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Eat Real Fest Rocks(Again)

By Lev | Published: September 28, 2011
The Eat Real festival was particularly great this year. Attendance was up, but lines were shorter due to better organization. Our only regret is that we sold out of pig on Saturday. My personal favorites include Chac Mool ( Comida Yucateca), Chairman Bao, Savoy Catering’s Thai sausage, and the 4505 burger. By the way, if [...]
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Sidreria

By Lev | Published: September 11, 2011
Dessert A sidreria is, like it sounds, a place where they make cider. The apples are pressed and the juice is allowed to spontaneously  ferment in giant barrels. No yeast, sugar, or water is added. Over time, sidrerias have evolved into informal country restaurants. The food is placed in the center of the table for all [...]
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Chop Bar Is Not Presently Affiliated With Any Other Restaurants

By Lev | Published: September 9, 2011
  Hi, Folks, I’d like to clear up some rumors that have been circulating about Chop Bar and some other restaurants. I’ve read on Chowhound and in some other places that we’re affiliated with 1015 Clay and a new club called Vitus. We’re not. Jesse, who was part of the team here but left back in [...]
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Lots of Events, Vacation Bore Alert

By Lev | Published: September 5, 2011
Hi, folks, I’m back. This week, with a little technical assistance from Analisa at Hyperarts, I’ll be posting some photos and video from my visit to the Basque country. My favorite bits include lunch at Arzak, fish tacos and tequila at a sociedad, and dinner at a sidreria. Chris found a guy who is [...]
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Off To the Basque Country, Full Belly Goat

By Lev | Published: August 8, 2011
Well, folks, I’m off to the Basque Country with my family next week. I’ll be leaving you in the able hands of sous chefs Spike and Miguel. We’ll be visiting lots of sidrerias, asadores, pintxo bars, as well as a sociedad, which is a private cooking club of which most Basque males are traditionally [...]
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New Lunch Menu and Brains II; The Frying

By Lev | Published: July 28, 2011
Check out our new lunch menu. We’ve added some entrees like Shrimp and Polenta, Baby Back Ribs, and Pappardelle with Tomato-Pepper Ragu. Don’t worry, we still have the Reuben, the Torta, and the Banh Mi. In other news, lots of you liked the lamb brains, so it is now officially a viable menu [...]
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Welcome, Braineaters!

By Lev | Published: July 12, 2011
Our nighttime lead line cook Miguel Schwarzenbach has developed a strong interest in a cookbook called ” The Whole Beast”, by Fergus Henderson. Mr. Henderson is the chef and proprietor of a restaurant in London called St. John, which specializes in humble and overlooked cuts of meat. Miguel requested some lamb brains in order [...]
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All Natural Local Pork From John Bledsoe

By Lev | Published: July 6, 2011
Chop Bar will now be buying all our pork and bacon directly from John Bledsoe, a farmer in Winters. His lamb is also delicious. Try out his pork at the pig roast on the 17th at Linden St.
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Pig Roast at Linden, Finally Summer

By Lev | Published: June 29, 2011
Well, the pig roast is definitely on at Linden St. on July 17th. The brewery is located at the foot of Linden near 2nd in West Oakland. It looks like its gonna be a big one, so we’re bringing 4 pigs. All our pigs from now on will come straight from Bledsoe Farms in Winters. [...]
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Closed Monday Night!!

By Lev | Published: June 28, 2011
Hi, Folks, we’ll be serving brunch until 3 on Monday the fourth and closing for dinner. Stay tuned for pig roast news.
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