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Here's Everywhere Alton Brown Ate and Drank in San Francisco and Napa

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by Allie Pape
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If you didn't see Alton Brown's Edible Inevitable Tour when it came through SF last week, you definitely missed out. (Like, didn't get to see pizzas baked in three minutes in a gigantic Easy Bake oven levels of missed out.) However, the culinary scientist, Cutthroat Kitchen host, and all-around excellent human was kind enough not only to hang out with us, but to share his entire dining and drinking itinerary for both SF and Napa, which included plenty of coffee, Vietnamese food a-go-go, and of course, a little hooch. Here's the full accounting of everywhere AB ate, perfect for masterminding a daylong food crawl of your own.

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Mazarine Coffee

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The Eater staff met up with Brown at this newish Market Street coffee palace, where he enjoyed a coffee and told us all about his favorite donut in the world.

720 Market St, San Francisco, CA 94102
(415) 398-7700
(415) 398-7700

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The Hall

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The ESF staff are also the parties responsible for sending Brown to Mid-Market's hip new food hall, where he enjoyed a crab roll from Fine & Rare before grabbing pho and Thai iced tea from Little Green Cyclo.

1028 Market St, San Francisco, CA 94102
(415) 558-8293
(415) 558-8293

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La Capra Coffee

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Brown got his second caffeine fix at the FiDi coffee shop from the Rosenthal brothers, where he learned for the first time that "Gibraltar" is an alternate name for a cortado. (Blue Bottle started that one by naming it after the type of Libbey glass in which it's typically served.)

50 Fremont St, San Francisco, CA 94105
(415) 872-9275
(415) 872-9275

Cask

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"For anybody on Earth who’s looking for the perfect gift to give me, this is the only place you need to look," says Brown of this specialty liquor store. He particularly likes bourbon, especially when paired with what he says is his favorite guilty-pleasure snack: Fritos dipped in the "caramel" sold next to apples at the supermarket.

17 3rd St, San Francisco, CA 94103
(415) 424-4844
(415) 424-4844

Show Dogs

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Brown rarely has a snack before performing, but since this sausage spot was right across the street from the tour's venue, the Golden Gate Theatre, he decided to indulge in a smoked Polish sausage with sauerkraut.

1020 Market St, San Francisco, CA 94103
(415) 558-9560
(415) 558-9560

Smitten Ice Cream

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While Brown didn't visit this Hayes Valley ice-cream shop, those seeking the next best thing to the 20-second fire-extinguisher ice-cream-freezing trick he performed during his show should check it out. Each batch is frozen individually with liquid nitrogen.

350 Linden St, San Francisco, CA 94102
(415) 863-1518
(415) 863-1518

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The Slanted Door

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Brown told Eater that he always makes a pilgrimage here when he's in town, and this time, he ordered the gau goy chow (gulf shrimp and green garlic dumplings), cellophane noodles, spicy squid, and baby bok choy.

1 Ferry Building #3, San Francisco, CA 94111
(415) 861-8032
(415) 861-8032

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Napa Valley Coffee Roasting Company

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Brown enjoyed a morning cup at this downtown Napa roastery before his wine country show.

948 Main St, Napa, CA 94559
(707) 224-2233
(707) 224-2233

Gott's Roadside

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On the breakfast menu for Brown's visit to the Oxbow Public Market outpost of this popular burger joint (which also has an SF outpost): giant hashbrown wedges.

644 1st St, Napa, CA 94559
(707) 224-6900
(707) 224-6900

Fantesca Vineyard

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Brown admired the fortune-cookie corks at Fantesca, which include a Frank Sinatra quote: "Alcohol may be man's worst enemy, but the Bible says love your enemy."

2920 Spring Mountain Rd, Saint Helena, CA 94558
(707) 968-9229
(707) 968-9229

School House Vineyard

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Brown absolutely loved this small Napa vineyard. "It was everything that I'd want in a wine and a winery. Chardonnay is no longer a dirty word."

