V Restaurant and Meekong

[Guest guest]

From this week's Tablehopper (http://www.tablehopper.com/):

 

" Saturday night I had a chance to attend the reception for ~V

RESTAURANT~, which biz partners Jefferson McCarley and Emory Etheridge

plan on making the greenest restaurant in the world. They will be

using all recycled or used materials instead of buying new (even the

groovy green dishes and glassware are previously used!), and the

vegetarian menu will feature organic/local/sustainable produce, plus

they will be using solar power, and green build-out practices. The

chef is Stephen Sonke—he currently manages a café at Gap Inc.

headquarters and provides direction for the food at all four Gap Inc.

cafés. The goal is to open later this year, and they plan to open in

the Mission. Right now they are looking for investors, and I gotta

say, these kind gents have done their homework and have assembled one

heck of a team, so if you're looking for some investment

opportunities, I'd check out their project. Saturday's reception at

the Women's Building had some bites from chef Sonke, organic and

biodynamic wines from Quivira, and the current Miss Trannyshack, Pollo

del Mar, unveiled the sign. Here's hoping we see it lit up soon. (Here

I am with Pollo and Jefferson, making me look like I am barely five

feet tall!)

 

Vegans and vegetarians will be bummed to hear veggie goldmine ~MEKONG

RESTAURANT~ in the TL has closed according to a post on Chowhound. But

dry those tears. The new place, Bang San Thai Cuisine, which already

has a location in the area (at 505 Jones), has taken its place and

will be continuing to offer vegan and vegetarian substitutions, plus

Halal meat for the carnivores. 791 O'Farrell St. at Larkin,

415-928-2772. "

 

Best,

Becca