Where to eat rabbit?
Hadn't eaten rabbit for a year, and then I had an outstanding dish at Incanto last week that has left me craving more rabbity goodness (and different kinds of preparation). The Incanto dish is lightly roasted rather than stewed--the meat is incredibly succulent and fine-grained, served with a light wine sauce, little carrots, and spring flowers: a delightfully delicate dish. Where else could I eat roasted rabbit, rabbit sauce, pie etc in SF?
Here are 3 recent rabbit sightings.
http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/592489#4575205
http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/596856
http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/5901...
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I haven't had it in a while, but I like the roast rabbit at Il Pollaio.
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Il Pollaio
555 Columbus Ave, San Francisco, CA 94133
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There are rabbit dishes on the regular menus at Aziza, B44, and Esperpento.
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I had rabbit twice last week; once at Aziza and another time at SPQR.
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Aziza
5800 Geary Blvd., San Francisco, CA 94121
SPQR
1911 Fillmore Street, San Francisco, CA 94115
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1550 Hyde
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One entree, but rabbit three ways at The Farmhouse Inn in Sonoma County.
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This is my husband's favorite, and I've tasted it. It is extraordinary. It's their signature dish.
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some of my guests went to Bottega last night and said they had a wonderful rabbit dish.
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I second the rabbit pasta at Bottega! It's probably the best preparation of rabbit that I've ever had (definitely better than many french restaurants I've been to).
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Is Ryan Farr cooking anywhere these days or is he just doing chicharrones? Because a couple of months ago he posted one of the most amazing and graphic, illustrated rabbit recipes I think I've ever seen:
http://bestbyfarr.wordpress.com/2008/...
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I believe this falls rather solidly into your "different kinds of preparation" category ....
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Per tablehopper Farr and Taylor Boetticher of Fatted Calf are roasting another pig (at least the third in the past ten days) tonight at Bloodhound. "6pm-9pm, $25 per person. Bartender Dylan O’Brien will be crafting another homemade bacon-infused Bulleit bourbon, served Old Fashioned-style (while supplies last). Space is limited, RSVP to info [at] bloodhoundsf.com."
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At the last Ryan Farr/Taylor Boetticher event at Bloodhound a few weeks back for Easter, Ryan did herb marinated and grilled rabbit legs, with rabbit sausage made from the less grill-friendly bits. It was delicious. Taylor's smoked ham was also delicious. Given the high individual price for the chicharones, I think I ate half the entry cost in chicharones from the bottomless bowls scattered around the bar.
All that said, the recent events appear to be more pig-driven, with the butchery demonstration. Keep your eye on Ryan's blog for future events with rabbit, because he does seem to love the little critters.
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I'll second ll Pollaio (great bang for the buck) and mention that ZY Garden has a spicy rabbit dish on their menu.
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I ate a delicious rabbit confit at Oliveto last week.
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Lulu near Moscone Center is currently offering open hearth roasted rabbit every Tuesday.
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If you're up for a splurge, I really enjoyed La Folie" "trio of rabbit": loin, rack and braised leg. Whichever prep cook is in charge of "frenching" the rack should get a medal. And a band-aid.
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This one works better.
http://sanfrancisco.menupages.com/
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Oliveto, this week.
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Tomales Bay Foods in Point Reyes Station has an excellent rabbit pate.
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Just had rabbit at the always-amazing Delfina last night.
Vincent
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The rabbit at Corso looked great. (I saw it at another table)
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