Janine Kahn
The tables in the front windows are a nice place to watch the passing parade known as the Haight.
Martin Macks, the Irish bar and restaurant shuttered since a fire in September, recently reopened, freshened up with light hardwood floors and five bigscreen TVs. It's good to see a state-side pub reopening, when they're closing in record numbers in Merrie Old England, with estimates running as high as six a day closing forever. A brand-new wood-burning pizza oven is a nice ad
Considering that on an ordinary night at Masa's, the five-course prix fixe is $95 (wine pairings an additional $59), a $150 tariff for five courses and wine plus tax and tip is something of a bargain. That's what's on offer for a Share Our Strength benefit on August 15th called A Tasteful Pursuit. Proceeds help fight domestic child hunger: a good deal that's also a good deed.
Masa's chef Gregory Short and pastry chef John McKee are collaborating with Mark Dommen, chef/partner of One Mark