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12/27/10
Perfect ’10
Everything That Was Important in 2010
With just four short days remaining of these 365, we thought we’d take a quick minute to revisit some favorites from 2010—from flying over the Embarcadero on a zip line to dining in a bus to eating cupcake-crusted chicken. Of course, anything can happen in four days...
AN IRON CHEF PUTS NAPA ON THE MAP
Morimoto
This kind of star power doesn’t come to downtown Napa often. At least, not until Morimoto stepped up and
brought his Iron Chef skills to the Napa Riverfront with his signature beer and his signature Tuna Pizza,
among others. It’s like Kitchen Stadium, but without the raw pepper.
- 411:
- Morimoto, 610 Main St (at 5th), Napa, 707-252-1600
PIZZA WORSHIP
Una Pizza Napoletana
It’s no secret that pizza has unifying powers (something to consider in the realm of world peace), but we
officially started paying attention when Anthony Mangieri left Manhattan to set up his stove on the formerly
deserted corner of 11th and Howard. Thereby uniting our two fine coasts single-handedly.
- 411:
- Una Pizza Napoletana, 210 11th St (at Howard), 415-861-3444
COCKTAIL REVERENCE
Bar Agricole
A new temple of cocktail majesty is more than enough reason to rejoice. If it’s also inspired by rum and
tequila, and involves a biodynamic garden patio, booths made of salvaged whiskey barrels and hearty tavern
fare, so much the better. But really, cocktail majesty would’ve been just fine.
- 411:
- Bar Agricole, 355 11th St (at Folsom), 415-355-9400
CUPCAKE MANIA
Red Velvet Fried Chicken
This seemed to be the year that dessert became the main course. Case in point: the Red Velvet Fried
Chicken from American Cupcake, which took fried chicken into the realm of the satisfyingly bizarre,
followed by Pal’s Takeaway’s one-day-only
donut ham-and-cheese sandwich. The black forest crusted pork chop is only a matter of time...
- 411:
- American Cupcake, 1919 Union St (at Laguna), 415-896-4217
GOING MOBILE
Bus Restaurants
2009’s street cart scene turned into motorized, four-wheeled versions dominating the city throughout 2010.
And the trend finally culminated in two mammoth bus restaurant operations debuting in full force. Between
Le Truc on Brannan and
Diamond Lil, we think Muni needs to step it up.
- 411:
- Le Truc, 470 Brannan St (at 4th), 415-388-2917; Diamond Lil, 415-755-7552
UP IN THE AIR
House of Air
In a city where the hills are compared to roller coasters, you could say that it takes a lot to faze us. We
did take notice after sell-out crowds for
the zip line this past spring, followed by crowds eager to jump on nearly 80 different tramps at the
House of Air. Maybe 2011 will be the year of spelunking...
- 411:
- House of Air, 926 Mason St (West Crissy Field), 415-345-9675
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