018/06/tacolicious-rooh-new.jpg\" alt=\"Sujan Sarkar of ROOH served a pulled jackfruit masala taco, with pineapple kut, smoked avocado, bikaneri boondi, and baby radish for his Tacolicious guest chef taco.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"2560\" class=\"size-full wp-image-128882\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2018/06/tacolicious-rooh-new.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2018/06/tacolicious-rooh-new-160x213.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2018/06/tacolicious-rooh-new-800x1067.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2018/06/tacolicious-rooh-new-768x1024.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2018/06/tacolicious-rooh-new-1020x1360.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2018/06/tacolicious-rooh-new-900x1200.jpg 900w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2018/06/tacolicious-rooh-new-1180x1573.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2018/06/tacolicious-rooh-new-960x1280.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2018/06/tacolicious-rooh-new-240x320.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2018/06/tacolicious-rooh-new-375x500.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2018/06/tacolicious-rooh-new-520x693.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sujan Sarkar of ROOH served a pulled jackfruit masala taco, with pineapple kut, smoked avocado, bikaneri boondi, and baby radish for his Tacolicious guest chef taco. \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Tacolicious)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>The Tacolicious Guest Chef Taco Series Returns\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://goo.gl/maps/934MaFs9bko\">Ferry Plaza Farmer’s Market, San Francisco\u003c/a> (stand outside)\u003cbr>\nJune 14–August 9, Thursdays 10am–2pm\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Summertime means the \u003cstrong>Tacolicious summer guest chef taco series\u003c/strong> returns to their Ferry Plaza Farmer’s Market stand. Every Thursday, one of San Francisco’s top chefs slings their take on a taco. Coming up on June 14 is Daniel Sudar of \u003ca href=\"https://chinalivesf.com/\">China Live\u003c/a> (Betelnut’s minced chicken taco), June 21 is Monica Martinez of \u003ca href=\"https://www.donbugito.com/\">Don Bugito\u003c/a> (edible insects!), June 28 is Adam Tortosa of \u003ca href=\"http://robinsanfrancisco.com/\">Robin\u003c/a> (miso-roasted sweet potato with Japanese chimichurri), July 7 is Freedom Rains of \u003ca href=\"http://amanosf.com/\">a Mano\u003c/a> (Italy meets Mexico!), and July 12 is Chris Cosentino of \u003ca href=\"http://cockscombsf.com/\">Cockscomb\u003c/a> (could be offal, ha-ha). Check their \u003ca href=\"https://www.tacolicious.com/\">site\u003c/a> and social media channels for more chef updates.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>All proceeds of each chef’s taco benefits \u003ca href=\"http://www.cuesa.org/\">CUESA\u003c/a> (the Center for Urban Education and Sustainable Agriculture). All Tacolicious locations, including their farmers’ market stand, will be giving away Guest Chef Series “punch cards” for visitors to bring back each week. The market-goers with the most punches will be entered to win a prize of two tickets to a CUESA Cocktail Series event, a local farm tour for two, a CUESA tote bag filled with market goodies, $25 in market coins, and a Tacolicious cookbook. Good luck!\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_128880\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2018/06/refugeefestival-new.jpg\" alt=\"Don’t miss the Refugee Food Festival in San Francisco.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" class=\"size-full wp-image-128880\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2018/06/refugeefestival-new.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2018/06/refugeefestival-new-160x90.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2018/06/refugeefestival-new-800x450.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2018/06/refugeefestival-new-768x432.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2018/06/refugeefestival-new-1020x574.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2018/06/refugeefestival-new-1200x675.jpg 1200w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2018/06/refugeefestival-new-1180x664.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2018/06/refugeefestival-new-960x540.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2018/06/refugeefestival-new-240x135.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2018/06/refugeefestival-new-375x211.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2018/06/refugeefestival-new-520x293.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Don’t miss the Refugee Food Festival in San Francisco. \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Refugee Food Festival)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>The Refugee Food Festival Comes to San Francisco\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.facebook.com/events/620987854904577/permalink/624410277895668/\">Refugee Food Festival\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\nJune 19–23\u003cbr>\nVarious restaurants, San Francisco\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"ad","attributes":{"named":{"label":"fullwidth"},"numeric":["fullwidth"]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>June 20th is \u003ca href=\"http://www.un.org/en/events/refugeeday/\">World Refugee Day\u003c/a> and the third \u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"https://www.facebook.com/events/620987854904577/permalink/624410277895668/\">Refugee Food Festival\u003c/a>\u003c/strong> is coming to 14 cities around the world in June—and how fortuitous, the festival in SF (the first stateside location) corresponds with the date! The organization is pairing local chefs and refugee chefs together for five days of pop-up dinners.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In San Francisco, the following chefs will participate, cooking alongside refugee chefs:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>Tuesday, June 19: \u003ca href=\"https://hogislandoysters.com/locations/san-francisco\">Hog Island\u003c/a> in the Ferry Building, featuring Pa Wah, a Burmese chef\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Wednesday, June 20: \u003ca href=\"http://www.tawlasf.com\">Tawla\u003c/a> in the Mission District, featuring Muna, an Iraqi chef\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Thursday June 21: \u003ca href=\"https://www.dosasf.com/dosa-fillmore\">DOSA on Fillmore\u003c/a>, featuring Anu, a Bhutanese chef\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Friday, June 22: \u003ca href=\"https://www.sonsaddition.com\">Son’s Addition\u003c/a> in the Mission District, featuring Muna, an Iraqi chef\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Saturday, June 23: \u003ca href=\"http://jardiniere.com\">Jardinière\u003c/a> in Hayes Valley, featuring Vito, a Senegalese chef\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>This is not a ticketed event, and reservations can be made via each restaurant's reservation system. A portion of profits from each dinner will be donated to a local organization in the Bay Area promoting integrating refugees into communities.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>First launched in Paris in 2016, this year’s festival will include more than 100 restaurants in cities like New York, Amsterdam, and Athens that will open their kitchens to refugee chefs from countries including Afghanistan, Iraq, and Syria. Participating restaurants range from casual kitchens to Michelin-star restaurants and many refugee chefs who joined the festival have launched careers in the food industry as a result. The Refugee Food Festival partnered with the \u003ca href=\"http://ggra.org/\">Golden Gate Restaurant Association\u003c/a> on the SF festival.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_128877\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1800px\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2018/06/arlequin-patio.jpeg\" alt=\"The dreamy patio behind Arlequin.\" width=\"1800\" height=\"1200\" class=\"size-full wp-image-128877\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2018/06/arlequin-patio.jpeg 1800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2018/06/arlequin-patio-160x107.jpeg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2018/06/arlequin-patio-800x533.jpeg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2018/06/arlequin-patio-768x512.jpeg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2018/06/arlequin-patio-1020x680.jpeg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2018/06/arlequin-patio-1200x800.jpeg 1200w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2018/06/arlequin-patio-1180x787.jpeg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2018/06/arlequin-patio-960x640.jpeg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2018/06/arlequin-patio-240x160.jpeg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2018/06/arlequin-patio-375x250.jpeg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2018/06/arlequin-patio-520x347.jpeg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1800px) 100vw, 1800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The dreamy patio behind Arlequin. \u003ccite>(Courtesy of The Absinthe Group)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>A Rosé Tasting on the Patio at Arlequin Wine Merchant\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://arlequinwinemerchant.com/\">Arlequin Wine Merchant\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n\u003ca href=\"https://goo.gl/maps/LnGrSvmCn942\">372 Hayes St., San Francisco\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\nSaturday, June 23\u003cbr>\n3pm–6pm\u003cbr>\n$12 tasting\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Rosé season is in full swing, and \u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"http://arlequinwinemerchant.com/\">Arlequin Wine Merchant\u003c/a>\u003c/strong> in Hayes Valley has the perfect patio to celebrate on. Which is why you won’t want to miss their \u003cstrong>Rosé Rundown Tasting Event\u003c/strong> on Saturday, June 23. They’re hosting a tasting of 12 still and sparkling rosé wines from the U.S., France, Spain, and Germany. Tickets are just $12 (for 12 tastings), and during the event, you will receive 10% off all bottles of wine sampled at Arlequin Wine Merchant. You’ll be set for the summer!\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_128878\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2018/06/bluestem-StrawberryTall-Cake-Madison-Ginnett-new.jpg\" alt=\"Enjoy the Strawberry Tall Cake at Bluestem Brasserie.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1440\" class=\"size-full wp-image-128878\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2018/06/bluestem-StrawberryTall-Cake-Madison-Ginnett-new.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2018/06/bluestem-StrawberryTall-Cake-Madison-Ginnett-new-160x120.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2018/06/bluestem-StrawberryTall-Cake-Madison-Ginnett-new-800x600.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2018/06/bluestem-StrawberryTall-Cake-Madison-Ginnett-new-768x576.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2018/06/bluestem-StrawberryTall-Cake-Madison-Ginnett-new-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2018/06/bluestem-StrawberryTall-Cake-Madison-Ginnett-new-1200x900.jpg 1200w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2018/06/bluestem-StrawberryTall-Cake-Madison-Ginnett-new-1180x885.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2018/06/bluestem-StrawberryTall-Cake-Madison-Ginnett-new-960x720.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2018/06/bluestem-StrawberryTall-Cake-Madison-Ginnett-new-240x180.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2018/06/bluestem-StrawberryTall-Cake-Madison-Ginnett-new-375x281.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2018/06/bluestem-StrawberryTall-Cake-Madison-Ginnett-new-520x390.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Enjoy the Strawberry Tall Cake at Bluestem Brasserie. \u003ccite>(Madison Ginnett)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>All-Cake Dessert Menu at Bluestem Brasserie\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Bluestem Brasserie\u003cbr>\n\u003ca href=\"https://goo.gl/maps/Hgt35gU8mdt\">1 Yerba Buena Lane, San Francisco\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\nSaturday, June 23 through Labor Day\u003cbr>\nOpen daily from 11am–10pm\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Let them eat cake! Would a dessert menu full of just cake make you happy? Yeah, me too. Then you’ll want to swing by \u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"http://www.bluestembrasserie.com/\">Bluestem Brasserie\u003c/a>\u003c/strong> from June 23 through Labor Day (see, you can go by multiple times) as they celebrate their seventh birthday with nothing but cake on the dessert menu. Consulting pastry chef Lori Baker is one heck of a cake-maker, and will include flavors like Honolulu Hangover (chocolate cake, coconut rum filling, toasted coconut meringue) and Strawberry Tall Cake (yellow cake, strawberry cheesecake, strawberry buttercream), plus Banana Ice Cream Cake with peanut butter caramel and peanut brittle (seven in all). $1 from each cake slice sold over the summer will go to CUESA’s Foodwise Kids. Look for more fundraising events coming this summer in their \u003cem>Baking the World a Better Place \u003c/em>campaign.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_128879\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2018/06/amatriciana-tonyspizza-new.jpg\" alt=\"It’s time for amatriciana pizza. The saucy version at Tony’s Pizza Napoletana.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1440\" class=\"size-full wp-image-128879\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2018/06/amatriciana-tonyspizza-new.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2018/06/amatriciana-tonyspizza-new-160x120.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2018/06/amatriciana-tonyspizza-new-800x600.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2018/06/amatriciana-tonyspizza-new-768x576.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2018/06/amatriciana-tonyspizza-new-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2018/06/amatriciana-tonyspizza-new-1200x900.jpg 1200w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2018/06/amatriciana-tonyspizza-new-1180x885.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2018/06/amatriciana-tonyspizza-new-960x720.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2018/06/amatriciana-tonyspizza-new-240x180.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2018/06/amatriciana-tonyspizza-new-375x281.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2018/06/amatriciana-tonyspizza-new-520x390.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">It’s time for amatriciana pizza. The saucy version at Tony’s Pizza Napoletana. \u003ccite>(tablehopper.com)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>Amatriciana Pizza, the Ultimate Italian Mash-Up\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Amatriciana, that much-adored Roman pasta dish of guanciale (cured pork jowl, AKA pure umami), tomato sauce, onion (sometimes, this can be \u003ca href=\"https://www.seriouseats.com/2016/02/origins-history-of-roman-pasta-gricia-amatriciana-carbonara.html\">debated\u003c/a> heavily), and pecorino, with a kick of peperoncino (red chile), is one of the most perfect pasta dishes, especially when it’s served with the traditional choice of bucatini. You can find some good renditions here in SF, but did you know you can also find an \u003cstrong>amatriciana pizza\u003c/strong>? For this amatriciana \u003cem>and\u003c/em> pizza fanatic, it’s a special kind of mash-up heaven.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For years, I’ve been enjoying the amatriciana pizza by Sharon Ardiana at \u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"http://ragazzasf.com/\">Ragazza\u003c/a>\u003c/strong> (311 Divisadero St.), made with tomato, Olli pancetta, Calabrian chilies, pecorino, oregano, and an organic egg ($18). While some folks could cry foul over the pancetta instead of guanciale, just remember, we’re talking about a pizza here. The egg also takes things in another direction, but it’s to the utterly delicious zone, so that’s great. You can also find the amatriciana pie at her pizzeria \u003ca href=\"https://www.gialina.com/\">Gialina\u003c/a> (2842 Diamond St.) in Glen Park.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you want to play the “authentic” amatriciana pizza game, which is kind of ridiculous, but okay, the version at \u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"http://pizzeriadelfina.com/\">Pizzeria Delfina\u003c/a>\u003c/strong> (multiple locations) is true to the original pasta dish, made with guanciale, chile, tomato, pecorino, and black pepper (which, actually, some people would argue about!). It’s $19, and the deep saucy flavor is like enjoying a bowl of the pasta, but on their tasty crust. Magic.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Leave it to the Roman owner of \u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"http://www.montesacrosf.com/\">Montesacro Pinseria\u003c/a>\u003c/strong> (510 Stevenson St.) in SoMa, Gianluca Legrottaglie, to offer an amatriciana version on their ancient Roman-style pinsa. Certo! Look for the Quadraro, with tomato, guanciale, red onion, hot chile, and of course, pecorino ($19).\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"ad","attributes":{"named":{"label":"floatright"},"numeric":["floatright"]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Another location serving an amatriciana pizza is \u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"http://tonyspizzanapoletana.com\">Tony’s Pizza Napoletana\u003c/a>\u003c/strong> (1570 Stockton St.) in North Beach. Tony Gemignani’s version comes on his California-style crust, and it’s a really saucy pie, almost close to a plate of pasta. His version ($23) comes with sliced Aiello mozzarella, amatriciana tomato sauce with guanciale, onion, olive oil, and grated romano. I recommend a drizzle of his spicy oil on the table to kick things up.\u003c/p>\n\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}}],"link":"/bayareabites/128873/table-talk-its-time-for-rose-and-tacos-and-cake-and-amatriciana-pizza","authors":["11398"],"series":["bayareabites_16115"],"categories":["bayareabites_109","bayareabites_1653","bayareabites_50","bayareabites_11028","bayareabites_10028","bayareabites_1875","bayareabites_1807","bayareabites_10","bayareabites_90"],"tags":["bayareabites_16182","bayareabites_1255","bayareabites_443","bayareabites_12834","bayareabites_9966","bayareabites_767"],"featImg":"bayareabites_128881","label":"bayareabites_16115"},"bayareabites_92432":{"type":"posts","id":"bayareabites_92432","meta":{"index":"posts_1591205157","site":"bayareabites","id":"92432","score":null,"sort":[1422641822000]},"guestAuthors":[],"slug":"palo-altos-buzzy-restaurant-scene-making-it-the-south-of-sf-foodie-capitol","title":"Palo Alto's Buzzy Restaurant Scene Making It the South-of-SF Foodie Capitol","publishDate":1422641822,"format":"aside","headTitle":"Bay Area Bites | KQED Food","labelTerm":{"site":"bayareabites"},"content":"\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_92537\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1000px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2015/01/downtown-Palo-Alto.jpg\">\u003cimg src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2015/01/downtown-Palo-Alto.jpg\" alt=\" With its multiple eateries and light-bedecked trees, Palo Alto's main restaurant row attracts lots of diners to this Peninsula city. Photo: Susan Hathaway\" width=\"1000\" height=\"594\" class=\"size-full wp-image-92537\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">With its multiple eateries and light-bedecked trees, Palo Alto's main restaurant row attracts lots of diners to this Peninsula city. Photo: Susan Hathaway\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>New eateries opening constantly, multiple farmers markets, mushrooming specialty shops dishing up things like artisan ice cream, chocolates and exotic baked goods, out-of-town eaters flocking in to munch -- this must be San Francisco, right? Well, yes, but it also describes Palo Alto circa 2015.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Happily for those living in what was once considered the vast culinary desert south of the city, good grub can be found without a drive into San Francisco. And today's most prosperous foodie town in this area is decidedly posh Palo Alto. While social media comments and person-on-the-street opinions put Palo Alto on top, one can see harder evidence by just walking through the city's downtown.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>By category, restaurants rule when it comes to local businesses. Those eateries that don't fully attract the swarm of locals, office workers and visitors are quickly transformed into the next concept, with vacant storefronts a rarity. One short block alone boasts two French bistros and two artisan chocolate shops.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Among all these newcomers is a slew of new spots recently opened by successful San Francisco-based enterprises like a \u003ca href=\"http://pizzeriadelfina.com/paloalto/\" target=\"_blank\">Pizzeria Delfina\u003c/a>, a \u003ca href=\"http://tacolicious.com/\" target=\"_blank\">Tacolicious\u003c/a> outpost, a new \u003ca href=\"http://www.sushirrito.com/\" target=\"_blank\">Sushirrito\u003c/a> (devoted to sushi/burrito hybrids) and a \u003ca href=\"http://www.toutsweetsf.com/\" target=\"_blank\">Tout Sweet Patisserie\u003c/a> from a former Top Chef desserts winner. Naturally, a \u003ca href=\"https://bluebottlecoffee.com/cafes\" target=\"_blank\">Blue Bottle café\u003c/a> will be coming to town, too. \u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_92535\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1000px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2015/01/Pizzeria-Delfina.jpg\">\u003cimg src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2015/01/Pizzeria-Delfina.jpg\" alt=\"Among the San Francisco-based restaurant empires having made a beeline into downtown Palo Alto is Pizzeria Delfina, which boasts one of the best patios in town. Photo: Susan Hathaway\" width=\"1000\" height=\"473\" class=\"size-full wp-image-92535\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Among the San Francisco-based restaurant empires having made a beeline into downtown Palo Alto is Pizzeria Delfina, which boasts one of the best patios in town. Photo: Susan Hathaway\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>But the successful incoming food businesses arriving on Palo Alto's tree-lined streets (the town is named for a particularly tall redwood) also hail from other locales. Already in town and drumming up business is a location of Los Angeles' \u003ca href=\"http://www.umamiburger.com/\" target=\"_blank\">Umami Burger\u003c/a> chain. Bankrolled by Silicon Valley venture capitalists, the husband-and-wife team running popular \u003ca href=\"http://www.matteistavern.com/\" target=\"_blank\">Mattei's Tavern\u003c/a> in the Santa Barbara wine country is currently revamping the space of a former Mandarin restaurant into what will likely be a seasonal, up-to-the-minute new endeavor.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Launched last summer was a slim storefront location of \u003ca href=\"http://www.davidstea.com/\" target=\"_blank\">David's Tea\u003c/a>, a Canada-based chain that already has five Bay Area shops. Meanwhile, after establishing stores in other thriving California cities, the \u003ca href=\"http://www.belcampomeatco.com/restaurant/palo-alto/\" target=\"_blank\">Belcampo Meat Company\u003c/a> opened locally in 2014, selling its super-sustainable, stratospherically priced meat and some alluring lunch fare to a welcoming audience. Upscale, iconic burger joint \u003ca href=\"http://gotts.com/\" target=\"_blank\">Gott's Roadside\u003c/a> of the Napa Valley also came to town in 2013.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_92538\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1000px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2015/01/Belcampo.jpg\">\u003cimg src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2015/01/Belcampo.jpg\" alt=\"Butcher Matthew Prentice at Belcampo Meat in Palo Alto offers patrons free-range, organic meat from animals that the company raises, slaughters and sells direct. Photo: Susan Hathaway\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1508\" class=\"size-full wp-image-92538\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Butcher Matthew Prentice at Belcampo Meat in Palo Alto offers patrons free-range, organic meat from animals that the company raises, slaughters and sells direct. Photo: Susan Hathaway\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Another of the city's perpetually packed new hits is \u003ca href=\"http://www.lureandtill.com/\" target=\"_blank\">Lure + Till\u003c/a>, featuring the modern fare of former Gitane chef Patrick Kelly and craft cocktails spearheaded by former San Francisco mixologist Carlos Yturria. It's symbolic of the changes in Palo Alto that this sexy operation with its open-air deck in front is located on the ground floor of what used to be a grungy residential hotel that has been utterly remodeled to attract the high-tech movers and shakers who frequent the town.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Yturria says he spent more than 10 years telling anyone who would listen about the promise of Palo Alto but by no means all the success stories are by outsiders. Wander a couple of short blocks from the glitzy spot where he now mixes heady concoctions and you'll find \u003ca href=\"http://orenshummus.com/\" target=\"_blank\">Oren's Hummus Shop\u003c/a> offering Israeli street food at modest prices. Just look for the crowds of people waiting to get into this little eatery. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Launched by serial tech entrepreneur \u003ca href=\"https://angel.co/orendob\" target=\"_blank\">Oren Dobronsky\u003c/a> -- who is still busily starting new companies in town -- Oren's Hummus has done such enormous business that it has opened a second location in Mountain View, a catering company and is soon to introduce a packaged food line. Also thriving is a budding Burmese restaurant empire that started about three years ago in Palo Alto with \u003ca href=\"http://www.rangoonruby.com/\" target=\"_blank\">Rangoon Ruby\u003c/a> that now runs another location in San Carlos and a third called \u003ca href=\"http://www.burmaruby.com/\" target=\"_blank\">Burma Ruby\u003c/a> that is just blocks away from the original. Now, that's confidence.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_92536\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1000px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2015/01/waiting-for-hummus.jpg\">\u003cimg src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2015/01/waiting-for-hummus.jpg\" alt=\"Oren's Hummus always has a line, with patrons attracted by the moderately priced food featuring garbanzo beans imported from Israel. Photo: Susan Hathaway\" width=\"1000\" height=\"801\" class=\"size-full wp-image-92536\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Oren's Hummus always has a line, with patrons attracted by the moderately priced food featuring garbanzo beans imported from Israel. Photo: Susan Hathaway\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Similarly, the extroverted owner of Turkish/Kurdish restaurant \u003ca href=\"http://www.anatoliankitchenpaloalto.com/\" target=\"_blank\">Anatolian Kitchen\u003c/a> was so successful that he opened a \u003ca href=\"http://www.firstcrush.com/\" target=\"_blank\">cafe and wine bar\u003c/a> in Union Square and recently expanded his original eatery. He is following a formula long seen in other hyper-popular Palo Alto restaurants opened years ago such as perennially crowded Greek taverna \u003ca href=\"http://www.evvia.net/home/\" target=\"_blank\">Evvia\u003c/a> and sophisticated purveyor of modern Vietnamese fare \u003ca href=\"http://www.tamarinerestaurant.com/\" target=\"_blank\">Tamarine\u003c/a>. Both get high marks in rankings like those from Zagat and you're likely to bump into notables like Apple CEO Tim Cook while waiting for a table.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Evvia spun off sister restaurant \u003ca href=\"http://www.kokkari.com/home/\" target=\"_blank\">Kokkari\u003c/a> in San Francisco -- also a longtime success -- while Tamarine's owners launched a handsome second restaurant in the city named Bong Su that unfortunately closed during the last economic downturn. The mother ship still sails on, however, with full reservation books and pleased patrons.