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The Monarch as a Manhattan replacement is easy to conceptualize. Sub cognac for bourbon (or better still, rye). The vermouth role is played by Bonal Quinquina. Bitters, orange bitters. Yanni Goes in With Bonal When guests survey our cocktail list, one of the most common questions is, “What is Quinquina?” Except they pronounce it phonetically, and its actually pronounced ”…
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The latest from our journal:
The Monarch: Part 1 of 6 From the French Trinity Spiritual
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Yesterday, I waxed on about the earthy delights of pu-erh tea. You can read about it here. In this post, I take the easy route, making analogies between wine and pu-erh, and also offer tasting notes. As we tasted, at some point the dialog predictably shifted to wine--not surprising as pu-erh is undoubtedly the wine of the tea world. It improves with age and most of those we tasted were allowed…
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From our journal archives:
Drinking Earth: The Magic of Pu-erh, Part 2
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The Monarch as a Manhattan replacement is easy to conceptualize. Sub cognac for bourbon (or better still, rye). The vermouth role is played by Bonal Quinquina. Bitters, orange bitters. Yanni Goes in With Bonal When guests survey our cocktail list, one of the most common questions is, “What is Quinquina?” Except they pronounce it phonetically, and its actually pronounced ”…
click to read more >
The latest from our journal:
The Monarch: Part 1 of 6 From the French Trinity Spiritual
(click to read)
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The tomato. What other ingredient, in the kingdom of the soup and the sandwich, could lay claim to the crown? Americans might be split over ham or turkey, swiss or cheddar, wheat or white, but the tomato they agree on - it's a necessary component of our daily lunching lives. How much more American can you get than a BLT? Just what would Andy Warhol be without Campbell's tomato soup? And who would dream…
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From our journal archives:
A Visit to Dirty Girl
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The Monarch as a Manhattan replacement is easy to conceptualize. Sub cognac for bourbon (or better still, rye). The vermouth role is played by Bonal Quinquina. Bitters, orange bitters. Yanni Goes in With Bonal When guests survey our cocktail list, one of the most common questions is, “What is Quinquina?” Except they pronounce it phonetically, and its actually pronounced ”…
click to read more >
The latest from our journal:
The Monarch: Part 1 of 6 From the French Trinity Spiritual
(click to read)
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The short story: Scotch Whisky shelves are full of labels touting the used barrels that previously bore the whisky. 'Finished,' 'ACE'd,' 'Matured' - these words all used to imply luxury and added value. The story runs a quite a bit deeper than these talking points though, and is best couched in a little history lesson. Great Britain's relationship with Sherry began in the early 15th century when Henry…
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From our journal archives:
Scotland and Jerez
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nopa is a San Francisco gathering place north of the Panhandle, serving urban rustic food and specializing in organic wood-fired cuisine. We serve simple food created with seasonal ingredients sourced from local purveyors.
This philosophy is shared by our organic Mexican kitchen, nopalito.
Evening parking is available at the DMV lot on Broderick between Oak & Fell. The cost is $10.
Hours
We are open seven days a week, serving dinner from 6 p.m. until 1 a.m.
Monday through Friday, our bar opens at 5 p.m and serves bar snacks until 6 p.m.
Brunch is served Saturday and Sunday from 11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. with the bar remaining open until 1 a.m.
Reservations
We accept reservations up to one month in advance. Use the form below, or call any day after 2 p.m. We also have a large community table and bar that serve our full menu and are available on a first-come, first-served basis.
Announcements
Closed for Valentine’s: Dear Friends, please note that we will be closed Tuesday, February 14th to celebrate our annual staff party. Thank you for all of your support. We will resume normal business on Wednesday, February 15th.
Tomatero Farms Now Offering Home Delivery: We are very excited to announce that beginning March 13th, Tomatero Farms, one of our purveyors in Watsonville, will be offering a weekly CSA. For those in the Western Addition, Nopa will be the pick-up spot beginning on this date. Check out their site for more details. http://www.tomaterofarm.com/delivery/
Want More Nopa?
For a daily behind the scenes look of our San Francisco Gathering Place, check out our blog, Nopalize.
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