FRIDAY NIGHT Eating Food: The Examiner recommends four eateries ideal for Mother’s Day dining in The City. Reserve now at Bar Agricole, Farina, Nopalito or Out the Door. Meet Your Mixologist: Former actor Jared Hirsch picked the perfect place for his new career. The Mexican bistro Colibri is in the heart of San Francisco’s theater district, and it’s getting ready for Cinco de Mayo.
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FRIDAY NIGHT Eating Food: Dining in the airport has never been so good, with local establishments offering ultra-fresh baked goods, coffee, sandwiches and chicken at SFO’s new Terminal 2. Drinking Meet Your Mixologist: Dave Gabine enjoys his work at Le Central, a Financial District restaurant and bar known for its familiar faces and personalities, French-bistro mystique, untouched decor and classic cocktails. On the town
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FRIDAYEating Food: AT&T Park, known for high-quality dining choices, is serving old favorites like the exemplary ballpark franks, and good new treats, too. Drinking Meet Your Mixologist: For an authentic Irish experience in North Beach, visit O’Reilly’s Irish Pub and Restaurant, where Deirdre Black has tended bar since the establishment opened in 1995. On the town
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Eating Food: Osteria Coppa, run by chef Chanan Kamen in San Mateo, servies the most delicious pasta dishes, and the rest of the menu is mighty fine, too. It’s great food, rewarding and accessible for everyone, at nice prices. DrinkingMeet Your Mixologist: Matthew Dondanville, bar manager at Paragon, an eatery and watering hole near AT&T Park, is getting ready for baseball season by adding a new drink, the Fleur Loco, to the cocktail menu.
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FRIDAY NIGHT Eating Food: With St. Patrick’s Day on the horizon, consider the classic fare served at the Irish Bank pub and restaurant. The fish and chips, Irish stew and corned beef and cabbage are exemplary. DrinkingMeet Your Mixologist: John Lillis, a native of Ireland and a second-generation barkeep, oversees the drinks at the Irish Times, The City’s newest Irish bar in the heart of the Financial District.
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Friday nightEating Food: Mr. Pollo, a funky Mission eatery, serves delicious arepas — Venezuelan/Colombian sandwich-like snacks made of meat and masa — as well as four-course prix fixe lunches and dinners for just $15. DrinkingMeet your Mixologist: Shanti Deluca, who tends bar at One Market, a cosmopolitan Financial District spot, entered her ginger- and marjoram-infused Bees in a Pram cocktail in the Cocktail World Cup competition.
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Friday nightEating Food: Meat eaters will enjoy the options at Beast and Hare created by chef-owner Ian Marks. House-made charcuterie, fried chicken, bone marrow and duck confit are menu standouts. DrinkingMeet your Mixologist: At Hog & Rocks, a new spot in the Mission, bar manager Joe Summa pours many kinds of whiskeys to match regional flavors of the restaurant’s often-changing ham-and-oyster menu. On the town
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FRIDAY NIGHT EatingFood: Chotto, a Japanese pub from owners Tad and Zerlayna Horie and chef Armando Justo, offers tasty small dishes — the fried selections are exemplary — and artisanal sakes, all at excellent prices.DrinkingMeet Your Mixologist: H. Joseph Ehrmann of Level III in the JW Marriott on Post Street serves up local-themed signature drinks, including Harvey Milk Punch and the Dirty Harry — as well as six Valentine’s Day cocktails.
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FRIDAY NIGHT Eating Food: Plum in Oakland — from Daniel Patterson of Coi fame — serves highly conceptual, highly sensual fare using a wide variety of fresh ingredients. The hot spot is a moderately priced outpost of contemporary cooking. DrinkingWine: Shopping for the perfect vintage in San Francisco? Here’s a short list of some of the better wine stores in The City. On the town
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Food: Chef-owner Ali Yaldiz serves tempting Turkish fare at Tuba.
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