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_92543\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1000px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2015/01/Tamarine.jpg\">\u003cimg src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2015/01/Tamarine.jpg\" alt=\"Visitors to Tamarine -- a longtime favorite Silicon Valley executive hangout -- get tasty modern Vietnamese food and might bump into people like Apple CEO Tim Cook while waiting for a table. Photo: Susan Hathaway\" width=\"1000\" height=\"618\" class=\"size-full wp-image-92543\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Visitors to Tamarine -- a longtime favorite Silicon Valley executive hangout -- get tasty modern Vietnamese food and might bump into people like Apple CEO Tim Cook while waiting for a table. Photo: Susan Hathaway\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Besides its population of well-heeled, often food-conscious consumers, Palo Alto has other factors favorable to would-be restaurateurs and shop owners. For a city of just 67,000, this college town -- it was \u003ca href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palo_Alto,_California\" target=\"_blank\">established by Leland Stanford\u003c/a> as a tee-totaling burg when he built his \u003ca href=\"http://www.stanford.edu/\" target=\"_blank\">famous university\u003c/a> -- has several commercial areas hosting upscale food businesses. Besides the cute downtown, there's a second shopping district to the south along \u003ca href=\"http://www.destinationpaloalto.com/pages/d/california-avenue?visitor_info_id=23\" target=\"_blank\">California Avenue\u003c/a> that contains many food places and is the expanding locale of one of the city's at-least three farmers markets. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Sprawling \u003ca href=\"http://www.simon.com/mall/stanford-shopping-center\" target=\"_blank\">Stanford Shopping Center\u003c/a> has long had dining and retail food offerings while the newest home to a slew of food options is revamped \u003ca href=\"http://www.tandcvillage.com/\" target=\"_blank\">Town & Country Village\u003c/a> near the university. There are 20 food businesses in this rustic center that include \u003ca href=\"http://www.mayfieldbakery.com/\" target=\"_blank\">Mayfield Bakery & Cafe\u003c/a> -- a popular farm-to-table eatery run by the group that also operates \u003ca href=\"http://www.sprucesf.com/\" target=\"_blank\">Spruce\u003c/a> in San Francisco -- \u003ca href=\"http://www.calafiapaloalto.com/\" target=\"_blank\">Calafia Cafe\u003c/a>, launched by former Google first chef \u003ca href=\"http://www.chefcharlieayers.com/\" target=\"_blank\">Charlie Ayers\u003c/a>, Gott's, \u003ca href=\"http://www.karascupcakes.com/\" target=\"_blank\">Kara's Cupcakes\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"http://howiesartisanpizza.com/\" target=\"_blank\">Howie's Artisan Pizza\u003c/a> from longtime white-tablecloth chef Howard Bulka, and more. One notable tenant is the first location of \u003ca href=\"http://www.asianbox.com/\" target=\"_blank\">Asian Box\u003c/a>, a fast-casual place featuring pan-Asian street food overseen by a protégé of the Slanted Door's Charles Phan. It now has four other locations and expects to open several more this year.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_92542\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1000px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2015/01/Mayfield.jpg\">\u003cimg src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2015/01/Mayfield.jpg\" alt=\"Mayfield Bakery & Cafe is located in the revamped Town & Country Village, which now contains 20 food businesses. As a result, it can be difficult to find parking in the low-height, rustic shopping center. Photo: Susan Hathaway\" width=\"1000\" height=\"649\" class=\"size-full wp-image-92542\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mayfield Bakery & Cafe is located in the revamped Town & Country Village, which now contains 20 food businesses. As a result, it can be difficult to find parking in the low-height, rustic shopping center. Photo: Susan Hathaway\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Although Palo Alto's population, historically, was primarily white, a recent influx of Asian immigrants has influenced the food businesses in town. The Asian community here -- according to some estimates, now climbing toward a third of residents -- is as prosperous as one would expect in this wealthy city where median housing prices are now $2.1 million. \u003ca href=\"http://www.theatlantic.com/china/archive/2013/11/why-chinese-people-buy-so-many-homes-in-palo-alto/281234/\" target=\"_blank\">Chinese immigrants\u003c/a> with lots of cash in their pockets, in particular, are rushing to town due to the excellent schools, great climate and amenities, helping push residential prices ever upward. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Increasingly, eating spots are catering to newly arrived Asians. Some of the Hong Kong dim sum specialties at \u003ca href=\"http://www.taipanpaloalto.com/\" target=\"_blank\">Tai Pan\u003c/a> restaurant are now also available at \u003ca href=\"http://steampaloalto.com/\" target=\"_blank\">Steam\u003c/a> nearby, a handsome new wood-bedecked boîte on the main drag that particularly draws Chinese patrons. This smallish city now has two new milk tea shops downtown -- \u003ca href=\"http://www.t4.com.tw/en/\" target=\"_blank\">T4\u003c/a> and \u003ca href=\"http://gong-cha-usa.com/\" target=\"_blank\">Gong Cha\u003c/a> -- where folks can get their fix of sweetened \u003ca href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bubble_tea\" target=\"_blank\">boba tea\u003c/a>. And another newish place with a large Asian clientele is \u003ca href=\"http://www.parisbaguetteusa.com/\" target=\"_blank\">Paris Baguette\u003c/a>, part of a huge Korea-based chain selling so-so French pastries and sandwich fixings in a cafeteria environment. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>There are other food concepts that have been multiplying. No less than four high-end ice cream stores have arrived in town, adding to a supply that already included several popular shops. \u003ca href=\"http://www.tinpotcreamery.com/\" target=\"_blank\">Tin Pot Creamery\u003c/a>, launched by a former Facebook chef, is a thriving artisan producer that has now expanded to a second shop in Los Altos. Two other small-batch producers in Palo Alto are microcreamery \u003ca href=\"http://scoopmicrocreamery.com/\" target=\"_blank\">Scoop\u003c/a>, using liquid nitrogen to freeze their luscious product, and \u003ca href=\"http://gelataio.us/\" target=\"_blank\">Gelataio\u003c/a>, offering made-from-scratch gelato. And then there's new \u003ca href=\"https://www.creamnation.com/\" target=\"_blank\">CREAM\u003c/a>, always with long lines, serving the cold stuff packed between homemade cookies. Ice cream crawl, anyone?\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_92540\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1000px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2015/01/Gelataio.jpg\">\u003cimg src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2015/01/Gelataio.jpg\" alt=\"Getatio is one of several new high-end ice cream shops in town, making luscious gelato and sorbet from scratch. Photo: Susan Hathaway\" width=\"1000\" height=\"663\" class=\"size-full wp-image-92540\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Getatio is one of several new high-end ice cream shops in town, making luscious gelato and sorbet from scratch. Photo: Susan Hathaway\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>But the risky restaurant business never guarantees success, even in a robust foodie mecca like Palo Alto. Too many burger joints, too many Indian spots, an excess of Thai places, an extra, unneeded Caribbean eatery and, particularly, a huge overabundance of Italian and pizza joints all competing in a somewhat small downtown led to fallout and turnover in recent years. Despite the success of Anatolian Kitchen, an \"Istanbul street food\" cafe in town is usually empty while a Korean eatery -- not the only one in town, interestingly -- didn't last very long on the main drag.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"You see a lot of turnover because people think, 'I want to be in Palo Alto' and they sign a lease and know nothing about the restaurant business,\" explains Guillaume Bienaimé, the young proprietor/chef of \u003ca href=\"http://zolapa.com\" target=\"_blank\">Zola\u003c/a>, a five-month-old modern French bistro that quickly hopped to the forefront for the food obsessed in town.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_92541\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1000px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2015/01/Guilliame-B.jpg\">\u003cimg src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2015/01/Guilliame-B.jpg\" alt=\"French-American chef Guillaume Bienaimé recently opened his first restaurant, Zola, which instantly struck a chord with Palo Altans seeking creative French bistro food. Photo: Susan Hathaway\" width=\"1000\" height=\"904\" class=\"size-full wp-image-92541\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">French-American chef Guillaume Bienaimé recently opened his first restaurant, Zola, which instantly struck a chord with Palo Altans seeking creative French bistro food. Photo: Susan Hathaway\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Having graduated from culinary school and made his bones at other successful restaurants, Bienaimé knew all about balancing the city's scandalously high lease costs against other factors to end up in the black. With its fresh but satisfyingly French menu, convivial atmosphere and entrees at around $26, Zola has been a great canvas upon which Bienaimé creates food honoring his bilingual French-American background.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Choosing to plant his own first restaurant in the place where he once lived as a kid was a no-brainer. \"It's a lively town. People go out at night. They drink wine,\" he says. \"I've always felt there was an energy here.\" Nevertheless, employing the high standards of an ambitious professional chef, Bienaimé also believes that \"there are a lot of bad restaurants. There's still a huge disparity of what should be here and what is here.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_92544\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1000px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2015/01/Zola.jpg\">\u003cimg src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2015/01/Zola.jpg\" alt=\"Zola inhabits a small space, so overflow patrons don't mind grabbing one of the little tables on the street in front, which accommodate walk-ins. Photo: Susan Hathaway\" width=\"1000\" height=\"683\" class=\"size-full wp-image-92544\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Zola inhabits a small space, so overflow patrons don't mind grabbing one of the little tables on the street in front, which accommodate walk-ins. Photo: Susan Hathaway\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>He's thinking of the massive, gaudy \u003ca href=\"http://www.thecheesecakefactory.com/\" target=\"_blank\">Cheesecake Factory\u003c/a> planted on a restaurant row mainly inhabited by smaller, proprietor-owned spots. Other, more-upscale chains running Palo Alto branches include businesses like \u003ca href=\"http://www.pfchangs.com/index.aspx\" target=\"_blank\">P.F. Chang's\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"http://www.maxsworld.com/index.php\" target=\"_blank\">Max's Opera Cafe\u003c/a> and \u003ca href=\"http://www.ilfornaio.com/\" target=\"_blank\">Il Fornaio\u003c/a>, while -- blessedly -- the fast-food outlets in town are largely found along uncharming El Camino Real.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>While quite a few Palo Alto restaurants get solid rankings from patrons and regional critics, only one has been honored by the tire guys. Ethereal French restaurant \u003ca href=\"http://www.baumerestaurant.com/\" target=\"_blank\">Baumé\u003c/a> in South Palo Alto has two Michelin stars while 21 San Francisco restaurants were awarded between one and three stars in the \u003ca href=\"http://www.michelintravel.com/selections/2015-san-francisco-michelin-selections/\" target=\"_blank\">2015 guide\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But Bienaimé doesn't think what Palo Alto needs is more \"elitist food\" but rather \"regular restaurants that serve American farm-to-table food.\" He wouldn't mind seeing more fun, high-quality Japanese spots, either. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But local tastes might need to broaden a bit first. Palo Altans might have a lot of money -- \u003ca href=\"http://patch.com/california/paloalto/palo-alto-boasts-10-billionaires\" target=\"_blank\">10 billionaires\u003c/a> reside there, says Forbes magazine -- and its citizens are well-educated and well-traveled. But that doesn't mean most of them are ready for sea urchin or beef tendon, which San Francisco chefs don't hesitate to offer.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_92539\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1000px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2015/01/chain-restaurants.jpg\">\u003cimg src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2015/01/chain-restaurants.jpg\" alt=\"While the majority of Palo Alto's teeming restaurant scene comprises individually owned eateries, some chains like Cheesecake Factory and Paris Baguette have also come to town. Photo: Susan Hathaway\" width=\"1000\" height=\"629\" class=\"size-full wp-image-92539\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">While the majority of Palo Alto's teeming restaurant scene comprises individually owned eateries, some chains like Cheesecake Factory and Paris Baguette have also come to town. Photo: Susan Hathaway\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\"Can you imagine if I did a calves liver entree?\" sighs Bienaimé. \"Even the squab I put on was my least-selling special of all time.\" Now, that's a pity because his juicy, big-flavored bird was actually quite divine.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But the people colonizing Palo Alto's many restaurants these days aren't trying to compete with San Francisco eaters. Thank you very much, they're happy to stroll along the clean sidewalks, enjoy the lit-up trees along the main street and pick from among one of the biggest, most generally appealing selection of restaurants on the Peninsula and in the South Bay.\u003c/p>\n\n","blocks":[],"excerpt":"Prosperous, pricey and now the \"it\" spot for eating on the Peninsula and in the South Bay, Palo Alto hosts a growing collection of multi-ethnic restaurants and food businesses, including hot transplants from San Francisco and elsewhere.","status":"publish","parent":0,"modified":1481593705,"stats":{"hasAudio":false,"hasVideo":false,"hasChartOrMap":false,"iframeSrcs":[],"hasGoogleForm":false,"hasGallery":false,"hasHearkenModule":false,"hasPolis":false,"paragraphCount":28,"wordCount":2213},"headData":{"title":"Palo Alto's Buzzy Restaurant Scene Making It the South-of-SF Foodie Capitol | KQED","description":"Prosperous, pricey and now the "it" spot for eating on the Peninsula and in the South Bay, Palo Alto hosts a growing collection of multi-ethnic restaurants and food businesses, including hot transplants from San Francisco and elsewhere.","ogTitle":"","ogDescription":"","ogImgId":"","twTitle":"","twDescription":"","twImgId":"","schema":{"@context":"http://schema.org","@type":"Article","headline":"Palo Alto's Buzzy Restaurant Scene Making It the South-of-SF Foodie Capitol","datePublished":"2015-01-30T18:17:02.000Z","dateModified":"2016-12-13T01:48:25.000Z","image":"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/KQED-OG-Image@1x.png"}},"disqusIdentifier":"92432 http://blogs.kqed.org/bayareabites/?p=92432","disqusUrl":"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/2015/01/30/palo-altos-buzzy-restaurant-scene-making-it-the-south-of-sf-foodie-capitol/","disqusTitle":"Palo Alto's Buzzy Restaurant Scene Making It the South-of-SF Foodie Capitol","path":"/bayareabites/92432/palo-altos-buzzy-restaurant-scene-making-it-the-south-of-sf-foodie-capitol","audioTrackLength":null,"parsedContent":[{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_92537\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1000px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2015/01/downtown-Palo-Alto.jpg\">\u003cimg src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2015/01/downtown-Palo-Alto.jpg\" alt=\" With its multiple eateries and light-bedecked trees, Palo Alto's main restaurant row attracts lots of diners to this Peninsula city. Photo: Susan Hathaway\" width=\"1000\" height=\"594\" class=\"size-full wp-image-92537\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">With its multiple eateries and light-bedecked trees, Palo Alto's main restaurant row attracts lots of diners to this Peninsula city. Photo: Susan Hathaway\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>New eateries opening constantly, multiple farmers markets, mushrooming specialty shops dishing up things like artisan ice cream, chocolates and exotic baked goods, out-of-town eaters flocking in to munch -- this must be San Francisco, right? Well, yes, but it also describes Palo Alto circa 2015.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Happily for those living in what was once considered the vast culinary desert south of the city, good grub can be found without a drive into San Francisco. And today's most prosperous foodie town in this area is decidedly posh Palo Alto. While social media comments and person-on-the-street opinions put Palo Alto on top, one can see harder evidence by just walking through the city's downtown.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>By category, restaurants rule when it comes to local businesses. Those eateries that don't fully attract the swarm of locals, office workers and visitors are quickly transformed into the next concept, with vacant storefronts a rarity. One short block alone boasts two French bistros and two artisan chocolate shops.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Among all these newcomers is a slew of new spots recently opened by successful San Francisco-based enterprises like a \u003ca href=\"http://pizzeriadelfina.com/paloalto/\" target=\"_blank\">Pizzeria Delfina\u003c/a>, a \u003ca href=\"http://tacolicious.com/\" target=\"_blank\">Tacolicious\u003c/a> outpost, a new \u003ca href=\"http://www.sushirrito.com/\" target=\"_blank\">Sushirrito\u003c/a> (devoted to sushi/burrito hybrids) and a \u003ca href=\"http://www.toutsweetsf.com/\" target=\"_blank\">Tout Sweet Patisserie\u003c/a> from a former Top Chef desserts winner. Naturally, a \u003ca href=\"https://bluebottlecoffee.com/cafes\" target=\"_blank\">Blue Bottle café\u003c/a> will be coming to town, too. \u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_92535\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1000px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2015/01/Pizzeria-Delfina.jpg\">\u003cimg src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2015/01/Pizzeria-Delfina.jpg\" alt=\"Among the San Francisco-based restaurant empires having made a beeline into downtown Palo Alto is Pizzeria Delfina, which boasts one of the best patios in town. Photo: Susan Hathaway\" width=\"1000\" height=\"473\" class=\"size-full wp-image-92535\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Among the San Francisco-based restaurant empires having made a beeline into downtown Palo Alto is Pizzeria Delfina, which boasts one of the best patios in town. Photo: Susan Hathaway\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>But the successful incoming food businesses arriving on Palo Alto's tree-lined streets (the town is named for a particularly tall redwood) also hail from other locales. Already in town and drumming up business is a location of Los Angeles' \u003ca href=\"http://www.umamiburger.com/\" target=\"_blank\">Umami Burger\u003c/a> chain. Bankrolled by Silicon Valley venture capitalists, the husband-and-wife team running popular \u003ca href=\"http://www.matteistavern.com/\" target=\"_blank\">Mattei's Tavern\u003c/a> in the Santa Barbara wine country is currently revamping the space of a former Mandarin restaurant into what will likely be a seasonal, up-to-the-minute new endeavor.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"ad","attributes":{"named":{"label":"fullwidth"},"numeric":["fullwidth"]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Launched last summer was a slim storefront location of \u003ca href=\"http://www.davidstea.com/\" target=\"_blank\">David's Tea\u003c/a>, a Canada-based chain that already has five Bay Area shops. Meanwhile, after establishing stores in other thriving California cities, the \u003ca href=\"http://www.belcampomeatco.com/restaurant/palo-alto/\" target=\"_blank\">Belcampo Meat Company\u003c/a> opened locally in 2014, selling its super-sustainable, stratospherically priced meat and some alluring lunch fare to a welcoming audience. Upscale, iconic burger joint \u003ca href=\"http://gotts.com/\" target=\"_blank\">Gott's Roadside\u003c/a> of the Napa Valley also came to town in 2013.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_92538\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1000px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2015/01/Belcampo.jpg\">\u003cimg src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2015/01/Belcampo.jpg\" alt=\"Butcher Matthew Prentice at Belcampo Meat in Palo Alto offers patrons free-range, organic meat from animals that the company raises, slaughters and sells direct. Photo: Susan Hathaway\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1508\" class=\"size-full wp-image-92538\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Butcher Matthew Prentice at Belcampo Meat in Palo Alto offers patrons free-range, organic meat from animals that the company raises, slaughters and sells direct. Photo: Susan Hathaway\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Another of the city's perpetually packed new hits is \u003ca href=\"http://www.lureandtill.com/\" target=\"_blank\">Lure + Till\u003c/a>, featuring the modern fare of former Gitane chef Patrick Kelly and craft cocktails spearheaded by former San Francisco mixologist Carlos Yturria. It's symbolic of the changes in Palo Alto that this sexy operation with its open-air deck in front is located on the ground floor of what used to be a grungy residential hotel that has been utterly remodeled to attract the high-tech movers and shakers who frequent the town.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Yturria says he spent more than 10 years telling anyone who would listen about the promise of Palo Alto but by no means all the success stories are by outsiders. Wander a couple of short blocks from the glitzy spot where he now mixes heady concoctions and you'll find \u003ca href=\"http://orenshummus.com/\" target=\"_blank\">Oren's Hummus Shop\u003c/a> offering Israeli street food at modest prices. Just look for the crowds of people waiting to get into this little eatery. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Launched by serial tech entrepreneur \u003ca href=\"https://angel.co/orendob\" target=\"_blank\">Oren Dobronsky\u003c/a> -- who is still busily starting new companies in town -- Oren's Hummus has done such enormous business that it has opened a second location in Mountain View, a catering company and is soon to introduce a packaged food line. Also thriving is a budding Burmese restaurant empire that started about three years ago in Palo Alto with \u003ca href=\"http://www.rangoonruby.com/\" target=\"_blank\">Rangoon Ruby\u003c/a> that now runs another location in San Carlos and a third called \u003ca href=\"http://www.burmaruby.com/\" target=\"_blank\">Burma Ruby\u003c/a> that is just blocks away from the original. Now, that's confidence.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_92536\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1000px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2015/01/waiting-for-hummus.jpg\">\u003cimg src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2015/01/waiting-for-hummus.jpg\" alt=\"Oren's Hummus always has a line, with patrons attracted by the moderately priced food featuring garbanzo beans imported from Israel. Photo: Susan Hathaway\" width=\"1000\" height=\"801\" class=\"size-full wp-image-92536\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Oren's Hummus always has a line, with patrons attracted by the moderately priced food featuring garbanzo beans imported from Israel. Photo: Susan Hathaway\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Similarly, the extroverted owner of Turkish/Kurdish restaurant \u003ca href=\"http://www.anatoliankitchenpaloalto.com/\" target=\"_blank\">Anatolian Kitchen\u003c/a> was so successful that he opened a \u003ca href=\"http://www.firstcrush.com/\" target=\"_blank\">cafe and wine bar\u003c/a> in Union Square and recently expanded his original eatery. He is following a formula long seen in other hyper-popular Palo Alto restaurants opened years ago such as perennially crowded Greek taverna \u003ca href=\"http://www.evvia.net/home/\" target=\"_blank\">Evvia\u003c/a> and sophisticated purveyor of modern Vietnamese fare \u003ca href=\"http://www.tamarinerestaurant.com/\" target=\"_blank\">Tamarine\u003c/a>. Both get high marks in rankings like those from Zagat and you're likely to bump into notables like Apple CEO Tim Cook while waiting for a table.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Evvia spun off sister restaurant \u003ca href=\"http://www.kokkari.com/home/\" target=\"_blank\">Kokkari\u003c/a> in San Francisco -- also a longtime success -- while Tamarine's owners launched a handsome second restaurant in the city named Bong Su that unfortunately closed during the last economic downturn. The mother ship still sails on, however, with full reservation books and pleased patrons.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_92543\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1000px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2015/01/Tamarine.jpg\">\u003cimg src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2015/01/Tamarine.jpg\" alt=\"Visitors to Tamarine -- a longtime favorite Silicon Valley executive hangout -- get tasty modern Vietnamese food and might bump into people like Apple CEO Tim Cook while waiting for a table. Photo: Susan Hathaway\" width=\"1000\" height=\"618\" class=\"size-full wp-image-92543\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Visitors to Tamarine -- a longtime favorite Silicon Valley executive hangout -- get tasty modern Vietnamese food and might bump into people like Apple CEO Tim Cook while waiting for a table. Photo: Susan Hathaway\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Besides its population of well-heeled, often food-conscious consumers, Palo Alto has other factors favorable to would-be restaurateurs and shop owners. For a city of just 67,000, this college town -- it was \u003ca href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palo_Alto,_California\" target=\"_blank\">established by Leland Stanford\u003c/a> as a tee-totaling burg when he built his \u003ca href=\"http://www.stanford.edu/\" target=\"_blank\">famous university\u003c/a> -- has several commercial areas hosting upscale food businesses. Besides the cute downtown, there's a second shopping district to the south along \u003ca href=\"http://www.destinationpaloalto.com/pages/d/california-avenue?visitor_info_id=23\" target=\"_blank\">California Avenue\u003c/a> that contains many food places and is the expanding locale of one of the city's at-least three farmers markets. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Sprawling \u003ca href=\"http://www.simon.com/mall/stanford-shopping-center\" target=\"_blank\">Stanford Shopping Center\u003c/a> has long had dining and retail food offerings while the newest home to a slew of food options is revamped \u003ca href=\"http://www.tandcvillage.com/\" target=\"_blank\">Town & Country Village\u003c/a> near the university. There are 20 food businesses in this rustic center that include \u003ca href=\"http://www.mayfieldbakery.com/\" target=\"_blank\">Mayfield Bakery & Cafe\u003c/a> -- a popular farm-to-table eatery run by the group that also operates \u003ca href=\"http://www.sprucesf.com/\" target=\"_blank\">Spruce\u003c/a> in San Francisco -- \u003ca href=\"http://www.calafiapaloalto.com/\" target=\"_blank\">Calafia Cafe\u003c/a>, launched by former Google first chef \u003ca href=\"http://www.chefcharlieayers.com/\" target=\"_blank\">Charlie Ayers\u003c/a>, Gott's, \u003ca href=\"http://www.karascupcakes.com/\" target=\"_blank\">Kara's Cupcakes\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"http://howiesartisanpizza.com/\" target=\"_blank\">Howie's Artisan Pizza\u003c/a> from longtime white-tablecloth chef Howard Bulka, and more. One notable tenant is the first location of \u003ca href=\"http://www.asianbox.com/\" target=\"_blank\">Asian Box\u003c/a>, a fast-casual place featuring pan-Asian street food overseen by a protégé of the Slanted Door's Charles Phan. It now has four other locations and expects to open several more this year.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_92542\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1000px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2015/01/Mayfield.jpg\">\u003cimg src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2015/01/Mayfield.jpg\" alt=\"Mayfield Bakery & Cafe is located in the revamped Town & Country Village, which now contains 20 food businesses. As a result, it can be difficult to find parking in the low-height, rustic shopping center. Photo: Susan Hathaway\" width=\"1000\" height=\"649\" class=\"size-full wp-image-92542\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mayfield Bakery & Cafe is located in the revamped Town & Country Village, which now contains 20 food businesses. As a result, it can be difficult to find parking in the low-height, rustic shopping center. Photo: Susan Hathaway\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Although Palo Alto's population, historically, was primarily white, a recent influx of Asian immigrants has influenced the food businesses in town. The Asian community here -- according to some estimates, now climbing toward a third of residents -- is as prosperous as one would expect in this wealthy city where median housing prices are now $2.1 million. \u003ca href=\"http://www.theatlantic.com/china/archive/2013/11/why-chinese-people-buy-so-many-homes-in-palo-alto/281234/\" target=\"_blank\">Chinese immigrants\u003c/a> with lots of cash in their pockets, in particular, are rushing to town due to the excellent schools, great climate and amenities, helping push residential prices ever upward. