By any measure, it’s a banner year for La Cocina. The nonprofit food incubator’s graduates are enjoying an unprecedented level of commercial and ...
Back of the House: Cassava
Cassava is a neighborhood restaurant located on Balboa St at 36th Ave in the Outer Richmond district of San Francisco that opened in 2012 by a husband and wife team; Kristoffer Toliao co-owner and executive chef; Yuka Ioroi co-owner and general manager.
Nite Yun: Nyum Bai
Nite Yun Nyum Bai 3340 E. 12th St., Ste. 11, Oakland, CA 510-500-3338 nyumbai.com Joined La Cocina: May 2014. Graduated: February 2018. On the menu: kuy teav Phnom Penh (rice noodle soup with pork broth, shrimp and braised brisket); amok (catfish curry with kroeung, a spice paste, steamed in a banana leaf); koh (caramelized pork…
Fernay McPherson: Minnie Bell’s Soul Movement
Fernay McPherson Minnie Bell’s Soul Movement The Public Market 5959 Shellmound Street Emeryville, CA 510-879-7199 minniebellssoul.com Joined La Cocina: November 2011. Graduated: March 2018 On the menu: rosemary fried chicken; mac and cheese; brown butter cornbread; braised greens. Fernay McPherson learned to cook while growing up in San Francisco’s Fillmore District, thanks to her grandmother…
Guadalupe (Lupe) Guerrero: El Pípila
Guadalupe (Lupe) Guerrero El Pípila 879 Brannan Street San Francisco, CA 415-529-2049 elpipila.com Joined La Cocina: March 2012. Graduated: November 2018 On the menu: carnitas and carne asada tacos; pozole verde; chicken sopes. Guadalupe (Lupe) Guerrero, who was born in Acámbaro, a small city in the Mexican state of Guanajuato, left Mexico in 1988 in…
Reem Assil: Reem’s California and Dyafa
Reem Assil Reem’s California 3301 E. 12th St., Ste. 133 Oakland, CA 510-852-9390 reemscalifornia.com Dyafa 44 Webster Street Oakland, CA 510-250-9491 dyafaoakland.com Joined La Cocina: May 2014. Graduated: May 2017 On the menu: mezze sampler; mana’eesh (flatbreads); shakshuka (poached eggs in a red pepper tomato sauce); kenafeh (sweet cheese, shredded phyllo, orange blossom and rose…
5 Things to Eat Right Now: Spring 2019
What’s on Omar Mamoon’s list of must-eats this spring? The Obispo de Cuba cocktail at Obispo, the Korean egg bread at Breadbelly, a good hot dog at Good Dog, chicken from the spit at Isla Vida (the perfect place for a pre-show dinner at the Fillmore) and everything, yes everything, at Verjus! Obispo is spirits…
