Mezcal, tacos, and a side of pro-wrestling will be served at this Saturday’s La Lucha De La Cocina, where San Francisco food entrepreneurs are set to engage in a battle of taco flavors while renown Mexican “lucha Libre” fighters will brawl in the arena — all for a good cause. Proceeds of the wrestling match-turned-taco party will go to La Cocina, a Mission non-profit that incubates low-income and predominantly...
Since mid-adolescence, food has been Gabriela Guerrero’s passion. She watched cooking shows on television, scribbled down the recipes and then cooked for her family and asked, “Is it good or is it very good?” Then, she would keep working at the recipe until they told her it was delicious. In November of 2015, that passion became Delicioso Creperie, a brick-and-mortar...
Gearing up for the San Francisco Street Food Festival on August 16? This year, it will be held on a mile-long stretch on Folsom Street between 20th and 26th. La Cocina, nonprofit restaurant incubator kitchen and the organizer behind the delectable festival, says this will be their last year in the Mission District and will be moving to a bigger venue to...
Chaac-Mool owners Luis Vazquez and Maria de la Luz Vazquez talk to Mission Local about the traditions of Día de los Muertos and share their recipe for pan de muerto: 1 lb. white flour 1 cup sugar Lemon and orange zest mixed with juice 1/8 stick of butter 2 eggs 1 tbs yeast (or two small packets) 2 cups milk Bake...
Twenty Fourth Street will soon see the arrival of La Movida, a restaurant and wine bar, which is having a soft opening this weekend. La Movida’s owners hope it becomes more than just a restaurant, but an incubator for aspiring chefs as well—and they’ll be renting out the kitchen for pop-ups one night a week. As the new storefront sign...
This weekend was all about the Street Food Festival — its food, vendors and lines. Check out these VIDEOs: Hella Vegan Eats Lali Ghlonti Brings Georgian Food to SF Some PRINT and PHOTOS to satiate your appetite: The Vendors Deep-Fried Food The Lines Eating Now: Street Food Festival Edition
Maria del Carmen started her business with just $20. Now the owner of Estrellita’s Snacks sells her chips in over 500 stores throughout the Bay Area. “I’m so glad when they like my food. It makes me so proud,” del Carmen said through a translator. Estrellita’s Snacks sells Salvadoran food, specializing in pupusas. Del Carmen is one of 85 vendors...
In August 2011, Tiffany and Sylvee Skivel, founders of Hella Vegan Eats, were invited to join La Cocina’s incubator program. This year they’ll take part in the San Francisco Street Food Festival. They hope to keep growing their business and become mobile food vendors. Check out their Indiegogo campaign if you want to help them reach their dreams.
On Friday, July 20th enjoy live music, Japanese food, and beer at Wix Lounge on 22nd and Mission Streets. From 5 p.m. until 9 p.m. 29th Street Swingset will be playing and $15 will get you three pints of beer (Kirin, Pacific Brewing Labs, Speakeasy). Nombe Restaurant will provide the Japanese food. Part of the proceeds will benefit La Cocina,...
It’s 6:50 a.m., 55° and going to 60°. Details are here. A San Francisco gay couple facing a possible deportation may be able to benefit from the Obama administration’s decision to consider same-sex marriage when deciding who should be deported. The San Francisco Chronicle reports: Bradford Wells, 55, a U.S. citizen, and Anthony John Makk, 48, a citizen of Australia, have resided in...
Isabel Caudillo, founder of El Buen Comer, will be dishing up traditional Mexican dishes at the Street Food Festival today. The rest of the week, you can taste her delicious breadsticks at Delfina.