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Increasingly, eating spots are catering to newly arrived Asians. Some of the Hong Kong dim sum specialties at \u003ca href=\"http://www.taipanpaloalto.com/\" target=\"_blank\">Tai Pan\u003c/a> restaurant are now also available at \u003ca href=\"http://steampaloalto.com/\" target=\"_blank\">Steam\u003c/a> nearby, a handsome new wood-bedecked boîte on the main drag that particularly draws Chinese patrons. This smallish city now has two new milk tea shops downtown -- \u003ca href=\"http://www.t4.com.tw/en/\" target=\"_blank\">T4\u003c/a> and \u003ca href=\"http://gong-cha-usa.com/\" target=\"_blank\">Gong Cha\u003c/a> -- where folks can get their fix of sweetened \u003ca href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bubble_tea\" target=\"_blank\">boba tea\u003c/a>. And another newish place with a large Asian clientele is \u003ca href=\"http://www.parisbaguetteusa.com/\" target=\"_blank\">Paris Baguette\u003c/a>, part of a huge Korea-based chain selling so-so French pastries and sandwich fixings in a cafeteria environment. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>There are other food concepts that have been multiplying. No less than four high-end ice cream stores have arrived in town, adding to a supply that already included several popular shops. \u003ca href=\"http://www.tinpotcreamery.com/\" target=\"_blank\">Tin Pot Creamery\u003c/a>, launched by a former Facebook chef, is a thriving artisan producer that has now expanded to a second shop in Los Altos. Two other small-batch producers in Palo Alto are microcreamery \u003ca href=\"http://scoopmicrocreamery.com/\" target=\"_blank\">Scoop\u003c/a>, using liquid nitrogen to freeze their luscious product, and \u003ca href=\"http://gelataio.us/\" target=\"_blank\">Gelataio\u003c/a>, offering made-from-scratch gelato. And then there's new \u003ca href=\"https://www.creamnation.com/\" target=\"_blank\">CREAM\u003c/a>, always with long lines, serving the cold stuff packed between homemade cookies. Ice cream crawl, anyone?\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_92540\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1000px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2015/01/Gelataio.jpg\">\u003cimg src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2015/01/Gelataio.jpg\" alt=\"Getatio is one of several new high-end ice cream shops in town, making luscious gelato and sorbet from scratch. Photo: Susan Hathaway\" width=\"1000\" height=\"663\" class=\"size-full wp-image-92540\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Getatio is one of several new high-end ice cream shops in town, making luscious gelato and sorbet from scratch. Photo: Susan Hathaway\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>But the risky restaurant business never guarantees success, even in a robust foodie mecca like Palo Alto. Too many burger joints, too many Indian spots, an excess of Thai places, an extra, unneeded Caribbean eatery and, particularly, a huge overabundance of Italian and pizza joints all competing in a somewhat small downtown led to fallout and turnover in recent years. Despite the success of Anatolian Kitchen, an \"Istanbul street food\" cafe in town is usually empty while a Korean eatery -- not the only one in town, interestingly -- didn't last very long on the main drag.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"You see a lot of turnover because people think, 'I want to be in Palo Alto' and they sign a lease and know nothing about the restaurant business,\" explains Guillaume Bienaimé, the young proprietor/chef of \u003ca href=\"http://zolapa.com\" target=\"_blank\">Zola\u003c/a>, a five-month-old modern French bistro that quickly hopped to the forefront for the food obsessed in town.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_92541\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1000px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2015/01/Guilliame-B.jpg\">\u003cimg src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2015/01/Guilliame-B.jpg\" alt=\"French-American chef Guillaume Bienaimé recently opened his first restaurant, Zola, which instantly struck a chord with Palo Altans seeking creative French bistro food. Photo: Susan Hathaway\" width=\"1000\" height=\"904\" class=\"size-full wp-image-92541\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">French-American chef Guillaume Bienaimé recently opened his first restaurant, Zola, which instantly struck a chord with Palo Altans seeking creative French bistro food. Photo: Susan Hathaway\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Having graduated from culinary school and made his bones at other successful restaurants, Bienaimé knew all about balancing the city's scandalously high lease costs against other factors to end up in the black. With its fresh but satisfyingly French menu, convivial atmosphere and entrees at around $26, Zola has been a great canvas upon which Bienaimé creates food honoring his bilingual French-American background.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Choosing to plant his own first restaurant in the place where he once lived as a kid was a no-brainer. \"It's a lively town. People go out at night. They drink wine,\" he says. \"I've always felt there was an energy here.\" Nevertheless, employing the high standards of an ambitious professional chef, Bienaimé also believes that \"there are a lot of bad restaurants. There's still a huge disparity of what should be here and what is here.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_92544\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1000px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2015/01/Zola.jpg\">\u003cimg src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2015/01/Zola.jpg\" alt=\"Zola inhabits a small space, so overflow patrons don't mind grabbing one of the little tables on the street in front, which accommodate walk-ins. Photo: Susan Hathaway\" width=\"1000\" height=\"683\" class=\"size-full wp-image-92544\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Zola inhabits a small space, so overflow patrons don't mind grabbing one of the little tables on the street in front, which accommodate walk-ins. Photo: Susan Hathaway\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>He's thinking of the massive, gaudy \u003ca href=\"http://www.thecheesecakefactory.com/\" target=\"_blank\">Cheesecake Factory\u003c/a> planted on a restaurant row mainly inhabited by smaller, proprietor-owned spots. Other, more-upscale chains running Palo Alto branches include businesses like \u003ca href=\"http://www.pfchangs.com/index.aspx\" target=\"_blank\">P.F. Chang's\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"http://www.maxsworld.com/index.php\" target=\"_blank\">Max's Opera Cafe\u003c/a> and \u003ca href=\"http://www.ilfornaio.com/\" target=\"_blank\">Il Fornaio\u003c/a>, while -- blessedly -- the fast-food outlets in town are largely found along uncharming El Camino Real.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>While quite a few Palo Alto restaurants get solid rankings from patrons and regional critics, only one has been honored by the tire guys. Ethereal French restaurant \u003ca href=\"http://www.baumerestaurant.com/\" target=\"_blank\">Baumé\u003c/a> in South Palo Alto has two Michelin stars while 21 San Francisco restaurants were awarded between one and three stars in the \u003ca href=\"http://www.michelintravel.com/selections/2015-san-francisco-michelin-selections/\" target=\"_blank\">2015 guide\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But Bienaimé doesn't think what Palo Alto needs is more \"elitist food\" but rather \"regular restaurants that serve American farm-to-table food.\" He wouldn't mind seeing more fun, high-quality Japanese spots, either. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But local tastes might need to broaden a bit first. Palo Altans might have a lot of money -- \u003ca href=\"http://patch.com/california/paloalto/palo-alto-boasts-10-billionaires\" target=\"_blank\">10 billionaires\u003c/a> reside there, says Forbes magazine -- and its citizens are well-educated and well-traveled. But that doesn't mean most of them are ready for sea urchin or beef tendon, which San Francisco chefs don't hesitate to offer.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_92539\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1000px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2015/01/chain-restaurants.jpg\">\u003cimg src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2015/01/chain-restaurants.jpg\" alt=\"While the majority of Palo Alto's teeming restaurant scene comprises individually owned eateries, some chains like Cheesecake Factory and Paris Baguette have also come to town. Photo: Susan Hathaway\" width=\"1000\" height=\"629\" class=\"size-full wp-image-92539\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">While the majority of Palo Alto's teeming restaurant scene comprises individually owned eateries, some chains like Cheesecake Factory and Paris Baguette have also come to town. Photo: Susan Hathaway\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\"Can you imagine if I did a calves liver entree?\" sighs Bienaimé. \"Even the squab I put on was my least-selling special of all time.\" Now, that's a pity because his juicy, big-flavored bird was actually quite divine.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"ad","attributes":{"named":{"label":"floatright"},"numeric":["floatright"]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But the people colonizing Palo Alto's many restaurants these days aren't trying to compete with San Francisco eaters. Thank you very much, they're happy to stroll along the clean sidewalks, enjoy the lit-up trees along the main street and pick from among one of the biggest, most generally appealing selection of restaurants on the Peninsula and in the South Bay.\u003c/p>\n\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}}],"link":"/bayareabites/92432/palo-altos-buzzy-restaurant-scene-making-it-the-south-of-sf-foodie-capitol","authors":["5578"],"categories":["bayareabites_109","bayareabites_752","bayareabites_1875","bayareabites_2332","bayareabites_1807","bayareabites_91"],"tags":["bayareabites_9757","bayareabites_3206","bayareabites_11449","bayareabites_14767","bayareabites_4181","bayareabites_9966","bayareabites_14113","bayareabites_9806"],"featImg":"bayareabites_92536","label":"bayareabites"},"bayareabites_86847":{"type":"posts","id":"bayareabites_86847","meta":{"index":"posts_1591205157","site":"bayareabites","id":"86847","score":null,"sort":[1409764310000]},"guestAuthors":[],"slug":"end-of-summer-tacos-and-tequila-tacolicious-cookbook-review","title":"End of Summer Tacos & Tequila: Tacolicious Cookbook Review and Recipes","publishDate":1409764310,"format":"aside","headTitle":"Bay Area Bites | KQED Food","labelTerm":{"site":"bayareabites"},"content":"\u003cp>Sending the kids off to college? Packing up the lamps and extra silverware for their first on-their-own apartments? Do your Bay Area-bred offspring--and their future social lives--a favor by tossing in a copy of \u003ca href=\"http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1607745623/kqedorg-20\">Tacolicious: Festive Recipes for Tacos, Snacks, Cocktails, and More\u003c/a> by Sara Deseran with Joe Hargrave, Antelmo Faria, and Mike Barrow. Especially if they're moving to a place where bacon-wrapped hot dogs aren't grilled on the street to sate bar-hopping crowds, and a hangover isn't treated by a steaming bowl of birria, they'll need this book to show off to their new friends and chosen families just what makes San Francisco and its environs so great. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2014/09/Book-Cover1000.jpg\">\u003cimg src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2014/09/Book-Cover1000.jpg\" alt=\"tacolicious : festive recipes for Tacos, Snacks, Cocktails, and More. By Sara Deseran\" width=\"500\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-86998\">\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The serious attention that the \u003ca href=\"http://www.tacolicious.com\">Tacolicious\u003c/a> restaurants give their tacos, salsas, and more can get lost in the party atmosphere, but here, author, co-owner, and longtime Bay Area food writer and editor Sara Deseran blends lively writing about the restaurant's contemporary Cali-Mex approach with recipes ready to inspire easy entertaining, especially among taco-and-tequila-loving twentysomethings.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Tacolicious got its start as a weekly pop-up taco stand in 2009. At the time, Joe Hargrave owned Laiola, a Spanish restaurant in the Marina that had made a splash when it opened in 2007, only to start wilting when the recession hit in 2008. \u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_87001\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\" style=\"max-width: 250px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2014/09/Sara-Deseran1000.jpg\">\u003cimg src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2014/09/Sara-Deseran1000.jpg\" alt=\"Author Sara Deseran. Photo: Alex Farnum\" width=\"250\" class=\"size-full wp-image-87001\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Author Sara Deseran. Photo: Alex Farnum\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>As Deseran tells it, she and Hargrave (now her husband) had been traveling and eating around Mexico for years. But in early 2009, a trip to Mexico City opened their eyes to the chic, creative food happening there. (It didn't hurt that Rick Bayless had stopped into Laiola the day before their trip and offered a hand-written list of don't-miss hot spots). After years of seeking out and romanticizing street food, \"...suddenly, we were experiencing Mexican restaurants in Mexico that were as hip and urban as restaurants in any sophisticated city and were completely void of the cliches Americans love to import: mariachi bands, heavy wooden furniture, servers dressed in guayaberas. San Francisco needed a taste of it. Selfishly, we wanted it for ourselves.\" \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>When they got back, Hargrave got a call from Lulu Meyer at the Ferry Plaza Farmers' Market. Would Hargrave be interested in running a Spanish-food stall at the new Thursday lunchtime market? Inspired and rejuvenated by the trip, Hargrave offered to serve tacos instead. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Well, who doesn't love a taco? As lines grew at the market stand and seats languished at Laiola, Hargrave decided to swap tapas for tacos on New Year's Eve, 2009. Two weeks and a paint job later, the Chestnut Street restaurant had teal walls, new art, and a new name: Tacolicious. Soon, the first brick-and-mortar location was joined by three more in North Beach, the Mission and Palo Alto. The popular taco stand continues at the Ferry Plaza Thursday market. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>At a recent launch party in the Mission, Deseran and Hargrave admitted that they had no idea how much work it would be putting the cookbook together. Deseran, the food editor at both San Francisco and 7x7 magazines (full disclosure: this reporter worked with her as a freelance restaurant reviewer at San Francisco in the late 1990s) as well the author of three previous cookbooks, found out the not-enough-hours-in-the-day way that writing a book about food she and her husband--and their kitchen staff--cared deeply about was a nail-biting proposition. The recipes had to work, and they had to be delicious enough to please both longtime restaurant customers and people who might never have heard of the place but just loved tacos and tequila. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As one might expect from a book written by a longtime food editor, the recipes--and stories--are meticulous and detailed. Tacos may be party food, but Deseran shows how careful attention to toasting spices, sourcing good tortillas, avoiding the microwave, and more can make the difference between memorable and merely belly-filling. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>While the bulk of the book centers on tacos, there's also plenty of snacks and sides, from a spiced-up peanut-and-pumpkin-seed version of Chex Mix to empanadas, raw-tuna tostadas, tamales swathed in banana leaves, lime-drenched seafood cocktails, and sticky, lick-your-fingers tamarind-glazed pork ribs, followed by a plethora of tequila-spiked drinks and agua frescas, in nifty flavors like white nectarine-blueberry, cantaloupe-ginger, and cucumber-mint. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As a couple with decades of experience in San Francisco's tight-knit restaurant and food-media worlds, Deseran and Hargrave pull in plenty of locals, and local influences to show that what some taco purists dismiss as \"Marina Mexican\" actually comes from a pretty dedicated place. There's an interview with Teresa Pasion, general manager at La Palma, the longtime tortilleria on 24th Street where the restaurant gets its fresh tortillas, followed by torta-making tips from Armando Macuil, the owner of La Torta Gorda, where Deseran, Hargrave, and their three kids frequently hang out over nopales-and-pineapple agua frescas and Mexican sandwiches. It's all part of what Deseran describes as their \"unabashedly Californian take on Mexican food.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As a reporter, Deseran's happy to point out that some pairings--like chips and salsa--are much more American than Mexican. And she shares the story of how the old school hard-shell taco, that staple of family taco nights, became a multi-billion-dollar business. Seems that in 1951 Glen Bell, owner of a drive-in burger stand, started selling hard-shell tacos for less than a quarter apiece. By 1962, he launched his own eponymous taco stand, Taco Bell. By his death in 2010, there were over 5000 Taco Bells worldwide. (And yes, she includes a full Ortega-kit inspired DIY recipe.)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But the real charm of the book is its recipes: salsas galore, meaty braises that double as wintertime stews and make-ahead taco fillings, vegan and vegetarian options, even a handy chart detailing how to turn just about anything into a taco filling. And let's not forget the many, many ways to use up a twelve-pack of Tecate and a handle of Cuervo that this book offers, from chicken marinated in \"a shot and a beer\" to micheladas spiked with hot sauce and the irresistible, lipstick-pink watermelon cocktail they've dubbed the Lolita Squeeze (recipe below). Of course, there's also a short but info-packed introduction to the better tequilas and mezcals, with a brief explanation of how they're made and categorized. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Armed with this book and \u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/2014/07/16/the-banh-mi-handbook-recipes-for-crazy-delicious-sandwiches-by-andrea-nguyen/\">The Banh Mi Handbook\u003c/a>, your kids will be throwing the best parties on the block. \u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_86999\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 500px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2014/09/butternut-squash-pepitas-kale1000.jpg\">\u003cimg src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2014/09/butternut-squash-pepitas-kale1000.jpg\" alt=\"Butternut squash, kale, and crunchy pepitas taco. Photo: Alex Farnum\" width=\"500\" class=\"size-full wp-image-86999\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Butternut squash, kale, and crunchy pepitas taco. Photo: Alex Farnum\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch3>Recipe: Butternut squash, kale, and crunchy pepitas taco\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Reprinted with permission from Tacolicious, by Sara Deseran and Joe Hargrave, copyright © 2014, published by Ten Speed Press, an imprint of Random House LLC.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Drummed up by our intrepid recipe tester Lauren Godfrey, this nontraditional taco, sweet with squash, earthy and nutty with kale, and crunchy with fried pumpkin seeds (pepitas), is—shhhhh—vegan. Don’t tell anyone, but because it is so tasty, no one will care. The cashew crema can be replaced by store-bought crema, but after polling both vegetarian and carnivorous friends, everyone preferred the nutty and rich nondairy cashew version (which must be made with raw cashews to work). To prepare the butternut squash, use a sharp peeler to remove the tough skin before slicing it in half and scooping out the seeds and fibers. Lazy cook’s tip: Some markets sell butternut squash already peeled and seeded and ready to go.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Makes about 12 tacos; serves 4 to 6\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cstrong>Ingredients:\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\n\u003cem>Cashew Crema\u003c/em>\n\u003cli>2/3 cup raw cashews\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>1 teaspoon cumin seeds 6 tablespoons freshly squeezed lime juice (from about 3 limes)\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>1/4 cup water\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>2 teaspoons kosher salt\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cem>Pumpkin Seeds\u003c/em> \n\u003cli>2 teaspoons vegetable oil\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>1/3 cup raw hulled pumpkin seeds\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>1/4 teaspoon kosher salt\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Filling 2 tablespoons vegetable oil\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>3/4 cup finely chopped yellow onion\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>1 clove garlic, minced\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>3 cups 1/2-inch-diced butternut squash\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>1 teaspoon chile powder\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>2 teaspoons kosher salt\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>4 cups finely chopped kale\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Corn tortillas, warmed, for serving\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Chopped white onion, chopped fresh cilantro, and salsa of choice, for serving (optional)\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003col>\n\u003cstrong>Instructions:\u003c/strong>\n\u003cli>To make the crema, soak the raw cashews in room-temperature water to cover for at least 1 hour. Drain and reserve. Toast the cumin in a small, dry, heavy skillet over medium heat for about 1 minute, until fragrant. Transfer to a spice grinder, let cool, and grind finely. In a blender, combine the cashews, cumin, lime juice, water, and salt. Start the blender on the lowest speed and gradually increase to the highest speed. Blend for at least 1 minute, until a creamy consistency. Pour into a serving bowl and set aside.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>To make the pumpkin seeds, heat the oil in a heavy skillet over medium heat. When the oil is hot, add the pumpkin seeds and sauté for about 2 minutes, taking care that they do not burn. The seeds will begin to puff up and pop. Once they appear toasted, immediately pour them into a bowl. Toss with the cayenne and salt and set aside.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>To make the filling, heat the oil in a large, heavy skillet over medium heat. Add the onion and sauté for about 3 minutes, until softened. Add the garlic and sauté for about 1 minute more. Add the squash and sauté for 6 to 7 minutes, just until the squash begins to soften. Season with the chile powder and salt. Add the kale and cook, stirring, for about 1 minute, until it begins to wilt.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Remove from the heat, taste, and adjust the seasoning with salt if needed. Serve with the tortillas, crema, pumpkin seeds, onion, cilantro, and salsa. To assemble each taco, invite guests to spoon about 1/2 cup of the warm filling into a tortilla and top with some crema and pumpkin seeds. If guests want more toppings, they can finish off their tacos with onion, cilantro, and salsa.\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ol>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_87000\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 500px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2014/09/lolita-squeeze1000.jpg\">\u003cimg src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2014/09/lolita-squeeze1000.jpg\" alt=\"Lolita Squeeze. Photo: Alex Farnum\" width=\"500\" class=\"size-full wp-image-87000\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Lolita Squeeze. Photo: Alex Farnum\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch3>Recipe: Lolita Squeeze\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Reprinted with permission from Tacolicious, by Sara Deseran and Joe Hargrave, copyright © 2014, published by Ten Speed Press, an imprint of Random House LLC.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Fresh watermelon juice is given the tequila treatment here for the ultimate refreshing summer cocktail. The juice is easy to make but doesn’t keep well, so make only as much as you can use within a day or so. The chile salt gives it a bit of a wake-up call, but you could skip it if you want something purely pretty in pink.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Serves 1\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cstrong>Ingredients:\u003c/strong>\n\u003cli>Chile salt (see below), for coating glass rim and flavoring\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Ice\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>4 or 5 sprigs cilantro\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>2 ounces watermelon juice (see below)\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>2 ounces 100 percent agave tequila, preferably blanco\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>1 ounce freshly squeezed lime juice\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>1/2 ounce agave syrup (see below)\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Instructions:\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Coat the rim of a 10-ounce tumbler with the salt, then fill the tumbler with ice. Put 3 or 4 of the cilantro sprigs and a pinch of the salt in a cocktail shaker and muddle together with a muddler or a wooden spoon. Fill the shaker with ice, add the watermelon juice, tequila, lime juice, and agave syrup and shake vigorously. Strain into the tumbler. Garnish with the remaining cilantro sprig and serve.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Fresh watermelon juice\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\nTo make the watermelon juice, scoop flesh from a ripe seedless watermelon, puree it in a blender until liquefied, and strain it through a fine-mesh sieve. Store in an airtight container in the refrigerator for no more than a day or two\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cstrong>Agave Syrup\u003c/strong>\n\u003cli>1 cup agave nectar\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>1 cup warm water\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>Mix together and strain through a fine-mesh sieve into a glass container with an airtight top. Store in the refrigerator. It should last indefinitely.\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cstrong>Chile salt\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\nWe like to rub glass rims with a lemon wedge before dipping them in this salt to coat.\u003cbr>\n\u003cem>Makes a scant 1/2 cup\u003c/em>\n\u003cli>4 tablespoons kosher salt\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>1 tablespoon sweet paprika\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>1 tablespoon cayenne pepper\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>1 tablespoon chile powder\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In a small bowl, whisk together the salt, paprika, cayenne, and chili powder, mixing well.