Email Author Lou Bustamante

2013 Stories by Lou Bustamante

• ROKA BAR Preview: Drinking and Eating like a Roka Rolla

  published Jun 19, 2013

  If you've been around long enough, you start to catalog the past lives that certain spaces have had when you see them in a new incarnation. Walking through the dining room of ROKA AKOR to the stairs t... More >>

• Food Truck Bite of the Week: Lemon-Ricotta Doughnuts from Go Streatery

  published Jun 18, 2013

  Our weekly bite explores the city's food trucks, one at a time, highlighting our favorite mobile dishes and snacks. The Truck: Go Streatry The Cuisine: "Glorious peasant food" Specialty Items: Braise... More >>

• The Taco Guys: The Ever-Expanding World of Tacos

  published June 19, 2013

  It wouldn't be a stretch to call the taco the OG of food truck food. It's endlessly riffed on, was the primary reason food trucks existed... More >>

• Celebrate Summer With Boozy Events This Week

  published Jun 17, 2013

  Summer is here, and while in the Bay Area it might not necessarily mean warm weather, it does mean that there will be plenty of festivities to celebrate. From cocktail-inspired gelato to restaurant ce... More >>

• Drink of the Week: Getting a Little Somethin' Somethin' With Vokahh at Alchemist

  published Jun 14, 2013

  The ballpark portion of China Basin is great for many kinds of drinking, but up until now, seriously delicious and well-crafted cocktails worthy of arriving late to the game for was not one of them. ... More >>

• Food Truck Bite of the Week: Tagine Squash Tacos at The Taco Guys

  published Jun 11, 2013

  Our weekly bite explores the city's food trucks, one at a time, highlighting our favorite mobile dishes and snacks. The Truck: The Taco Guys The Cuisine: Global cuisine delivered on a tortilla Specia... More >>

• Drink of the Week: Enjoying The Rebound Fling at Ice Cream Bar

  published Jun 07, 2013

  When a prescription to "drown your sorrows" is issued by your friends to numb the pain and heartache caused by the conclusion of wonderfully tumultuous spring fling, it'll most likely include either i... More >>

• Getting Back in Touch With Vesper Lynd

  published June 5, 2013

  Few bars have endured as much turmoil in three years as the Burritt Room. Despite a parade of talented bartenders and bar managers moving... More >>

• Food Truck Bite of the Week: Strawberry Shortcake Flies High at Wing Wings

  published Jun 04, 2013

  Our weekly bite explores the city's food trucks, one at a time, highlighting our favorite mobile dishes and snacks. The Truck: Wing Wings at Presidio Picnic The Cuisine: Picnic food Specialty Items: ... More >>

• Drink of the Week: Going All In On the Vesper Lynd At the Burritt Room

  published May 24, 2013

  Few bars have endured as much turmoil in the scant three years it's been open as the Burritt Room. Despite a parade of very talented bartenders and bar managers moving through, many cocktail menu chan... More >>

• Exploring the New Cocktail Menus at Rickhouse and Blackbird

  published May 22, 2013

  We may not get the dramatic announcements of spring's arrival that other parts of the country get, like crocuses jetting out through the snow, but we do get our own subtle declaration of a new season.... More >>

• Food Truck Rally Review: SoMa StrEat Food Park

  published May 21, 2013

  Our monthly review explores the city's food trucks gatherings, one at a time, breaking down each one with statistics, descriptions of the scene, and vital info to help you plan a trip there. Location... More >>

• Drink of the Week: The Marshall Manhattan at Nick's Cove

  published May 17, 2013

  We were on our way to dinner at Nick's Cove, that cozy collection of cottages and a restaurant on the edge of Tomales Bay and purportedly the place where the barbecued oyster was invented. We were cer... More >>

• Pacific Puffs: The Sweet Side of Food Trucks

  published May 15, 2013

  Before we started logging a serious number of hours and calories exploring food trucks, a friend asked what our favorite food truck was. "Oh,... More >>

• Food Truck Bite of the Week: Line-Caught with Fish Tacos from Cholita Linda

  published May 14, 2013

  Our weekly bite explores the city's food trucks, one at a time, highlighting our favorite mobile dishes and snacks. The Truck: Cholita Linda The Cuisine: Mexican mixed with Peruvian with a dash of Cu... More >>

• Drink of the Week: Get a Grip on Grappa at Bar 888

  published May 10, 2013

  Even as our collective drinking palate continues to develop to appreciate spirits once considered too challenging (like smoky peaty single malts whiskies, rustic and flavorful mezcal, and bitter Europ... More >>

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  Food Truck Bite of the Week: Floating on a Peanut Butter Cream Puff at Pacific Puffs

  published May 07, 2013

  Our weekly bite explores the city's food trucks, one at a time, highlighting our favorite mobile dishes and snacks. The Truck: Pacific Puffs The Cuisine: Cream puffs in seasonal and classic flavors S... More >>

• Drink of the Week: Getting Down and Derby with Milk Julep

  published May 03, 2013

  The Kentucky Derby comes roaring into the final stretch this Saturday, kicking up roses and mint juleps as it makes its way around the track. The race may be about thoroughbreds and serve as the openi... More >>

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  The Best Cinco de Mayo and Kentucky Derby Parties This Weekend

  published May 01, 2013

  Cinco de Mayo: Hecho en San Francisco Where: CUESA Kitchen at the Ferry Building (south end, near Market Bar) When: Sun., May 5, 1 p.m.- 5 p.m. Cost: $55, buy tickets online The Rundown: This weeken... More >>

• Food Truck Bite of the Week: Finding Home with Laksa at Azalina's Malaysian

  published Apr 30, 2013

  Our weekly bite explores the city's food trucks, one at a time, highlighting our favorite mobile dishes and snacks. The Truck: Azalina's Malaysian The Cuisine: Mamak stall cuisine, a blend of Indian,... More >>

• Drink of the Week: Hunting with the Woodsman at Bloodhound

  published Apr 26, 2013

  When Bloodhound opened in 2008 (making it 36 in dog years), that stretch of Folsom was a rather lonely one with a few outlier clubs and leather shops. The bar's success and longevity is certainly due ... More >>

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  Off the Grid's Picnic at the Presidio: Like a Day in Dolores, But Better Food, Drinks, and Grass

  published Apr 23, 2013

  Our monthly review explores the city's varied food trucks gatherings, one at a time, breaking down each one with statistics, descriptions of the scene, and vital info to help you plan a trip there. L... More >>

• Food Trucking Events: Cloth Napkins and Blankets

  published Apr 18, 2013

  Civility isn't something you associate with food truck events, but are you really looking for "wholesome" among the cartsr Part of the fun is the mass of humanity, the snaking lines, the comparing of... More >>

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  Food Truck Bite of the Week: Porchetta Nachos at The Whole Beast

  published Apr 16, 2013

  Our weekly bite explores the city's food trucks, one at a time, highlighting our favorite mobile dishes and snacks. The Truck: The Whole Beast The Cuisine: Whole animal cuisine Specialty Items: Sandw... More >>

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  Drink of the Week: The Honey Badger at Bluestem Doesn't Care If You Like It

  published Apr 12, 2013

  Don't let the "brasserie" portion of the name fool you; the cuisine at Bluestem is all American. Named after the preferred grazing grass of cattle ranchers, the focus of the restaurant is decidedly on... More >>