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September 8-16, 2007
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| Sunday, September 16, 2007 permalink
My favorite coffee drink? The Gibraltar:
... at Blue Bottle kiosk on Linden Street:
Why? Because it’s the perfect balance of strength and creaminess. It’s an ass kick with a velvet sock. This midget latte is named for the glass it is served in and this Gibraltar rocks. Blue Bottle Coffee
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| Saturday, September 15, 2007 permalink
Incanto’s open house for their new line of salted pig parts was the cure for boarish food.
This small batch, cold cured, flavorful chow goes under the brand name of Boccalone which means “big mouth”.
Chris Cosentino and Mark Pastore have modified a USDA inspected facility in Oakland where they produce this impressive and varied assortment of protein delivery systems.
We weren’t surprised by the impeccable texture and depth of flavor of their brown sugar fennel salami, capicolla, lonza, and pate since we came anticipating the high quality goods that are consistently produced by the Incanto team.
They threw in some curveballs with a sweet, salty and crunchy guanciale brittle:
... a breakfast sausage:
... (made from a recipe for Easton Sausage that Chris found in his grandmother’s safe), an intense and impressive salted pig’s liver and an incredibly delish blood sausage that they served with a fried quail egg on a thin crouton:
Whether you are a boar or a piglet there is a subscription box with your name on it. If you join the Salumi Society you can choose between these two sizes (2 lbs with 3-4 items @ $29 and 3.5 lbs. with 5-6 items @ $49) and pick them up in Oakland or San Francisco.
If you are the type to wait for the sausage mood to hit you, you will be able to grab some at BiRite Market and Avedano’s in the near future (not yet though.) If you are seduced by that bacony brittle, there are plans to partner with Michael Recchiuti on these jowl-licious treats. Also on the horizon are prosciutto cotto for your holiday meal at the end of this year.
Boccalone Incanto Restaurant Avedano’s BiRite Market Recchiuti Confections
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| Friday, September 14, 2007 permalink
Fort Mason was the place not to be seen this evening. We were invited to attend the first of a series of Dining in the Dark events put on by Taste TV.
Russian Army surplus night vision goggles were the headgear of those governing this blind tasting.
This not so light meal was an exercise in trust and coordination or perhaps it was a hazing ceremony for a fraternity that we are now a part of. We did get to fraternize with Sarah and Ms. Tablehopper , before the dimmers were taken a notch lower than the illumination level at Oola. Ambient light crept past some of the blackout curtains:
... so most diners blindfolded themselves to complete the effect. We had a fun time talking with our tablemate as we replaced our see-food diet with one that required no garnishing. Prey animals and people from large families tend to eat faster to insure their survival, tonight’s mode of nutrition delivery required a slower pace, especially for those who ordered the chicken, which needed some cutting up (we went with the herb crusted salmon which was a fork only endeavor.) The 3-course menu was ambitious given that there was not a proper kitchen:
... for a large crowd, but they were happily taking feedback to help streamline their strategy for the next version.
Dark Dining
From today’s Bunrab email, Trevor writes:
Gutenberg, I was really excited to see the pics of the Chicken Hooray truck. I have seen something very similar in Brussels with one exception, potatoes cooking in the chicken drippings. Yum. I don't see any potatoes in your pictures. Trevor
Dear Trevor, We wanted some of their potatoes cooked in chicken fat, but they didn’t have any on Wednesday.
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| Thursday, September 13, 2007 permalink
My mug of chowder ($6.50):
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