New Brunch, New Restaurant, Curry Tasting At A Jeans Store, and More Happenings
EPICÂ Roasthouse on San Francisco’s waterfront is now serving weekend brunch. Cornmeal waffle with crisp apple-smoked bacon, Bubble & Squeak with jalapeno gravy and poached eggs, and Dungeness crab Benedict are sure to wake you up in style.
The EPIC Bloody Mary with house-pickled vegetables and a lavender sea salt rim or a non-alcoholic Gold Rush (homemade watermelon syrup and seltzer water) will quench your thirst as you take in the view of the bay.
If you’re more a night person, Jack Falstaff in San Francisco has just launched a new Happy Jack Hour, 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Wednesday through Friday. Specialty cocktails like the Chef’s Side Car are $5, and can be enjoyed with bar bites such as spiced lamb meatballs and farmers market heirloom tomato salad.
In downtown Napa, Elements Restaurant & Enoteca has opened. It’s a project by former Intel executive Rich Poliak, Chef Charles Weber (formerly of Zuzu in Napa), and Noel Burke (former general manager at Julia’s Kitchen at Copia in Napa).
The menu features global small plates, such as oxtail terrine with a salad of summer roots ($9), “liver and onions” (foie gras and onion confit, $16), and fruit soup with eucalyptus syrup ($7).
The spot used to house Pizza Azzurro, which is now at 1260 Main St. in Napa and renamed Azzurro Pizzeria & Enoteca.
Curry may not be the first thing you think of while shopping for that perfect pair of jeans. But Sept. 15 at the Blues Jean Bar in San Francisco will be hosting “Curry CelebrAsian” at 6 p.m. Sept. 15. Enjoy curry pairings with Tiger Beer. You can even indulge afterwards in a Thai massage, which may help you still fit in your jeans after noshing on all those spicy foods.
Best yet, the event is free. Just RSVP to Shannon Flannigan at (310) 800-5024.
Hyatt Regency Monterey Resort & Spa and Scheid Winery invites you to enjoy a celebration of Monterey County food and wine on Sept. 18. TusCa Restaurant will serve a multi-course dinner paired with Scheid Vineyards’ Rosa, Pinot Noir, Cabernet Sauvignon, and Gewurztraminer. Dishes include ceviche of tuna, salmon and fluke with tomato sorbet, and lamb chops with Gorgonzola bread pudding.
Price is $78. Guests will take home an organic tote bag containing a bottle of Scheid wine, and a wine pairing cookbook. For reservations, call (831) 657-6675.