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Starbelly (3583 16th St. at Market) has the right idea for summertime dining: Check out its new Patio Picnic Tuesdays. Chef Adam Timney has devised a different theme for each week's family-style "urban picnic," with classics like fried chicken, barbecue ribs, and whole roasted pig paired with vegetable sides, salad, and dessert. You can enjoy them with carafes of wine, pitchers of beer, or sangria. Highlights from July 13's Cajun menu include cornmeal-fried catfish, jambalaya with housemade andouille and Gulf prawns, and peach cobbler.
Patio Picnic Tuesdays happen from 5 to 8 p.m. and cost $25 per person; guests are welcome to second helpings. Call 252-7500 to make reservations. Walk-ins are also accepted. |
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In the second of Bi-Rite's three-part "wines that make you go hmmm" tasting series, wine expert Trac Le hosts Off-Beat Wines of Italy on Monday, July 19, at 18 Reasons (593 Guerrero at 18th St.). The tasting and discussion will take on a group of refreshing but lesser-known red and white wines from Italy. There will be snacks, too.
The tasting costs $50 per person. |
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Through the end of July, Ame (689 Mission at Third St.) has kicked off a series of Wednesday Night Three-Course Prix-Fixe dinners. On July 14, enjoy the Sustainable Dinner, which challenges you to tell the difference between farmed and wild seafood in dishes like striped-bass carpaccio and grilled salmon, all paired with organic and Biodynamic wines. For dessert, there's wild rose panna cotta with wild strawberries. Future menus include the Sherry Dinner on July 21 and the Puerto Rico Dinner on July 28.
The dinner costs $55 per person (includes pairings).
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On Saturday, July 17, Epic Roasthouse (369 Embarcadero at Folsom) brings back High on the Hog, its popular Pinot Noir tasting and pig roast. Executive chef Jan Birnbaum and wine director Petra Polakovicova have designed an impressive menu, with dishes like slow-roasted fennel porchetta; charcuterie of pork trotter terrine, capicola, and pickled pork tongue; molasses-honey pork spare ribs; and homemade maple ice cream cones with bacon brittle.
Wineries include Claypool Cellars, Fogdog, Fort Ross, Freeman Winery, and Red Car.
High on the Hog starts at 1 p.m. and costs $95 per person. For info and reservations, call 369-9955. |
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SFoodie editor John Birdsall recently sat down with Jake and Shauna Des Voignes, the chefs behind two hot new Mission spots (both housed in the same place): Local Mission Eatery and Knead Patisserie. Find out what they think about the state of dining in San Francisco.
Hungry for more? Check out SF Weekly's SFoodie blog for the tastiest daily dining news, reviews, and events. |
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