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San Francisco is full of underrated restaurants, and if you have been reading tablehopper for a while, you should know what a fan I am of ~1601 BAR & KITCHEN~. Chef Brian Fernando is such a talented and skilled chef, weaving ingredients and flavor profiles of his native Sri Lankan cuisine into his elegant dishes. You’ll be totally inspired by the unique and refined combinations he puts together. (Beets and goat curry! Coconut and scallop and lime pickle!) And the wine pairings assembled by his wife and business partner Yuliya really elevate the experience. A meal here has a lot of heart and feels so personal. There’s really nothing like it in the city.
1601 recently launched a new tasting menu ($85), and I was so excited by the cuisine all over again—which is why I was inspired to host a special tablehopper supper on Thursday October 15th. Join us for dinner at what I consider one of the city’s hidden gems! It’s going to be an intimate affair, just 16 of us in all. We’ll be tasting some of my favorite dishes off the new menu. And we are going to have some fantastic wine pairings, courtesy of the folks at Maisons Marques & Domaines, who are generously pulling from their wine portfolio and sponsoring the wines for this special evening.
We are going to start with a reception at 6:30pm, with passed hors d’oeuvres, and not one but two sparkling wines from Scharffenberger Cellars, their Non Vintage Brut Excellence and Brut Rosé Excellence from Mendocino County. Then we will sit at 7pm in the private dining room for the remainder of the feast. Here’s the menu as it stands, please note some dishes may be added or altered:
First Course HOKKAIDO SCALLOP CEVICHE Lime pickle, serrano MULLIGATAWNY SOUP Masoor dhal, black pepper VILLAGE SALAD CONSOMME FISH CUTLET Duck fat mayonnaise, mustard Scharffenberger Cellars Non Vintage Brut Rosé Excellence, Mendocino County Scharffenberger Cellars Non Vintage Brut Excellence, Mendocino County
Second Course HOUSE-SMOKED SALMON Burnt onion, crème fraîche, turmeric gel RAW KALE SALAD Toasted coconut meat, black garlic-citrus vinaigrette, Parmesan TRADITIONAL EGG HOPPER Jidori egg, sambols Domaines Schlumberger 2013 Pinot Blanc, Les Prince Abbés Alsace
Third Course OPEN-FACE COLD CHICKEN CURRY SANDWICH LOCAL HALAL GOAT STEW Beetroot, chèvre mousse, red basmati FRIED YUKON GOLD POTATOES Chile-fenugreek vinegar Carpe Diem 2012 Pinot Noir, Anderson Valley or Carpe Diem 2012 Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa Valley
Fourth Course BITTERSWEET VALRHONA CHOCOLATE CUSTARD Toasted curry, coconut lace cookie Ramos Pinto Cellars Non Vintage Quinta de Ervamoira 10-Year Tawny Porto
We will learn about Sri Lankan ingredients and hear the stories behind the wines we’ll be enjoying too—from the family-owned Domaines Schlumberger to the historical Quintas of Ramos Pinto to the wines from our own backyard. And we will all have fun sitting around a table together, swapping food stories and more. I look forward to it!
Tickets are available on Sosh for $85, all-inclusive. We hope to see you around the table at this very cozy and special event.
Well, of COURSE we have to have the egg hopper at this event. Photo: Wes Rowe Photography.
Event Info
Thursday Oct 15, 2015 6:30pm reception, 7pm dinner $85, inclusive Tickets 1601 Bar & Kitchen 1601 Howard St. at 12th St., San Francisco
