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Thursday, April 24, 2008
EaterWire: The Phoenix For Sale, Jen's New Project, More
THE MISSION—According to this listing, Valencia Street's popular Phoenix Irish Pub—technically its building—is on the market. The asking price? A cool $1.55 million for the 2,000 square-foot space, which works out to about $775 per square foot. It's a buyer's market and the 19th/Valencia area gets tons of foot traffic. As we understand it, the bar is a tenant, not the current owner, so its fate probably lies with the next owners. [MLS]
SOMA—We'll have a little Top Chef/Jennifer round-up tomorrow, but for those wondering about Jen's whereabouts, she's still at Coco500 and in an exit interview with Cutty, she drops some hints on her future: "I’m going to leave at the end of May. I'm working on a project with a friend: We're going to open up a little restaurant pretty soon as well ... We've got this cool location; it's definitely a nighttime spot. We want it to be a super-cool, dark, speakeasy kind of place with kick-ass cocktails that are using a lot of seasonal ingredients and just great seasonal foods." [Cutlets]
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Adventures in Fluff Pieces
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Suffice to say, Marin newspaper folk really enjoyed their time at Napa's new Oxbow Market and have the descriptive prose to prove it: "Imagine just about anything you'd like to eat, from a crisp organic apple to artisan-cured pastrami, from sustainably fished prawns to rotisseried heritage pork, from French duck confit to Venezuelan corn pancakes, California cheese to wine-infused chocolate, pizza piled with fresh organic vegetables to organic ice cream scooped on a piping-hot waffle. Dream of chasing your fantasy feast with every type of wine from California and around the world or a nonalcoholic soda made from wine grapes. Perhaps you'd rather have a cup of organic fresh-ground coffee or rare five-year-old fermented Chinese pu-erh tea. All this is ripe for guzzling at Napa's new Oxbow Public Market." [MIJ]
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Wednesday, February 20, 2008
Napa Dispatch: Taylor's Refresher 3.0 Revealed
Every once in a while, because its restaurant scene does indeed go beyond one Thomas Keller (well, sometimes), we're happy to venture north to bring you latest happenings in the ever-evolving Wine Country. Napa folk, your news from Napa, Kellerville and such is always very much appreciated to the tip line.
As promised earlier, we're happy to share our first look at the new Taylor's Refresher in Napa's Oxbow Market. Our man on the scene was brave enough to weather the opening day chaos last Friday and reported much ado about burgers during lunchtime rush (though no free giveaways). The menu and design are largely the same as the other locations in St. Helena and San Francisco, with ~150 seats between the indoor booths, outdoor picnic tables and the counter stools. Also notable: early returns have the lines reputed to be much more manageable than the behemoths at the St. Helena location, at least for now.
· Napa Dispatch: Taylor's Opens Friday, More From Oxbow [~ESF~]
Tuesday, February 19, 2008
EaterWire: McTeague's Courts Polk, Hog Island Goes North
All the day's news goes in EaterWire. Per normal, your juicy gossip to sf@eater.com.
TENDERNOB—The long-vacant restaurant space at 1237 Polk might have a new tenant in the wings. If it passes the planning commission gauntlet later this week, the former Johnny Wok space will become McTeague's, a bar "that will serve limited food items including sandwiches and soup." While we give McTeague's bonus points for naming a bar after the turn of the century Frank Norris novel set in San Francisco, we have to wonder if it's possible for a new bar to go directly to "dive" status. Anyone? [EaterWire]
NAPA—And yet another Ferry Building tenant is planning on making the trek up to Napa's Oxbow Market: "Hog Island Oyster Co. will open an oyster bar in Napa's new Oxbow Public Market. Similar in size and menu to the company's operation in San Francisco's Ferry Building, the new venture is projected to debut in September." [Inside Scoop, last item]
FISHERMAN'S WHARF—Tim McDonnell, the owner of Tarantino's on Fisherman's Wharf and Sausalito's Spinnaker, has decided to take on a new project all the way up in the vast reaches of Sacramento, where he will remodel Folsom's Cliff House, a restaurant that reportedly has a stunning view of, um, the American River. Given McDonnell's expansions northward, here's hoping that Tarantino's quality doesn't slip like the rest of the Fisherman's Wharf restaurants ... Wait, what? [Folsom]
Friday, February 15, 2008
EaterWire: Orson Nears, Plus Taylor's Opening Reports
SOMA—This week's Tablehopper reported rumors of a possible February 26th debut for Elizabeth Falkner's Orson, and it now looks like that week will definitely see some degree of action down on Fourth Street, with the 26th slated for a soft opener. In the meantime, the Orson website has been revamped, complete with menu highlights (Paella with squid ink gel; Samosas, raita and chutney sorbet) and the following ominous announcement: "Orson is coming very soon." [EaterWire]
NAPA—We've got a couple reports from the Taylor's Automatic Refresher grand opening in the Oxbow Public Market earlier today. We'll have much more from the Taylor's front early next week, but in the meantime, here's a teaser on today's specials: Pulled Pork Sandwich, Baked Potato Soup, Blueberry Milkshake. [EaterWire Inbox]
TELEVISION—We already know that the new season of Top Chef—debuting on March 12—features a quartet of local chefs, but early previews already have Myth Cafe's rep cast as the villain: "This year's Hung is obviously Ryan, a San Francisco-based chef of such surpassing smugness that we are already rooting against him. (He's handsome, too, the pisher.)" [Cutlets, previously]
Thursday, February 14, 2008
Napa Dispatch: Taylor's Opens Friday, More From Oxbow
1) The latest from the third branch of Taylor's Automatic Refresher is that it will open tomorrow morning for lunch service. Located in the growing Oxbow Public Market, Taylor's 3.0 will scatter 150 seats among indoor booths, barstool seating and outdoor picnic tables. The menu, for the most part, will closely mirror the St. Helena and Ferry Building locations. Bonus unconfirmed rumor: word on the tree-lined Napa streets is that Taylor's might—might!—be testing out the kitchen today and giving out free samples. 644 First Street, at McKinstry Street, Napa; Open daily: 10:30 am-8:30 pm, (707) 224-690; website [EaterWire]
2) Elsewhere in Oxbow, Daily Candy has it that Pica Pica Maize Kitchen has officially opened, and has carved itself a nice little niche: "The corn-centric fast food joint is the only place in Northern California where you'll find authentic Venezuelan grub." All of Northern California? 610 First Street, between McKinstry and Juarez, Napa; (707) 251-3757; website [Daily Candy]
3) And finally, if that wasn't enough Oxbow news for your afternoon enjoyment, the grand opening ceremony for the whole shebang is set for next weekend, February 23-24. Among the festivities: Cindy Pawlcyn, Nancy Silverton, giveaways, book signings, etc etc, plus all current and future vendors will be on hand and in celebration mode. Further reading on the Oxbow website. [Official Site]
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Thursday, January 31, 2008
