Contigo will open at 5:30 pm on Tuesday, February 17th.
That's 4 weeks/28 days/677 hours/40,620 minutes from now.
See you there?
Read more in today's Tablehopper.
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Tuesday, January 20, 2009
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sardines defined
- sar·dine (n) 1. a young herring or similar small fish. 2. a metaphor for the small and often less well-known ingredients, restaurants, farmers, and artisans that San Francisco-based chef Brett Emerson writes about in this website.
Fish Tales
Categories
Take the Bait
- How I missed a flight for a slice of pizza
- Which vegetable gets me all choked up
- The art of the frying an egg
- An offal good time at Incanto
- Do sardines exist?
- White Christmas, LA style
- A tale of two fish knives
- Least popular recipe ever
- What are the best anchovies in the world?
- My weird theory about eggplants
- Tops for tapas in San Sebastián
- SERIES ON OPENING A RESTAURANT IN S.F.
Slideshows
- Burning Man 2007
- Middleton Gardens, June 2007
- Pierre Hermé macarons
- Paris Bistros, April 2007
- Paris Markets, April 2007
- Manresa, December 2006
- El Celler de Can Roca, August 2006
- El Bulli, August 2006
- Rafa's, August 2006
- Sardines!
- Barcelona, July 2005
- The Priorat, Tarragona, and Valencia, July 2005
- Basque Region, July 2005
- Andalucía, June 2004
- Manresa, September 2005
Bay Area Shortlist What do you crave?
- For Brett's Current Fave: Nopa
- For Burmese: Burma Superstar
- For Cal-Comfort: Firefly
- For Cal-Med (East): Camino
- For Cal-Med (East): Chez Panisse
- For Cal-Med (SF): 1550 Hyde
- For Cal-Med (SF): Bar Tartine
- For Cal-Med (SF): Zuni
- For Caribbean: Front Porch
- For Chicken Boti Kebab: Shalimar
- For Chicken Pot Pie: Liberty Cafe
- For Chicken Tikka Masala: Little Nepal
- For Chicken, Fried: Maverick
- For Chowder: Swan Oyster Depot
- For Cocktails: Alembic
- For Cocktails: Beretta
- For Cocktails: Nopa
- For Cocktails: Range
- For Congee: Hing Lung
- For Cozy Cal-Med: Bar Jules
- For Cozy Cal-Med: Canteen
- For Cozy French (East): Jojo
- For Cozy Italian (East): Dopo
- For Cozy Italian (SF): Bar Bambino
- For Cozy Italian (SF): Piccino
- For Cozy Italian (SF): SPQR
- For Crudo: Bar Crudo
- For Dim Sum (SF): Yank Sing
- For Dim Sum (South): Fook Yuen
- For Dosas (SF): Udupi Palace
- For Dosas (South): Dasaprakash
- For Doughnuts: Dynamo
- For Falafel: Sunrise Deli
- For First Dates: Bar Crudo
- For Greek: Kokkari
- For Hamburgers, Fast: Burger Joint
- For Ice Cream (East): Ici
- For Ice Cream (East): Sketch
- For Ice Cream (SF): Bi-Rite
- For Indian Chaat: Vik's
- For Italian (East): Oliveto
- For Italian (SF): A16
- For Italian (SF): Delfina
- For Italian (SF): Incanto
- For Late Night (South): Dim Sum King
- For Lunch in Fi-Di: Sentinel
- For Mission Cool: Foreign Cinema
- For Mission Cozy: Emmy's
- For Mission Funky: Blue Plate
- For New American: Range
- For Pastries & Bread (North): Della Fattoria
- For Pastries & Bread (SF): Tartine
- For Peruvian: Limón
- For Pizza (East): Pizzaiolo
- For Pizza (East, NY-style): Gioia
- For Pizza (North): Picco
- For Pizza (SF): A16
- For Pizza (SF): Delfina Pizza
- For Pizza (SF): Gialina
- For Pizza (SF): Pizzetta 211
- For Pupusas: Los Panchos
- For Quick Chinese: Go-Go Cafe
- For Quick Chinese: New Hai Ky
- For Ramen (SF): Suzu
- For Single Diners: Bar Bambino
- For Single Diners: Nopa
- For Small Plates: Coco500
- For Spanish Tapas (East): César
- For Spanish Tapas (SF): Bocadillos
- For Spanish Tapas (SF): Laiola
- For Spicy Korean: My Tofu House
- For Splurge (SF): Coi
- For Splurge (SF): Quince
- For Splurge (South): Manresa
- For Sushi: Kiss
- For Sushi: Sebo
- For Tacos, Fish: Cocina Primavera
- For Tacos, Fish: Papalote
- For Tacos, Pork: La Taqueria
- For Tandoori Fish: Pakwan (16th)
- For Tea (East): Far Leaves
- For Tea (SF): Imperial Tea
- For Tea (SF): Samovar
- For Vietnamese Bún: PPQ
- For Vietnamese Chic (SF): Slanted Door
- For Vietnamese Pho: Turtle Tower
- For Wine Bar: Cav
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Are you taking reservations now?