\u003c/p>\n\n","blocks":[],"excerpt":"The Cal-Mex string of Tacolicious restaurants puts out a cookbook of its good-time recipes for tacos, tequila cocktails, and more. \r\n","status":"publish","parent":0,"modified":1410040186,"stats":{"hasAudio":false,"hasVideo":false,"hasChartOrMap":false,"iframeSrcs":[],"hasGoogleForm":false,"hasGallery":false,"hasHearkenModule":false,"hasPolis":false,"paragraphCount":27,"wordCount":2076},"headData":{"title":"End of Summer Tacos & Tequila: Tacolicious Cookbook Review and Recipes | KQED","description":"The Cal-Mex string of Tacolicious restaurants puts out a cookbook of its good-time recipes for tacos, tequila cocktails, and more. \r\n","ogTitle":"","ogDescription":"","ogImgId":"","twTitle":"","twDescription":"","twImgId":"","schema":{"@context":"http://schema.org","@type":"Article","headline":"End of Summer Tacos & Tequila: Tacolicious Cookbook Review and Recipes","datePublished":"2014-09-03T17:11:50.000Z","dateModified":"2014-09-06T21:49:46.000Z","image":"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/KQED-OG-Image@1x.png"}},"disqusIdentifier":"86847 http://blogs.kqed.org/bayareabites/?p=86847","disqusUrl":"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/2014/09/03/end-of-summer-tacos-and-tequila-tacolicious-cookbook-review/","disqusTitle":"End of Summer Tacos & Tequila: Tacolicious Cookbook Review and Recipes","path":"/bayareabites/86847/end-of-summer-tacos-and-tequila-tacolicious-cookbook-review","audioTrackLength":null,"parsedContent":[{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>Sending the kids off to college? Packing up the lamps and extra silverware for their first on-their-own apartments? Do your Bay Area-bred offspring--and their future social lives--a favor by tossing in a copy of \u003ca href=\"http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1607745623/kqedorg-20\">Tacolicious: Festive Recipes for Tacos, Snacks, Cocktails, and More\u003c/a> by Sara Deseran with Joe Hargrave, Antelmo Faria, and Mike Barrow. Especially if they're moving to a place where bacon-wrapped hot dogs aren't grilled on the street to sate bar-hopping crowds, and a hangover isn't treated by a steaming bowl of birria, they'll need this book to show off to their new friends and chosen families just what makes San Francisco and its environs so great. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2014/09/Book-Cover1000.jpg\">\u003cimg src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2014/09/Book-Cover1000.jpg\" alt=\"tacolicious : festive recipes for Tacos, Snacks, Cocktails, and More. By Sara Deseran\" width=\"500\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-86998\">\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The serious attention that the \u003ca href=\"http://www.tacolicious.com\">Tacolicious\u003c/a> restaurants give their tacos, salsas, and more can get lost in the party atmosphere, but here, author, co-owner, and longtime Bay Area food writer and editor Sara Deseran blends lively writing about the restaurant's contemporary Cali-Mex approach with recipes ready to inspire easy entertaining, especially among taco-and-tequila-loving twentysomethings.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Tacolicious got its start as a weekly pop-up taco stand in 2009. At the time, Joe Hargrave owned Laiola, a Spanish restaurant in the Marina that had made a splash when it opened in 2007, only to start wilting when the recession hit in 2008. \u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_87001\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\" style=\"max-width: 250px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2014/09/Sara-Deseran1000.jpg\">\u003cimg src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2014/09/Sara-Deseran1000.jpg\" alt=\"Author Sara Deseran. Photo: Alex Farnum\" width=\"250\" class=\"size-full wp-image-87001\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Author Sara Deseran. Photo: Alex Farnum\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>As Deseran tells it, she and Hargrave (now her husband) had been traveling and eating around Mexico for years. But in early 2009, a trip to Mexico City opened their eyes to the chic, creative food happening there. (It didn't hurt that Rick Bayless had stopped into Laiola the day before their trip and offered a hand-written list of don't-miss hot spots). After years of seeking out and romanticizing street food, \"...suddenly, we were experiencing Mexican restaurants in Mexico that were as hip and urban as restaurants in any sophisticated city and were completely void of the cliches Americans love to import: mariachi bands, heavy wooden furniture, servers dressed in guayaberas. San Francisco needed a taste of it. Selfishly, we wanted it for ourselves.\" \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"ad","attributes":{"named":{"label":"fullwidth"},"numeric":["fullwidth"]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>When they got back, Hargrave got a call from Lulu Meyer at the Ferry Plaza Farmers' Market. Would Hargrave be interested in running a Spanish-food stall at the new Thursday lunchtime market? Inspired and rejuvenated by the trip, Hargrave offered to serve tacos instead. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Well, who doesn't love a taco? As lines grew at the market stand and seats languished at Laiola, Hargrave decided to swap tapas for tacos on New Year's Eve, 2009. Two weeks and a paint job later, the Chestnut Street restaurant had teal walls, new art, and a new name: Tacolicious. Soon, the first brick-and-mortar location was joined by three more in North Beach, the Mission and Palo Alto. The popular taco stand continues at the Ferry Plaza Thursday market. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>At a recent launch party in the Mission, Deseran and Hargrave admitted that they had no idea how much work it would be putting the cookbook together. Deseran, the food editor at both San Francisco and 7x7 magazines (full disclosure: this reporter worked with her as a freelance restaurant reviewer at San Francisco in the late 1990s) as well the author of three previous cookbooks, found out the not-enough-hours-in-the-day way that writing a book about food she and her husband--and their kitchen staff--cared deeply about was a nail-biting proposition. The recipes had to work, and they had to be delicious enough to please both longtime restaurant customers and people who might never have heard of the place but just loved tacos and tequila. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As one might expect from a book written by a longtime food editor, the recipes--and stories--are meticulous and detailed. Tacos may be party food, but Deseran shows how careful attention to toasting spices, sourcing good tortillas, avoiding the microwave, and more can make the difference between memorable and merely belly-filling. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>While the bulk of the book centers on tacos, there's also plenty of snacks and sides, from a spiced-up peanut-and-pumpkin-seed version of Chex Mix to empanadas, raw-tuna tostadas, tamales swathed in banana leaves, lime-drenched seafood cocktails, and sticky, lick-your-fingers tamarind-glazed pork ribs, followed by a plethora of tequila-spiked drinks and agua frescas, in nifty flavors like white nectarine-blueberry, cantaloupe-ginger, and cucumber-mint. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As a couple with decades of experience in San Francisco's tight-knit restaurant and food-media worlds, Deseran and Hargrave pull in plenty of locals, and local influences to show that what some taco purists dismiss as \"Marina Mexican\" actually comes from a pretty dedicated place. There's an interview with Teresa Pasion, general manager at La Palma, the longtime tortilleria on 24th Street where the restaurant gets its fresh tortillas, followed by torta-making tips from Armando Macuil, the owner of La Torta Gorda, where Deseran, Hargrave, and their three kids frequently hang out over nopales-and-pineapple agua frescas and Mexican sandwiches. It's all part of what Deseran describes as their \"unabashedly Californian take on Mexican food.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As a reporter, Deseran's happy to point out that some pairings--like chips and salsa--are much more American than Mexican. And she shares the story of how the old school hard-shell taco, that staple of family taco nights, became a multi-billion-dollar business. Seems that in 1951 Glen Bell, owner of a drive-in burger stand, started selling hard-shell tacos for less than a quarter apiece. By 1962, he launched his own eponymous taco stand, Taco Bell. By his death in 2010, there were over 5000 Taco Bells worldwide. (And yes, she includes a full Ortega-kit inspired DIY recipe.)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But the real charm of the book is its recipes: salsas galore, meaty braises that double as wintertime stews and make-ahead taco fillings, vegan and vegetarian options, even a handy chart detailing how to turn just about anything into a taco filling. And let's not forget the many, many ways to use up a twelve-pack of Tecate and a handle of Cuervo that this book offers, from chicken marinated in \"a shot and a beer\" to micheladas spiked with hot sauce and the irresistible, lipstick-pink watermelon cocktail they've dubbed the Lolita Squeeze (recipe below). Of course, there's also a short but info-packed introduction to the better tequilas and mezcals, with a brief explanation of how they're made and categorized. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Armed with this book and \u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/2014/07/16/the-banh-mi-handbook-recipes-for-crazy-delicious-sandwiches-by-andrea-nguyen/\">The Banh Mi Handbook\u003c/a>, your kids will be throwing the best parties on the block. \u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_86999\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 500px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2014/09/butternut-squash-pepitas-kale1000.jpg\">\u003cimg src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2014/09/butternut-squash-pepitas-kale1000.jpg\" alt=\"Butternut squash, kale, and crunchy pepitas taco. Photo: Alex Farnum\" width=\"500\" class=\"size-full wp-image-86999\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Butternut squash, kale, and crunchy pepitas taco. Photo: Alex Farnum\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch3>Recipe: Butternut squash, kale, and crunchy pepitas taco\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Reprinted with permission from Tacolicious, by Sara Deseran and Joe Hargrave, copyright © 2014, published by Ten Speed Press, an imprint of Random House LLC.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Drummed up by our intrepid recipe tester Lauren Godfrey, this nontraditional taco, sweet with squash, earthy and nutty with kale, and crunchy with fried pumpkin seeds (pepitas), is—shhhhh—vegan. Don’t tell anyone, but because it is so tasty, no one will care. The cashew crema can be replaced by store-bought crema, but after polling both vegetarian and carnivorous friends, everyone preferred the nutty and rich nondairy cashew version (which must be made with raw cashews to work). To prepare the butternut squash, use a sharp peeler to remove the tough skin before slicing it in half and scooping out the seeds and fibers. Lazy cook’s tip: Some markets sell butternut squash already peeled and seeded and ready to go.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Makes about 12 tacos; serves 4 to 6\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cstrong>Ingredients:\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\n\u003cem>Cashew Crema\u003c/em>\n\u003cli>2/3 cup raw cashews\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>1 teaspoon cumin seeds 6 tablespoons freshly squeezed lime juice (from about 3 limes)\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>1/4 cup water\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>2 teaspoons kosher salt\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cem>Pumpkin Seeds\u003c/em> \n\u003cli>2 teaspoons vegetable oil\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>1/3 cup raw hulled pumpkin seeds\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>1/4 teaspoon kosher salt\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Filling 2 tablespoons vegetable oil\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>3/4 cup finely chopped yellow onion\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>1 clove garlic, minced\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>3 cups 1/2-inch-diced butternut squash\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>1 teaspoon chile powder\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>2 teaspoons kosher salt\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>4 cups finely chopped kale\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Corn tortillas, warmed, for serving\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Chopped white onion, chopped fresh cilantro, and salsa of choice, for serving (optional)\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003col>\n\u003cstrong>Instructions:\u003c/strong>\n\u003cli>To make the crema, soak the raw cashews in room-temperature water to cover for at least 1 hour. Drain and reserve. Toast the cumin in a small, dry, heavy skillet over medium heat for about 1 minute, until fragrant. Transfer to a spice grinder, let cool, and grind finely. In a blender, combine the cashews, cumin, lime juice, water, and salt. Start the blender on the lowest speed and gradually increase to the highest speed. Blend for at least 1 minute, until a creamy consistency. Pour into a serving bowl and set aside.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>To make the pumpkin seeds, heat the oil in a heavy skillet over medium heat. When the oil is hot, add the pumpkin seeds and sauté for about 2 minutes, taking care that they do not burn. The seeds will begin to puff up and pop. Once they appear toasted, immediately pour them into a bowl. Toss with the cayenne and salt and set aside.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>To make the filling, heat the oil in a large, heavy skillet over medium heat. Add the onion and sauté for about 3 minutes, until softened. Add the garlic and sauté for about 1 minute more. Add the squash and sauté for 6 to 7 minutes, just until the squash begins to soften. Season with the chile powder and salt. Add the kale and cook, stirring, for about 1 minute, until it begins to wilt.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Remove from the heat, taste, and adjust the seasoning with salt if needed. Serve with the tortillas, crema, pumpkin seeds, onion, cilantro, and salsa. To assemble each taco, invite guests to spoon about 1/2 cup of the warm filling into a tortilla and top with some crema and pumpkin seeds. If guests want more toppings, they can finish off their tacos with onion, cilantro, and salsa.\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ol>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_87000\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 500px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2014/09/lolita-squeeze1000.jpg\">\u003cimg src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2014/09/lolita-squeeze1000.jpg\" alt=\"Lolita Squeeze. Photo: Alex Farnum\" width=\"500\" class=\"size-full wp-image-87000\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Lolita Squeeze. Photo: Alex Farnum\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch3>Recipe: Lolita Squeeze\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Reprinted with permission from Tacolicious, by Sara Deseran and Joe Hargrave, copyright © 2014, published by Ten Speed Press, an imprint of Random House LLC.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Fresh watermelon juice is given the tequila treatment here for the ultimate refreshing summer cocktail. The juice is easy to make but doesn’t keep well, so make only as much as you can use within a day or so. The chile salt gives it a bit of a wake-up call, but you could skip it if you want something purely pretty in pink.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Serves 1\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cstrong>Ingredients:\u003c/strong>\n\u003cli>Chile salt (see below), for coating glass rim and flavoring\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Ice\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>4 or 5 sprigs cilantro\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>2 ounces watermelon juice (see below)\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>2 ounces 100 percent agave tequila, preferably blanco\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>1 ounce freshly squeezed lime juice\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>1/2 ounce agave syrup (see below)\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Instructions:\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Coat the rim of a 10-ounce tumbler with the salt, then fill the tumbler with ice. Put 3 or 4 of the cilantro sprigs and a pinch of the salt in a cocktail shaker and muddle together with a muddler or a wooden spoon. Fill the shaker with ice, add the watermelon juice, tequila, lime juice, and agave syrup and shake vigorously. Strain into the tumbler. Garnish with the remaining cilantro sprig and serve.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Fresh watermelon juice\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\nTo make the watermelon juice, scoop flesh from a ripe seedless watermelon, puree it in a blender until liquefied, and strain it through a fine-mesh sieve. Store in an airtight container in the refrigerator for no more than a day or two\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cstrong>Agave Syrup\u003c/strong>\n\u003cli>1 cup agave nectar\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>1 cup warm water\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>Mix together and strain through a fine-mesh sieve into a glass container with an airtight top. Store in the refrigerator. It should last indefinitely.\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cstrong>Chile salt\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\nWe like to rub glass rims with a lemon wedge before dipping them in this salt to coat.\u003cbr>\n\u003cem>Makes a scant 1/2 cup\u003c/em>\n\u003cli>4 tablespoons kosher salt\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>1 tablespoon sweet paprika\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>1 tablespoon cayenne pepper\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>1 tablespoon chile powder\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"ad","attributes":{"named":{"label":"floatright"},"numeric":["floatright"]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In a small bowl, whisk together the salt, paprika, cayenne, and chili powder, mixing well.\u003c/p>\n\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}}],"link":"/bayareabites/86847/end-of-summer-tacos-and-tequila-tacolicious-cookbook-review","authors":["5038"],"categories":["bayareabites_752","bayareabites_2254","bayareabites_63","bayareabites_1244","bayareabites_588","bayareabites_12","bayareabites_1807","bayareabites_90"],"tags":["bayareabites_758","bayareabites_12057","bayareabites_9966","bayareabites_767","bayareabites_9268","bayareabites_2355"],"featImg":"bayareabites_87002","label":"bayareabites"},"bayareabites_82391":{"type":"posts","id":"bayareabites_82391","meta":{"index":"posts_1591205157","site":"bayareabites","id":"82391","score":null,"sort":[1401130235000]},"guestAuthors":[],"slug":"the-commissary-chino","title":"Hot Eats: The Commissary & Chino Open ","publishDate":1401130235,"format":"aside","headTitle":"Bay Area Bites | KQED Food","labelTerm":{"site":"bayareabites"},"content":"\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_82557\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 682px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2014/05/Commissary-Portraits-16.jpg\">\u003cimg class=\"size-large wp-image-82557\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2014/05/Commissary-Portraits-16-682x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Chefs Reylon Agustin, Robbie Lewis and Traci Des Jardins inside The Commissary Kitchen. Photo: Aubrie Pick\" width=\"682\" height=\"1024\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Chefs Reylon Agustin, Robbie Lewis and Traci Des Jardins inside The Commissary Kitchen. Photo: Aubrie Pick\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>With so many hot new food projects it can be hard to keep track of them all and this month is especially buzz-y. Here are fresh updates including one from chef Traci Des Jardins, \u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/2012/09/18/qa-with-traci-des-jardins-happy-15th-birthday-jardiniere-restaurant/\" target=\"_blank\">who is no stranger to Bay Area Bites\u003c/a>. Her new restaurant, \u003ca href=\"http://www.presidio.gov/food/Pages/Commissary.aspx\" target=\"_blank\">The Commissary\u003c/a>, opened this week in a restored building that once housed barracks. This eatery is being run in conjunction with \u003ca href=\"http://www.presidio.gov/Pages/default.aspx\" target=\"_blank\">the Presidio Trust\u003c/a> and Bon Appetit Management Company, and serves up more Spanish flavors than Des Jardins' other spots: \u003ca href=\"http://www.jardiniere.com/\" target=\"_blank\">Jardinière Restaurant\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"http://www.mijitasf.com/\" target=\"_blank\">Mijita\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"http://www.publichousesf.com/\" target=\"_blank\">Public House\u003c/a>, and \u003ca href=\"http://www.ritzcarlton.com/en/Properties/LakeTahoe/Dining/manzanita/Default.htm?wbc_purpose=Basic\" target=\"_blank\">Manzanita\u003c/a>. Des Jardins is in the Commissary kitchen right now, but once things settle down kitchen duties will go to executive chefs Reylon Agustin and Robbie Lewis, pictured above. You may want to call ahead since the hours during the soft opening are varied.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_82558\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1000px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2014/05/Commissary-Food-002.jpg\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-82558\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2014/05/Commissary-Food-002.jpg\" alt=\"Cheese with quince paste and Marcona almonds at The Commissary. Photo: Aubrie Pick\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1500\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Cheese with quince paste and Marcona almonds at The Commissary. Photo: Aubrie Pick\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>I caught up with Des Jardins at a preview event while plates of fingerling potato with chorizo and aioli came out of the kitchen, followed by beautiful and tasty sardines with fava beans, radish and garlic. A hearty cheese board was also on offer and other guests who were taking in the airy and open space included Craig Middleton of the Presidio Trust, photographer Frankie Frankeny, Susie and Mark Buell, Liz Einbinder, James Stolich (Cook with James), Jennifer Roy, Joe Brown (his bread from Marla Bakery is used), and Culinary Consultant Laiko Bahrs. The chef's comments have been edited for content and clarity.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_82559\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1000px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2014/05/Commissary-Food-029.jpg\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-82559\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2014/05/Commissary-Food-029.jpg\" alt=\"Fava beans at The Commissary. Photo: Aubrie Pick\" width=\"1000\" height=\"666\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Fava beans at The Commissary. Photo: Aubrie Pick\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Bay Area Bites:\u003c/strong> How's the opening going?\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>Des Jardins:\u003c/strong> It's always crazy. You know how it is. I'll be here through it all.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Bay Area Bites:\u003c/strong> What are some of your favorite dishes and what's the menu like?\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>Des Jardins:\u003c/strong> It's very improvisational and will change. We're getting seafood that's rated well by the \u003ca href=\"http://www.seafoodwatch.org/cr/seafoodwatch.aspx\" target=\"_blank\">Monterey Seafood Watch\u003c/a> and is local, like sardines in escabeche. We do some of our own curing here. There's also grilled squid and garbanzo beans with fennel and aioli; striped bass, clams and toasted almond picada; as well as roasted chicken, liver toast, Marcona almonds and dates.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_82560\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 720px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2014/05/chino.jpg\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-82560\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2014/05/chino.jpg\" alt=\"Joe Hargrave inside Chino during current construction, art work by Drew Kelly. Photo: Chino\" width=\"720\" height=\"540\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Joe Hargrave inside Chino during current construction, art work by Drew Kelly. Photo: Chino\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The wait for Chino (which is Spanish for Chinese), a modern Chinese spot from the folks at \u003ca href=\"http://tacolicious.com/\" target=\"_blank\">Tacolicious\u003c/a>, is almost over. Chino, which is still under construction, has been eagerly anticipated because it means a new place in the Mission District to eat steamed buns known as baos, noodles, “grab pancakes” of the zhōng zhuā bǐng (蔥抓餅) variety, dumplings and other small plates, with or without adult beverages. \u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/2013/10/22/alembics-danny-louie-talks-cocktails-creativity-and-shares-a-seasonal-drink-recipe/\" target=\"_blank\">Danny Louie\u003c/a> had a hand in helping create the bar program, and drinks of interest include the Shanghai Buck (Pampero aniversario rum, ginger, bitters & lime) and Chinatown Iced Tea (Baijiu, almond milk, passion fruit, Lipton tea and lemon). Chino will open this Wednesday, May 28 in a space that for years housed a tapas eatery called Andalu.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_82561\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2736px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2014/05/IMG_1906-e1401129415958.jpg\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-82561\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2014/05/IMG_1906-e1401129415958.jpg\" alt=\"Bao de chicharon pork belly bun. Photo: Chino\" width=\"2736\" height=\"3648\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Bao de chicharon pork belly bun. Photo: Chino\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Joe Hargrave came up with the idea for the casual Chinese spot with his wife, Sara Deseran, who is a \u003ca href=\"http://www.modernluxury.com/san-francisco\" target=\"_blank\">San Francisco Magazine\u003c/a> editor and food writer. The menu was crafted with an assist from chef Telmo Faria (who has long been associated with Tacolicious) and initial work was done by chef Brandon Jew, who is no longer on the project after a friendly parting. Chino started as a pop-up at the Ferry Building and Hargrave traveled to some fun spots for a little R+D before moving into the brick-and-mortar location. Hargrave updated me on what to expect. His comments have been edited for content and clarity.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Bay Area Bites:\u003c/strong> What dishes can customers look forward to?\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>Hargrave:\u003c/strong> It’s a funny concept and not totally different than Tacolicious, which we took a lot of heat for. I have a super love of noodles and dumplings and you can go to a few places in the Avenues, but overall it's just not prevalent and available here. Sara wrote \u003ca href=\"http://books.google.com/books/about/Asian_vegetables.html?id=Rq5QAQAAIAAJ\" target=\"_blank\">a book 12 years ago about Asian vegetables\u003c/a>, and it's a topic that she really knows a lot about. We're going to have vegetables and cocktails along with baos and Dan Dan noodles that will be authentic, whatever that means. Look for Korean and Japanese flavors. It's not going to be fusion.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Bay Area Bites:\u003c/strong> What are the tough parts about opening?\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>Hargrave:\u003c/strong> We don’t speak Mandarin, so sourcing ingredients means I have to take a picture, and go to a market in Chinatown, because I don’t have any words. If I go to La Palma for Tacolicious, I can speak Spanish and order 50,000 tortillas. If I go to Chinatown, I am not able to do that.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It's just amazing, when people tell me “if you’re going to do a Chinese restaurant you have to have a wok and these are the dishes you have to do.” I say no, I don’t have to do a wok station, it’s just not my concept. San Franciscans are very funny about authenticity.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_82563\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 640px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2014/05/chino2.jpg\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-82563\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2014/05/chino2.jpg\" alt=\"Cucumbers all busted up dish. Photo: Chino\" width=\"640\" height=\"640\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Cucumbers all busted up dish. Photo: Chino\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>I was in Taipei, Taiwan and there was super mashed-up food showing Japanese influence and lots of fresh seafood. We went to a place called Addiction Aquatic, that has the most amazing fish market. The pork with peanut in spongey white bread is Taiwanese and we're bringing that back.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Chairman Bao and \u003ca href=\"http://tastemychina.com/san-francisco/home/275\" target=\"_blank\">M.Y. China\u003c/a> use Peking duck. At Tacolicious we do a taco of the week; the bao is almost replaceable with a tortilla. At \u003ca href=\"http://momofuku.com/toronto/noodle-bar-to/menu/\" target=\"_blank\">Momofuku\u003c/a>, I tried a pastrami bao that was delicious and really good. There is also a Cubano with chile cheese, and pork that was pressed... those things would bug the purists to no end.