August Test Kitchen
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Cooks! The August Test Kitchen is happening on Sunday the 16th in San Francisco’s Hayes Valley neighborhood.
This month’s optional Test Kitchen challenge is a culinary love letter to San Francisco. Celebrate the city by making a dish invented here, named after a San Francisco landmark or person, inspired by a local restaurant, or otherwise tied to the City by the Bay. We’re talking cioppino, chicken tetrazzini, Zante's Indian Pizza, Crab Louie, Green Goddess pasta salad, It’s-It ice cream sandwiches, chop suey or any other edible tribute to San Francisco’s rich culinary history.
As always, this is a test kitchen, not a potluck. The goal is experimentation. Make something you’ve never made before, something ambitious, weird, technically challenging, or simply too intriguing to ignore.
Maybe your cioppino sings with the flavors of Fisherman’s Wharf. Maybe your Green Goddess Pasta Salad separates into a tragic puddle of herbs, noodles, and regret. “Always bring it to the table!” We celebrate both triumphs and disasters, because every failure teaches us something—and makes for a good story over dinner.
Please post your dish at least two weeks before the Test Kitchen. Head to the event’s comments section and let the other cooks know what you’re planning to make, and collectively we’ll assemble a delicious tribute to San Francisco.
Bring your culinary curiosity, appetite, and favorite bit of San Francisco food lore!
Previously at the Test Kitchen
June's Queer Icons Test Kitchen was a celebration of camp, creativity, and seriously good food. From Andrew's handmade Father Figure sausages and Jun's dazzling Liza Minnelli salmon sushi to Brian's creamy Tomato Bisque inspired by Whitney Houston, Varun's Pink Pony Pasta, Jason's Miss Piggy beet and goat cheese tarts, Vin's retro Phyllis Diller casserole, Dolly Parton-inspired desserts from Chris and Gary, and Jon's tribute to The Watermelon Woman, every dish honored a queer icon with imagination and flavor. Another unforgettable night of experimentation—exactly what Test Kitchen is all about!
Check out pics from this and other past Test Kitchens on Instagram.