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Name: Gutenberg

Location: Somewhere near the Golden Gate Bridge.

Occupation: BRPR (Bunrab public relations.)

 
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-Gutenberg



 

May 1-8, 2007

 

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Tuesday, May 8, 2007
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It was a late night at Tosca Café:

tosca

... in North Beach. Although there was celebratory San Francisco Film Festival cake, this place is not about the food, it’s about the drink.

In Venice, you go to Harry’s Bar for the Bellini, in San Francisco you go to Tosca for the house cappuccino:

... which gets it’s umph from a hit of Brandy.

They line up these adult hot chocolates and steam them on their espresso machine (masquerading as a metal silo) before their alcohol infusion.

Old school booths:

...provide islands of conversation in this favorite North Beach haunt.

Tosca Café
242 Columbus Ave.
San Francisco, CA
415.986.9651

 



 

 

 

Monday, May 7, 2007
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The Bubble Lounge was tonight’s San Francisco Film Festival party location. The spacious room was the perfect setting for sipping and snacking:

Melba-like baguette croutons supported mozzarella, tomato and basil:

... or curried chicken.

Smoked salmon on toast points, panini wedges and cheese:

... rounded out the grazing possibilities.

There was more talking:

... than eating taking place. Lots of film and food enthusiasts lounged with bubbly conversation.

The Bubble Lounge
714 Montgomery St.
San Francisco, CA
415.434.4204

 



 

 

 

Sunday, May 6, 2007
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I noticed a new restaurant called Jones:

... that recently sprung up on Lombard street and was pleased to hear that this was the venue tonight’s film festival party.

The conversations were interesting and animated but the bar food had some difficult acts to follow from earlier this week.

The buffet consisted of standard issue chicken drumettes, calamari, dips and quesadillas:

To be fair, this restaurant was supporting the festival by hosting this gathering and this may not be representative of their usual chow.

We were there after the dinner crowd had cleared out, but it looked like the sort of place that you can drop in for a casual meal or drink at the bar:

...until they close at 2:00 a.m.

Jones Restaurant
2400 Lombard St.
San Francisco, CA
415.440.2000

 



 

 

 

Saturday, May 5, 2007
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There are at least two parties per capita given by the San Francisco Film Society at any given time of the night or day. This evening, we found ourselves at suite one8one where bloodshot eyes were cleverly hidden by the lighting scheme:

Bay Area Women in Film and Television:

... sponsored this velvet roped event.

Sushi ‘n’ meatballs were the edibles washed down by Skyy cocktails:

...(every film festival needs a vodka sponsor.)


suite one8one

181 Eddy St.
San Francisco, CA
415.345.9900

 

 

 



 

 

 

Friday, May 4, 2007
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We had never been to the third floor room at Rubicon before tonight’s reception for Robin Williams:

The little cocktail party bites included puff pastry sausage straws, meatballs and delicate tuna and vegetarian roll ups.

The San Francisco Film Society does a kick ass job of lining up good chow for their events.

And speaking of kicking ass, J got a royal flush:

... before making an amazing dinner of perfectly cooked, line caught salmon with this Brussels sprout dish:

She sliced the little cabbages, mixed them with paper thin slices of lemon and bits of pancetta and baked them with olive oil to a savory, tangy, meaty, goodness. This was seriously delish.

Rubicon Restaurant
558 Sacramento
San Francisco, CA
415.434.4100

 



 

 

 

Thursday, May 3, 2007
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I was looking for
an “emergency” dessert recipe. One that I could make from common pantry items that didn’t require much fuss.

The answer came from David Lebovitz’s Room for Dessert.

The cratered appearance of this planet shaped cake:

...inspired its name of “Chocolate Orbit Cake.” Some sliced, balsamiced strawbs and crème chantilly initiated our launch sequence.

-G



 

 

 

Wednesday, May 2, 2007
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Spike Lee was honored at a cocktail party at Chaya Brasserie. We did the right thing and made more room by keeping our visit brief due to the insanely large turnout:

The servers were at risk of drawing back a bloody stump when they circulated with mini lamb chops and grilled skewers that were devoured too quickly to photograph.

Chaya Brasserie
132 The Embarcadero
San Francisco, CA

 

From today’s bunrab email, Cindy writes about yesterday’s breakfast:

Gutenberg,

Eggs over rice! That's a dish I consider "comfort food" from childhood - but my version includes oyster sauce on top. The thick, salty sauce just seems to work well with the egg and rice. Yum!

Cindy


Gutenberg replies:

Dear Cindy,

Thanks for the tasty sounding tip. I will definitely give that a try.

-G

Our friend Amy writes:

Gutenberg,

I was just re-reading your review of Hime. I ate there for the first time and found out that they often have very seasonal offerings or specialties that are "off the menu". Next time you go, ask!

Amy


Gutenberg replies:

Dear Amy,

If I remember correctly, we have a sushi date coming up. Maybe I can get you and Lee to help navigate these waters.

-G

 


 

 

 

Tuesday, May 1, 2007
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My friend A has araucana chickens
which extrude pre-colored Easter eggs:

...all year ‘round. Bunrab friend TW has been known to say: “just because it’s pretty, doesn’t mean it’s good to eat” but these happen to be both.

Sparing you all of the Suessian descriptions of where I would eat these green (and blue and brown) eggs (with or without ham) I have a particular fondness of them over rice:

These embryolks are deeply hued from their varied, non-factory diet.

I think that old saying about “not counting your chickens” must have come from someone familiar with A’s eggs since they would never last that long.


-G

 

 


 

 

 


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