Great news to start the Spring: Chef Mari is the guest chef at Mission Street Food this Thursday!. MSF is a twice-weekly foodie evening held at Lang Shun restaurant on Mission Street that features chefs from many popular SF restaurants and lounges. Mari will be cooking Pork Belly, Yaki Onigiri, Okonomiyaki, and Mizuna Salad, and Gil has paired Sake for the menu. It will be open from 6:00pm to midnight.
Sake - 8 oz pour or flight of 2 oz each:
Tengumai Yamahai-jikomi, Junmai (Bold, dark, ligering, acidic, deep - goes well with steak, heavy and fatty foods) $10
Take-no Tsuyu, Junmai (Smooth, silky, great finish, refreshing - goes well with fatty sashimi, fatty fish, stir fry, pork chops) $8
Kikusui, Junmai Ginjo (Very light, pure, refreshing - goes well with sashimi (white fish), salads, and lighter foods) $8
Memu and Pairing:
Fresh Lucque and Castelvetrano Olives - $4
Organic Mizuna Salad, Mixed Citrus, Sesame Miso Dressing, Wonton Chips - $7.25
(Kikusui, Junmai Ginjo)
Slow-Braised Berkshire Kurobuta Pork Belly with Shichimi (Japanese 7 spices), Yaki Onigiri (Soy Grilled Rice Ball), Yuzu Daikon Pickles - $9.5
(Tengumai Yamahai-Jikomi, Junmai)
Homemade Kurobuta Bacon Okonomiyaki (Japanese Pancake), Sweet Worcestershire Sauce, Japanese style Aioli, Shaved Bonito Flakes, Ao-Nori - $7
*Can be made vegetarian w/o Bacon and Bonito
(Take-no Tsuyu, Junmai)
Lung Shan’s Vegan Delight: Shitake and Oyster Mushroom Dumplings in Miso Soup - $5.5
(Kikusui, Junmai Ginjo)
Lung Shan’s Bacon Xiao Long Bao: Four Shanghai Soup Dumplings filled with Benton’s Bacon, ground Pork and Herbs - $5.5
(Tengumai Yamahai-Jikomi, Junmai)
King Trumpet: Mushrooms, Triple-Fried Potato, Garlic Confit and Charred Scallion Sour Cream on a homemade Flatbread - $6
(Kikusui, Junmai Ginjo)
Sesame Avocado Brown Rice with Tofu Tempura - $7.5
(Kikusui, Junmai Ginjo/Take-no Tsuyu)
For more info, visit http://blog.missionstreetfood.com/ and come support Mari and the cause - we will be donating profits to Food Runners (a cool feature of MSF!!!).