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Pop-up Report: Rice Paper Scissors at Mojo Bicycle Cafe

By Ben Mesirow
Bottle Rock: Napa's Food, Wine, & Music Festival Falls Short

By Anna Roth
Food Truck Bite of Week: Floating on a Peanut Butter Cream Puff

By Lou Bustamante
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By Max A. Cherney
Best Cinco de Mayo & Kentucky Derby Parties This Weekend

By Lou Bustamante
Class Alert! How To Cook For Your Mother and More

By Tamara Palmer
Original Joe's Brings Its Vaunted Burger To Ballpark

By Alex Hochman
Rich Table's Fried Chicken Dinner: A Down-Home Good Time

By Anna Roth
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By Lou Bustamante
Why Does Coqueta Have Michelin Stickers In Its Window?

By Anna Roth

Opening

La Fromagerie Drops in Dogpatch

By Mary Ladd Fri., Dec. 28 2012 at 9:45 AM

Categories: Cheese, Dogpatch, Opening, Shopping

Mary Ladd

Stroll, shop, repeat: with La Fromagerie moving into the same 'hood as Mr. and Miscellaneous, Poco Dolce and Little Nib, this increasingly morphing Third Street area is becoming an easy stop for gourmet goods. It's easy to get cheesy at La Fromagerie, which is housed in a light, sweet spot. The petite sized store from French Alps native Ruben Donze offers cheese of the European and domestic variety, charcuterie, escargots, fruity jams, Firebrand artisan bread and truffle mousse ($5.99).

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Drink of the Week

Drink of the Week: Sangria at Poquito

By Lou Bustamante Fri., Jul. 27 2012 at 2:00 PM

Categories: Cocktails & Spirits, Dogpatch, Drink of the Week

Lou Bustamante

Some develop their drink-making skills by reading old books, watching bartenders, or learning from friends. Others get their training by doing hard time.

This was the case for Richard Vila of Poquito in the Dogpatch, the distinctive restaurant and bar that serves traditional Spanish and Ecuadorian tapas and great cocktails. The training and techniques for the flavorful and faintly sweet red sangria ($5/glass or $18/pitcher, tempranillo wine, brandy, citrus, seasonal fruit) and white sangria ($6/glass or $21/pitcher, torrontés wine, cachaça, citrus, seasonal fruit) came from spending summers with family in Spain. As punishment for causing mischief, he would be given the tedious task of helping his aunt in the kitchen. "Her favorite (and my least favorite) thing to have me do was to cut fruit [into tiny pieces] for sangria," explained Vila.

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Ecuadorian Food, Sangria, Spanish Food

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Sweet Beat

Preview Recchiuti's Chocolate Lab on Sunday

By Tamara Palmer Fri., Jul. 20 2012 at 11:30 AM

Categories: Dogpatch, Events, Palmer, Sweet Beat

Tom Seawell Photography

Michael Recchiuti inside the forthcoming Chocolate Lab.

Tom Seawell Photography

Chocolate spin art by Recchiuti.

The next Sunday Streets takes place in Dogpatch on July 22 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. While out gallivanting, be sure to stop by and get a preview of Chocolate Lab (801 22nd St. at Tennessee), the forthcoming cafe by noted local chocolatier Michael Recchiuti that's due to debut in September. He'll spend the day (from noon to 4 p.m.) demonstrating the wonders of chocolate spin art, and answering questions about the Lab and Little Nib, the neighboring retail shop that's open for a special preview today through Sunday from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.