beginning of the end of the world menu

Tuesday 17 January, 2012.

630 chillin, 700 eatin

720 61st Street, Oaklandazulasylum, CA

boozy Root 'beer' cocktail

smashed beet | oro blanco | buckwheat-caraway cracker | dill

2007 Hecht & Bannier Rouge, Languedoc, France

black trumpet | smoked oyster | barley | rye | absinthe | young onion

NV Catherine et Pierre Breton Vouvray Brut, Loire, France

roast celery | preserved lemon | olive | marjoram | buttermilk

Russian River Blind Pig IPA, California, USofA

pork brick | lentil | parsley root | carrot-kraut | karashi

Henry Marionette Premier Vendange Touraine, Loire, France

pickled cherry | toasted grits | lavender | yogurt | honey

NV Gonzalez-Byass Alfonso Oloroso Seco, Jerez, Spain

$45/head, does not include wine.

>>wine pairing by Shaunt Oungoulian, $15/head.

please RSVP with number of folks + whether you'll drink our booze or bring your own.

<3

pop-up at the Wessels

sorry kids, this one's private:


Saturday 17 September
6:00, 20 persons.
half plated, half fambam style.


PEPITAS.
pumpkin seeds spiced with ancho chili & cumin.
VERDURA.
crudite of market vegetables with sea salts, ground dried chiles & citrus.

ALMEJAS BORRACHERAS.
Tamales Bay oysters in their shells with tequila & lime mignonette.
PANZA
crisped confit of pig belly with verdolagas & heirloom tomato.
GAZPACHO, MAS O MENOS.
chilled tomatillo & avocado soup with smoked local corn.

BARBACOA A LA GRINGA.
pulled Marin Sun Farms pastured goat shoulder with house-pressed tortillas.
CON RANCHO GORDO PINTOS, REPOLLOS, ARROZ VERDE, SALSAS, y TAL...

PUDIN.
Mexican spiced chocolate pudding with pumpkin seed & cacao nib brittle.

there will be snacks, there will...

next dinner Monday August 15th, 7PM sharp.
keeping it intimate this time, keeping it somehow straddling middle eastern & mexican. mostly keepin it real.

here's the best part:
Shaunt Oungoulian, a new friend of mine and burgeoning student of all things grapey and fermented, will be offering a kickass wine pairing with each course. Safe to say he knows what's up. $12 extra per person for 5 tastings- a screaming hot deal.


let's eat.


salt-crusted spring onion. mole poblano. labneh. smoked salt. sumac.

melted eggplant soup with za'atar, cilantro & basil. all cold and shit.

grilled squid flatbreads. chicories. smashed green garbanzos. tomato, chili, & raisin jam. cumin oil.

tacos, you choose (tortillas & smoky braised lentils):
> barbacoa: pulled Marin Suns goat, pickled onion & housemade goatsmilk yogurt
> vegetariano: roasted wild mushrooms, long-cooked chard, pickled carrots with jalapeno & sumac.

pistachio pudding. pistachio shortbread. lavender salt. pounded espresso beans.


$40/head. $38/head (plus $12) if you get the wine pairing.
720 61st Street, Oakland.

email: elchanchofeo@yahoo.com
We're full! Email to get on the waiting list!


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fotos

>>>click therr.

thank you robin for your lovely pictures.
thank you erin, justin and alan for opening your lovely home.
thank you Kate, Erin, Justin, erik and Jason for your lovely help.

thanks to all who came for your lovely faces and appetites.

until next time.

feb seven eleven menu

daikon and watermelon radishes with blood orange, Japanese cucumber, mitsuba, and chili oil.

chilled soba and dungeness crab with shishito pepper and shiso aioli.

deep-fried mochi with wood ear demi-glace and takuan pickle.

crisped HodoSoy tofu with Chancho dashi, pickled ginger & carrot caponata, and scallion oil.

mochi ice cream, candied genmai, with ginger gelee, chocolate sauce, and matcha.

el chancho feo private dinner

31october.