3549 Langtry Road, Saint Helena, CA 94574
(707) 963-4240
(707) 963-4240

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Mazarine Coffee

720 Market St, San Francisco, CA 94102

The Eater staff met up with Brown at this newish Market Street coffee palace, where he enjoyed a coffee and told us all about his favorite donut in the world.

720 Market St, San Francisco, CA 94102
(415) 398-7700
(415) 398-7700

The Hall

1028 Market St, San Francisco, CA 94102

The ESF staff are also the parties responsible for sending Brown to Mid-Market's hip new food hall, where he enjoyed a crab roll from Fine & Rare before grabbing pho and Thai iced tea from Little Green Cyclo.

1028 Market St, San Francisco, CA 94102
(415) 558-8293
(415) 558-8293

La Capra Coffee

50 Fremont St, San Francisco, CA 94105

Brown got his second caffeine fix at the FiDi coffee shop from the Rosenthal brothers, where he learned for the first time that "Gibraltar" is an alternate name for a cortado. (Blue Bottle started that one by naming it after the type of Libbey glass in which it's typically served.)

50 Fremont St, San Francisco, CA 94105
(415) 872-9275
(415) 872-9275

Cask

17 3rd St, San Francisco, CA 94103

"For anybody on Earth who’s looking for the perfect gift to give me, this is the only place you need to look," says Brown of this specialty liquor store. He particularly likes bourbon, especially when paired with what he says is his favorite guilty-pleasure snack: Fritos dipped in the "caramel" sold next to apples at the supermarket.

17 3rd St, San Francisco, CA 94103
(415) 424-4844
(415) 424-4844

Show Dogs

1020 Market St, San Francisco, CA 94103

Brown rarely has a snack before performing, but since this sausage spot was right across the street from the tour's venue, the Golden Gate Theatre, he decided to indulge in a smoked Polish sausage with sauerkraut.

1020 Market St, San Francisco, CA 94103
(415) 558-9560
(415) 558-9560

Smitten Ice Cream

350 Linden St, San Francisco, CA 94102

While Brown didn't visit this Hayes Valley ice-cream shop, those seeking the next best thing to the 20-second fire-extinguisher ice-cream-freezing trick he performed during his show should check it out. Each batch is frozen individually with liquid nitrogen.

350 Linden St, San Francisco, CA 94102
(415) 863-1518
(415) 863-1518

The Slanted Door

1 Ferry Building #3, San Francisco, CA 94111

Brown told Eater that he always makes a pilgrimage here when he's in town, and this time, he ordered the gau goy chow (gulf shrimp and green garlic dumplings), cellophane noodles, spicy squid, and baby bok choy.

1 Ferry Building #3, San Francisco, CA 94111
(415) 861-8032
(415) 861-8032

Napa Valley Coffee Roasting Company

948 Main St, Napa, CA 94559

Brown enjoyed a morning cup at this downtown Napa roastery before his wine country show.

948 Main St, Napa, CA 94559
(707) 224-2233
(707) 224-2233

Gott's Roadside

644 1st St, Napa, CA 94559

On the breakfast menu for Brown's visit to the Oxbow Public Market outpost of this popular burger joint (which also has an SF outpost): giant hashbrown wedges.

644 1st St, Napa, CA 94559
(707) 224-6900
(707) 224-6900

Fantesca Vineyard

2920 Spring Mountain Rd, Saint Helena, CA 94558

Brown admired the fortune-cookie corks at Fantesca, which include a Frank Sinatra quote: "Alcohol may be man's worst enemy, but the Bible says love your enemy."

2920 Spring Mountain Rd, Saint Helena, CA 94558
(707) 968-9229
(707) 968-9229

School House Vineyard

3549 Langtry Road, Saint Helena, CA 94574

Brown absolutely loved this small Napa vineyard. "It was everything that I'd want in a wine and a winery. Chardonnay is no longer a dirty word."

3549 Langtry Road, Saint Helena, CA 94574
(707) 963-4240
(707) 963-4240

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