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"http://www.presidio.gov/food/Pages/Commissary.aspx\" target=\"_blank\">The Commissary\u003c/a> \u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\n101 Montgomery St. (at Sheridan Ave.), San Francisco\u003cbr>\n(415) 561-3600\u003cbr>\nTwitter: \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/TheCommissarySF\" target=\"_blank\">TheCommissarySF\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\nFacebook: \u003ca href=\"https://www.facebook.com/TheCommissarySF\" target=\"_blank\">www.facebook.com/TheCommissarySF\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"http://chinosf.tumblr.com/\" target=\"_blank\">Chino\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\n3198 16th St. (at Guerrero), San Francisco\u003cbr>\n(415) 420-9869\u003cbr>\nTwitter: \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/SFChino\" target=\"_blank\">SFChino\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\nFacebook: \u003ca href=\"https://www.facebook.com/chinorestaurant\" target=\"_blank\">www.facebook.com/chinorestaurant\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Post updated 6/4/14\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\n","blocks":[],"excerpt":"Mary Ladd reports on the juiciest restaurant updates from hot new spots: The Commissary from Chef Traci Des Jardins, and Chino from the people behind Tacolicious. ","status":"publish","parent":0,"modified":1401918419,"stats":{"hasAudio":false,"hasVideo":false,"hasChartOrMap":false,"iframeSrcs":[],"hasGoogleForm":false,"hasGallery":false,"hasHearkenModule":false,"hasPolis":false,"paragraphCount":16,"wordCount":1078},"headData":{"title":"Hot Eats: The Commissary & Chino Open | KQED","description":"Mary Ladd reports on the juiciest restaurant updates from hot new spots: The Commissary from Chef Traci Des Jardins, and Chino from the people behind Tacolicious. ","ogTitle":"","ogDescription":"","ogImgId":"","twTitle":"","twDescription":"","twImgId":"","schema":{"@context":"http://schema.org","@type":"Article","headline":"Hot Eats: The Commissary & Chino Open ","datePublished":"2014-05-26T18:50:35.000Z","dateModified":"2014-06-04T21:46:59.000Z","image":"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/KQED-OG-Image@1x.png"}},"disqusIdentifier":"82391 http://blogs.kqed.org/bayareabites/?p=82391","disqusUrl":"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/2014/05/26/the-commissary-chino/","disqusTitle":"Hot Eats: The Commissary & Chino Open ","path":"/bayareabites/82391/the-commissary-chino","audioTrackLength":null,"parsedContent":[{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_82557\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 682px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2014/05/Commissary-Portraits-16.jpg\">\u003cimg class=\"size-large wp-image-82557\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2014/05/Commissary-Portraits-16-682x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Chefs Reylon Agustin, Robbie Lewis and Traci Des Jardins inside The Commissary Kitchen. Photo: Aubrie Pick\" width=\"682\" height=\"1024\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Chefs Reylon Agustin, Robbie Lewis and Traci Des Jardins inside The Commissary Kitchen. Photo: Aubrie Pick\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>With so many hot new food projects it can be hard to keep track of them all and this month is especially buzz-y. Here are fresh updates including one from chef Traci Des Jardins, \u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/2012/09/18/qa-with-traci-des-jardins-happy-15th-birthday-jardiniere-restaurant/\" target=\"_blank\">who is no stranger to Bay Area Bites\u003c/a>. Her new restaurant, \u003ca href=\"http://www.presidio.gov/food/Pages/Commissary.aspx\" target=\"_blank\">The Commissary\u003c/a>, opened this week in a restored building that once housed barracks. This eatery is being run in conjunction with \u003ca href=\"http://www.presidio.gov/Pages/default.aspx\" target=\"_blank\">the Presidio Trust\u003c/a> and Bon Appetit Management Company, and serves up more Spanish flavors than Des Jardins' other spots: \u003ca href=\"http://www.jardiniere.com/\" target=\"_blank\">Jardinière Restaurant\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"http://www.mijitasf.com/\" target=\"_blank\">Mijita\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"http://www.publichousesf.com/\" target=\"_blank\">Public House\u003c/a>, and \u003ca href=\"http://www.ritzcarlton.com/en/Properties/LakeTahoe/Dining/manzanita/Default.htm?wbc_purpose=Basic\" target=\"_blank\">Manzanita\u003c/a>. Des Jardins is in the Commissary kitchen right now, but once things settle down kitchen duties will go to executive chefs Reylon Agustin and Robbie Lewis, pictured above. You may want to call ahead since the hours during the soft opening are varied.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_82558\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1000px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2014/05/Commissary-Food-002.jpg\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-82558\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2014/05/Commissary-Food-002.jpg\" alt=\"Cheese with quince paste and Marcona almonds at The Commissary. Photo: Aubrie Pick\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1500\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Cheese with quince paste and Marcona almonds at The Commissary. Photo: Aubrie Pick\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>I caught up with Des Jardins at a preview event while plates of fingerling potato with chorizo and aioli came out of the kitchen, followed by beautiful and tasty sardines with fava beans, radish and garlic. A hearty cheese board was also on offer and other guests who were taking in the airy and open space included Craig Middleton of the Presidio Trust, photographer Frankie Frankeny, Susie and Mark Buell, Liz Einbinder, James Stolich (Cook with James), Jennifer Roy, Joe Brown (his bread from Marla Bakery is used), and Culinary Consultant Laiko Bahrs. The chef's comments have been edited for content and clarity.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_82559\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1000px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2014/05/Commissary-Food-029.jpg\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-82559\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2014/05/Commissary-Food-029.jpg\" alt=\"Fava beans at The Commissary. Photo: Aubrie Pick\" width=\"1000\" height=\"666\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Fava beans at The Commissary. Photo: Aubrie Pick\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Bay Area Bites:\u003c/strong> How's the opening going?\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>Des Jardins:\u003c/strong> It's always crazy. You know how it is. I'll be here through it all.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Bay Area Bites:\u003c/strong> What are some of your favorite dishes and what's the menu like?\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>Des Jardins:\u003c/strong> It's very improvisational and will change. We're getting seafood that's rated well by the \u003ca href=\"http://www.seafoodwatch.org/cr/seafoodwatch.aspx\" target=\"_blank\">Monterey Seafood Watch\u003c/a> and is local, like sardines in escabeche. We do some of our own curing here. There's also grilled squid and garbanzo beans with fennel and aioli; striped bass, clams and toasted almond picada; as well as roasted chicken, liver toast, Marcona almonds and dates.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_82560\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 720px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2014/05/chino.jpg\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-82560\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2014/05/chino.jpg\" alt=\"Joe Hargrave inside Chino during current construction, art work by Drew Kelly. Photo: Chino\" width=\"720\" height=\"540\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Joe Hargrave inside Chino during current construction, art work by Drew Kelly. Photo: Chino\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The wait for Chino (which is Spanish for Chinese), a modern Chinese spot from the folks at \u003ca href=\"http://tacolicious.com/\" target=\"_blank\">Tacolicious\u003c/a>, is almost over. Chino, which is still under construction, has been eagerly anticipated because it means a new place in the Mission District to eat steamed buns known as baos, noodles, “grab pancakes” of the zhōng zhuā bǐng (蔥抓餅) variety, dumplings and other small plates, with or without adult beverages. \u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/2013/10/22/alembics-danny-louie-talks-cocktails-creativity-and-shares-a-seasonal-drink-recipe/\" target=\"_blank\">Danny Louie\u003c/a> had a hand in helping create the bar program, and drinks of interest include the Shanghai Buck (Pampero aniversario rum, ginger, bitters & lime) and Chinatown Iced Tea (Baijiu, almond milk, passion fruit, Lipton tea and lemon). Chino will open this Wednesday, May 28 in a space that for years housed a tapas eatery called Andalu.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_82561\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2736px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2014/05/IMG_1906-e1401129415958.jpg\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-82561\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2014/05/IMG_1906-e1401129415958.jpg\" alt=\"Bao de chicharon pork belly bun. Photo: Chino\" width=\"2736\" height=\"3648\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Bao de chicharon pork belly bun. Photo: Chino\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Joe Hargrave came up with the idea for the casual Chinese spot with his wife, Sara Deseran, who is a \u003ca href=\"http://www.modernluxury.com/san-francisco\" target=\"_blank\">San Francisco Magazine\u003c/a> editor and food writer. The menu was crafted with an assist from chef Telmo Faria (who has long been associated with Tacolicious) and initial work was done by chef Brandon Jew, who is no longer on the project after a friendly parting. Chino started as a pop-up at the Ferry Building and Hargrave traveled to some fun spots for a little R+D before moving into the brick-and-mortar location. Hargrave updated me on what to expect. His comments have been edited for content and clarity.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"ad","attributes":{"named":{"label":"fullwidth"},"numeric":["fullwidth"]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Bay Area Bites:\u003c/strong> What dishes can customers look forward to?\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>Hargrave:\u003c/strong> It’s a funny concept and not totally different than Tacolicious, which we took a lot of heat for. I have a super love of noodles and dumplings and you can go to a few places in the Avenues, but overall it's just not prevalent and available here. Sara wrote \u003ca href=\"http://books.google.com/books/about/Asian_vegetables.html?id=Rq5QAQAAIAAJ\" target=\"_blank\">a book 12 years ago about Asian vegetables\u003c/a>, and it's a topic that she really knows a lot about. We're going to have vegetables and cocktails along with baos and Dan Dan noodles that will be authentic, whatever that means. Look for Korean and Japanese flavors. It's not going to be fusion.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Bay Area Bites:\u003c/strong> What are the tough parts about opening?\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>Hargrave:\u003c/strong> We don’t speak Mandarin, so sourcing ingredients means I have to take a picture, and go to a market in Chinatown, because I don’t have any words. If I go to La Palma for Tacolicious, I can speak Spanish and order 50,000 tortillas. If I go to Chinatown, I am not able to do that.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It's just amazing, when people tell me “if you’re going to do a Chinese restaurant you have to have a wok and these are the dishes you have to do.” I say no, I don’t have to do a wok station, it’s just not my concept. San Franciscans are very funny about authenticity.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_82563\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 640px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2014/05/chino2.jpg\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-82563\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2014/05/chino2.jpg\" alt=\"Cucumbers all busted up dish. Photo: Chino\" width=\"640\" height=\"640\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Cucumbers all busted up dish. Photo: Chino\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>I was in Taipei, Taiwan and there was super mashed-up food showing Japanese influence and lots of fresh seafood. We went to a place called Addiction Aquatic, that has the most amazing fish market. The pork with peanut in spongey white bread is Taiwanese and we're bringing that back.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Chairman Bao and \u003ca href=\"http://tastemychina.com/san-francisco/home/275\" target=\"_blank\">M.Y. China\u003c/a> use Peking duck. At Tacolicious we do a taco of the week; the bao is almost replaceable with a tortilla. At \u003ca href=\"http://momofuku.com/toronto/noodle-bar-to/menu/\" target=\"_blank\">Momofuku\u003c/a>, I tried a pastrami bao that was delicious and really good. There is also a Cubano with chile cheese, and pork that was pressed... those things would bug the purists to no end.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"http://www.presidio.gov/food/Pages/Commissary.aspx\" target=\"_blank\">The Commissary\u003c/a> \u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\n101 Montgomery St. (at Sheridan Ave.), San Francisco\u003cbr>\n(415) 561-3600\u003cbr>\nTwitter: \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/TheCommissarySF\" target=\"_blank\">TheCommissarySF\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\nFacebook: \u003ca href=\"https://www.facebook.com/TheCommissarySF\" target=\"_blank\">www.facebook.com/TheCommissarySF\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"http://chinosf.tumblr.com/\" target=\"_blank\">Chino\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\n3198 16th St. (at Guerrero), San Francisco\u003cbr>\n(415) 420-9869\u003cbr>\nTwitter: \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/SFChino\" target=\"_blank\">SFChino\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\nFacebook: \u003ca href=\"https://www.facebook.com/chinorestaurant\" target=\"_blank\">www.facebook.com/chinorestaurant\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"ad","attributes":{"named":{"label":"floatright"},"numeric":["floatright"]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Post updated 6/4/14\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}}],"link":"/bayareabites/82391/the-commissary-chino","authors":["5092"],"categories":["bayareabites_2998","bayareabites_109","bayareabites_752","bayareabites_63","bayareabites_1244","bayareabites_1875","bayareabites_1807"],"tags":["bayareabites_2311","bayareabites_13398","bayareabites_371","bayareabites_9966","bayareabites_1251"],"featImg":"bayareabites_82559","label":"bayareabites"},"bayareabites_66881":{"type":"posts","id":"bayareabites_66881","meta":{"index":"posts_1591205157","site":"bayareabites","id":"66881","score":null,"sort":[1375887649000]},"guestAuthors":[],"slug":"liam-mayclem-takes-you-and-jason-priestley-inside-the-kitchen-on-san-francisco-food-tours","title":"Liam Mayclem Takes You (and Jason Priestley) “Inside the Kitchen” on San Francisco Food Tours","publishDate":1375887649,"format":"aside","headTitle":"Bay Area Bites | KQED Food","labelTerm":{"site":"bayareabites"},"content":"\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_67517\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 400px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2013/08/liam-mayclem-ontour.jpg\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-67517\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2013/08/liam-mayclem-ontour.jpg\" alt=\"Liam Mayclem, host of the "Inside the Kitchen" tours, at Boudin Bakery at Fisherman's Wharf Photo: Rick Camargo\" width=\"400\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Liam Mayclem, host of the \"Inside the Kitchen\" tours, at Boudin Bakery at Fisherman's Wharf Photo: Rick Camargo\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Liam Mayclem covers food in a fun and diligent fashion. He is widely known around these parts for his work as an Emmy award-winning host and a producer for CBS 5 TV’s \u003ca href=\"http://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/category/eye-on-the-bay/\">\"Eye on The Bay\"\u003c/a> and \u003ca href=\"http://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/category/foodie-chap/\">Foodie Chap\u003c/a> series. Mayclem is a familiar face because he seems to say “yes” to it all: emceeing food and music events, acting in TV commercials and traveling. Now, Mayclem has a new project that will have him interacting with the public in an intimate fashion. \u003ca href=\"http://www.nytimes.com/2013/07/31/dining/food-sherpas-guide-you-to-a-citys-culinary-secrets.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0\">Culinary tours are all the rage now\u003c/a> and Mayclem has signed a deal to host \u003ca href=\"http://www.anyroad.com/insidethekitchen\">\"Inside the Kitchen\" tours\u003c/a> with The Ritz Carlton hotel in San Francisco, a natural fit given his years touring restaurants and kitchens for TV shows. The tours begin this month for the public, but one recent private tour guest was actor Jason Priestley, who was in town filming a Canadian TV show in which Mayclem's food tour is included in an episode.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Bay Area Bites caught up with Mayclem to talk about his latest project and get his thoughts on current food trends and favorite food haunts. His comments have been edited for content and clarity.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Bay Area Bites: Tell me about filming with Jason Priestley for a Canadian-produced show called “Hollywood & Vines.”\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Mayclem:\u003c/strong> I took the 90210 star for a tasty stretch of 94110 -- Valencia in the Mission. Jason loves his food and wine and his knowledge runs deep, especially with vino. We stopped at four spots on our walkabout: \u003ca href=\"http://missioncheese.net/\">Mission Cheese\u003c/a> (wine and fromage), \u003ca href=\"http://abbotscellar.com/\">Abbot’s Cellar\u003c/a> (beer paired perfectly with seasonal offerings), \u003ca href=\"http://tacolicious.com/\">Tacolicious\u003c/a> (tequila & tacos), \u003ca href=\"http://craftsman-wolves.com/\">Craftsman & Wolves\u003c/a> (sweet ending & vino).\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Jason was particularly impressed with the Pasion Margarita at Tacolicious. This bright yellow cocktail sings “drink me” the moment it appears -- it’s just so darn inviting. It tickles, then burns, hangs in your chest and overstays its welcome. Jason referred to it as “Deep Spice -- the fifth Spice Girl, so lovely when you first meet and then she grabs you by the throat and takes you down.” Needless to say we were all keen to order another after the first one settled but sadly there was filming to be done and we marched on, the grip of “Deep Spice” still with us. This episode featuring my Valencia Street Food Tour will air across Canada and internationally in October.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_67515\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1000px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2013/08/Hollywood-and-Vines-Parallel-priestly.jpg\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-67515\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2013/08/Hollywood-and-Vines-Parallel-priestly.jpg\" alt=\"Jason Priestly, Terry David Mulligan and Liam Mayclem at Chef's Table at Parallel 37. Photo courtesy of Liam Mayclem.\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1000\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jason Priestly, Terry David Mulligan and Liam Mayclem at Chef's Table at Parallel 37. Photo courtesy of Liam Mayclem.\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Bay Area Bites: How did you get involved with the food tours at The Ritz Carlton? Can you talk about food tours as a trend? \u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Mayclem: Joyfully, I have been doing culinary tours of the Bay Area on TV for eight years as part of “Eye on the Bay,” showcasing the best of our culinary universe: food trucks to fine dining, pop-ups to permanent mom & pops. The idea of doing an actual walking tour with a real live group had never really occurred to me. There are many who do it really well (Avital Tours for example) so why crowd the space? However over lunch with Diana Haven, a \u003ca href=\"http://www.ellipsespr.com/index.php/about-us/\">PR pal\u003c/a> and my former booking producer at TechTV, the topic came up about a partnership with The Ritz Carlton-San Francisco and a series of walking tours curated by me. It seemed like a great way to share my knowledge, my passion and my relationships with chefs and purveyors with others. People visit San Francisco by the busload to eat and drink. There is much to show off here and I do it with pride.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>So I went away and designed four unique tours, each one with additional elements, such as special guests (such as Ben Fong-Torres for the Chinatown tour), a hands-on experience (for example, Pizza making at \u003ca href=\"http://www.tonyspizzanapoletana.com/\">Tony’s Pizza Napoletana\u003c/a>) and a post-tour chef's table dinner with Chef Michael Rotondo at \u003ca href=\"http://parallel37sf.com/\">Parallel 37\u003c/a> at The Ritz Carlton-San Francisco. There will also be a surprise each week, which of course I cannot reveal but you can book a spot on the tour and find out! The first tours are \u003ca href=\"https://www.anyroad.com/tours/ITK-Valencia-Street\">Valencia Street: Gourmet Corridor\u003c/a> (August 10); \u003ca href=\"https://www.anyroad.com/tours/ITK-Taste-Of-San-Francisco\">A Taste of San Francisco\u003c/a> (August 17); \u003ca href=\"https://www.anyroad.com/tours/ITK-San-Franciscos-China\">San Francisco’s China\u003c/a> (August 24); and \u003ca href=\"https://www.anyroad.com/tours/ITK-Craft-Of-The-Cocktail\">The Craft of the Cocktail\u003c/a> (August 31).\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_67545\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1000px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2013/08/tour.jpg\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-67545\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2013/08/tour.jpg\" alt=\"Liam Mayclem surrounded by tour guests at Tony's Pizza Napoletana in North Beach Photo: Rick Camargo\" width=\"1000\" height=\"665\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Liam Mayclem surrounded by tour guests at Tony's Pizza Napoletana in North Beach Photo: Rick Camargo\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Bay Area Bites: What are the other food & drink trends you see these days?\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Mayclem:\u003c/strong> The food truck trend continues with a new one popping up every week. They bloomed at a time when the economy was tanking and “cheap eats” became the order of the day.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Then there are pop-ups, where inspired chefs pick a spot for a one-night food event. Ravi Kapur did a series. Other favorites are \u003ca href=\"http://www.ricepaperscissors.com/\">Rice, Paper, Scissors\u003c/a> and Creole night at The Residence.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Being bi-coastal is a trend -- Danny Bowen of \u003ca href=\"http://missionchinesefood.com/\">Mission Chinese\u003c/a>, the original pop-up chef, now has a second Mission Chinese in New York. And the New York food festival, \u003ca href=\"http://www.luckyrice.com/\">Lucky Rice\u003c/a> by Danielle Chang, celebrating Asian-inspired cocktails and eats, is coming to the Bay in September, as well as to Los Angeles, Las Vegas and Miami.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The “bar chef” is celebrated as much as the food chef by many and that’s a rather cool thing. There is communication between the kitchen and the bar today that perhaps did not occur a few years ago. Bartenders who make crafted cocktails are sourcing ingredients from farmers’ markets in the same ways chefs do and that’s a grand mark of progress. Props to Scott Beattie (\u003ca href=\"http://www.goosegander.com/\">Goose & Gander\u003c/a>), Greg Lindgren and Jon Gasparini (\u003ca href=\"http://www.ryesf.com/\">Rye\u003c/a> and \u003ca href=\"http://www.15romolo.com/\">15 Romolo\u003c/a>), Jeff Hollinger and Jonny Raglin (\u003ca href=\"http://www.comstocksaloon.com/\">Comstock Saloon\u003c/a>) and \u003ca href=\"http://www.bonvivants-sf.com/\">The Bon Vivants\u003c/a> (Trick Dog) for leading the charge, raising the bar and staying true to their commitment to quality-crafted cocktails. The reward for us is that many one-time bartenders at joints owned by others now have their own spots to fully express their cocktail flare. Aren’t we lucky? And all their spots have good eats to soak up the cocktails... but it’s cocktails first and then the food!\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_67520\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 499px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2013/08/checkplease.jpg\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-67520\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2013/08/checkplease.jpg\" alt=\"Liam Mayclem on Check, Please! Bay Area. \" width=\"499\" height=\"288\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Liam Mayclem on Check, Please! Bay Area.\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Bay Area Bites: You were on \u003ca href=\"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oJXRH-yCheE\">Check, Please! Bay Area\u003c/a>. What was that experience like?\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Mayclem:\u003c/strong> Being on Check, Please! was a treat because for once I got to speak my mind as a food fan in a loose space and in the company of my pal \u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/2013/03/04/interview-with-check-please-bay-area-host-leslie-sbrocco/\">Leslie Sbrocco\u003c/a>. She is a lovely lady who enjoys food and vino as much as me. I adore her. I \u003ca href=\"http://blogs.kqed.org/checkplease/2007/11/08/la-folie-reviews/\">spoke of my love for Chef Roland Passot’s La Folie\u003c/a> and argued the merits of the tasty voyage of culinary discovery with every dish, as another guest complained about the food at La Folie being bland. Needless to say, it was a spirited and fun experience, and led to the only time a viewer has ever yelled at me: “You are a bully and a snob,” shouted by a female cabbie as she sped away, soon after the airing of the episode. She may have been a pal of the guy at the Check, Please! table with opposing views and taste buds! We taped the show four years ago and people still bring it up. Clearly Leslie has an army of dedicated disciples... I mean viewers!\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Bay Area Bites: Do you cook at home?\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Mayclem:\u003c/strong> I do cook, but not a lot. Why cook when I can choose to eat out at any one of the 4,200 restaurants in San Francisco any night of the week? With all the hours I have spent at the side of Michelin starred chefs I should be a culinary whiz in the kitchen, but alas I am not. However, I do cook a mean and, dare I say it, terribly tasty Shepherd’s Pie, a dish my mother cooked often growing up in Ireland and England. I always have to explain to people Shepherd’s Pie is cooked with lamb and Cottage Pie with beef. I once partnered with Chef Roland Passot in a Foodie Chap Shepherd’s Pie cook-off against two Michelin starred chefs Dominique Crenn and Chef Russell Jackson (now on the Food Network). Team Mayclem & Passot took home the top prize -- it was the foie gras and truffles that won over the judges. Being a gent I gave my trophy to team Crenn & Jackson. But I will forever enjoy the bragging rights -- Best Shepherd’s Pie with Chef Roland Passot.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Bay Area Bites: Who is your partner and how did you meet?\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Mayclem:\u003c/strong> I have been with my partner, photographer Rick Camargo, for seven years. We met at a BBQ at a pal's house in 2006. It was love over steak and we have not looked back. He drives me, inspires me, supports me and puts up with me. I am a most lucky man.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Bay Area Bites: What are your favorite food haunts and how did you get so interested in food?\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Mayclem:\u003c/strong> Here are spots I have eaten at recently and enjoyed:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>New spot:\u003c/strong> \u003ca href=\"http://www.coquetasf.com/\">Coqueta\u003c/a>. Every dish was bangin' with flavor.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>At the counter:\u003c/strong> \u003ca href=\"http://www.slanteddoor.com/\">Slanted Door\u003c/a>. Bartenders with tenure and mad bar skills -- and you can eat the whole menu.