Daily Candy San Francisco reports that BENU, Corey Lee’s new venture in SOMA is serving up shark fin soup. Mr. Lee’s culinary polish as an alum of Napa Valley’s French Laundry only heightens our eco-dismay with this cruelly sourced dish. A sumptuous meal, maybe. But, In the most conscious of American food cities this is a no-go. Shame on you at BENU. 22 Hawthorne Street, between Howard and Folsom Streets. Tel. 415-685-4860. www.benusf.com.
The gritty grid on the Southern border of the Tenderloin at the Civic Center just got a bit sweeter with a WAFFLE MANIA (gosh we wish they had could come up with a better name) storefront. The classic Belgian staple of chewy and crunchy sugared toasts moves from its vehicular outpost to bricks and mortar stability. Not sure how it will play out among the seedier residents of the area but it’s a welcome incursion [...]
With the RoliRoti truck banish all thoughts of sari-clad woman toiling away with flour and water for hearth roasted breads. Rather, think of rotisserie, and only in a succulent fat drenched way.
Brainchild of a Swiss butcher’s son, this wheeled-wonder lifts its hood every Saturday morning with chicken ready to spin. Chickens, free range and organic, take on a family spice-rub recipe and are, without a doubt, well worth the wait. But, on the days Rotisseur [...]
The Mission lost CONDUIT (New American food overcome by hyper-industrial designed space) and got ANOTHER MONKEY (Thai food overcome by hyper-industrial designed space). 280 Valencia Street.
MR. & MRS. MISCELLANEOUS opens in Dog Patch. Daily Candy reports on this new artisanal ice cream shop where the focus is on novelty flavors NOT organic ingredients. Why bother? Better to have an organic scoop than a chocolate encrusted pretzel peanut cone.
Boulette’s Larder Hungarian Dinner because who isn’t hungry for Hungary? April 22nd, 2010 at 6:30 p.m. BOULETTE’S LARDER, Ferry Building Marketplace. Reservations, 431.399.1155.
