San Francisco, CA
restaurants
Posted about 5 years ago
Swan Oyster Depot
Bourdain had: beer, crab back, oysters.
Who joined him: just himself and the oysters.
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Oakland, CA
restaurants
Posted about 5 years ago
Juhu Beach Club
Bourdain had: Manchurian cauliflower (“vegetable candy”), bhel puri (puffed-rice dish served in a Ball jar), chili paneer, yogurt-marinated chicken curry served on rice, Indian Scotch egg (the Scotch egg originates in India, despite the name), drinks. Dinner dates: John Birdsall and Preeti Mistry, Juhu Beach Club chef and author of The Juhu Beach Club Cookbook.
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San Jose, CA
restaurants
Posted about 5 years ago
Minato Japanese Cuisine
Bourdain had: beer, tempura, Japanese curry tonkatsu. Lunch date: Curt Fukuda, author of San Jose Japantown: A Journey.
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Oakland, CA
restaurants
Posted about 5 years ago
Miss Ollie's
Bourdain had: skillet-fried chicken, rice and peas, greens. Lunch date: Bobby Seale, co-founder of the Black Panther Party.
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Emeryville, CA
bar • restaurants
Posted about 5 years ago
Trader Vic's Emeryville
Bourdain had: mai tais, ribs. Dinner date: Sean Wilsey, author of More Curious.
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San Francisco, CA
restaurants
Posted about 5 years ago
4505 Burgers & BBQ
Bourdain had: beer and the Presidential Platter (sampler of brisket, hog, jalapeño and cheddar sausage, frankaroni (macaroni around a hot dog), ribs, chicken, beans, potato salad, coleslaw, bread, fries. Lunch date: Richie Nakano, restaurateur whose Hapa Ramen brand was taken over by tech investors.
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San Francisco, CA
restaurants
Posted about 5 years ago
COI
Bourdain had: veggie burger, beet rose with yogurt and rose petal ice (signature dish), California sturgeon caviar, egg yolk poached in smoked oil, wild king salmon wrapped in yuba with charred cabbage in wild ginger sauce, beef tenderloin, black sesame mocha bun with strawberry kumquat. Dinner date: Brazilian jiujitsu pro Kurt Osiander.
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