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SF Food Truck Series Part I: Señor Sisig

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For the month of March the Coffee Meets Bagel team in San Francisco will visit a food truck for each week to get you Bagels excited for some unique date ideas. For all you young professionals on-the-go, food trucks are a fun and easy way to indulge in a nice lunch. On top of that, it is also a unique way to spend your first date with your Bagel of the day! So, here’s our first stop:
Name: Señor Sisig
Cuisine: Filipino/Mexican
Background: Friends since high school, Evan Kidero and Gil Payumo started Señor Sisig, a Filipino-Mexican fusion food launched in 2010. These lovely fellas combined their entrepreneurial skills and passion for food to create a successful company spreading both the flavors of the Philippines and Mexico into the main stream culinary world.
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What does “Sisig” mean, you ask?
Sisig is a filipino term for “snacking on something sour.” This is a reference to the unique taste palette of traditional filipino food that heavily relies on salt and vinegar for their staple dishes. Make sure to say hello to Evan and Gil for us when you stop by!
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Food: Sisig Nachos
Price: $8
Description: This consisted of our choice of meat (pork), topped with nacho cheese, sour cream, guacamole, pico de gallo and jalapenos. This dish was a perfect mix of salty and spicy due to that perfectly marinated pork and all that cheese. Make sure you take plenty of napkins, this is a messy one!
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Food: California Sisig Burrito
Price: $8
Description: This is the most popular item on the menu, including shredded cheese, sour cream, guacamole, salsa and french fries. Our favorite part of the burrito were definitely the french fries; it added a nice crispy texture to the burrito. Again, it had a great salty/spicy combination that was balanced out with the guacamole. This would be a much better order for a date, as it is much easier to snack on than the nachos.
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Look at us enjoying ourselves in the office! Thanks Señor Sisig for feeding us on this fine day!
Make sure to check out the Señor Sisig website for their truck schedule.
Or better yet, follow them on @senorsisig!
Write-up: @gabydomingo
Images: @SurprenantK

Sunday Spotlight #8: Iso Rabins

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Iso Rabins is the founder of forageSF and The Underground Market. A chef, writer, eater, and forager (Foraging: Foraging or sourcing of wild, uncultivated plants for food): . A native of Santa Cruz, raised in Vermont, Iso returned to the west coast 5 years ago without any idea what to do with his life, and found it foraging in the hills.

His projects include, The Wild Kitchen, an underground supper club where each family style course focuses on the wild edibles found all around us,  The Underground Market, and most recently, Forage Kitchen, the first co-working space for food. His mission is to support the local food economy through projects that keep him inspired.

Check out his recipe here for a delicious flower garnished dish.

Follow Iso on twitter @forageSF to keep up with the latest on underground dinners.
By Jessica Barone @chai_haiku

SF Bay Area events for this week

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Coffee Meets Bagel’s SF Launch Party
Join us in celebrating Coffee Meets Bagel’s SF Launch! Spend a few hours this Tuesday night to enjoy some drinks, meet new people, and perhaps even find your New Year’s kiss. Dress to impress with accents of gold or silver. Bring a date, bring some friends, or just bring yourself! This event is FREE. All you need to do is RSVP.
WHAT: Coffee Meets Bagel’s Launch Party!

WHERE:  251 Rhode Island Street

WHEN:  Nov. 13  (Tue), 2012 @ 7:00 PM  – 10:00 PM

RSVP here! It’s FREE!

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Postcards from Southern Italy

Enjoy a collection of photographs taken by Roberto Soncin Gerometta on his recent assignment in Apulia, Basilicata, and Sicily. Roberto will be there to talk about his trip and experience of wandering off the beaten path to take these amazing photos. The lecture is followed by a tasting of regional foods and wine. Space is limited, RSVP quick!

WHAT: Photography lecture/exhibit with a tase of Southern Italian food and wine

WHERE:  Museo Italo Americano (Fort Mason Center, Building C)

WHEN:  Nov. 11 & 18 (Sun) 2012 @ 4:00 PM

RSVP for FREE entrance

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2012 Silicon Valley Ski and Snowboard Festival

Finally! The lifts are open and we can enjoy the slopes! Perfect place to be for skiers and snowboarders this weekend. There will be wine and beer tasting from over 100 top wineries and breweries, ski and snowboard sale from top brands, AND everyone receives two free lift tickets for attending! You don’t want to miss this people!

WHAT: Ski and Snowboard Festival

WHERE:  Santa Clara County Fairgrounds (San Jose)

WHEN:  Nov. 17 (Sat) 2012 @ 11 AM  – 8 PM & Nov. 18 (Sun) 2012 @ 11 AM  – 6 PM

Buy tickets here!

SF Date spots you'll be sure to enjoy!

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The BRU/SFO Project

The BRU/SFO Project is back! 21st Amendment brewery and Magnolia brewery join forces once again to craft 12 unique Belgian-style beers with an American twist. Every Monday this month each bar will release a different beer for the week. Sounds like a great place to be for two beer lovers!

WHAT: Beer, beer, and more beer!

WHERE: 21st Amendment Brewery & Magnolia Pub & Brewery

WHEN:  All November! New beers are released every Monday Nov. 5th, 12th, & 19th

Click here for the beer release schedule

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Street Photography: This World Is Not My Home

This exhibition of more than 60 photographs and photographic montages from 1962 to the present traces the fascinating and wide-ranging career of Danny Lyon. “This World is Not My Home” celebrates 50 years of Lyon’s unique, self-described “romantic realism.” The de Young Museum’s other exhibits include The William S. Paley Collection: A Taste for Modernism and Rudolf Nureyev: A Life in Dance.

