Your guide to the tastiest foodie happenings going down this week. Bon appetit!
Free It's It Ice Cream Via Spoonrocket
An on-demand ice cream truck is cruising through town this week as SpoonRocket delivers free IT’S-IT ice cream to customers. From August 17-21, SpoonRocket, the Berkeley-based on-demand meal delivery service, will treat customers to a free IT’S-IT ice cream sandwiches with any SpoonRocket order. On August 22, SpoonRocket will give away free cheesecake and, on the 23, chocolate chip cookies will be delivered with every order. Sounds like a good night to get delivery. // spoonrocket.com
7th Annual Oyster Fest at Waterbar
Waterbar restaurant will hold the seventh annual Oyster Fest on Sunday, August 30 from noon- 3pm. The outdoor festival will feature all things oyster with delicious small bites from oyster lovin’ restaurants & farms such as Waterbar, EPIC Steak, Farallon, Fish, Dobbs Ferry Restaurant, Woodhouse Fish Co., and A16. Choose from a selection of Napa Valley wines and local micro-brews to quench their thirst, then go back for another dozen. // 399 The Embarcadero, waterbarsf.com
Healthy Japanese Food at Affordable Prices
Origami Market, the latest project from the team behind Omakase and Live Sushi, opens its doors on Townsend Street today. Like its sister restaurants, quality and attention to detail are the most important qualities at this Japanese-centric market, but the healthy, locally-sourced items add an affordable option to the over-crowded SoMa lunch arena. Stop by for lunch, dinner, or takeout, to try one of their three offerings—greens, rolls and bowls— and an organic tea at the bar. // 669 Townsend St, origamimarket.com
Free Coconut Water with Brunch
Sweating under the sweltering summer sun? Palm House is now offering its weekend brunch guests a complimentary container of Vita Coco Coconut Water through September. Brunch is served on Saturdays and Sundays from 10:30am to 3:30pm— stop by to snag some refreshing coco today. // 2032 Union St, palmhousesf.com