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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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New Summer Cocktails

By Lev | Published: June 22, 2011
Bar manager Erik Ginther has come up with some refreshing new summer cocktails. Try the Strawberry Vixen- Fresh strawberry puree, mint, lemon juice, and a healthy shot of Tito’s vodka, topped with soda. Thirsty yet?
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Bledsoe Leg of Lamb, Summer Menu

By Lev | Published: June 14, 2011
We’re getting a Bledsoe Farms leg of lamb this Sunday. Rumour has it that John’s lamb is out of this world. We’re going to rub it up with mint, cumin, garlic, and olive oil and roast it with some heirloom potatoes. Some of you may be wondering why we aren’t seeing summer produce like tomatoes, corn, [...]
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More New Products, Bledsoe Pork Tonight!!

By Lev | Published: June 7, 2011
Come on down tonight and be the very first to try our Bledsoe Farms porchetta. Its a rolled and stuffed loin and belly of free-range pork, with crispy skin attached. We’ll be serving it with our new Community Grains Red Flint Polenta, which is the most intensely corny tasting polenta anyone here has ever [...]
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Pig Roast at Linden St.

By Lev | Published: June 1, 2011
It looks like we’re all clear to do the pig roast at the Linden St. Brewery, starting in July. Details to follow.
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