WHAT: Photography by Danny Lyon

WHERE: The de Young Museum

WHEN: Now until January

Check out current and upcoming exhibits at the de Young

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Red Bull FlugTag

Watch home made air crafts fly into the McCovey Cove waters! Literally! This event was first heldin the U.S. ten years ago in our very own San Francisco. 36 teams have been chosen to get their “wiiings” and compete in the international flying spectacle this fall, and thousands more will cheer them on in their attempt at human flight

WHAT: Red Bull Flugtag

WHERE: McCovey Cove

WHEN:  Nov. 10 (Saturday), 2012. Hangers open at 11AM. First flight is at 1PM.

Event details

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An Evening of Flamenco

Enjoy a great dining experience at Pena Pachamama with a Flamenco dinner show full of lively entertainment and amazing food. Actor and comedian Robin Williams has described the restaurant to be, “The kind of place event the Amish would dance.” Reservations are highly recommended so make one for you and your date quick!

WHAT: Delicious dinner and an entertaining show

WHERE: Pacha Mama Restaurant (North Beach)

WHEN: Every Thursday at 8:00pm (until January 24th)

Check out the details here

Got a Date? Not-to-miss Date Spots in San Francisco this week!

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Calling All Food Truck Lovers

YES! Food trucks galore with a Halloween twist! FunCheapSF presents “Truck or Treat 2012.” Enjoy food trucks, affordable beer and drinks, trick or treating for adults, dancing, and spooky movies. You won’t feel crammed at this outdoor party. FREE with Facebook RSVP.

WHAT: Food Truck Halloween Party

WHERE: SOMA (428 11th Street)

WHEN: Oct 31 (Wed), 2012 @ 5pm – 11:00pm

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Wine Bar Halloween Bash#
 
Halloween Wine
 
Looking to spend Halloween at a smaller venue? Sip on some delectable wine and munch on unlimited platters of appetizing snacks. You’ll be taken care of by an amazing and friendly staff who are knowledgable about the wine they serve. It’s an ordinary night at Pause Wine Bar…just everyone is in costume.

WHAT: A Halloween party for wine lovers

WHERE: Pause Wine Bar (Hayes Valley)

WHEN: Oct 31 (Wed), 2012 @ 7 pm

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MTT and Lang Lang#

World-renowned classical pianist Lang Lang is back in San Francisco performing at Davies Symphony Hall. The program include Cowell’s Music 1957, Prokofiev’s Piano Concerto No. 3, and Rachmaninoff’s Symphony No. 2. Don’t miss the  performance of this young talented musician. Tickets are limited! Buy your pair soon!

WHAT: MTT and Lang Lang

WHERE: Davies Symphony Hall

WHEN: November 1 (Thur), 2012 @ 8pm & November 2 (Fri), 2012 @ 8pm

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Soulful Night of Keys#

Soulful Night of Keys

 
Enjoy modern Japanese cuisine as you get lost in the music of three of the most enduring names in contemporary jazz, Lonnie Liston Smith, Brian Jackson, and Mark Adams. Adams says, “I want people to leave these shows having experienced a total release. I want them to just let their minds go and not worry about whatever problems they may be facing, not worry about what they have to do tomorrow or the next day. I want them to just be in the moment and be entertained.” Sigh…how relaxing…

WHAT: A night of Jazz music and Japanese cuisine

WHERE: Yoshi’s Jazz Club and Japanese Restaurant (San Francisco location)

WHEN: November 1 (Thur), 2012 @ 8pm & November 2 (Fri), 2012 @ 8pm & 10pm

Sunday Spotlight: Yazid Aksas

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Meet Yazid Aksas, #4 in New York’s Sunday Spotlight: Founder & CEO of Sharpmen.com, the first shopping channel for men,and Aksel Paris, online store for the best European fitted men’s shirts, shares great fashion tips & gift ideas.

You name it and he has done it all. After dabbling his hands in anything that interested him – from media, finance to consulting – he forayed into the entrepreneurial world by opening a sushi restaurant in France. Few years of life as an restauranteur and some b-school education later, he is now in fashion, an industry of his passion. With Sharpmen.com and Aksel Paris, Yazid’s vision is to build a global e-commerce powerhouse dedicated to men!

To keep up with his latest & greatest, follow Yazid on twitter @sharpmen

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1.    What is your recommended best “first date” look for guys?

“Don’t try too hard, that’s my main recommendation. A debonair, chic yet comfortable look will go a long way. It’s important to show the other person that your personality is interesting enough that you don’t need to bring your 3 pieces suit to the table. Nothing beats a nice clean shirt (iron it, please) with a fitted pair of jeans.

I like Le Mommessin from Aksel Paris for shirt because it’s comfortable yet classy, it has a nice sky blue color but brown details on the cuffs and collar, she will be impressed, guaranteed. For jeans, I recommend Diesel  in darker color. I just love their cut, I usually go with their Viker style. Finish it off with a pair of espadrilles, a summer staple for the sharp-dressed men.”

2.    For our ladies: what is the trendiest gift items we can buy for the guys in their lives?

“I recommend grooming products. If your man does not use any, get him some. He might be a bit resistant at the beginning, but once he tries, he will never go back. Moisturizer and face scrub are MUST. I recommend Menaji or Pacific Shaving Cream. All of their products are generally very good.”

3. What is your idea of the best Sunday date in NYC?

“ I would start at Cafe Select on Lafayette and Kenmare, their eggs benedict is perfect. Then walk around to get some brioche at Balthazar, it’s simply one of the best bakeries in New York. No need to go to the restaurant, just the small shop in it. My next stop would be the rooftop terrace of the James Hotel to enjoy some rose with a nice view of Manhattan. Can’t beat that.”