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>Cheap eats:\u003c/strong> \u003ca href=\"http://www.yelp.com/biz/the-galley-san-francisco\">The Galley\u003c/a> at Clooney's with Chef Justin Navarro-- pub grub with flair and surprises. His French onion soup sandwich -- wow!\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>Neighborhood spot:\u003c/strong> \u003ca href=\"http://richtablesf.com/\">Rich Table\u003c/a> in Hayes Valley: Solid food with a non-fussy inviting vibe.\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>My love affair with food began in 1988 when I moved to France for a job as a journalist on an Anglo-French radio station. A dish called \u003cem>Veau et champignon a la crème\u003c/em> changed my life. It was my introduction to French food and the culinary love fest was on. However, I credit the 200-plus chefs I have interviewed for “Eye on the Bay” and on KCBS as the Foodie Chap as the real reason I appreciate food and have a love for the culinary arts. These hard-working men and women are steadfast in their commitment every day to quality on every plate at every service. They have taught me to appreciate the purveyors and farmers, without whom we would have no reason to eat out. We are spoiled here, so very spoiled, with the abundance of fresh food, quality chefs and diversity of cuisine. My curiosity regarding all things culinary became an interest, a love and a passion.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Bay Area Bites: You do a lot of charity emcee work and acting. What have you worked on recently and what is in the immediate future?\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Mayclem:\u003c/strong> My spare time is filled with charity commitments and I have my favorites. I recently hosted La Cocina’s Gala Dinner. What a special night in the company of amazing women who came to America as immigrants and now, with a some guidance from \u003ca href=\"http://www.lacocinasf.org/\">La Cocina\u003c/a> and a kitchen to work out of, they are in business and thriving. I also hosted events recently for SF & Marin Food Bank, Project Open Hand, SF CASA.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>I hope to launch a TV version of Foodie Chap in the next year. A solid local show committed to food and chefs would be great and I hope to be able to bring that to air on TV or your tablet in 2014.\u003c/p>\n\n","blocks":[],"excerpt":"Liam Mayclem is media star behind The Foodie Chap series and has cooked with the world’s top chefs. Mayclem is now giving behind-the-scenes culinary tours in San Francisco, a food-meets-travel trend that is growing in popularity throughout the world.","status":"publish","parent":0,"modified":1376075950,"stats":{"hasAudio":false,"hasVideo":false,"hasChartOrMap":false,"iframeSrcs":[],"hasGoogleForm":false,"hasGallery":false,"hasHearkenModule":false,"hasPolis":false,"paragraphCount":27,"wordCount":1970},"headData":{"title":"Liam Mayclem Takes You (and Jason Priestley) “Inside the Kitchen” on San Francisco Food Tours | KQED","description":"Liam Mayclem is media star behind The Foodie Chap series and has cooked with the world’s top chefs. Mayclem is now giving behind-the-scenes culinary tours in San Francisco, a food-meets-travel trend that is growing in popularity throughout the world.","ogTitle":"","ogDescription":"","ogImgId":"","twTitle":"","twDescription":"","twImgId":"","schema":{"@context":"http://schema.org","@type":"Article","headline":"Liam Mayclem Takes You (and Jason Priestley) “Inside the Kitchen” on San Francisco Food Tours","datePublished":"2013-08-07T15:00:49.000Z","dateModified":"2013-08-09T19:19:10.000Z","image":"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/KQED-OG-Image@1x.png"}},"disqusIdentifier":"66881 http://blogs.kqed.org/bayareabites/?p=66881","disqusUrl":"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/2013/08/07/liam-mayclem-takes-you-and-jason-priestley-inside-the-kitchen-on-san-francisco-food-tours/","disqusTitle":"Liam Mayclem Takes You (and Jason Priestley) “Inside the Kitchen” on San Francisco Food Tours","path":"/bayareabites/66881/liam-mayclem-takes-you-and-jason-priestley-inside-the-kitchen-on-san-francisco-food-tours","audioTrackLength":null,"parsedContent":[{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_67517\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 400px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2013/08/liam-mayclem-ontour.jpg\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-67517\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2013/08/liam-mayclem-ontour.jpg\" alt=\"Liam Mayclem, host of the "Inside the Kitchen" tours, at Boudin Bakery at Fisherman's Wharf Photo: Rick Camargo\" width=\"400\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Liam Mayclem, host of the \"Inside the Kitchen\" tours, at Boudin Bakery at Fisherman's Wharf Photo: Rick Camargo\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Liam Mayclem covers food in a fun and diligent fashion. He is widely known around these parts for his work as an Emmy award-winning host and a producer for CBS 5 TV’s \u003ca href=\"http://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/category/eye-on-the-bay/\">\"Eye on The Bay\"\u003c/a> and \u003ca href=\"http://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/category/foodie-chap/\">Foodie Chap\u003c/a> series. Mayclem is a familiar face because he seems to say “yes” to it all: emceeing food and music events, acting in TV commercials and traveling. Now, Mayclem has a new project that will have him interacting with the public in an intimate fashion. \u003ca href=\"http://www.nytimes.com/2013/07/31/dining/food-sherpas-guide-you-to-a-citys-culinary-secrets.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0\">Culinary tours are all the rage now\u003c/a> and Mayclem has signed a deal to host \u003ca href=\"http://www.anyroad.com/insidethekitchen\">\"Inside the Kitchen\" tours\u003c/a> with The Ritz Carlton hotel in San Francisco, a natural fit given his years touring restaurants and kitchens for TV shows. The tours begin this month for the public, but one recent private tour guest was actor Jason Priestley, who was in town filming a Canadian TV show in which Mayclem's food tour is included in an episode.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Bay Area Bites caught up with Mayclem to talk about his latest project and get his thoughts on current food trends and favorite food haunts. His comments have been edited for content and clarity.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Bay Area Bites: Tell me about filming with Jason Priestley for a Canadian-produced show called “Hollywood & Vines.”\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Mayclem:\u003c/strong> I took the 90210 star for a tasty stretch of 94110 -- Valencia in the Mission. Jason loves his food and wine and his knowledge runs deep, especially with vino. We stopped at four spots on our walkabout: \u003ca href=\"http://missioncheese.net/\">Mission Cheese\u003c/a> (wine and fromage), \u003ca href=\"http://abbotscellar.com/\">Abbot’s Cellar\u003c/a> (beer paired perfectly with seasonal offerings), \u003ca href=\"http://tacolicious.com/\">Tacolicious\u003c/a> (tequila & tacos), \u003ca href=\"http://craftsman-wolves.com/\">Craftsman & Wolves\u003c/a> (sweet ending & vino).\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Jason was particularly impressed with the Pasion Margarita at Tacolicious. This bright yellow cocktail sings “drink me” the moment it appears -- it’s just so darn inviting. It tickles, then burns, hangs in your chest and overstays its welcome. Jason referred to it as “Deep Spice -- the fifth Spice Girl, so lovely when you first meet and then she grabs you by the throat and takes you down.” Needless to say we were all keen to order another after the first one settled but sadly there was filming to be done and we marched on, the grip of “Deep Spice” still with us. This episode featuring my Valencia Street Food Tour will air across Canada and internationally in October.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_67515\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1000px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2013/08/Hollywood-and-Vines-Parallel-priestly.jpg\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-67515\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2013/08/Hollywood-and-Vines-Parallel-priestly.jpg\" alt=\"Jason Priestly, Terry David Mulligan and Liam Mayclem at Chef's Table at Parallel 37. Photo courtesy of Liam Mayclem.\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1000\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jason Priestly, Terry David Mulligan and Liam Mayclem at Chef's Table at Parallel 37. Photo courtesy of Liam Mayclem.\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Bay Area Bites: How did you get involved with the food tours at The Ritz Carlton? Can you talk about food tours as a trend? \u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"ad","attributes":{"named":{"label":"fullwidth"},"numeric":["fullwidth"]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Mayclem: Joyfully, I have been doing culinary tours of the Bay Area on TV for eight years as part of “Eye on the Bay,” showcasing the best of our culinary universe: food trucks to fine dining, pop-ups to permanent mom & pops. The idea of doing an actual walking tour with a real live group had never really occurred to me. There are many who do it really well (Avital Tours for example) so why crowd the space? However over lunch with Diana Haven, a \u003ca href=\"http://www.ellipsespr.com/index.php/about-us/\">PR pal\u003c/a> and my former booking producer at TechTV, the topic came up about a partnership with The Ritz Carlton-San Francisco and a series of walking tours curated by me. It seemed like a great way to share my knowledge, my passion and my relationships with chefs and purveyors with others. People visit San Francisco by the busload to eat and drink. There is much to show off here and I do it with pride.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>So I went away and designed four unique tours, each one with additional elements, such as special guests (such as Ben Fong-Torres for the Chinatown tour), a hands-on experience (for example, Pizza making at \u003ca href=\"http://www.tonyspizzanapoletana.com/\">Tony’s Pizza Napoletana\u003c/a>) and a post-tour chef's table dinner with Chef Michael Rotondo at \u003ca href=\"http://parallel37sf.com/\">Parallel 37\u003c/a> at The Ritz Carlton-San Francisco. There will also be a surprise each week, which of course I cannot reveal but you can book a spot on the tour and find out! The first tours are \u003ca href=\"https://www.anyroad.com/tours/ITK-Valencia-Street\">Valencia Street: Gourmet Corridor\u003c/a> (August 10); \u003ca href=\"https://www.anyroad.com/tours/ITK-Taste-Of-San-Francisco\">A Taste of San Francisco\u003c/a> (August 17); \u003ca href=\"https://www.anyroad.com/tours/ITK-San-Franciscos-China\">San Francisco’s China\u003c/a> (August 24); and \u003ca href=\"https://www.anyroad.com/tours/ITK-Craft-Of-The-Cocktail\">The Craft of the Cocktail\u003c/a> (August 31).\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_67545\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1000px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2013/08/tour.jpg\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-67545\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2013/08/tour.jpg\" alt=\"Liam Mayclem surrounded by tour guests at Tony's Pizza Napoletana in North Beach Photo: Rick Camargo\" width=\"1000\" height=\"665\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Liam Mayclem surrounded by tour guests at Tony's Pizza Napoletana in North Beach Photo: Rick Camargo\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Bay Area Bites: What are the other food & drink trends you see these days?\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Mayclem:\u003c/strong> The food truck trend continues with a new one popping up every week. They bloomed at a time when the economy was tanking and “cheap eats” became the order of the day.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Then there are pop-ups, where inspired chefs pick a spot for a one-night food event. Ravi Kapur did a series. Other favorites are \u003ca href=\"http://www.ricepaperscissors.com/\">Rice, Paper, Scissors\u003c/a> and Creole night at The Residence.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Being bi-coastal is a trend -- Danny Bowen of \u003ca href=\"http://missionchinesefood.com/\">Mission Chinese\u003c/a>, the original pop-up chef, now has a second Mission Chinese in New York. And the New York food festival, \u003ca href=\"http://www.luckyrice.com/\">Lucky Rice\u003c/a> by Danielle Chang, celebrating Asian-inspired cocktails and eats, is coming to the Bay in September, as well as to Los Angeles, Las Vegas and Miami.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The “bar chef” is celebrated as much as the food chef by many and that’s a rather cool thing. There is communication between the kitchen and the bar today that perhaps did not occur a few years ago. Bartenders who make crafted cocktails are sourcing ingredients from farmers’ markets in the same ways chefs do and that’s a grand mark of progress. Props to Scott Beattie (\u003ca href=\"http://www.goosegander.com/\">Goose & Gander\u003c/a>), Greg Lindgren and Jon Gasparini (\u003ca href=\"http://www.ryesf.com/\">Rye\u003c/a> and \u003ca href=\"http://www.15romolo.com/\">15 Romolo\u003c/a>), Jeff Hollinger and Jonny Raglin (\u003ca href=\"http://www.comstocksaloon.com/\">Comstock Saloon\u003c/a>) and \u003ca href=\"http://www.bonvivants-sf.com/\">The Bon Vivants\u003c/a> (Trick Dog) for leading the charge, raising the bar and staying true to their commitment to quality-crafted cocktails. The reward for us is that many one-time bartenders at joints owned by others now have their own spots to fully express their cocktail flare. Aren’t we lucky? And all their spots have good eats to soak up the cocktails... but it’s cocktails first and then the food!\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_67520\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 499px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2013/08/checkplease.jpg\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-67520\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2013/08/checkplease.jpg\" alt=\"Liam Mayclem on Check, Please! Bay Area. \" width=\"499\" height=\"288\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Liam Mayclem on Check, Please! Bay Area.\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Bay Area Bites: You were on \u003ca href=\"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oJXRH-yCheE\">Check, Please! Bay Area\u003c/a>. What was that experience like?\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Mayclem:\u003c/strong> Being on Check, Please! was a treat because for once I got to speak my mind as a food fan in a loose space and in the company of my pal \u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/2013/03/04/interview-with-check-please-bay-area-host-leslie-sbrocco/\">Leslie Sbrocco\u003c/a>. She is a lovely lady who enjoys food and vino as much as me. I adore her. I \u003ca href=\"http://blogs.kqed.org/checkplease/2007/11/08/la-folie-reviews/\">spoke of my love for Chef Roland Passot’s La Folie\u003c/a> and argued the merits of the tasty voyage of culinary discovery with every dish, as another guest complained about the food at La Folie being bland. Needless to say, it was a spirited and fun experience, and led to the only time a viewer has ever yelled at me: “You are a bully and a snob,” shouted by a female cabbie as she sped away, soon after the airing of the episode. She may have been a pal of the guy at the Check, Please! table with opposing views and taste buds! We taped the show four years ago and people still bring it up. Clearly Leslie has an army of dedicated disciples... I mean viewers!\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Bay Area Bites: Do you cook at home?\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Mayclem:\u003c/strong> I do cook, but not a lot. Why cook when I can choose to eat out at any one of the 4,200 restaurants in San Francisco any night of the week? With all the hours I have spent at the side of Michelin starred chefs I should be a culinary whiz in the kitchen, but alas I am not. However, I do cook a mean and, dare I say it, terribly tasty Shepherd’s Pie, a dish my mother cooked often growing up in Ireland and England. I always have to explain to people Shepherd’s Pie is cooked with lamb and Cottage Pie with beef. I once partnered with Chef Roland Passot in a Foodie Chap Shepherd’s Pie cook-off against two Michelin starred chefs Dominique Crenn and Chef Russell Jackson (now on the Food Network). Team Mayclem & Passot took home the top prize -- it was the foie gras and truffles that won over the judges. Being a gent I gave my trophy to team Crenn & Jackson. But I will forever enjoy the bragging rights -- Best Shepherd’s Pie with Chef Roland Passot.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Bay Area Bites: Who is your partner and how did you meet?\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Mayclem:\u003c/strong> I have been with my partner, photographer Rick Camargo, for seven years. We met at a BBQ at a pal's house in 2006. It was love over steak and we have not looked back. He drives me, inspires me, supports me and puts up with me. I am a most lucky man.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Bay Area Bites: What are your favorite food haunts and how did you get so interested in food?\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Mayclem:\u003c/strong> Here are spots I have eaten at recently and enjoyed:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>New spot:\u003c/strong> \u003ca href=\"http://www.coquetasf.com/\">Coqueta\u003c/a>. Every dish was bangin' with flavor.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>At the counter:\u003c/strong> \u003ca href=\"http://www.slanteddoor.com/\">Slanted Door\u003c/a>. Bartenders with tenure and mad bar skills -- and you can eat the whole menu.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>Cheap eats:\u003c/strong> \u003ca href=\"http://www.yelp.com/biz/the-galley-san-francisco\">The Galley\u003c/a> at Clooney's with Chef Justin Navarro-- pub grub with flair and surprises. His French onion soup sandwich -- wow!\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>Neighborhood spot:\u003c/strong> \u003ca href=\"http://richtablesf.com/\">Rich Table\u003c/a> in Hayes Valley: Solid food with a non-fussy inviting vibe.\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>My love affair with food began in 1988 when I moved to France for a job as a journalist on an Anglo-French radio station. A dish called \u003cem>Veau et champignon a la crème\u003c/em> changed my life. It was my introduction to French food and the culinary love fest was on. However, I credit the 200-plus chefs I have interviewed for “Eye on the Bay” and on KCBS as the Foodie Chap as the real reason I appreciate food and have a love for the culinary arts. These hard-working men and women are steadfast in their commitment every day to quality on every plate at every service. They have taught me to appreciate the purveyors and farmers, without whom we would have no reason to eat out. We are spoiled here, so very spoiled, with the abundance of fresh food, quality chefs and diversity of cuisine. My curiosity regarding all things culinary became an interest, a love and a passion.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Bay Area Bites: You do a lot of charity emcee work and acting. What have you worked on recently and what is in the immediate future?\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Mayclem:\u003c/strong> My spare time is filled with charity commitments and I have my favorites. I recently hosted La Cocina’s Gala Dinner. What a special night in the company of amazing women who came to America as immigrants and now, with a some guidance from \u003ca href=\"http://www.lacocinasf.org/\">La Cocina\u003c/a> and a kitchen to work out of, they are in business and thriving. I also hosted events recently for SF & Marin Food Bank, Project Open Hand, SF CASA.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"ad","attributes":{"named":{"label":"floatright"},"numeric":["floatright"]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>I hope to launch a TV version of Foodie Chap in the next year. A solid local show committed to food and chefs would be great and I hope to be able to bring that to air on TV or your tablet in 2014.\u003c/p>\n\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}}],"link":"/bayareabites/66881/liam-mayclem-takes-you-and-jason-priestley-inside-the-kitchen-on-san-francisco-food-tours","authors":["5092"],"categories":["bayareabites_109","bayareabites_752","bayareabites_2090","bayareabites_1807","bayareabites_90","bayareabites_1593"],"tags":["bayareabites_12117","bayareabites_11449","bayareabites_12118","bayareabites_12110","bayareabites_9903","bayareabites_9242","bayareabites_12111","bayareabites_9966"],"featImg":"bayareabites_67516","label":"bayareabites"},"bayareabites_66849":{"type":"posts","id":"bayareabites_66849","meta":{"index":"posts_1591205157","site":"bayareabites","id":"66849","score":null,"sort":[1375293428000]},"guestAuthors":[],"slug":"bay-area-food-tours-behind-the-scenes-with-edible-excursions-founder-lisa-rogovin","title":"Bay Area Food Tours: Behind the Scenes With Edible Excursions Founder Lisa Rogovin","publishDate":1375293428,"format":"aside","headTitle":"Bay Area Bites | KQED Food","labelTerm":{"site":"bayareabites"},"content":"\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_66944\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 400px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2013/07/fiss-3036.jpg\">\u003cimg src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2013/07/fiss-3036.jpg\" alt=\"A food sherpa, epicurean concierge, or culinary guide? Lisa Rogovin, founder of Edible Excursions. Photo: Naomi Fiss\" width=\"400\" class=\"size-full wp-image-66944\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A food sherpa, epicurean concierge, or culinary guide? Lisa Rogovin, owner of Edible Excursions. Photo: Naomi Fiss\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>In today's \u003cem>\u003ca href=\"http://www.nytimes.com/2013/07/31/dining/food-sherpas-guide-you-to-a-citys-culinary-secrets.html?ref=dining\">New York Times\u003c/a>\u003c/em> food section Jeff Gordinier checks in with local \u003ca href=\"http://www.edibleexcursions.net/\">Edible Excursions\u003c/a> owner Lisa Rogovin about what to look for when choosing a food tour here or abroad. Rogovin spent seven years in sales with \u003cem>Gourmet\u003c/em> magazine before launching her own food tour company in 2004. She's been pounding the pavement introducing guests to restaurants, cafes, and food producers in San Francisco, the East Bay, and Marin for the past nine years. Currently, a dozen guides lead 25-40 intimate food forays a month that showcase culinary picks in the city's \u003ca href=\"http://www.ferrybuildingmarketplace.com/\">Ferry Building\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"http://www.sfweekly.com/bestof/2011/award/best-way-to-eat-your-way-through-the-mission-2481708/\">Mission District\u003c/a>, and \u003ca href=\"http://sfjapantown.org/\">Japantown\u003c/a>, as well as Berkeley's \u003ca href=\"http://www.gourmetghetto.org/\">Gourmet Ghetto\u003c/a> and Oakland's \u003ca href=\"http://www.modernluxury.com/san-francisco/story/best-of-the-bay-2013-food\">Temescal neighborhood\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Rogovin, 43, lives with her husband and two children in Glen Park. She spoke with BAB's Sarah Henry about what her job entails and why there's such a demand for food tours. (Full disclosure: Henry met Rogovin three years ago, when she interviewed her for a \u003ca href=\"http://www.berkeleyside.com/2010/07/23/berkeley-bites-lisa-rogovin-epicurean-concierge/\">story\u003c/a>. For the past two years she's led East Bay jaunts for Edible Excursions and curated the latest tour \u003ca href=\"http://www.forbes.com/sites/melaniehaiken/2013/05/31/5-hot-new-food-tours-and-foodie-meccas-for-summer/\">Temescal Tastes\u003c/a>.)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The edible entrepreneur shares some of her favorite local dining destinations, chimes in on what she thinks of terms like \"foodie,\" and offers a sneak peek into her new tours. Cocktails anyone?\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_66942\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1000px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2013/07/fiss-2634.jpg\">\u003cimg src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2013/07/fiss-2634.jpg\" alt=\"Learning about the finer points of coffee from Luigi Oldani of Cro Cafe on Edible Excursions' Temescal tour with guide Eve Mezvinsky in foreground. Photo: Naomi Fiss\" width=\"1000\" height=\"713\" class=\"size-full wp-image-66942\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Learning about the finer points of coffee from Luigi Oldani of Cro Cafe on Edible Excursions' Temescal tour with guide Eve Mezvinsky in foreground. Photo: Naomi Fiss\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>What is the biggest myth about your day job?\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>People think that I eat all day. It's true I eat out a ton but I also run a business, with all that that entails. Even when I lead a tour I don't eat at every stop or I'd end up in a food coma.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Do you eat on tours you lead?\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>There's usually at least one or two stops I can't resist on every tour: Sake Onigiri at Kissako Tea in \u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/2012/01/12/tasting-tour-uncovers-japantown%E2%80%99s-tempting-secrets/\">Japantown\u003c/a>, the \u003ca href=\"http://thelocalbutchershop.com/sandwiches/\">Local Butcher Shop sandwich\u003c/a> and everything and anything from \u003ca href=\"http://cheeseboardcollective.coop/\">Cheese Board\u003c/a> in Berkeley, \u003ca href=\"http://wisesonsdeli.com/\">Wise Sons\u003c/a> for pastrami on the \u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/2011/03/26/mission-reinvention-food-businesses-buck-recession/\">Mission 24th tour\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"http://tacolicious.com/\">Tacolicious\u003c/a> on the Mission 18th tour.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>What does a typical work week look like for you?\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>I lead private and Japantown tours. Last week I lead a group of Genentech employees through the Ferry Building and a Contiki group through the Mission. I spent most of Wednesday scouting locations for an upcoming Oakland tour, followed by drinks with girlfriends at \u003ca href=\"http://bsidebbq.com/\">B-Side BBQ\u003c/a>, owned by my friend \u003ca href=\"http://bsidebbq.com/\">Tanya Holland\u003c/a>. We took Tanya to \u003ca href=\"http://duendeoakland.com/\">Duende\u003c/a> in Uptown for dinner. I recommend the \u003cem>arroz negro\u003c/em>. I had business meetings at \u003ca href=\"http://www.slanteddoor.com/\">Slanted Door\u003c/a> twice last week and two meals at \u003ca href=\"http://www.contigosf.com/\">Contigo\u003c/a>. From around six in the morning to about 11 at night I'm continually fielding questions and requests from my tour coordinator, guides, and guests. I make a point of staying connected with my existing food partners, building and maintaining those relationships and making sure things are working for them in relation to our tours. There's also website updating and social media to do. Last week I also worked on proposals for potential tours, one for next year's \u003ca href=\"http://www.specialtyfood.com/fancy-food-show/\">Fancy Food Show\u003c/a>, one for a Google group, and another for a delegation of dentists from Korea coming to San Francisco for a convention. I met with UC Berkeley contacts about offering tours to different departments there and I interviewed a potential new guide. I go over scheduling, invoicing, and other administrative stuff like handling fundraising requests with my operations manager.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>My husband and I celebrated the eighth anniversary of our meeting with dinner at \u003ca href=\"http://www.fireflyrestaurant.com/\">Firefly\u003c/a> and dessert at \u003ca href=\"http://theicecreambarsf.com/\">The Ice Cream Bar\u003c/a> in Cole Valley (malted milkshake and brownie sundae.) I'm a mom, so there's the care, feeding, and transporting of children too. It's important to me that we have family meals together. That's how childhood memories are made. We took the kids to \u003ca href=\"http://www.sundaystreetssf.com/\">Sunday Streets\u003c/a> in the Mission and had lunch at \u003ca href=\"http://www.missionpicnic.com/\">Mission Picnic\u003c/a>. I try to exercise five times a week—running, Zumba, working out with a personal trainer--it's necessary in this job to burn calories. I exercise to eat.