We went to the PlumpJack Cookbook signing party at Jack Falstaff last night. And none other than the mayor was sitting at the table, pen in hand, waiting for us to bring our copy of book. And he deserves all the kudos, as it’s hard to sign with a bleeding sharpie on glossy paper when you are left handed. We are getting carpal tunnel just thinking about it. No smudge, and his sleeves remained pure white.
Wine was flowing freely, and Gavin was having his fair share. We mean, he had a lot to get over with. Which explains we could overhear him say such things as:
If I can’t have a 20yo girl friend, whom I haven’t seen in a month, this is f------ bull----.
It looks Brittanie is not out of the picture yet! And the other thing on Gavin’s mind:
If they want to be the Santa Clara 49ers, the Santa Clara 49ers, they can be the Santa Clara 49ers. This city does not need a football team.
Gavin, you only say this because they suck, you fair weather fan you. Just give Nolan a chance, would you? Matier and Ross say that Gavin got the phone call early in the evening. We saw the mayor around 8:30pm, and he was still seething.
Gavin’s input in the cookbook is only a foreword –well, that and he did start up the PlumpJack brand too--, where we learn that PlumpJack is named after Jack Falstaff, the Shakespearian character. We thought it was the Gordon Getty opera! Jeff Morgan is the one who did the heavy lifting of putting together the book, getting the recipes from the different chefs and trying them out, and writing the history of the venture. He was available to sign the book too, but was a bit eclipsed by the charisma of the mayor (we really mean he was not as good looking. Boy, Gavin is hot.)
More pictures from the scene, after the jump.
The book is a compendium of recipes from the different PlumpJack restaurants (the original plumpjack café, and balboa café mostly) with little blurbs describing the philosophy and the different venues. We haven’t been to any of them, but the recipes look at first glance pretty interesting and we appreciate the emphasis on wine which permeates the book. We will try the chicken liver flan for sure!
Gavin, you make us blush and feel so special! And it is absolutely adorable how you add "Mayor" under your name!
Gavin on the phone. Could he be saying "John, you can take your team and pack it up yours?" We wish we could read lips. To the left of Gavin, cookbook author and wine maker Jeff Morgan.
The patio at Jack Flagstaff is pretty neat, we have to admit. And near the baseball stadium, whose team is not going anywhere, as far as we know.
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No WAY!!!! You didn't happen to YouTube this, did you? No wonder Gavin sold Rob Black out later that night!
How high's the alcohol content in that Plumpjack wine, anyways? "You can take your team and pack it up yours"??? Hey, that's Chris Daly's line!
Rita:
Just to clarify: Chris Daly line is NOT from Gavin. The only two actual quotes from Gavin are atop the post. He was on the phone, but most likely not with John York. This was a joke!
I don't know why people think Gavin is good-looking. He looks like a big-nosed albino scarecrow to me.
But I agree with his sentiments regarding the 49ers. If the niners don't want to pay for their own home, then fuck 'em. Let them leave. It just goes to show that sports owners have no loyalty to anyone -- certainly not the devoted fans. It's all about the money. At least we don't have to deal with the stupid Olympics now.
By the way, now that the niners are leaving, why not tear down the shabby Candlestick park and build a lot of affordable housing.
I agree, expat. Here is one pretty well-thought-out idea for how to go about doing that.
Does the book have the recipe for their Balboa burger? One of the best in the city.
Also, how much (if at all) input came from James Ormsby for the cookbook? He was Plumpjack's Exec Chef for quite awhile.
Mary:
yes, there is a balboa burger recipe with pickled onions. Also, there is a list of chefs, which is much longer than just James Ormsby. But he is part of the list.
How dare you say Gavin looks like a big nose albino scarecrow! He looks like Bob Saget. Brittanie resembes an albino scarecrow with her new chopped off straw. Get your facts straight :)