Your guide to the tastiest foodie happenings going down this week. Bon Appetit!
MUNCHERY + BELCAMPO JOIN FORCES
Meal-delivery service Munchery and tasty proprietor of local meats Belcampo Meat Co. are joining forces to make premium cuts more accessible in the Bay Area. Munchery will now deliver chef-prepared meals made with Belcampo’s humanely-raised, organic meats directly to your door for only $15 (compared to an average cost of $25 at Belcampo restaurants). To launch off this match made in foodie heaven, Munchery will feature one kind of Belcampo meat per day this week, including such dishes as lamb meatballs with couscous, pork sirloin with farro and chimichurri, beef bourguignon pasta, and BBQ chicken sandwich with coleslaw. After launch, Belcampo meats will be available in limited quantities on the first Tuesday of each month and each order will include a coupon for Belcampo’s brick-and-mortar locations. // munchery.com, belcampo.com
THE NEW TACO TUESDAY
Take Taco Tuesday up a notch this summer at Presidio Social Club for the Partida Parties on the Patio series, where guest bartenders from around the Bay Area will be mixing up signature drinks made with Partida Tequila for eight days only. Feast on Executive Chef Wes Shaw’s delicious tacos, along with a special Dr. Tequila or Nuevo Antigua cocktail. Plus, neighboring Fort Point Brewery will be serving their Park Hoppy Wheat and Westfalia German Red Ale beers, perfect to wash down Chef Wes’ shrimp tacos with mango and avocado. Also on the menu: Mahi Mahi Fish Tacos with Slaw, Pork Tacos with Pickled Onions and Radish ($5 each), Summer Squash & Mexican Cheese Quesadillas ($12) and Chips and Guacamole ($8). // 563 Ruger St, presidiosocialclub.com
- July 28—Jalbi Lyons of Monaghan’s and Shanghai Kelly’s
- August 4—John Gertsen of ABV
- August 11—Marco Dionysos of Smuggler’s Cove
- August 18—Scott Brody of Presidio Social Club
- August 25—Marguerite Regan of Rye and Drexl in Oakland
The Orchard Peach Tart on Hakkasan's new summer dessert menu. (photo courtesy of the restaurant)
SWEET TREATS AT HAKKASAN
We’ve got some sweet news for you – Hakkasan has debuted their new summer dessert and wine pairing menu, and it’s every little bit innovative and delicious as you hoped it’d be. The tasty menu focuses on local ingredients such as Bay Area favorite TCHO Chocolate, used in Hakkasan’s TCHO Chocolate & Summer Cherry Parfait, served with Sicilian pistachios, jasmine rice gelato, and sour cherries and paired with 2009 Recioto della Valpolicella Allegrini. Summer’s freshest, seasonal produce is reflected in the Orchard Peach Tart, comprised of K&J Orchard peaches, crystallized ginger ice cream and lemon verbena oil, and served in the most stunning display and paired with 2014 Moscato d’Asti Saracco. // 1 Kearny St, hakkasan.com
NATIONAL TEQUILA DAY
Celebrate National Tequila Day in the heart of beautiful Sausalito. Copita features over 100 different tequilas at the bar and will be unveiling two new cocktails on National Tequila Day—the Don’s Dream (a riff on a Manhattan made with Don Pilar Anejo, with Carpano Antica, splash of Orange Blossom Water, and Peychard's Bitters) and Raspberry Slush (made with an old fashioned raspberry shrub, Don Pilar Blanco, Maraschino, Pisco Italia and lime). Don Pilar himself will be making a guest appearance behind the bar with his son, Juan, on July 24 from 5:30 – 8:30pm // 739 Bridgeway, Sausalito, copitarestaurant.com
BEER DINNERS AT RED DOG
Red Dog Restaurant and Triple VooDoo Brewery are pairing up to present a special five-course beer dinner on Thursday, July 30. Chef-owner Lauren Kiino of Red Dog has created special menu where each course will be paired with a craft beer from Triple VooDoo brewery. Tickets are $75 a person and can be purchased at sosh.com // 303 2nd St., reddogrestaurant.com