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_66934\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 400px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2013/07/taco-hand.jpg\">\u003cimg src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2013/07/taco-hand.jpg\" alt=\"Lisa Rogovin favors simple fare such as tacos over fancy pants food. Photo: Robin Jolin\" width=\"400\" class=\"size-full wp-image-66934\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Rogovin favors simple fare such as tacos over fancy pants food. Photo: Robin Jolin\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>How often do you eat out and do you ever tire of restaurant food? \u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>I eat at restaurants about seven times a week. Eating out is my sport of choice. I love variety so I enjoy both hole-in-the-walls such as \u003ca href=\"http://basaseafoodexpress.net/\">Basa Seafood\u003c/a> for clam chowder or \u003ca href=\"http://www.elfarolitoinc.com/\">El Farolito\u003c/a> for \u003cem>al pastor\u003c/em> tacos. I like neighborhood joints like \u003ca href=\"http://www.dosasf.com/\">Dosa\u003c/a> as much if not more than sleek and trendy spots. I'm not really into the three-hour, high-end dining experiences like I used to do at \u003cem>Gourmet\u003c/em>. I'm just not into the pomp and circumstance. There was a time when I went to places like \u003ca href=\"http://coirestaurant.com/\">Coi\u003c/a> or \u003ca href=\"http://quincerestaurant.com/\">Quince\u003c/a> for dinners three times a week but now I choose simpler dining experiences. I did have an impressive meal recently at \u003ca href=\"http://www.sonsanddaughterssf.com/\">Sons & Daughters\u003c/a>. They're crazy talented and creative in the kitchen. I ate Fort Bragg sea urchin with Delta asparagus. My most memorable meal lately was at \u003ca href=\"http://statebirdsf.com/\">State Bird Provisions\u003c/a>. The dining experience is executed in a unique way I found exciting. The menu changes all night long: What's available at 6 may not be available at 9. We had a smoked sturgeon pancake with horseradish schmear that was delicious.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>What kind of home cook are you and what's your go-to family dinner?\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Cooking at home has changed drastically since my little ones (Livia, 2 and Matthew, 4) came along. Popping corn for my kids is considered cooking these days. I enjoy cooking but I have five minutes max of uninterrupted kitchen time. Now I cook about once a week when a recipe I read inspires me. I love \u003cem>Bon Appetit\u003c/em> since Adam Rapoport came on as editor-in-chief. I just bought ingredients for Corn Maque Choux from the July issue. I hope I find time to make the dish or else I'll throw the corn and some protein on the grill. We just started having a personal chef, \u003ca href=\"http://www.kitchit.com/profiles/chefs/joshua-clever\">Joshua Clever\u003c/a>, who also happens to be one of my guides, come to our house twice a month and he cooks entrees and sides and fixes salads. My husband and I love salads: Micro greens, arugula, toasted nuts, dried or fresh seasonal fruit and some Israeli feta or blue or shaved aged goat. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>What do you think of the terms \"foodie\" and \"gourmet\" and do these labels describe you?\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Gourmet feels stodgy. Old school. Foodie is ubiquitous these days. What does that word even mean? I don't spend a moment thinking about these words. Maybe \"food obsessed\" is a better label for me. \u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_66941\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 400px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2013/07/fiss-2496.jpg\">\u003cimg src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2013/07/fiss-2496.jpg\" alt=\"Ex-Edible Excursions guide Preeti Mistry of Juhu Beach Club opened a restaurant in Oakland instead of San Francisco. Photo: Naomi Fiss\" width=\"400\" class=\"size-full wp-image-66941\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ex-Edible Excursions guide Preeti Mistry of Juhu Beach Club opened a restaurant in Oakland instead of San Francisco. Photo: Naomi Fiss\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>How has the culinary landscape evolved in the nine years you've lead food tours?\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>There's been great food in the Bay Area for decades, thanks to the California Cuisine movement a la \u003ca href=\"http://www.chezpanisse.com/intro.php\">Chez Panisse\u003c/a> and its many disciples. But I think there's lots more of it now and it has spread way beyond Berkeley's Gourmet Ghetto and San Francisco's Ferry Building. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Did you coin the term \"epicurean concierge\" and what does it mean to you?\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>When I worked for \u003cem>Gourmet\u003c/em> a colleague who worked for \u003cem>Vanity Fair\u003c/em> thought I should call myself an \"epicurean concierge.\" I love the title. You turn to a hotel concierge to find out about a region and what to do. Guests can turn to Edible Excursions guides to learn about the food scene here. That's one of the cool things about having your own business. You can call yourself whatever you want. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Why do you think there's so much interest now in the Bay Area in what we eat?\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Bay Area people have been focused on what they eat for decades. In part, it has to do with our access to high quality ingredients year round growing within close proximity to the public. In recent years, the number of farmers' markets have grown so you can find a market six days a week. People aren't waiting for Saturday to head to the Ferry Plaza they're going to the Fillmore, Castro, Civic Center, Noe Valley and Glen Park. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Food TV, Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, Pinterest, Meetup and a slew of other social media have put a magnifying glass over what and where people eat. I get it. I love to look at food. I follow \u003ca href=\"http://instagram.com/offalchris#\">Chris Cosentino\u003c/a> of \u003ca href=\"http://incanto.biz/\">Incanto\u003c/a> on Instagram to see what dishes he's prepared for his menu. He can make something like offal, which may not initially sound appealing, come to life with Gravenstein apples and toasted walnuts. I grew up with a dad who loved to take pictures of food. One of my favorite photos from my childhood is a plate of perfectly charred steak at \u003ca href=\"http://www.peterluger.com/brooklyn.cfm\">Peter Lugar's in Brooklyn\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_66940\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1000px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2013/07/fiss-2413.jpg\">\u003cimg src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2013/07/fiss-2413.jpg\" alt=\"The kouign amann from Brian Wood of Starter Bakery has quite the cult following in the East Bay. Photo: Naomi Fiss\" width=\"1000\" height=\"664\" class=\"size-full wp-image-66940\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The kouign amann from Brian Wood of Starter Bakery has quite the cult following in the East Bay. Photo: Naomi Fiss\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>What do you want guests to take away from a food tour?\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>People get so much more than food on an Edible Excursion tour. They also glean insights and information about the people making or growing the food, regional history, and local culture. Hopefully, that experience will help shape the way people shop for food or select a restaurant. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Who takes your tours?\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Family, friends, and coworkers. Lawyers, builders, doctors, retired grandmas, finance people, high-school sweethearts, activists, and moms who met when their kids were in preschool but are now in college or married with kids of their own. We offer \u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/2013/03/18/deaf-foodies-savor-gourmet-ghetto-tasting-tour-in-sign-language/\">sign-language tours to the deaf community\u003c/a> too. Some guests are just there to take it all in. Others think they are the world's foremost authorities about everything and want to share their knowledge with the rest of the group. As their guides, it's our job to manage the more challenging personalities so they're not interfering with other guests' experiences. Another typical personality we come across is someone who just can't get enough info and fires off question after question. It's great to have engaged customers but we're on a tight timeline so we know how to move things along gently so as not to offend or dismiss anyone. \u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_67069\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1000px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2013/07/fiss-2915.jpg\">\u003cimg src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2013/07/fiss-2915.jpg\" alt=\"Edible Excursions tour in Oakland's Temescal neighborhood. Photo: Naomi Fiss\" width=\"1000\" height=\"664\" class=\"size-full wp-image-67069\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Edible Excursions tour in Oakland's Temescal neighborhood. Photo: Naomi Fiss\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>What qualities do you look for in a guide?\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A genuine desire to educate guests about the local food scene and the surrounding community. A great anticipator: A person who has a calm and collected demeanor in the face of disaster and difficult personalities who can adapt depending on the group, weather, or what's going on for our partner businesses. Someone who can build a strong rapport with guests and merchants. There's definitely a performance aspect to it: A guide needs to be on for three hours, even when most peoples' attention spans wane around the 30 minute mark. That's why we keep things moving.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>What's next for Edible Excursions?\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>New tours, in no particular order: A San Francisco Cocktail Tour: The drinks menu has become an increasingly creative place and we want to spotlight the bartenders who are crafting these specialty sips. And, maybe because I'm a mom, I really look forward to a cocktail at the end of the day. More Oakland tours, in Uptown, Old Oakland, and beyond because the food scene there is exploding. There's incredible local pride along with a lot of chefs who might have opened in San Francisco who are heading to \u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/2013/02/24/chef-preeti-mistry-juhu-beach-club-in-temescal/\">Oakland\u003c/a> instead. It's perhaps the most exciting and talked about food scene locally. And Dogpatch in the city, because it's a hidden gem yet to get the attention it deserves. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>I also want to offer culinary excursions for young families. So many kids are picky eaters and I think if they're given a fun way to explore other foods and flavors they might buy into it. Kids who are picky are more likely to try new things if the idea doesn't originate from their parents. Food tours are a great thing to do with terrible teens too; food really does help break down barriers and connect people.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>If you could choose ahead, what would your Last Supper look like?\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>I could see going out with a smile after eating a Reuben sandwich from \u003ca href=\"http://stagslunchette.com/\">Stag's Lunchette\u003c/a>. But I'd need some clean greens on the side for a balance so maybe steamed broccoli rabe too. Oh, and a tequila cocktail to round out the mix.\u003c/p>\n\n","blocks":[],"excerpt":"Edible Excursions owner Lisa Rogovin explains what a typical week for a food tour company operator looks like. 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Lisa Rogovin, founder of Edible Excursions. Photo: Naomi Fiss\" width=\"400\" class=\"size-full wp-image-66944\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A food sherpa, epicurean concierge, or culinary guide? Lisa Rogovin, owner of Edible Excursions. Photo: Naomi Fiss\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>In today's \u003cem>\u003ca href=\"http://www.nytimes.com/2013/07/31/dining/food-sherpas-guide-you-to-a-citys-culinary-secrets.html?ref=dining\">New York Times\u003c/a>\u003c/em> food section Jeff Gordinier checks in with local \u003ca href=\"http://www.edibleexcursions.net/\">Edible Excursions\u003c/a> owner Lisa Rogovin about what to look for when choosing a food tour here or abroad. Rogovin spent seven years in sales with \u003cem>Gourmet\u003c/em> magazine before launching her own food tour company in 2004. She's been pounding the pavement introducing guests to restaurants, cafes, and food producers in San Francisco, the East Bay, and Marin for the past nine years. Currently, a dozen guides lead 25-40 intimate food forays a month that showcase culinary picks in the city's \u003ca href=\"http://www.ferrybuildingmarketplace.com/\">Ferry Building\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"http://www.sfweekly.com/bestof/2011/award/best-way-to-eat-your-way-through-the-mission-2481708/\">Mission District\u003c/a>, and \u003ca href=\"http://sfjapantown.org/\">Japantown\u003c/a>, as well as Berkeley's \u003ca href=\"http://www.gourmetghetto.org/\">Gourmet Ghetto\u003c/a> and Oakland's \u003ca href=\"http://www.modernluxury.com/san-francisco/story/best-of-the-bay-2013-food\">Temescal neighborhood\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Rogovin, 43, lives with her husband and two children in Glen Park. She spoke with BAB's Sarah Henry about what her job entails and why there's such a demand for food tours. (Full disclosure: Henry met Rogovin three years ago, when she interviewed her for a \u003ca href=\"http://www.berkeleyside.com/2010/07/23/berkeley-bites-lisa-rogovin-epicurean-concierge/\">story\u003c/a>. For the past two years she's led East Bay jaunts for Edible Excursions and curated the latest tour \u003ca href=\"http://www.forbes.com/sites/melaniehaiken/2013/05/31/5-hot-new-food-tours-and-foodie-meccas-for-summer/\">Temescal Tastes\u003c/a>.)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The edible entrepreneur shares some of her favorite local dining destinations, chimes in on what she thinks of terms like \"foodie,\" and offers a sneak peek into her new tours. Cocktails anyone?\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_66942\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1000px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2013/07/fiss-2634.jpg\">\u003cimg src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2013/07/fiss-2634.jpg\" alt=\"Learning about the finer points of coffee from Luigi Oldani of Cro Cafe on Edible Excursions' Temescal tour with guide Eve Mezvinsky in foreground. Photo: Naomi Fiss\" width=\"1000\" height=\"713\" class=\"size-full wp-image-66942\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Learning about the finer points of coffee from Luigi Oldani of Cro Cafe on Edible Excursions' Temescal tour with guide Eve Mezvinsky in foreground. Photo: Naomi Fiss\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>What is the biggest myth about your day job?\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>People think that I eat all day. It's true I eat out a ton but I also run a business, with all that that entails. Even when I lead a tour I don't eat at every stop or I'd end up in a food coma.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"ad","attributes":{"named":{"label":"fullwidth"},"numeric":["fullwidth"]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Do you eat on tours you lead?\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>There's usually at least one or two stops I can't resist on every tour: Sake Onigiri at Kissako Tea in \u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/2012/01/12/tasting-tour-uncovers-japantown%E2%80%99s-tempting-secrets/\">Japantown\u003c/a>, the \u003ca href=\"http://thelocalbutchershop.com/sandwiches/\">Local Butcher Shop sandwich\u003c/a> and everything and anything from \u003ca href=\"http://cheeseboardcollective.coop/\">Cheese Board\u003c/a> in Berkeley, \u003ca href=\"http://wisesonsdeli.com/\">Wise Sons\u003c/a> for pastrami on the \u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/2011/03/26/mission-reinvention-food-businesses-buck-recession/\">Mission 24th tour\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"http://tacolicious.com/\">Tacolicious\u003c/a> on the Mission 18th tour.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>What does a typical work week look like for you?\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>I lead private and Japantown tours. Last week I lead a group of Genentech employees through the Ferry Building and a Contiki group through the Mission. I spent most of Wednesday scouting locations for an upcoming Oakland tour, followed by drinks with girlfriends at \u003ca href=\"http://bsidebbq.com/\">B-Side BBQ\u003c/a>, owned by my friend \u003ca href=\"http://bsidebbq.com/\">Tanya Holland\u003c/a>. We took Tanya to \u003ca href=\"http://duendeoakland.com/\">Duende\u003c/a> in Uptown for dinner. I recommend the \u003cem>arroz negro\u003c/em>. I had business meetings at \u003ca href=\"http://www.slanteddoor.com/\">Slanted Door\u003c/a> twice last week and two meals at \u003ca href=\"http://www.contigosf.com/\">Contigo\u003c/a>. From around six in the morning to about 11 at night I'm continually fielding questions and requests from my tour coordinator, guides, and guests. I make a point of staying connected with my existing food partners, building and maintaining those relationships and making sure things are working for them in relation to our tours. There's also website updating and social media to do. Last week I also worked on proposals for potential tours, one for next year's \u003ca href=\"http://www.specialtyfood.com/fancy-food-show/\">Fancy Food Show\u003c/a>, one for a Google group, and another for a delegation of dentists from Korea coming to San Francisco for a convention. I met with UC Berkeley contacts about offering tours to different departments there and I interviewed a potential new guide. I go over scheduling, invoicing, and other administrative stuff like handling fundraising requests with my operations manager.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>My husband and I celebrated the eighth anniversary of our meeting with dinner at \u003ca href=\"http://www.fireflyrestaurant.com/\">Firefly\u003c/a> and dessert at \u003ca href=\"http://theicecreambarsf.com/\">The Ice Cream Bar\u003c/a> in Cole Valley (malted milkshake and brownie sundae.) I'm a mom, so there's the care, feeding, and transporting of children too. It's important to me that we have family meals together. That's how childhood memories are made. We took the kids to \u003ca href=\"http://www.sundaystreetssf.com/\">Sunday Streets\u003c/a> in the Mission and had lunch at \u003ca href=\"http://www.missionpicnic.com/\">Mission Picnic\u003c/a>. I try to exercise five times a week—running, Zumba, working out with a personal trainer--it's necessary in this job to burn calories. I exercise to eat.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_66934\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 400px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2013/07/taco-hand.jpg\">\u003cimg src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2013/07/taco-hand.jpg\" alt=\"Lisa Rogovin favors simple fare such as tacos over fancy pants food. Photo: Robin Jolin\" width=\"400\" class=\"size-full wp-image-66934\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Rogovin favors simple fare such as tacos over fancy pants food. Photo: Robin Jolin\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>How often do you eat out and do you ever tire of restaurant food? \u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>I eat at restaurants about seven times a week. Eating out is my sport of choice. I love variety so I enjoy both hole-in-the-walls such as \u003ca href=\"http://basaseafoodexpress.net/\">Basa Seafood\u003c/a> for clam chowder or \u003ca href=\"http://www.elfarolitoinc.com/\">El Farolito\u003c/a> for \u003cem>al pastor\u003c/em> tacos. I like neighborhood joints like \u003ca href=\"http://www.dosasf.com/\">Dosa\u003c/a> as much if not more than sleek and trendy spots. I'm not really into the three-hour, high-end dining experiences like I used to do at \u003cem>Gourmet\u003c/em>. I'm just not into the pomp and circumstance. There was a time when I went to places like \u003ca href=\"http://coirestaurant.com/\">Coi\u003c/a> or \u003ca href=\"http://quincerestaurant.com/\">Quince\u003c/a> for dinners three times a week but now I choose simpler dining experiences. I did have an impressive meal recently at \u003ca href=\"http://www.sonsanddaughterssf.com/\">Sons & Daughters\u003c/a>. They're crazy talented and creative in the kitchen. I ate Fort Bragg sea urchin with Delta asparagus. My most memorable meal lately was at \u003ca href=\"http://statebirdsf.com/\">State Bird Provisions\u003c/a>. The dining experience is executed in a unique way I found exciting. The menu changes all night long: What's available at 6 may not be available at 9. We had a smoked sturgeon pancake with horseradish schmear that was delicious.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>What kind of home cook are you and what's your go-to family dinner?\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Cooking at home has changed drastically since my little ones (Livia, 2 and Matthew, 4) came along. Popping corn for my kids is considered cooking these days. I enjoy cooking but I have five minutes max of uninterrupted kitchen time. Now I cook about once a week when a recipe I read inspires me. I love \u003cem>Bon Appetit\u003c/em> since Adam Rapoport came on as editor-in-chief. I just bought ingredients for Corn Maque Choux from the July issue. I hope I find time to make the dish or else I'll throw the corn and some protein on the grill. We just started having a personal chef, \u003ca href=\"http://www.kitchit.com/profiles/chefs/joshua-clever\">Joshua Clever\u003c/a>, who also happens to be one of my guides, come to our house twice a month and he cooks entrees and sides and fixes salads. My husband and I love salads: Micro greens, arugula, toasted nuts, dried or fresh seasonal fruit and some Israeli feta or blue or shaved aged goat. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>What do you think of the terms \"foodie\" and \"gourmet\" and do these labels describe you?\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Gourmet feels stodgy. Old school. Foodie is ubiquitous these days. What does that word even mean? I don't spend a moment thinking about these words. Maybe \"food obsessed\" is a better label for me. \u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_66941\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 400px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2013/07/fiss-2496.jpg\">\u003cimg src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2013/07/fiss-2496.jpg\" alt=\"Ex-Edible Excursions guide Preeti Mistry of Juhu Beach Club opened a restaurant in Oakland instead of San Francisco. Photo: Naomi Fiss\" width=\"400\" class=\"size-full wp-image-66941\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ex-Edible Excursions guide Preeti Mistry of Juhu Beach Club opened a restaurant in Oakland instead of San Francisco. Photo: Naomi Fiss\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>How has the culinary landscape evolved in the nine years you've lead food tours?\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>There's been great food in the Bay Area for decades, thanks to the California Cuisine movement a la \u003ca href=\"http://www.chezpanisse.com/intro.php\">Chez Panisse\u003c/a> and its many disciples. But I think there's lots more of it now and it has spread way beyond Berkeley's Gourmet Ghetto and San Francisco's Ferry Building. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Did you coin the term \"epicurean concierge\" and what does it mean to you?\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>When I worked for \u003cem>Gourmet\u003c/em> a colleague who worked for \u003cem>Vanity Fair\u003c/em> thought I should call myself an \"epicurean concierge.\" I love the title. You turn to a hotel concierge to find out about a region and what to do. Guests can turn to Edible Excursions guides to learn about the food scene here. That's one of the cool things about having your own business. You can call yourself whatever you want. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Why do you think there's so much interest now in the Bay Area in what we eat?\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Bay Area people have been focused on what they eat for decades. In part, it has to do with our access to high quality ingredients year round growing within close proximity to the public. In recent years, the number of farmers' markets have grown so you can find a market six days a week. People aren't waiting for Saturday to head to the Ferry Plaza they're going to the Fillmore, Castro, Civic Center, Noe Valley and Glen Park. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Food TV, Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, Pinterest, Meetup and a slew of other social media have put a magnifying glass over what and where people eat. I get it. I love to look at food. I follow \u003ca href=\"http://instagram.com/offalchris#\">Chris Cosentino\u003c/a> of \u003ca href=\"http://incanto.biz/\">Incanto\u003c/a> on Instagram to see what dishes he's prepared for his menu. He can make something like offal, which may not initially sound appealing, come to life with Gravenstein apples and toasted walnuts. I grew up with a dad who loved to take pictures of food. One of my favorite photos from my childhood is a plate of perfectly charred steak at \u003ca href=\"http://www.peterluger.com/brooklyn.cfm\">Peter Lugar's in Brooklyn\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_66940\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1000px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2013/07/fiss-2413.jpg\">\u003cimg src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2013/07/fiss-2413.jpg\" alt=\"The kouign amann from Brian Wood of Starter Bakery has quite the cult following in the East Bay. Photo: Naomi Fiss\" width=\"1000\" height=\"664\" class=\"size-full wp-image-66940\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The kouign amann from Brian Wood of Starter Bakery has quite the cult following in the East Bay. Photo: Naomi Fiss\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>What do you want guests to take away from a food tour?\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>People get so much more than food on an Edible Excursion tour. They also glean insights and information about the people making or growing the food, regional history, and local culture. Hopefully, that experience will help shape the way people shop for food or select a restaurant. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Who takes your tours?\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Family, friends, and coworkers. Lawyers, builders, doctors, retired grandmas, finance people, high-school sweethearts, activists, and moms who met when their kids were in preschool but are now in college or married with kids of their own. We offer \u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/2013/03/18/deaf-foodies-savor-gourmet-ghetto-tasting-tour-in-sign-language/\">sign-language tours to the deaf community\u003c/a> too. Some guests are just there to take it all in. Others think they are the world's foremost authorities about everything and want to share their knowledge with the rest of the group. As their guides, it's our job to manage the more challenging personalities so they're not interfering with other guests' experiences. Another typical personality we come across is someone who just can't get enough info and fires off question after question. It's great to have engaged customers but we're on a tight timeline so we know how to move things along gently so as not to offend or dismiss anyone. \u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_67069\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1000px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2013/07/fiss-2915.jpg\">\u003cimg src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2013/07/fiss-2915.jpg\" alt=\"Edible Excursions tour in Oakland's Temescal neighborhood. Photo: Naomi Fiss\" width=\"1000\" height=\"664\" class=\"size-full wp-image-67069\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Edible Excursions tour in Oakland's Temescal neighborhood. Photo: Naomi Fiss\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>What qualities do you look for in a guide?\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A genuine desire to educate guests about the local food scene and the surrounding community. A great anticipator: A person who has a calm and collected demeanor in the face of disaster and difficult personalities who can adapt depending on the group, weather, or what's going on for our partner businesses. Someone who can build a strong rapport with guests and merchants. There's definitely a performance aspect to it: A guide needs to be on for three hours, even when most peoples' attention spans wane around the 30 minute mark. That's why we keep things moving.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>What's next for Edible Excursions?