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HONOLULU
One of my more memorable dinners during my Honolulu vacation was at a restaurant that may not be around for too long. Or will it?
That’s the mystery of TBD, the restaurant with the ellipses (on its website its called “tbd …”). It opened five months ago inside the […]
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In theory a pop-up in the restaurant world is when a temporary restaurant opens in an existing restaurant, typically on the main restaurant’s off nights.
In the case of “permanent” pop-up Abstract Table (showing up on Friday and Saturday nights in Oakland’s Gastropig), it plans to stay. The only thing changing is the tasting menu […]
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Filipino food seems to be getting its day in the limelight, and that may be partly due to the marketing savvy of several groups that have done a lot to educate Americans to this Asian delicacy.
I have to admit, I’m not the familiar with Filipino food, even though Filipinos are one of the dominant […]
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PLEASANTON, Calif.
On a warm summer night, who doesn’t love street food outdoors? Apparently, the entire Bay Area.
That was evident in this weekend’s debut pop-up of NorCal Night Market, inspired by Asian night markets and set at the Alameda County Fairgrounds in Pleasanton. Hundreds of people piled into the fairgrounds […]
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A museum dedicated to ice cream seems like a no brainer. Who wouldn’t love spending time in a space that celebrates everyone’s favorite cold treat.
So it’s no wonder that the Museum of Ice Cream, which started as a pop-up in New York, would be a runaway success. After its initial sold-out […]
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The nice thing about the ramen frenzy in the Bay Area is that it comes in all forms, from the premium bowls at fancy restaurants, to counters serving up noodles and bar bites, and to pop ups where chefs are honing their skills in broth-making.
An example of the latter is Ippo Ramen, a pop […]
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It’s been awhile since I’ve been to a pop-up dinner, where a chef makes dinner in borrowed space. Popups often provide the chance for intimate dinners between diners and chef.
On Sunday, I checked out a popup in Oakland featured on the Feastly site, along with my food eating adventurers Brenda of Read the full post →
Today wrapped up the three-day J-Pop Summit 2016, the annual festival of all things Japanese pop — from anime to music to the arts. Of course, I focused on all things food.
J-Pop this year was primarily based at the Festival Pavilion in San Francisco’s Fort Mason (activities also took place at the Hyatt and New […]
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PORTLAND, Ore.
Langbaan literally means “back of the house” in Thai, and it’s also the name of a unique dining experience in Portland offering a Thai-inspired tasting menu in a tiny 24-seat space tucked behind another Thai restaurant.
And to be clear, it was my favorite meal of my recent vacation here.
Portland has […]
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The story: Successful San Francisco chef/restaurateur Michael Mina has created a test kitchen, where he and a partner chef will wade into the hip pop-up waters every season. Mina Test Kitchen’s first pop-up is called “Middle-terranea” and highlights the eastern Mediterranean flavor that’s the essence of Mina’s Egyptian heritage and reflects the culinary interests of […]
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The story: Sammy Kong Kee has won awards for his poke recipe (the traditional Hawaiian dish of marinated raw tuna), and while working at Butterfly restaurant along San Francisco’s Embarcadero he got the opportunity to touch on the flavors of the islands when he took control of the restaurant’s take-out window and opened up […]
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The story: Chef Jesse Koide has cooked for years at the popular pop-up Mission Chinese Food, which takes over the unpretentious Lung Shan restaurant in the Mission District cooking Chinese-inspired dishes. Now Koide has struck out on his own with a similar pop-up concept but creating Japanese-inspired dishes. His new Pink Zebra (the name comes from […]
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I love artichokes, especially when they’re fresh and in season. But it’s one of those delicious food that’s a pain to prepare, mostly because of all the prickly outer leaves.
So when I read about a four-course dinner featuring the artichoke as the main ingredient, I quickly signed up with the organizer, Jupiter Olympus, […]
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There were still the dim lights and warehouse-like space. There were still the small vendors, some known but more unknown, pushing their pre-made goods. And there were the crowds looking for a fun Friday night in San Francisco.
Not much has changed for the Underground Market by forage SF except maybe the absence of […]
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