Silly news about food, new restaurants and news about Central Square
Posted on February 19th, 2010, by admin in UncategorizedThe cool folks at Meatpaper are having another party. These guys are going to win a National Magazine Award for partying. This one is to celebrate their tenth issue. Meatpaper is great. It is a serious, but not humorless look at the issues involved with meat. The recent contretemps in Cambridge over raising chickens in town is right up their alley.
The Meatpaper folk shuttle between Brooklyn and the Bay Area. Don’t confuse this with going over the Mystic Bridge to Chelsea. It is much cooler. The first party is at Oakland uber-pizzeria, Piazzaiolo. It is this Sunday so get over to Logan or start driving right now.
The second party is on Monday and is at Bar Tartine, which like everything else in SF is on Valencia Street, probably next to Good Vibrations and near Vanilla Saffron and Ritual Coffee.
1) Meat & Greet at Pizzaiolo: Issue 10 Launch Party
We’re honored to collaborate with Pizzaiolo and a crew of amazing chefs to bring you a range of seasonal dishes, wine, beer, and cocktails. Please raise a glass with us as we celebrate our tenth issue, local food, and biodiversity. WHAT
A cocktail party, celebration, and fundraiser for Meatpaper. Menu sneak preview: stuffed oxtail, gallo pinto, eel & rabbit stew, farmers market vegetables, charcuterie, California-distilled rum, locally made wine and beer, and much more. WHEN
Sunday, February 21, 7pm – 10pm WHERE
Pizzaiolo
5008 Telegraph Avenue, Oakland, CA 94609
2) East Meats West II
In November we collaborated with our friends at Diner and Marlow & Sons in Brooklyn to produce an amazing rabbit feast, and now, the Brooklyn folks are flying west so you, too, can taste the magic! WHAT
Chefs Chris Kronner of Bar Tartine in San Francisco and Sean Rembold of Diner in Brooklyn team up to create a 4-course dinner featuring Devil's Gulch rabbit and wine pairings. A portion of the proceeds will go toward the Devils Gulch fund to help the community in Haiti that they serve. WHEN
Monday, February 22
Two seatings, 6pm and 9pm WHERE
Bar Tartine
561 Valencia Street, San Francisco, CA 94110 2. The LATimes has a short piece about Martha Stewart’s new show about food pornography. Not as funny as it migh be. http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/dailydish/2010/02/anthony-bourdain-and-eric-ripert-hit-the-airwaves-1.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+latimesdailydish+%28Daily+Dish+Blog%29 The other silly food story was about the Italian television host who described eating cats. If he can get to Brooklyn or Valencia Street in SF he can hang with the Meatpaper guys. Italian chef in stew over eating cats By Associated Press | February 18, 2010 ROME – Italian state TV has suspended a cooking show host who shocked the nation by saying cat stew is a Tuscan delicacy he has enjoyed many times. RAI TV confirmed yesterday that it had suspended Beppe Bigazzi, the 77-year-old host of a popular morning program that offers food tips and recipes in a country fiercely proud of its cuisine. His 27-year-old female co-host looked stunned after Bigazzi said he had eaten cat stew “many times,’’ but he defended his tastes. “Why, people maybe don’t eat rabbit, chicken, pigeon?’’ Bigazzi said. “Who’s not fat, kills the cat,’’ is how Bigazzi began his lighthearted prattle about cat stew. When Bigazzi claimed cat stew was a Tuscan specialty near the Arno river valley, co-host Elisa Isoardi was so embarrassed she ducked behind a cart of salad greens, the healthy virtues of which the two were supposed to be chatting about. His critics included Francesca Martini, undersecretary of the Health Ministry. “Cats are pets protected by law,’’ Martini noted, specifically against “cruelty, maltreatment, and abandonment.’’ Central Square, Cambridge moves up, down and sideways. Pearl Art was the offbeat anchor of Central Square retailers. They have closed, as has the Gap, The Attic and a flower shop. On the other hand Central Bottle has opened, which is a handsome wine store selling cheese and their own olive oil as well as Venetian appetizers. Joanne Chang will open the third branch of her Flour bakery next door to Central Bottle. Floating Island might be the best regarded restaurant that most people have never finished. Everyone says this is great Cambodian food. They are moving to Central Square, taking part of the site abandoned by the Gap and previously rented by Woolworth’s. Life Alive is a good restaurant from Lowell that is taking over the Hollywood Express location that is in one direction across from City Hall and in the other direction the Post Office. I agree with everyone that the new Cambridge Libray by William Rawn is fabulous but imagine how much better it would be if it were in Central Square. And imagine if the Cambridge Police Headquarters was still in Central Square.