\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>New tours, in no particular order: A San Francisco Cocktail Tour: The drinks menu has become an increasingly creative place and we want to spotlight the bartenders who are crafting these specialty sips. And, maybe because I'm a mom, I really look forward to a cocktail at the end of the day. More Oakland tours, in Uptown, Old Oakland, and beyond because the food scene there is exploding. There's incredible local pride along with a lot of chefs who might have opened in San Francisco who are heading to \u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/2013/02/24/chef-preeti-mistry-juhu-beach-club-in-temescal/\">Oakland\u003c/a> instead. It's perhaps the most exciting and talked about food scene locally. And Dogpatch in the city, because it's a hidden gem yet to get the attention it deserves. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>I also want to offer culinary excursions for young families. So many kids are picky eaters and I think if they're given a fun way to explore other foods and flavors they might buy into it. Kids who are picky are more likely to try new things if the idea doesn't originate from their parents. Food tours are a great thing to do with terrible teens too; food really does help break down barriers and connect people.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>If you could choose ahead, what would your Last Supper look like?\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"ad","attributes":{"named":{"label":"floatright"},"numeric":["floatright"]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>I could see going out with a smile after eating a Reuben sandwich from \u003ca href=\"http://stagslunchette.com/\">Stag's Lunchette\u003c/a>. But I'd need some clean greens on the side for a balance so maybe steamed broccoli rabe too. Oh, and a tequila cocktail to round out the mix.\u003c/p>\n\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}}],"link":"/bayareabites/66849/bay-area-food-tours-behind-the-scenes-with-edible-excursions-founder-lisa-rogovin","authors":["5125"],"categories":["bayareabites_109","bayareabites_63","bayareabites_1146","bayareabites_1246","bayareabites_1875","bayareabites_1807","bayareabites_90","bayareabites_181"],"tags":["bayareabites_9996","bayareabites_12125","bayareabites_12121","bayareabites_1883","bayareabites_10964","bayareabites_4190","bayareabites_12123","bayareabites_9142","bayareabites_12126","bayareabites_8869","bayareabites_11449","bayareabites_2788","bayareabites_9108","bayareabites_10523","bayareabites_9144","bayareabites_12120","bayareabites_12128","bayareabites_12127","bayareabites_12124","bayareabites_9765","bayareabites_10313","bayareabites_9966","bayareabites_8925","bayareabites_10293","bayareabites_12122"],"featImg":"bayareabites_67078","label":"bayareabites"},"bayareabites_35604":{"type":"posts","id":"bayareabites_35604","meta":{"index":"posts_1591205157","site":"bayareabites","id":"35604","score":null,"sort":[1323285337000]},"guestAuthors":[],"slug":"restaurant-favorites-and-honeymoon-updates-from-chefs-grace-nguyen-and-chad-newton","title":"Restaurant Favorites and Honeymoon Updates from Chefs Grace Nguyen and Chad Newton","publishDate":1323285337,"format":"aside","headTitle":"Bay Area Bites | KQED Food","labelTerm":{"site":"bayareabites"},"content":"\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2011/11/chad-grace.jpg\">\u003cimg src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2011/11/chad-grace.jpg\" alt=\"Chefs Chad Newton and Grace Nguyen. Photo: Eric Wolfinger\" title=\"Chefs Chad Newton and Grace Nguyen. Photo: Eric Wolfinger\" width=\"379\" height=\"568\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-36080\">\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n\u003cem>\u003cstrong>Chefs Chad Newton and Grace Nguyen.\u003c/strong> Photo: Eric Wolfinger\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Chefs \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/#!/graciejonesBOX\">Grace Nguyen\u003c/a> and \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/#!/cnewton9\">Chad Newton\u003c/a> may be the couple that seem to do everything together: work, live, cook, and create food-related businesses in the Bay Area. Chef Grace Nguyen has numerous years of experience working restaurants in Las Vegas and San Francisco including: \u003ca href=\"http://www.postrio.com/\">Postrio\u003c/a>, The \u003ca href=\"http://www.slanteddoor.com/\">Slanted Door\u003c/a> and \u003ca href=\"http://www.outthedoors.com/\">Out The Door\u003c/a>, on Bush Street. She currently is a partner and Executive Chef of \u003ca href=\"http://asianboxpaloalto.com/\">Asian Box\u003c/a>, slated to open its first (of many) stores in Palo Alto next month. Grace likes to run, read, eat, drink wine and bake cupcakes for her friends’ kids, and is lovingly referred to as “snobby cupcake” by her business partners \u003ca href=\"http://fkrestaurants.com/\">Frank Klein\u003c/a> and new husband Chad Newton. The chef has adapted both Newton and Nguyen as her last name, explaining that: “I go by Grace Newton. But for Asian Box, I am known as Grace Nguyen.” \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Chef Chad Newton was raised in Mountain View and recently moved with his wife Grace to Redwood City. He has worked at restaurants such as Postrio, \u003ca href=\"http://www.reddnapavalley.com/\">Redd\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"http://www.fishandfarmsf.com/\">Fish & Farm\u003c/a> and \u003ca href=\"http://www.yelp.com/biz/baraka-san-francisco\">Baraka\u003c/a>. Chad is currently the Culinary Director and Partner of local restaurant group FK Restaurants & Hospitality and helps operate \u003ca href=\"http://www.baykidsmuseum.org/plan-your-visit/cafe/\">Café Discovery\u003c/a>, American Box and Asian Box with CEO and founder, Frank Klein. Frank and Chad have diverse consulting clients like the \u003ca href=\"http://www.jccsf.org/\">JCCSF\u003c/a>, District of Columbia Public Schools, Muir Woods Trading Company, and numerous independent restaurant owners. Chad likes to make cocktails, sleep, eat and follow local sports teams in his time away from the restaurants.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>How did you meet?\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\n\u003cem>Chad:\u003c/em> We met in 2001 when we were working at Postrio.\u003cbr>\n\u003cem>Gracie:\u003c/em> I left to cook in Vegas for 5 years and in 2008 we reconnected in SF at numerous chef events. Chad was the Chef at Baraka and I was at The Slanted Door.\u003cbr>\n\u003cem>Chad:\u003c/em> And then we were pretty much inseparable. We moved in together and decided to get married. It all happened pretty fast and we knew that it was right.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Tell us about the wedding:\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\n\u003cem>Chad:\u003c/em> The wedding was great! It was very food/Chef driven. \u003ca href=\"http://www.scottbeattiecocktails.com/\">Scott Beattie\u003c/a> on the cocktails, the amazing food photographer \u003ca href=\"http://ericwolfinger.com/\">Eric Wolfinger\u003c/a> there to capture it all; and Sandra and John from Estate cooking the food and hosting. \u003ca href=\"http://www.estate-sonoma.com/\">Estate\u003c/a> in Sonoma is so beautiful! Perfect for a wedding.\u003cbr>\n\u003cem>Gracie:\u003c/em> Our honeymoon was pretty crazy. We went to New York City for a week to eat, and tried out about 10 restaurants a day and had amazing experiences at \u003ca href=\"http://www.elevenmadisonpark.com/\">Eleven Madison Park\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"http://robataya-ny.com/\">Robataya\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"http://www.ippudony.com/\">Ippudo\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"http://eatalyny.com/\">Eataly\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"http://www.luparestaurant.com/\">Lupa\u003c/a>, and \u003ca href=\"http://www.robertaspizza.com/\">Roberta’s\u003c/a> and \u003ca href=\"http://www.fettesaubbq.com/\">Fette Sau\u003c/a> in Brooklyn.\u003cbr>\n\u003cem>Chad:\u003c/em> Gracie kept trying to find the \u003ca href=\"http://www.biggayicecream.com/\">Big Gay Ice Cream truck\u003c/a>. We found it on the day before we left. That made the trip for her I think.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>How are things going at Stow Lake?\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\n\u003cem>Chad:\u003c/em> Really well. Following our success at Muir Woods and Café Discovery we are helping our client, Ortega Family Enterprises, with providing healthy, sustainable, and affordable food at Stow Lake. It’s fun to be around the boats and lake, and feeds into what we do with the National Parks. My partner, Frank Klein, just spoke at the White House on providing sustainable foods to parks.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>How are things going at \u003ca href=\"http://asianboxpaloalto.com/\">Asian Box\u003c/a> in Palo Alto?\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\n\u003cem>Gracie:\u003c/em> Moving right along. We will get through permitting this week, start construction right away and hopefully be up and running in the middle of December. In the meantime, we are just perfecting the recipes, cooking test dinners and making fun You Tube commercials. All I got to say is that our business partner Frank is a very creative and fun man, so watch out for these commercials. They will be very memorable to say the least.\u003cbr>\n\u003cem>Chad:\u003c/em> I’m so excited for this project. There are so many times where we are driving around the Peninsula looking for good food, fast, that is actually fresh and executed well. It just makes me hungry thinking about it.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Any updates on Provision?\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\n\u003cem>Chad:\u003c/em> \u003ca href=\"http://sanfrancisco.grubstreet.com/2011/10/chad_newton_hints_about_provis.html\">Provision\u003c/a> has been a dream of mine as well as Frank's for quite some time and now we are very close to making it happen. We have wanted to bring a Big City caliber restaurant to Palo Alto together to celebrate why we are both in this business -- hospitality. Provision is all about hospitality. I can not talk yet about the actual details of the concept but we will hopefully get to share it soon. We do a monthly Provision pop-up in Palo Alto at Frank’s house. Word has gotten out about how fun they are -- people are doing some interesting things to try and get invited. Frank and I also have plans for a few more restaurants in the Palo Alto area.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>What is it like working together?\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\n\u003cem>Gracie:\u003c/em> At times it can be a bit of a challenge, but for the most part it is really fun. We share resources, bounce ideas off of each other and team up to tackle large projects and dinners. I have to give Chad beat downs sometimes.\u003cbr>\n\u003cem>Chad:\u003c/em> I have learned so much from Gracie. It has been very rewarding. We feel like such freaks sometimes. We work all day together, then come home and watch food shows on television and read cookbooks -- all together. But, this is our life together, and we love it.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>What are your favorite spots to shop for food?\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\n\u003cem>Gracie:\u003c/em> \u003ca href=\"http://www.yelp.com/biz/richmond-new-may-wah-supermarket-san-francisco\">New May Wah\u003c/a> in the Richmond is always interesting and bustling. I can find anything I would ever need to cook traditional Vietnamese food.\u003cbr>\n\u003cem>Chad:\u003c/em> \u003ca href=\"http://www.nijiya.com/\">Nijiya\u003c/a> market, to buy different yuzu products, shishito peppers, tofus and shiso. We cook a lot of izakaya style dinners for friends and family at home and I can always find what I need from Nijiya.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Favorite date or off-night spots?\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\n\u003cem>Chad:\u003c/em> \u003ca href=\"http://tacolicioussf.com/\">Tacolicious\u003c/a>. Always fun -- and Joe and Telmo are some of the best restaurant people in this city. The chupitos are fun and Chef Telmo’s food is always so fresh and vibrant. We always get the queso and Gracie loves the frozen margaritas. We also enjoy \u003ca href=\"http://www.commonwealthsf.com/\">Commonwealth\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"http://www.missionchinesefood.com/\">Mission Chinese Food\u003c/a>, and brunch at \u003ca href=\"http://www.absinthe.com/\">Absinthe\u003c/a>.\u003cbr>\n\u003cem>Gracie:\u003c/em> \u003ca href=\"http://www.flourandwater.com/\">flour + water\u003c/a> for me. Most people don’t know that we got engaged there. Chad arranged it with Thomas and David behind my back and we ended up having a long tasting menu in their Dough Room. Chad proposed at the end and I was so shocked. flour + water will always have a spot in our hearts because of this but also from the amazing food that they do. You can’t go wrong with anything on the menu. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>What is your favorite meal to have with your family?\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\n\u003cem>Chad:\u003c/em> Now that we have the two families combined which actually is then four families combined there are a lot of dinners we that have been memorable. \u003ca href=\"http://incanto.biz/information/special-events/\">The Leg of Beast Dinner at Incanto\u003c/a> is a great way to eat as a family. Chris Cosentino and Mark Pastore are great hosts. The family style dinner experience there is a great time, and nothing brings a group together like a large tender beef leg with all of the fixings!\u003cbr>\n\u003cem>Gracie:\u003c/em> To get approval for our marriage from my family in Houston, Chad had to cook for my extended family, which turned out to be around 30 people that day. He was so nervous but did a great job. Crispy skin chicken thighs, artichokes, seared broccoli, etc. In addition, my family brought 80 lbs of steamed crawfish and very large platters of BBQ from \u003ca href=\"http://www.goodecompany.com/\">Goode Co.\u003c/a> We will all always remember that dinner. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Any news we should know about?\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\n\u003cem>Gracie:\u003c/em> Frank always has something interesting working. Frank and Chad do a lot of traveling so I am sure they will be on the road a lot in the new year.\u003cbr>\n\u003cem>Chad:\u003c/em> We have a lot of projects going on but they are not ready to be announced. It was a big year for FK Restaurants in 2011 and we are ramping up for an even bigger, busier year ahead. Launching Asian Box as a national brand with numerous locations, our return to fine dining, multiple consulting jobs. Should be fun.\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>\u003cbr>\nDo you have plans for the holidays?\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\n\u003cem>Chad:\u003c/em> I think I want to make Posole this year. I don’t know why, I just do.\u003cbr>\n\u003cem>Gracie:\u003c/em> I will probably end up making a \u003ca href=\"https://www.google.com/search?q=croquembouche&hl=en&safe=off&client=firefox-a&hs=G22&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&prmd=imvnse&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=n7bfTpueFLTZiALSx-iqCA&ved=0CDEQsAQ&biw=1295&bih=791\">croquembouche\u003c/a>. Also, my brother is moving up here and staying with us for a bit. He loves to cook, so we will probably have some sort of collaboration. Like last year, we will probably do a lot of canning, pickling and other fun things as gifts -- like Kimchi and Hot Box It, our incredibly super hot sauce from Asian Box.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Guiltiest food pleasure?\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\n\u003cem>Gracie:\u003c/em> Flaming Red Hot Cheetos!\u003cbr>\n\u003cem>Chad:\u003c/em> Budweiser cans? I don’t know. Gracie eats everything with aioli though. We were at a nice restaurant in Palo Alto the other day and Gracie asked for ranch dressing with her onion rings. That’s the Houston in her I guess. It was pretty funny. \u003c/p>\n\n","blocks":[],"excerpt":"Chefs Grace Nguyen and Chad Newton may be the couple that seem to do everything together: work, live, cook, and create food-related businesses in the Bay Area.","status":"publish","parent":0,"modified":1323285337,"stats":{"hasAudio":false,"hasVideo":false,"hasChartOrMap":false,"iframeSrcs":[],"hasGoogleForm":false,"hasGallery":false,"hasHearkenModule":false,"hasPolis":false,"paragraphCount":16,"wordCount":1534},"headData":{"title":"Restaurant Favorites and Honeymoon Updates from Chefs Grace Nguyen and Chad Newton | KQED","description":"Chefs Grace Nguyen and Chad Newton may be the couple that seem to do everything together: work, live, cook, and create food-related businesses in the Bay Area.","ogTitle":"","ogDescription":"","ogImgId":"","twTitle":"","twDescription":"","twImgId":"","schema":{"@context":"http://schema.org","@type":"Article","headline":"Restaurant Favorites and Honeymoon Updates from Chefs Grace Nguyen and Chad Newton","datePublished":"2011-12-07T19:15:37.000Z","dateModified":"2011-12-07T19:15:37.000Z","image":"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/KQED-OG-Image@1x.png"}},"disqusIdentifier":"35604 http://blogs.kqed.org/bayareabites/?p=35604","disqusUrl":"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/2011/12/07/restaurant-favorites-and-honeymoon-updates-from-chefs-grace-nguyen-and-chad-newton/","disqusTitle":"Restaurant Favorites and Honeymoon Updates from Chefs Grace Nguyen and Chad Newton","path":"/bayareabites/35604/restaurant-favorites-and-honeymoon-updates-from-chefs-grace-nguyen-and-chad-newton","audioTrackLength":null,"parsedContent":[{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2011/11/chad-grace.jpg\">\u003cimg src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2011/11/chad-grace.jpg\" alt=\"Chefs Chad Newton and Grace Nguyen. Photo: Eric Wolfinger\" title=\"Chefs Chad Newton and Grace Nguyen. Photo: Eric Wolfinger\" width=\"379\" height=\"568\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-36080\">\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n\u003cem>\u003cstrong>Chefs Chad Newton and Grace Nguyen.\u003c/strong> Photo: Eric Wolfinger\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Chefs \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/#!/graciejonesBOX\">Grace Nguyen\u003c/a> and \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/#!/cnewton9\">Chad Newton\u003c/a> may be the couple that seem to do everything together: work, live, cook, and create food-related businesses in the Bay Area. Chef Grace Nguyen has numerous years of experience working restaurants in Las Vegas and San Francisco including: \u003ca href=\"http://www.postrio.com/\">Postrio\u003c/a>, The \u003ca href=\"http://www.slanteddoor.com/\">Slanted Door\u003c/a> and \u003ca href=\"http://www.outthedoors.com/\">Out The Door\u003c/a>, on Bush Street. She currently is a partner and Executive Chef of \u003ca href=\"http://asianboxpaloalto.com/\">Asian Box\u003c/a>, slated to open its first (of many) stores in Palo Alto next month. Grace likes to run, read, eat, drink wine and bake cupcakes for her friends’ kids, and is lovingly referred to as “snobby cupcake” by her business partners \u003ca href=\"http://fkrestaurants.com/\">Frank Klein\u003c/a> and new husband Chad Newton. The chef has adapted both Newton and Nguyen as her last name, explaining that: “I go by Grace Newton. But for Asian Box, I am known as Grace Nguyen.” \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Chef Chad Newton was raised in Mountain View and recently moved with his wife Grace to Redwood City. He has worked at restaurants such as Postrio, \u003ca href=\"http://www.reddnapavalley.com/\">Redd\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"http://www.fishandfarmsf.com/\">Fish & Farm\u003c/a> and \u003ca href=\"http://www.yelp.com/biz/baraka-san-francisco\">Baraka\u003c/a>. Chad is currently the Culinary Director and Partner of local restaurant group FK Restaurants & Hospitality and helps operate \u003ca href=\"http://www.baykidsmuseum.org/plan-your-visit/cafe/\">Café Discovery\u003c/a>, American Box and Asian Box with CEO and founder, Frank Klein. Frank and Chad have diverse consulting clients like the \u003ca href=\"http://www.jccsf.org/\">JCCSF\u003c/a>, District of Columbia Public Schools, Muir Woods Trading Company, and numerous independent restaurant owners. Chad likes to make cocktails, sleep, eat and follow local sports teams in his time away from the restaurants.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>How did you meet?\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\n\u003cem>Chad:\u003c/em> We met in 2001 when we were working at Postrio.\u003cbr>\n\u003cem>Gracie:\u003c/em> I left to cook in Vegas for 5 years and in 2008 we reconnected in SF at numerous chef events. Chad was the Chef at Baraka and I was at The Slanted Door.\u003cbr>\n\u003cem>Chad:\u003c/em> And then we were pretty much inseparable. We moved in together and decided to get married. It all happened pretty fast and we knew that it was right.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Tell us about the wedding:\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\n\u003cem>Chad:\u003c/em> The wedding was great! It was very food/Chef driven. \u003ca href=\"http://www.scottbeattiecocktails.com/\">Scott Beattie\u003c/a> on the cocktails, the amazing food photographer \u003ca href=\"http://ericwolfinger.com/\">Eric Wolfinger\u003c/a> there to capture it all; and Sandra and John from Estate cooking the food and hosting. \u003ca href=\"http://www.estate-sonoma.com/\">Estate\u003c/a> in Sonoma is so beautiful! Perfect for a wedding.\u003cbr>\n\u003cem>Gracie:\u003c/em> Our honeymoon was pretty crazy. We went to New York City for a week to eat, and tried out about 10 restaurants a day and had amazing experiences at \u003ca href=\"http://www.elevenmadisonpark.com/\">Eleven Madison Park\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"http://robataya-ny.com/\">Robataya\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"http://www.ippudony.com/\">Ippudo\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"http://eatalyny.com/\">Eataly\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"http://www.luparestaurant.com/\">Lupa\u003c/a>, and \u003ca href=\"http://www.robertaspizza.com/\">Roberta’s\u003c/a> and \u003ca href=\"http://www.fettesaubbq.com/\">Fette Sau\u003c/a> in Brooklyn.\u003cbr>\n\u003cem>Chad:\u003c/em> Gracie kept trying to find the \u003ca href=\"http://www.biggayicecream.com/\">Big Gay Ice Cream truck\u003c/a>. We found it on the day before we left. That made the trip for her I think.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"ad","attributes":{"named":{"label":"fullwidth"},"numeric":["fullwidth"]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>How are things going at Stow Lake?\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\n\u003cem>Chad:\u003c/em> Really well. Following our success at Muir Woods and Café Discovery we are helping our client, Ortega Family Enterprises, with providing healthy, sustainable, and affordable food at Stow Lake. It’s fun to be around the boats and lake, and feeds into what we do with the National Parks. My partner, Frank Klein, just spoke at the White House on providing sustainable foods to parks.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>How are things going at \u003ca href=\"http://asianboxpaloalto.com/\">Asian Box\u003c/a> in Palo Alto?\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\n\u003cem>Gracie:\u003c/em> Moving right along. We will get through permitting this week, start construction right away and hopefully be up and running in the middle of December. In the meantime, we are just perfecting the recipes, cooking test dinners and making fun You Tube commercials. All I got to say is that our business partner Frank is a very creative and fun man, so watch out for these commercials. They will be very memorable to say the least.\u003cbr>\n\u003cem>Chad:\u003c/em> I’m so excited for this project. There are so many times where we are driving around the Peninsula looking for good food, fast, that is actually fresh and executed well. It just makes me hungry thinking about it.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Any updates on Provision?\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\n\u003cem>Chad:\u003c/em> \u003ca href=\"http://sanfrancisco.grubstreet.com/2011/10/chad_newton_hints_about_provis.html\">Provision\u003c/a> has been a dream of mine as well as Frank's for quite some time and now we are very close to making it happen. We have wanted to bring a Big City caliber restaurant to Palo Alto together to celebrate why we are both in this business -- hospitality. Provision is all about hospitality. I can not talk yet about the actual details of the concept but we will hopefully get to share it soon. We do a monthly Provision pop-up in Palo Alto at Frank’s house. Word has gotten out about how fun they are -- people are doing some interesting things to try and get invited. Frank and I also have plans for a few more restaurants in the Palo Alto area.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>What is it like working together?\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\n\u003cem>Gracie:\u003c/em> At times it can be a bit of a challenge, but for the most part it is really fun. We share resources, bounce ideas off of each other and team up to tackle large projects and dinners. I have to give Chad beat downs sometimes.\u003cbr>\n\u003cem>Chad:\u003c/em> I have learned so much from Gracie. It has been very rewarding. We feel like such freaks sometimes. We work all day together, then come home and watch food shows on television and read cookbooks -- all together. But, this is our life together, and we love it.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>What are your favorite spots to shop for food?\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\n\u003cem>Gracie:\u003c/em> \u003ca href=\"http://www.yelp.com/biz/richmond-new-may-wah-supermarket-san-francisco\">New May Wah\u003c/a> in the Richmond is always interesting and bustling. I can find anything I would ever need to cook traditional Vietnamese food.\u003cbr>\n\u003cem>Chad:\u003c/em> \u003ca href=\"http://www.nijiya.com/\">Nijiya\u003c/a> market, to buy different yuzu products, shishito peppers, tofus and shiso. We cook a lot of izakaya style dinners for friends and family at home and I can always find what I need from Nijiya.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Favorite date or off-night spots?\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\n\u003cem>Chad:\u003c/em> \u003ca href=\"http://tacolicioussf.com/\">Tacolicious\u003c/a>. Always fun -- and Joe and Telmo are some of the best restaurant people in this city. The chupitos are fun and Chef Telmo’s food is always so fresh and vibrant. We always get the queso and Gracie loves the frozen margaritas. We also enjoy \u003ca href=\"http://www.commonwealthsf.com/\">Commonwealth\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"http://www.missionchinesefood.com/\">Mission Chinese Food\u003c/a>, and brunch at \u003ca href=\"http://www.absinthe.com/\">Absinthe\u003c/a>.\u003cbr>\n\u003cem>Gracie:\u003c/em> \u003ca href=\"http://www.flourandwater.com/\">flour + water\u003c/a> for me. Most people don’t know that we got engaged there. Chad arranged it with Thomas and David behind my back and we ended up having a long tasting menu in their Dough Room. Chad proposed at the end and I was so shocked. flour + water will always have a spot in our hearts because of this but also from the amazing food that they do. You can’t go wrong with anything on the menu. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>What is your favorite meal to have with your family?\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\n\u003cem>Chad:\u003c/em> Now that we have the two families combined which actually is then four families combined there are a lot of dinners we that have been memorable. \u003ca href=\"http://incanto.biz/information/special-events/\">The Leg of Beast Dinner at Incanto\u003c/a> is a great way to eat as a family. Chris Cosentino and Mark Pastore are great hosts. The family style dinner experience there is a great time, and nothing brings a group together like a large tender beef leg with all of the fixings!\u003cbr>\n\u003cem>Gracie:\u003c/em> To get approval for our marriage from my family in Houston, Chad had to cook for my extended family, which turned out to be around 30 people that day. He was so nervous but did a great job. Crispy skin chicken thighs, artichokes, seared broccoli, etc. In addition, my family brought 80 lbs of steamed crawfish and very large platters of BBQ from \u003ca href=\"http://www.goodecompany.com/\">Goode Co.\u003c/a> We will all always remember that dinner. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Any news we should know about?\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\n\u003cem>Gracie:\u003c/em> Frank always has something interesting working. Frank and Chad do a lot of traveling so I am sure they will be on the road a lot in the new year.\u003cbr>\n\u003cem>Chad:\u003c/em> We have a lot of projects going on but they are not ready to be announced. It was a big year for FK Restaurants in 2011 and we are ramping up for an even bigger, busier year ahead. Launching Asian Box as a national brand with numerous locations, our return to fine dining, multiple consulting jobs. 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