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I spent the weekend in SF and Napa to celebrate my father's 60th. It's been nearly 6 years since I've been back to the Bay and I'd forgotten how wonderful the city is. Anyone that knows me knows that comfort food is my cuisine supreme and so the highlight of the trip was by far the food & drink courtesy of Out The Door, Jeanty at Jack's, and Ad Hoc. Pedrozo Dairy's Black Butte with toasted beer bread & Marshall's Farm honeycomb accompanied by a bottle of velvety BV Clone 6--Milkmade's San Francisco Treat. Now, onwards to Project Vegas...

It's raining in Venice.

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Ever since I heard whispers, last year, of an Intelligentsia Venice outpost opening up the street, I've been satiating my Kurimi jones with weekly runs next door. Alas, coffee dispensed from an air pot in a Kirkland styrofoam cup is no substitute for Intelligentsia's seductive roasts brewed with "customized water", and served in a Chemex for two. There, I said it.



Well, the wait is nearly over: after a few construction delays, Intelligentsia's groundbreaking Venice location is scheduled to officially open its doors in March, featuring four innovative custom-fabricated service “pods” designed by MASS Architecture & Design, and even a DJ booth above the kitchen (pictured above). For more info and images of the build-out, visit Food GPS.

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Milkmade will be closing at 4pm on Saturday, February 14th.

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