Joe’s antsy. It’s raining, there’s no football any more, no baseball yet. Not to mention our Thursday Ferry Plaza Farmers Market stand , although still clipping along, is not its usual sunny, summery self. The culmination of all this compelled him to drum up something never attempted before, something I’d like to take credit for thinking of but alas, I had (almost) nothing to do with.
Starting March 4th, you’re in for a treat: We’ve asked some of the city’s best chefs to create their version of a taco for our market stand, every week, for six weeks. While Joe is thinking of it like “Top Chef Masters” for tacos, I’m thinking of it more as something like Jean Paul Gaultier for Target … except with chefs and tacos.
And should you think that this has anything to do with frivolous gluttony and or self-promotion, rest assured proceeds from these tacos will go to CUESA‘s educational programs! We just want to give back.
Although all the taco concepts are not in yet, Alex Ong gave us a sneak peek into his Asian creation: Imagine biting into a warm corn tortilla wrapped around pork leg braised in duck fat, topped with fish sauce infused with chilies, anise and Szechuan peppercorns. Seriously.
Meanwhile Mark Denham is working on pork cheeks estofado (a Spanish take on mole) and Liza Shaw is going to be tenderizing some beef tongue. Stay tuned for more details via Twitter.
Thankfully this is not on Bravo; this is not a reality show challenge. It’s real life, a be here now kind of thing. In other words, get your butt down to the Ferry Plaza Farmers Market or miss out. You have a month and a half of tacos to look forward to. There will be no winners; no losers; just superior tacos.
Here’s the very exciting lineup.
March 4th, Fish & Farm‘s Chad Newton for Tacolicious
March 11th, Delfina‘s Craig Stoll for Tacolicious
March 18th, Betelnut‘s Alex Ong for Tacolicious
March 25th, Bishop (to be)’s Mark Denham for Tacolicious
April 1st, A16′s Liza Shaw for Tacolicious
April 8th, Robbie Lewis (formerly of Bacar and Jardinière)