Who says gourmet is limited to a pricey, sit down meal over a course of several hours. Not the Food Fashionista. Now you can indulge your gourmet fix and satisfy your sophisticated palate with Carte415, the creation of highly regarded chef Josh Skenes which offers grab and go salads, sandwiches, snacks and beverages for those on the go. Did we mention that the highest priced item on the menu is $9...Yes $9! That is right. Affordable, sustainable, and fine dining quality food for busy people like myself. Love it!
Menu samplings have us drooling. There are the salads ranging from $6-$8 including the Vegetable crudites, bagna cauda & creme fraiche salad which sounds absolutely delectable. Sandwich samplings ($8-$9) include the Bacon jam blt, mozzarella burrata and heirloom tomato ($9), the Roasted lamb, vadouvan spices, chicories, yogurt dressing ($9) and the Farm egg salad with celery and chives ($8). The varietal and tempting snacks ($3-$5) include the Our yogurt with rhubarb jam ($5), Bbq vegetable chips ($3) and the Carrot cupcake ($3). Mmmm fresh carrot cupcakes!!! All beverages are $3 and include iced tea with mint, meyer lemonade, iced blue bottle coffee and organic sodas.
Being Green is an important element for chef Skenes. Carte415 is inspired by his desire to provide convenient meals made with sustainable, high quality products and innovative cooking methods. In addition, Carte415 will only use 100% compostable and recyclable packaging, made from potato starches and corn plastic. The cart that chef Skenes and his team will use requires no electricity, using only alternative methods to keep the food hot or cold.
The first Carte415 opens Monday, May 4th. The location is 101 2nd Street in a sleek, modern office building in the SOMA district. Carte415 will offer lunch and snacks from 11:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.. Carte415 will be opening additional locations in San Francisco in the future.
This all sounds so wonderful chef Skenes, but my only question is what are all of us who are not in the 415 (San Francisco) going to do today when we are day dreaming about the above menu items? Hopefully we'll see the likings of Carte310 (Los Angeles) or Carte212 (New York) and so on opening up very soon! In the mean time, a visit to Carte415 when in the 415 is a must do.
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