We’re honored to collaborate with Pizzaiolo and a crew of amazing chefs to bring you a range of seasonal dishes, wine, beer, and cocktails. Please raise a glass with us as we celebrate our tenth issue, local food, and biodiversity. WHAT
A cocktail party, celebration, and fundraiser for Meatpaper. Menu sneak preview: stuffed oxtail, gallo pinto, eel & rabbit stew, farmers market vegetables, charcuterie, California-distilled rum, locally made wine and beer, and much more. WHEN
Sunday, February 21, 7pm – 10pm WHERE
Pizzaiolo
5008 Telegraph Avenue, Oakland, CA 94609
2) East Meats West II
In November we collaborated with our friends at Diner and Marlow & Sons in Brooklyn to produce an amazing rabbit feast, and now, the Brooklyn folks are flying west so you, too, can taste the magic! WHAT
Chefs Chris Kronner of Bar Tartine in San Francisco and Sean Rembold of Diner in Brooklyn team up to create a 4-course dinner featuring Devil's Gulch rabbit and wine pairings. A portion of the proceeds will go toward the Devils Gulch fund to help the community in Haiti that they serve. WHEN
Monday, February 22
Two seatings, 6pm and 9pm WHERE
Bar Tartine
561 Valencia Street, San Francisco, CA 94110 2. The LATimes has a short piece about Martha Stewart’s new show about food pornography. Not as funny as it migh be. http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/dailydish/2010/02/anthony-bourdain-and-eric-ripert-hit-the-airwaves-1.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+latimesdailydish+%28Daily+Dish+Blog%29 The other silly food story was about the Italian television host who described eating cats. If he can get to Brooklyn or Valencia Street in SF he can hang with the Meatpaper guys. Italian chef in stew over eating cats By Associated Press | February 18, 2010 ROME – Italian state TV has suspended a cooking show host who shocked the nation by saying cat stew is a Tuscan delicacy he has enjoyed many times. RAI TV confirmed yesterday that it had suspended Beppe Bigazzi, the 77-year-old host of a popular morning program that offers food tips and recipes in a country fiercely proud of its cuisine. His 27-year-old female co-host looked stunned after Bigazzi said he had eaten cat stew “many times,’’ but he defended his tastes. “Why, people maybe don’t eat rabbit, chicken, pigeon?’’ Bigazzi said. “Who’s not fat, kills the cat,’’ is how Bigazzi began his lighthearted prattle about cat stew. When Bigazzi claimed cat stew was a Tuscan specialty near the Arno river valley, co-host Elisa Isoardi was so embarrassed she ducked behind a cart of salad greens, the healthy virtues of which the two were supposed to be chatting about. His critics included Francesca Martini, undersecretary of the Health Ministry. “Cats are pets protected by law,’’ Martini noted, specifically against “cruelty, maltreatment, and abandonment.’’ Central Square, Cambridge moves up, down and sideways. Pearl Art was the offbeat anchor of Central Square retailers. They have closed, as has the Gap, The Attic and a flower shop. On the other hand Central Bottle has opened, which is a handsome wine store selling cheese and their own olive oil as well as Venetian appetizers. Joanne Chang will open the third branch of her Flour bakery next door to Central Bottle. Floating Island might be the best regarded restaurant that most people have never finished. Everyone says this is great Cambodian food. They are moving to Central Square, taking part of the site abandoned by the Gap and previously rented by Woolworth’s. Life Alive is a good restaurant from Lowell that is taking over the Hollywood Express location that is in one direction across from City Hall and in the other direction the Post Office. I agree with everyone that the new Cambridge Libray by William Rawn is fabulous but imagine how much better it would be if it were in Central Square. And imagine if the Cambridge Police Headquarters was still in Central Square.
great news about Life Alive. So psyched to have that place in the neighborhood!