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Blogs
March 21, 2012
Number 39: La Mar's Cebiche Mixto
SFoodie's countdown of our favorite 50 things to eat and drink, 2012 edition San Francisco's first known Peruvian restaurant, Fonda Peruana, opened at the beginning of the Gold Rush, and 19th-century shipping routes between South America and San Francisco brought Peruvian pisco to our saloons, w ... More >>
Blogs
September 8, 2011
Daniel Patterson on Copenhagen's MAD Foodcamp: International Glamor, Hyperlocal Foods
Daniel Patterson.Daniel Patterson, chef-owner of Coi, is freshly back from last week's MAD Foodcamp in Copenhagen, at which he presented a history of beets. The two-day symposium was organized by René Redzepi, chef of Noma, which has been celebrated for its intricate experimentation of nati ... More >>
Blogs
June 17, 2011
Sanguchon, a Peruvian Sandwich Truck, Debuts at Off the Grid
Jonathan KauffmanSanguchon's pan con chicharron, $8. Though SFoodie learned of the existence of Sanguchon, a Peruvian sandwich truck, in January, it took a few months for chef Carlos Altamirano (Mochica, Piqueo's, La Costanera) to get the truck up and running. But last night, Altamirano and his c ... More >>