Mister Jiu’s just might be the best new training ground for California cuisine
The S.F. restaurant’s alumni are setting the Bay Area on fire with passion projects from chile crisp to focaccia to hand-pulled noodles
Mister Jiu’s just might be the best new training ground for California cuisine
The S.F. restaurant’s alumni are setting the Bay Area on fire with passion projects from chile crisp to focaccia to hand-pulled noodles
When you read a lot of restaurant news, like I do every day, you develop the ability to speed-read the listings.
For instance, if a new restaurant is being led by someone who used to work at Chez Panisse, you can reasonably assume that that person will be bringing a little bit of that old magic to the new place. It’s a reflection of Chez Panisse as a training ground for culinary philosophies; chefs who worked at the Berkeley restaurant went on to open a plethora of farm-to-table restaurants and bakeries, like Greens, Stars and Acme Bread Co. Simil
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The Outer Sunset farmers market has grown into an essential S.F. food destination. Here s what to eat
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David Lee of Sunset Squares Pizza gives slices to customers at the Outer Sunset Farmers Market & Mercantile in San Francisco.Stephen Lam / The ChronicleShow MoreShow Less
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Gumbo Social griddles shrimp for its shrimp po boy.Stephen Lam/The ChronicleShow MoreShow Less
Since the Outer Sunset Farmers’ Market & Mercantile opened last summer, eating and shopping at the bustling, two-block market has become an essential Sunday activity for the neighborhood.
The market’s food vendors in particular have become a draw. People line up for the rich, sweet turkey mole tacos on toothsome, fresh-pressed tortillas at Molcaxitl Kitchen, or Thai chicken skewers that sizzle on the grill at Vanida Thai Kitchen’s stand. Nearby, Dontaye Bell at Gumbo Social ladles chicken-sausage gumbo into containers; he’ll probably th