San Francisco’s hot new reservation? A $110 tasting in a 1989 camper van at the Ferry Building
When Anthony Strong closed his restaurant-turned-market Prairie last summer, he needed a break. More specifically, he needed to go camping.
He sold his car to buy a 1989 Volkswagen camper van and then he turned it into a dining room. Named SuperStella, it’s a one-of-a-kind dining experience in San Francisco: not a food truck, not quite a pop-up and much more intimate than its catering license implies.
This month, he’ll start parking Stella outside the Ferry Building, bringing his four-person dining room into dazzling view of the building’s clock tower and the Bay Bridge. He’ll roll out fake grass, set up a portable bonfire and serve soup in a thermos to complete the glamping vibe.