They've drastically reduced prices on the namesake dish, too.
Patti U. does recommend the corned beef and cabbage at the Irish Bank, if not the evening crowds.
Also, that fire at Tiki Tom's in Oakland has officially been deemed 'suspicious.'
Also, Tablehopper is a bit unimpressed with Thermidor.
• PETA coerces Sacramento's Nishiki Sushi Bar to take its "dancing shrimp" dish a common Japanese delicacy off the menu because it featured the potentially cruel act of pouring lemon juice on live shrimp to make them writhe....
Jonathan Kauffman takes a crack at Thermidor this week, right after Unterman's rave. He writes that "the decor seems of a piece with the [1950s-inspired] menu," and he loved the warm, golden, Parker House rolls that, like the popovers at...
Patti loves the retro vibe and updated dishes at Thermidor; Bauer gets grossed out by sous vide chicken at Flora.
The backlash against strict Cal-Med locavorism has begun, and the trend seems to be toward pan-regional American cuisine.
See the full menu at the recently opened Mint Plaza restaurant from the Spork team.
Thermidor, the 1960s-inspired new restaurant on Mint Plaza from Spork guys Bruce Binn and Neil Jorgenson, is now open for lunch. You'll want to start with a drink, naturally. [Tablehopper, Earlier]...
The restaurant from the Spork team will open for real, with a full menu, in the next week.
SoMa/Mint Plaza: Thermidor remains a week or three off, with crews still at work on the interior and several inspections still left to take place. "We're just hoping and praying at this point," says owner Neil Jorgensen, who also co-owns...
Thermidor is aiming for mid-May; Prospect is set for June opening;
From Traci Des Jardins' split concept at the old Acme Chophouse, to a new French place in the former South: the coming year still looks bright.