The annual gastronome bash SF Chefs at Union Square (and other venues, but it's really all about the scene under the tent) approaches. In the past years at SF Chefs, we've seen Fleur de Lys' Hubert Keller act as DJ on the decks; Tyler Florence personally cut meat for hungry attendees, local food media types finally coming together to give hugs and praise one another's work and creativity (ha!), white-hot bartenders; Boccalone and Incanto's Chris Constantino give personal lessons on pork; shaved foie gras (RIP), and even offerings from Michelin three-star house of worship French Laundry. This year's festivities promise to be even bigger, grander, tipsier.
But before we get to the names under the tend, there will also be several demos and parties, including San Francisco Chronicle restaurant critic, Michael Bauer, who will appear in conversation with restaurateur Drew Nieporent; a blind tasting with some of the top SF sommeliers; a celebration of contemporary Mexican restaurants hosted by Traci Des Jardins; a pork party at EPIC Roasthouse; and of course, loads of after-parties.
The action under the tent is divided into four part, with a slew samplings from noted chefs and restaurants each night. They are:
Friday PM Featured Chefs & Restaurants
A16, Chris Thompson
Absinthe Brasserie & Bar, Bill Corbelt
Baker & Banker, Jeff Baker & Lori Banker
The Beach Chalet & Park Chalet, Jordan Grosser
Boccalone & Incanto, Chris Cosentino
Boxing Room, Bill Corbelt
La Boulange du Dome, Pascal Rigo
Calafia Café, Charlie Ayers
Central Kitchen, Thomas McNaughton
CHAYA Brasserie, Yuko Kajino
Cupola Pizzeria, Christian Hermsdorf
Delfina, Craig Stoll & Brian Gremillion
Dosa, Anjan Mitra
EPIC Roasthouse, Jan Birnbaum
Firewood Café, Glenn Meyers
Kuleto's, Robert Helstrom
Luella, Ben DeVries
Parallel 37, Ron Siegel
Park Tavern & Marlowe, Jennifer Puccio
Pasture and Comfort, Jason Alley
Roam Artisan Burgers, Lynn Gorfinkle
San Francisco Soup Company, Steve Sarver
Scala's Bistro, Jen Biesty
Tacolicious, Antelmo Faria
Twenty Five Lusk, Matthew Dolan
Waterbar, Parke Ulrich & Emily Luchetti
Wayfare Tavern & El Paseo, Tyler Florence
Saturday AM Featured Chefs and Restaurants
1300 on Fillmore, David Lawrence
The Ahwahnee, Robert Anderson
AQ Restaurant & Bar, Mark Liberman
barbacco eno trattoria, Nick Kelly
La Boulange du Dome, Pascal Rigo
Café des Amis, John Cahill
Copita Tequileria y Comida, Joanne Weir
E&O Asian Kitchen, Arnold Eric Wong
Fleur de Lys & Burger Bar, Hubert Keller
Grand Cafe Brasserie & Bar, Alicia Jenish
Jasper's Corner Tap & Kitchen, Adam Carpenter
Lake Chalet Seafood Bar & Grill, Jordan Grosser
Lemongrass Thai Cuisine, Toi Sawatdee
Maverick, Emmanuel Eng
Mayfield Bakery & Café, Saundra Middleton
Nettie's Crab Shack, Brian Leitner & Annette Yang
New Delhi Restaurant, Ranjan Dey
Ozumo San Francisco, Riko Majillo
Perbacco Ristorante + Bar, Staffan Terje
Per Diem, Adam Hinojosa
Pizza Antica, Bradley Ceynowa
Pizzeria Delfina, Brandon Wells
Poggio, Peter McNee
Rose Pistola, Pablo Estrada
Slow Living Radio Host and Australian Ambassador Chef, Sally James
Spruce, Mark Sullivan & John Madriaga
Straits Restaurant, Chris Yeo
Sutro’s, David Seawell
The Village Pub, Dmitry Elperin
Saturday Night Featured Chefs & Restaurants
Alexander's Steakhouse, Marc Zimmerman
Asian Box & American Box, Grace Nguyen
Aziza, Mourad Lahlou
Beretta & Delarosa, Ruggero Gadaldi
Betelnut, Alexander Ong
Blue Mermaid Chowder House, Steven Connolly
La Boulange du Dome, Pascal Rigo
Chez TJ, Joey Elenterio
Contigo Kitchen + Cava, Brett Emerson
Culinary Institute of America, Lars Kronmark
Farallon, Mark Franz
Fifth Floor, David Bazirgan
FIVE, Banks White
Gitane, Bridget Batson
Kuleto's, Robert Helstrom
LarkCreekSteak, Ismael Macias
Locanda, Anthony Strong
Market & Rye, Ryan Scott
Millennium Restaurant, Eric Tucker
Morimoto Napa, Jessica Entzel
One Market Restaurant, Mark Dommen
Pacific Catch, Chandon Clenard
Pescatore Restaurant, Raffa Mayoral
The Phoenix Supper Club, Tommy Halvorson
Picán, Sophia Uong
The Slanted Door, Charles Phan
Sushi Ran, Mitsunori Kusakabe
Thirsty Bear Brewing Co., Laurance Gordon
Tout Sweet Patisserie, Yigit Pura
Tres Tequila Lounge & Mexican Kitchen, Juan Martinez
Sunday AM Featured Chefs & Restaurants
BIX, Bruce Hill
Bon Appétit Management Company, Robbie Lewis
Bourbon Steak, Omri Aflalo
Brasserie S&P, Adam Mali
La Boulange du Dome, Pascal Rigo
Butterfly, Robert Lam
La Cocina, TKChef
Credo, Gustavo Romero
étoile at Domaine Chandon, Perry Hoffman
Food Network’s Outrageous Food, Tom Pizzica
Half Moon Bay Brewing Company, Gaston Alfaro
Honor Bar, Grill & Cocktails, Jordan Grosser
la mar cebichería peruana, Diego Oka
Martins West, Michael Dotson
Michael Mina, Mike Davis
Mijita & Public House, Chris Wade
Murray Circle at Cavallo Point, Justin Everett
M.Y. China by Martin Yan, Martin Yan
NAVIO Restaurant at The Ritz Carlton - Half Moon Bay, Xavier Salomon
Nick's Cove, Austin Perkins
Palomino Restaurant & Bar, Adam Jones
Puccini & Pinetti, Avery Holt
The Restaurant at Wente Vineyards, Matt Greco
Ristobar & Emporio Rulli, Michele Belotti
RN74, Jason Berthold
Scoma's Restaurant, Alan Fairhurst
Slow Living Radio Host and Australian Ambassador Chef, Sally James
Solaire Restaurant + Bar, Ross McKeen
Starbelly, Adam Timney
Terzo & Rose's Café, Mark Gordon
Viognier, Preston Dishman
Ticket prices range from $35 to $135 to $160 (VIP) and higher depending on the package. SF Chefs runs from the beginning of July 30 through August 5.
