Tag: Burritt
Eaterwire: A16 & RN74 Do April Fool’s, Burritt Tavern Open April 9
by Admin on Mar.26, 2012, under San Francisco Resturaunts
SWITCHEROOS — On April Fool’s Day, A16 (2355 Chestnut Street) and RN74 (301 Mission Street) will swap chefs and wine directors. Dine at either of the restaurants and enjoy a special pop-up menu that features signature dishes and wine pairings from the other eatery. At A16, you’ll find a modern French meal paired with Rajat Parr‘s picks; likewise, at RN74, you can select from an assortment of Southern Italian dishes and Shelley Lindgren‘s wines. [Eaterwire]
BUCKSWIRE —; The Embarcadero’s finally got its own Starbucks. Today the coffee chain opened up shop on Pier One, dangerously close to the Ferry Building. [ISSF]
EMPIRE BUILDING — Charlie Palmer‘s much anticipated restaurant at the Crescent Hotel, the Burritt Tavern (417 Stockton Street), is expected to open its doors on April 9th. He’s also on the search for a “couple more hotels” to increase his restaurant presence in SF. [Grub Street]
SOMA — Tres‘ (130 Townsend Street) next food and tequila pairing event will take place this Thursday night, from 6 p.m to 9 p.m. Called Aficionado, this month’s tasting will feature “the Bentley of tequilas,” Tequila Corrido, along with food from Chac Mool and La Cocina. [Live Soma]
WALNUT CREEK — The Town Hall trio’s East Bay off shoot, Corners Tavern (1342 Broadway Plaza), is set to open this Wednesday. The restaurant is housed in the former Bing Crosby‘s space and the menu features an assortment of modern pub fare; think duck fat fries, housemade charcuterie, and fried flounder. [ISSF]
EaterWire: The Best Delivery Pizza, Burritt Room’s New Tea Party, More
by Admin on Jun.29, 2011, under San Francisco Resturaunts
DELIVERY PIZZA WARS - Wherein 7×7′s Sara Deseran orders seven pizzas for delivery to the office, then asks chefs from Flour + Water, A16 and Pizzeria Delfina to help her judge them. Everyone eats plain cheese slices from North Beach Pizza, Za, Marcello’s, Patxi’s, Escape from New York, Nizario’s and Cybelle and here are the results. [7x7]
TEA PARTY WIRE – The Feast has a look at those Kettle Whistle tea pairing events happening at Burritt Room. There are three courses, “surprises” and a gift, like granola, to take home at the end. [The Feast]
CHEF SHUFFLES – 1) Former One Market sous chef Clint Davies will be taking over for Stephen Barber as executive chef at Napa’s Fish Story. 2) Coi chef de cuisine Evan Rich has moved on to do his own top secret project with his wife. 3) Murray Circle‘s new chef Justin Everett has unleashed the restaurant’s new “more casual” era complete with a housemade meats menu and a chilled seafood section. [ISSF, EaterWire]
NOW OPEN - Pemba T. Sherpa, the Nepalese man behind Taste of the Himalayas locations in Sonoma and Sausalito, has opened a third location on Soscal in Napa. Napa Valley Register talks about the food. [NVR]
ANNOUNCEMENTS- Last month, SFoodie’s main man John Birdsall moved on for a sweet gig at the EBX and now they’ve found his replacement. Wine writer Blake Gray is stepping up to the plate after working as a staff writer for the Chron and freelancing for many others. He starts Thursday. [SFoodie]
Za in Russian Hill. [Photo: Yelp/Krisi W. ]