the tablehopper | 9:05 am | August 12, 2009 | Embarcadero, Events, Foodie 411 | Add a comment
On Wednesday August 12th, be sure to come by the Ferry Building for the Summer Farmers’ Market Cocktail Night, when The Center for Urban Education about Sustainable Agriculture (CUESA) and the San Francisco Chapter of the United States Bartenders Guild host this special boozy evening. Botanical-themed spirits will be paired with summer produce (think berries and peaches). For $30, guests will enjoy two full-sized signature cocktails made with Square One Botanical, along with 12 other sample-sized drinks featuring Beefeater 24 Gin, Bols Genever, Chartreuse, Galliano, and Plymouth Gin.
Bites will be provided by local restaurants like Globe/Zuppa (Prather Ranch BBQ short rib sandwich), Boulevard (rib sandwiches), Chez Papa Resto (mini fresh fig tarts with pistou, goat cheese, and rosemary oil), Laiola (crostini with house-made ricotta and nectarine conserve), and MarketBar (wild shrimp and zucchini ceviche). Participating bartenders include: H. Joseph Ehrmann from Elixir, Brian MacGregor from Jardinière, Krista Silva from Rickhouse, Josh Harris of Bon Vivants, Parker Heineman from Pacific Catch, Scott Baird from 15 Romolo, Ryan Hazen from Bourbon & Branch, Jackie Patterson from Heaven’s Dog, Darren Crawford from Tony Nik’s, Brooke Arthur from Range, Gabriel Lowe from Beretta, Greg Lindgren from Rye and Rosewood, and Alicia Walton from Elixir. $30. Buy tickets here. 5:30pm–7:30pm.
The event takes place in the kitchen in the North Arcade in front of the Ferry Building.
And on Friday August 14th, bartender and author Scott Beattie and Lou Bustamante of Hangar One/St. George Spirits are hosting a Seasonal Cocktail Event. Beattie will talk about seasonal cocktails and teach the group how to make two summertime drinks from his book, the Blackberry Lick and the Westside Bellini. Instruction will include side recipes, garnish how-to, foams, and rim sugars and salts. Drinks will feature St. George/Hangar One spirits and fresh, seasonal fruit from the Ferry Plaza Farmers Market. Each guest will have hands-on time with Scott. Lou will be on hand to talk about the distilling process and products made by St. George/Hangar One. CUESA Market Chef Sarah Henkin will give a short demo on pickled garnishes for cocktails. All profits after expenses for the class will generously be donated to CUESA.
$40 per person includes two signature cocktails, hands-on instruction, snacks, and tastes. Book for sale for $25. Class limited to 40 participants. Buy tickets here. 5:30pm–7:30pm.
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the tablehopper | 10:09 am | July 21, 2009 | Embarcadero, Foodie 411 | Add a comment
Cane Rosso just opened, a Ferry Building Marketplace project from chef-owner Daniel Patterson and chef de cuisine Lauren Kiino of COI, with chef Doug Borkowski. On the menu: pasture-raised meats (chicken, porchetta, and more) on the rotisserie or braised overnight, local ingredients, lots of vegetables, sandwiches, salads, and soup. Breakfast (like a fried egg panino) and lunch are served, plus early supper. It’s all kind of home-cookin’ in style (if your mother was Italian and only shopped at the farmers’ market), with primo ingredients, and it’s easy to take home. As for the name, it’s inspired by Kiino’s three-legged and totally precious red dog, Cody. There are 10 seats at the counter inside, 25 in the hallway, and 30 outside. Kiino will now be busy focusing on Bracina in Oakland, which is looking like the end of the year. Open Mon–Sat 8am–8pm, and Sun 10am–8pm.
Who let the dogs out? Show Dogs near the Warfield is open. You can get your corn dog, 4505 dog, Fatted Calf dog, all kinds of dawgs and toppings from Mon–Fri 11am–8pm.
Marcia Gagliardi writes a popular weekly e-column about the SF dining scene, “the tablehopper.” Subscribe for free at www.tablehopper.com and get it in your inbox every Tuesday. Got news? Email Marcia at taste@sanfrancisco.travel.
the tablehopper | 5:09 pm | July 16, 2009 | Embarcadero, Events, Foodie 411 | Add a comment
Do you know the difference between a tayberry and an ollalieberry? Can you tell an Albion strawberry from a Seascape? Berry lovers and fruit aficionados are invited to get to know these juicy jewels of the farmers’ market at their summertime peak. CUESA’s Berry Bash is on Saturday July 25th from 10am–1pm. CUESA will host several berry-oriented events during the Ferry Plaza Farmers Market. Visitors can spend time in the berry tasting booth, where they can sample the variety of berries in the market to taste the nuances in flavor. The berry curious can also visit CUESA’s culinary information booth for tips about the nutritional benefits of berries and take home berry-centric recipes to try on their own. At 11am, the CUESA teaching kitchen will host a free berry-focused cooking demonstration taught by Executive Chef Michael Weller from the California Culinary Academy.
The berry tasting and culinary information booths will be in the Ferry Building’s South Driveway. The cooking demonstration will take place in CUESA’s Dacor teaching kitchen on the Northwest side of the Ferry Building.
Berry tasting booth is $1 donation. All other events are free to the public.
Marcia Gagliardi writes a popular weekly e-column about the SF dining scene, “the tablehopper.” Subscribe for free at www.tablehopper.com and get it in your inbox every Tuesday. Got news? Email Marcia at taste@sanfrancisco.travel.
the tablehopper | 4:38 pm | July 13, 2009 | Embarcadero, Events, Foodie 411 | Add a comment
This Thursday July 16th at One Market Restaurant they are holding the Grand Opening of the Penthouse at One Market, a private dining and event destination, as a fundraiser for the UC Santa Cruz Grow-A-Farmer campaign.
The campaign, which raises money to build permanent housing at the UC Farm & Garden for their apprenticeship participants. The event will include tastes from One Market Restaurant Chef Mark Dommen, incorporating produce raised by alumnus of the UC Farm & Garden program. Following are just a few of the alumni who will attend and set up stations with dishes made from their produce:
Everett Family Farm (Leon Vehaba, farmer)
Abounding Harvest Farm (Danield Paduano, farmer)
UC Santa Cruz Farm (lots of farmers!)
Pie Ranch (Nancy Vail and Jered Lawson, farmers)
Blue House Farm (Ryan Casey and Ned Conwell, farmers)
Oso Velloso Farm (Kurt Christiansen, farmer)
Freewheelin’ Farm (Kirstin Yogg, Daryl Wong, and Amy Courtney, farmers)
Petaluma Bounty Farm (Amy Rice-Jones, farmer)
Dirty Girl Farm (Joe Schirmer, farmer)
Thursday, July 16th 5:30pm–8pm
One Market Penthouse, 1 Market Street, SF
$25/person donation requested
Reservations@onemarket.com
Marcia Gagliardi writes a popular weekly e-column about the SF dining scene, “the tablehopper.” Subscribe for free at www.tablehopper.com and get it in your inbox every Tuesday. Got news? Email Marcia at taste@sanfrancisco.travel.
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