Scott and Janelle Marcoe.

happy wedding.


celeriac soup (pickled beet relish)(tarragon)(smoked salt)
granny smith apples (shaved kale & radicchio)(maple-pancetta vinaigrette)(candied pepitas)(gold raisins)
pappardelle (castelvetrano)(almond)(lemon)(thyme)
hanger steak (crisped gratin of potato)(pt.reyes blue)(watercress)(truffle)(pan sauce)
pleasant ridge reserve raw cow's milk cheese (green apple & sultana raw 'chutney')(maple)(bourbon)

love you both.

celery (got weird)

new menu. less celery. more delicious.


celery 'julep'.

sweet white corn chowder. chive biscuit. pickled peppers.

roasted chantrelles and shaved celery hearts. sorrel. pickled sultanas. pumpkin seed vinaigrette.

fried squid po' boys. brioche. squid ink aioli. smoky celeriac remoulade. herb salad.

rustic cornmeal fregolata. Sammy's cardamom applesauce and black mission figs. prosecco sabayon.


see y'all tomorrow night.

17 August

720 61st Street, Oakland/

grilled radicchio

stewed onion-buttermilk dressing/chayote salsa

crisp-braised pork belly
creamed sweet white corn/roasted poblano/cilantro gremolata

melon carpaccio
lemon cucumber/cotija/epazote

braised beef cheek pibil
zucchini-mole rojo 'enchilada'/charred shallot relish/pickled jicama

popsicles
watermelon & chili/cacao nib/lime & mint


$25/


/it's a Tuesday, as per always. 17 August.
/get here at 7, food should start at 730.
/outside again, dress accordingly.
/byoLibations
//RSVP elchanchofeo@yahoo.com

june went something like this

thanks, katie for the pictures.

29 june menu, tentatively

picnic.

summer crudite

grilled lemon all i oli

buttermilk fried onion rings
barbecue sauce

grilled sweet white Brentwood corn on the cob
ajwain butter / pimenton ahumado / lime

yellow wax and Blue Lake beans

shaved cucumber / squash blossom / basil / grilled tomato vinaigrette

salt-crusted California sea bass
fideua / locally foraged wild fennel / house-pickled Meyer lemon tartar sauce



Woodleaf Farms peach tart
peach leaf creme anglaise / almond praline


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$30/mouth.
BYOlibations.

18 may.

PICTURES a la Mama K.

also, Patrick Powers and Michelle Mondoux took some.

I believe you can find them on the Facebook interweb social networking database.


Thanks all for coming. Hope it was time and money well spent.
Keep your ears to the wind, the pig will be serving up another batch of foodthings sometime in late June.

Tell friends, and pass along the email.
elchanchofeo@yahoo.com

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late spring. early summer. crisp air. lazy sunshine. grass-stained knees.

18 may. 7pm.
2400 8th ave. oakland. USA.
five courses.
$35 per person.
BYOB
rsvp by the end of 15 may.
ptroffer@gmail.com



smoked strawberry "julep"

long-cooked collards/green garlic fumet/pickled grilled fennel

cornmeal-fried Hog Island oysters/black-eyed peas/remoulade/butter lettuces/Tabasco-scallion vinaigrette

grilled flank/Blue Lake bean slaw/celeriac puree/grits biscuit/habanero jam

Mama's rhubarb cobbler/ricotta ice cream


***can accommodate no-fish/no-meat preferences; please specify in email***

FOTOS DEL DINNER, 16 march. south Berkeley, USA.

next dinner will be sometime late April/early May.

speak-easy dance&eat party sometime this summer.

email me to get on the list. ptroffer@gmail.com

ps: thanks, katelyn for the fotos.

16march

.
7pm.
four courses, encompassing late winter/early spring/american/spanish/young-amateur-chef naivete.
tentative menu follows below, subject to change.
BYO libations, and plenty of 'em.
twenty dollar suggested donation.

english pea soup/green garlic/panceta/marjoram


grilled asparagus/jamon serrano/backyard egg/pickled spring onion


oxtail and black trumpet ravioli/spring succotash/blood orange-sherry emulsion


"churros y chocolate" al gringo: tangerine scented beignets/bourboned hot chocolate

reservations. ptroffer@gmail.com.
before 10 March.