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The Year Of Eating Dangerously: Most Disturbing Food Of 2007

Chris Cosentino's Lips & Assholes T-Shirt

Head To Head (To Tail) With Chris Cosentino

Brains And Eggs, The White Boy Boogie

Food Porn: Chilis And Bones At Incanto

Head To Tail, Sicilian Tuna Love Upcoming At Incanto

Sicilian Mattanza Dinner At Incanto

Jeremy Fish Cooks with Chef Chris Cosentino

Jeremy Fish's long-awaited Ghosts of the Barbary Coast opens tonight at Fifty24SF Gallery. His latest collection of works is his own personal love letter to the history of San Francisco. In celebration of the new exhibit, Chef Chris Cosentino recently invited Fish to his restaurant, Incanto, to prep ... More >>

Alex Pardee and Chef Chris Cosentino Cook Pig Head

Alex Pardee's Letters From Digested Children opens tomorrow at Fifty24SF, so celebrity Chef Chris Cosentino decided to mark the occassion by inviting Pardee to cook up a few pig's head dishes at Cosentino's swanky SF restaurant, Incanto. I'm guessing that pig's head is a reference to either Lord of ... More >>

Hot Meal: Cucina Povera at Incanto

Being a fan of Chris Cosentino's regular menu at Incanto, we were unable to resist the first dinner of his special summer-long Cucina Povera prix-fixe dinner series, a tribute to the poverty-inspired dishes of Italy's various regions, offered Sunday and Monday nights -- especially when we noted the ... More >>

Membership Has Its Privileges: Free Crab Cookbook

If you have a Visa Signature rewards card, Visa, the Golden Gate Restaurant Association, and almost 50 Bay Area restaurants have cooked up a little present for you: a nice little pamphlet of crab recipes, titled SF Chefs. Food. Wine.: Dungeness Crab. Inside you'll find recipes from A (Angel Hair Cra ... More >>

Boccalone P.S.: Pork Butter

This creamy spread is delicious on crusty bread, toast, or crackers.

El Cachanilla's $1.50 Tacos

This funky little place's menu has all the odd bits: head, tongue, brain, tripe, even eye.

Tentative Menu for Incanto's Head to Tail Dinners

Mmm, coffee and doughnuts!

Anthony Bourdain's Hunger for More Inevitably Leads Him to S.F.

media.newsobserver.comWhere do you go for entrails, chiles, and bacony goodness after you've been to Vietnam, Uzbekistan, and Colombia? Why, San Francisco, of course!Famed tough-guy foodie Anthony Bourdain is in these parts right now, it's rumored, sampling our finest and weirdest cuisine for his Tr ... More >>

Last Chance: Incanto's 2009 Head to Tail Dinners

Still a few tables left for tonight and Wednesday.

The Year of Living Practically Green

How to save the environment without being extreme

Boccalone Set to Clean Up With Lard Soap

Soon, enthusiasts of Boccalone (1 Ferry Bldg. at Embarcadero) will have something more appropriate to rub all over their body than their still-new and delectable Nduja (a Calabrian spreadable salame with addictive spice and meatiness). The salumeria, owned by Incanto's Chris Cosentino (co-star of th ... More >>

Mi Amor

Let him count the ways this unique Italian restaurant won his heart

Love Shack

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Incanto's Budget Prix Fixe to Mine the Cooking of Italy's Poor, Plus a Cosentino Roundup

Niallkennedy via FlickrComing to a corner near you (maybe): Boccalone's panino expressIncanto chef Chris Cosentino told SFoodie the restaurant's summer prix-fixe menu series probing the food of Italy's poor was a way to focus on some of the peninsula's simplest and most traditional dishes. "Some of ... More >>

Shoreline Food Fest is an Odd Assemblage of TV Stars, Local Chefs, and Aging Rockers

The Super Bowl of food? Let's hope the half-time show is betterAn unusual group of local chefs, TV food celebrities, and Boomer bands are coming together at Shoreline this Saturday for the Great American Food and Music Fest. "There'll be more deliciousness per square inch than you will find anywhere ... More >>

Doggy Bag: Today's Odds and Ends

Our favorite morsels from the food blogs and beyond. You can't have da mango: On NPR's Morning Edition, local writer Sandip Roy waxes eloquent about Indian mangoes -- a Bush-era nukes agreement with India freed them up for import. One variety is the Alphonso, known in India as the King of Mangoes. ... More >>

Boccalone Salumi Cycle Hits the Streets for Lunch Again Today

Chris Cosentino's tasty salted pig parts on the go.Stuck amongst all the numbers in FiDi and can't get down to the Ferry Building for lunch? Boccalone's Salumi Cycle will wheel over to the corner of California and Montgomery today at 12:30 to peddle salumi panini with tomato conserva and arugu ... More >>