Posted by: Sean | Tuesday, January 20, 2009 at 01:30 PM
yippee! i can't wait!
Posted by: jen maiser | Tuesday, January 20, 2009 at 01:31 PM
Yeah!!!!!
Licking my chops and drooling already.
Can't wait
Posted by: FJK | Tuesday, January 20, 2009 at 01:46 PM
yay!! what time do i report for dishwashing duties?
Posted by: AnitaD | Tuesday, January 20, 2009 at 01:46 PM
Aww, can't join you on opening night but *SO* looking forward to dining with you opening week. If we can get a table!
Posted by: Melissa | Tuesday, January 20, 2009 at 01:48 PM
excellent!
I'm planning a little vacation right around that time--perhaps another leg on to/from Mexico.
Posted by: art | Tuesday, January 20, 2009 at 02:19 PM
awesome news! Can't wait to try it out. What did you decide about reservations, Open Table, etc?
Posted by: hilary | Tuesday, January 20, 2009 at 02:39 PM
Congratulations...
So long in coming and yet so anticipated...
Posted by: R.J. | Tuesday, January 20, 2009 at 02:51 PM
best birthday present ever!!
Glad you're not opening the previous weekend, as was rumored -- we'll be out of town, but back on the 17th!! HOORAY!
So, do we call Elan or Maz for reservations? :D
Posted by: Anita / Married with dinner | Tuesday, January 20, 2009 at 04:53 PM
Naomi is looking forward to celebrating her 1st month + 1 day that night!
Posted by: David C | Tuesday, January 20, 2009 at 05:17 PM
Any idea on when you might have a menu planned out?
Posted by: Tracy | Tuesday, January 20, 2009 at 05:46 PM
You know the website still says "autumn 2008", don't you?
Posted by: Hande | Wednesday, January 21, 2009 at 12:16 AM
Congratulations!! Looking forward to sitting down inside your restaurant.
Posted by: Mie | Wednesday, January 21, 2009 at 08:14 AM
Seriously... can I make a reservation??!
Posted by: EB | Wednesday, January 21, 2009 at 08:36 AM
seriously.... reservations? um... table for 2.... STAT.... seriously...
Posted by: EB | Wednesday, January 21, 2009 at 08:43 AM
Yipppeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee! Great news, Brett! Now, get back to work since I know you're SUPER busy. Good food rocks!
Posted by: Sacheen | Wednesday, January 21, 2009 at 02:32 PM
Congratulations! Can't wait.
Posted by: DM | Saturday, January 24, 2009 at 11:45 AM
Good for you! I can't wait to visit. I know you'll rock it out!
Posted by: Lisa | Saturday, January 24, 2009 at 07:21 PM
I am counting down the days. Strictly speaking we are experiencing a restaurant moratorium in our household but I am going to try and save up for an excuse to make an exception.
good luck for the next two final weeks of preparation...
Posted by: sam | Wednesday, February 04, 2009 at 11:30 PM