Tuesday, March 26, 2013


KEEP ON TRUCKIN'

Off The Grid Fort Mason Returns, with New Vendors and a Prix-Fixe Lounge

[Photos: Eva Frye]
As of last Friday, Off The Grid's flagship gathering at Fort Mason is back for the season, with more bells, whistles, and food trucks than ever. The Alembic andMagnolia are still keeping thirsts quenched, but where the food was once heavily Latin- and Asian-inspired, this year's theme is shifting towards "innovative cuisine." The event's organizers put out a call in January for more experimental fare, and ended up with 13 new food vendors looking to push the mobile-food envelope, from the likes of Fins on the Hoof (offering a lamb burger with salsa verde, feta, and spicy mayo), Sticks (honey-battered corn dogs made with Oakland's Taylor's Sausages), and Old World Food Truck(Jewish soul food, like savory rye bread pudding), all the way to a Sons & Daughters alum making "modern alta California-Mexican cuisine" atCalifornios. The clear plastic orb pictured in the gallery above contains coriander-cured hamachi, candied kumquat, citrus agua, and billowy smoke trapped under a layer of cellophane; needless to say, things are changing in the food-truck world.
Fine dining has also insinuated itself into Off the Grid with a new outdoor, heated prix-fixe lounge in the northwest corner. Here, diners can avoid the cold and lines by reserving tables for a prix-fixe menu from Azalina's Malaysian, Californios, Hapa SF, or Stag Dining Group ($30-$50 per person; seatings available here). Derby Cocktail Co., a new enterprise from the Stag Dining folks headed by Long Bar alum and Chron bar star Reza Esmaili, is sellingcocktails like rosewater wine coolers and boozy snow cones in the lounge, whileBrewTruc is on hand to provide craft beer.
Off the Grid requires all vendors to provide a new menu item exclusively for Fort Mason each month, so each truck's menu will be constantly evolving. Here's a complete list of vendors and their special menu items. Off the Grid at Fort Mason runs Fridays from 5-10 p.m., rain or shine, now through October.

Monday, March 25, 2013



Fins on the Hoof didn't just have an unusual name, they had the most unusual Poutine I've ever seen! Poutine is a Canadian dish consisting of french fries, gravy, and cheese curd. Chef/Owner Todd Middleton generously offered us three dishes to sample: His Smoked Haddock and Clam Chowder Poutine topped with double smoked bacon, Grass-Fed Lamb Burgers, and a Pork Sausage Gravy Poutine made with fresh cut fries, cheddar cheese curds, and smoked salt.

Thursday, March 21, 2013





The beginnings of some fine Pork Rillettes!
*Duroc Pork Shoulder
*Duck & Pork Fat
*Juniper Berries
*Rosemary & Thyme
Garlic
*Bay Leaf
*Peppercorns

We're serving them tomorrow evening at Ft. Mason Center w/ Off The Grid,
5-10pm


Tuesday, March 19, 2013

Very excited, I'am getting ready to confit my Duroc Pork Shoulder's for my Crispy Pork Rillettes for this fridays Ft. Mason market. Photos to follow!

Tuesday, March 12, 2013


Join us this Saturday March 16th for the New Taste Marketplace. Great benefit for the San Francisco food pantry.