TiVo Alert: Chris Cosentino Talks BBQ on 'The Best Thing I Ever Ate'

offalgood.comChris Cosentino must like adventurous BBQ.Tonight, offal good chef Chris Cosentino (Incanto/Boccalone) joins national colleagues Bobby Flay, Ted Allen, and Tyler Florence on television. He'll be talking about his favorite barbecue spots on the special "Bar-B-Que" edition of The Best Thi ... More >>

Incanto's Cocina Povera Series Set to Take on the Cooking of Puglia

phxpma/FlickrAre you feeling like a fresh and tasty Southern Italian mini-vacation -- via dinner -- is in order? Incanto (1550 Church at Duncan) is continuing its summer-long Cucina Povera prix-fixe dinner series on Sunday and Monday nights (it features the peasant food of a different Italian region ... More >>

At Bloodhound Last Night, Nervous Chefs Watch Themselves in 'No Reservations'

Joseph Schell Incanto's Chris Cosentino (left) and Sebo's Michael Black react to the broadcast. A handful of chefs and others who appeared in the San Francisco episode of Anthony Bourdain's No Reservations gathered at Bloodhound in SOMA last night to watch the broadcast. Incanto chef Chris Co ... More >>

Seven 'Fear Factor'-Worthy Dishes (and the Restaurants That Serve Them)

Looking to get adventurous with your food choices or just gross out your date? We've compiled a list of some of the freakiest foods available, along with the restaurants (and festivals) that serve them. Warning: Don't read this before dinner.​1. Fried Goat HeadAvailable at Shangri-La Kabab and BBQ ... More >>

DVR Alert: 'Chefs vs. City' Tears Up San Francisco Tonight

Food NetworkCome on -- you've watched trashier TV before.​We admit it. With so many food shows taping in these parts lately, we've relegated Chefs vs. City to the inner chip recesses of the DVR machine, back where Jamie at Home mingles with old eps of Breaking Bad. Tonight's installment takes ... More >>

Feast With a Chef Dream Team (and Support CUESA) at Sunday Supper

cuesa.org​Center for Urban Education about Sustainable Agriculture (CUESA), the non-profit organization responsible for the Ferry Plaza Farmers Market and its associated educational programming, will host its largest annual fundraiser in October. Attendees of this year's "Sunday Supper" will sit i ... More >>

Sorry, Chris: Chefs vs. City = Massive Fail

Food NetworkChris (left), we love you, bro, but tell us there isn't going to be a Season Two.​We bow to no one in our love for chef Chris Cosentino. Incanto is on the short list of S.F. restaurants that (a) we unfailingly recommend to others, and (b) gladly spend our own money at. We're still ... More >>

For Bookish Foodies, It's a Busy Week of Author Appearances

It's a big week for bookish San Francisco foodies interested in sustainable farming, vegetarianism, and foraging. • Tomorrow, Wendell Berry -- writer, farmer, and godfather of the organic farming movement -- appears at Herbst Theatre (401 Van Ness at McAllister) in conversation with Michael Polla ... More >>

Another Display of Butchery and Upscale Eats, This Time in Napa

J. BirdsallRyan Farr dispatching a beast at Bloodhound.​Yet another butcher-chef-fire event (this one called Primal) is happening Saturday in Napa -- observe the breakdown of a pig, a goat, a cow, and a lamb, and taste the results. Incanto's Chris Cosentino, Perbacco's Staffan Terje, Fatted Ca ... More >>

In Town Last Night, David Chang and Local Chefs Ponder S.F.'s 'Monotone' Restaurant Culture

David Chang (right) with Chris Cosentino before last night's discussion at Cafe Du Nord.​If there's a takeaway lesson from fig-gate, it might be this: Don't drink on stage. At a 7x7-sponsored panel discussion at Café Du Nord last night, N.Y. chef David Chang took heat for having being what ... More >>

Chris Cosentino Explores Swine Blood and Brains on Modern Marvels

On the latest installment of Modern Marvels on the History Channel, the time line of the other white meat is traced from the introduction to America by Spanish explorers to its current genetically super-boosted ride to the plate. But, for us, it's all about the late-in-the-episode appearance of ou ... More >>

Feasting Out: Swim with the Fishes Christmas Eve at Incanto

Laura S./Yelp​Where: Incanto 1550 Church (at Duncan), 641-4500 When: Thurs., Dec. 24 Time: 5:30-9 p.m. The Deal: Chef Chris Cosentino won't know exactly what's on his three-course Feast of the Seven Fishes menu till he can assess what's available, but here's a preliminary version: mixed seafoo ... More >>

