Armando from Chotto with his sake-braised pork belly tacos.
This Thursday will be the second of our Spring 2011 guest chef series at the Ferry Plaza Farmers Market stand. (Last Thursday, Hoss Zare of Zaré at Flytrap made his move.) A fundraiser for CUESA (Center for Urban Education about Sustainable Agriculture), the folks behind the nationally-renowed market itself, all proceeds from our guest chefs’ tacos go right back to CUESA. Last year we raised $8,000! Look who’s cooking for the next eight weeks—and what.
Mark your calendars and come check it out: Thursdays, 10 am to 2 pm, Ferry Plaza Farmers Market, Tacolicious stand. Any TBD’s below will be filled in as we get the information.
June 2
Chef: Anjan Mitra, Dosa
Tacos: spicy Goan balchoa (red chilies, mustard, fennel, cloves, garlic) tacos and South Indian goat curry (fennel, cumin, tomato, poppy seeds, caramelized oinions)
June 9
Chef: Armando Justo, Chotto
Taco: kakuni (sake-braised, crispy pork belly)
June 16
Chef: Thomas McNaughton, Flour + Water
Taco: fried pork belly with Calabrian chilies and salsa verde
June 23
Chef: Scott Youkilis, Hog and Rocks
Taco: cochinita pibil with pickled red onion, carrot and habanero salsa and borrego asado (charred avocado and sundried tomato purée)
June 30
Chef: Nick Balla, Bar Tartine
Taco: smoked brisket, pickled cabbage, sour cream, horseradish, tomato
July 7
Chef: Brandon Jew, Bar Agricole
Taco: padron peppers, squash blossoms and queso fresco with pickled okra
July 14
Chef: Jessica Boncutter, Bar Jules
Taco: braised pork, oaxaca chiles, carrots, capers, olives, pine nuts, currants
July 21
Chef: David Bazirgan, Fifth Floor
Taco: tongue and cheek (halibut cheek and crispy duck tongue with garlic scape kimchee, smoked aioli, charred cabbage, lime and avocado crema)
July 28
Chef: Jake Godby, Humphry Slocombe
Taco/dessert: Strawberry margarita popsicle
Hoss Zare kicked off our guest chef program last Thursday. (photo by Lulu Meyer)