Incanto's Head to Tail Dinner an Interspecies Affair

queenkv/FlickrPig's ear amuse from the 2008 head to tail dinner.​So maybe we wrote recently that the grand restaurant theme-fest might seem dated, all those diligent minings of enormous animal carcasses that find greatest expression, arguably, in Oliveto's Whole Hog events. The thing about Inc ... More >>

Kauffman's Five: This Week in Food Bloggery

A few of my favorite morsels from the blog and beyond this week:J. Kauffman​1. Two refrains have been stuck in my head for the past few days. The first: the chorus from the Replacements' "Alex Chilton" (RIP). The second: the phrase "Frito pie." Chile Pies, about to open in the Western Addition, is ... More >>

Chris Cosentino Makes a Mess Piggy

makethatsandwich.com​Our own local celebrity chef/Food Network star Chris Cosentino has made up Mess Piggy while competing against colleagues such as Michael Symon and Jamie Oliver. Nope, that's not a typo: Mess Piggy is Cosentino's entry in Mezzetta's Make That Sandwich Celebrity Chef Sandwic ... More >>

We translate Chabaa Thai's ethnic Isaan food

makethatsandwich.com​Our own local celebrity chef/Food Network star Chris Cosentino has made up Mess Piggy while competing against colleagues such as Michael Symon and Jamie Oliver. Nope, that's not a typo: Mess Piggy is Cosentino's entry in Mezzetta's Make That Sandwich Celebrity Chef Sandwic ... More >>

Chris Cosentino's Gluttony Pants Expand to Fit Your Lack of Self-Control

BetabrandChris Cosentino, in the binge-accomodating pants he helped design.​It's only fitting that Incanto's Chris Cosentino ― a chef known for marrowbone salad, brains risotto, and porchetta ― would be helping to design a pair of pants infused with the gluttonous spirit. As the first entr ... More >>

Andrew Zimmern Returning to S.F. for More Bizarre Foods

sidereel.com​Andrew Zimmern, host of Travel Channel's Bizarre Foods, was shooting street food antics in the area last month, and now it appears he's headed back for more next month. A source revealed that Bizarre Foods producers are currently scouting possible local activities, and Zimmern's T ... More >>

This Weekend: Andrew Zimmern and Chris Cosentino Storm Off the Grid McCoppin

italyinsf.comChris Cosentino's "Big Brain, Little Brain."​We first brought you the news that Andrew Zimmern was returning to San Francisco to film more footage with Incanto chef/Food Network star Chris Cosentino for an upcoming episode of Zimmern's Travel Channel series Bizarre Foods. Now, we have ... More >>

S.F. Street Food the Focus of Andrew Zimmern's Appetite for Life

MSNAndrew Zimmern interning for the Crème Brûlée Cart.​Food personality Andrew Zimmern's take as intern for the Crème Brûlée Cart one afternoon back in August at Precita Park has now surfaced as part of the first episode of the new season of Appetite for Life, his Web series on street fo ... More >>

SFoodie Advent Calendar, Day 7: Boccalone's Black Truffle Mortadella

Lou BustamanteBits of black truffle add perfume to Boccalone's holiday-issue mortadella.​The SFoodie Advent Calendar counts down the days before Christmas/Nondenominationalwinterholiday, one treat at a time.The cold and rain of December always finds us fighting a losing battle against salty-fa ... More >>

Mariquita Mondays Shows Chris Cosentino's Way with Veggies

askmissa.com​Mariquita Mondays Where: Incanto, 1550 Church (at Duncan) When: Monday nights through Mar. 14 Cost: $29 The rundown: Did you know the offal king has a special way with produce, too? Incanto chef Chris Cosentino has kickstarted a playful collaboration with Mariquita Farm, one o ... More >>

Heart Is the New Entry-Level Offal

askmissa.com​Mariquita Mondays Where: Incanto, 1550 Church (at Duncan) When: Monday nights through Mar. 14 Cost: $29 The rundown: Did you know the offal king has a special way with produce, too? Incanto chef Chris Cosentino has kickstarted a playful collaboration with Mariquita Farm, one o ... More >>

This Week's Review: Hearts on Fire!

Caitlin Kuhwald​Making heart the subject of my Valentine's Day review may be a stunt, but eating heart meat isn't. Whether it comes from a chicken, duck, pig, lamb, or cow, heart is an amazing cut: smooth and yet not slippery-gushy, lean and robust. Heart meat readily takes to fire, smoke, chiles, ... More >>