Masa's Wine Bar & Kitchen

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Masa's Wine Bar & Kitchen
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Masa's Restaurant matchbook circa 1994
Masa's Wine Bar & Kitchen
Restaurant information
Established1983 (1983)
Closed2013
Food type Nouvelle French
Rating Etoile Michelin-1.svg (Michelin Guide)
Location648 Bush Street, San Francisco, California, 94108, United States
Coordinates 37°47′26″N122°24′29″W / 37.79042°N 122.40805°W / 37.79042; -122.40805
ReservationsAccepted
Other informationPhone: 415-989-7154
Websitewww.masasrestaurant.com

Masa's Wine Bar & Kitchen (also known as Masa's Restaurant or Masa's) was a new French restaurant located in San Francisco, California, in the United States.

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Background

Masa's was opened in July 1983 by chef Masataka Kobayashi. [1] The restaurant uses Masataka's nickname, Masa, for its title. [2] Upon its opening, the restaurant had a six-month waiting list for reservations. [1] Kobayashi was murdered in 1984, [3] [4] and sous-chef Bill Galloway ran the kitchen until Julian Serrano became executive chef. [2] [5] He was chef for 14 years. Ron Siegel then became executive chef, followed by Richard Reddington. In 2004, Gregory Short became executive chef. [2] Alan Murray was master sommelier. [1] Short left Masa's on February 16, 2013, and the restaurant closed, with intentions to re-open. The restaurant is currently a sports bar.

Cuisine

Masa's original concept mixed French cuisine with nouvelle cuisine. Upon his death, sous-chef Bill Galloway took over the kitchen temporarily. The food became less sauce-focused and "lighter," as it was described in the San Francisco Chronicle in 1985. Galloway started working with different food distributors, improving the quality of the seafood, and hired a larger dessert staff. [5]

The restaurant had food-focused theme dinners. In February 2013, the restaurant had a five-course prix fixe citrus themed dinner, to celebrate the citrus harvest season, with wine pairings. [6]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Lucchesi, Paolo (February 7, 2013). "Masa's to close when chef Short leaves". Food. SFGate. Retrieved September 29, 2013.
  2. 1 2 3 "The history of Masa's". History. Masa's Restaurant San Francisco. Retrieved September 29, 2013.
  3. ↑ "MASTER CHEF'S BODY IS DISCOVERED IN HIS SAN FRANCISCO APARTMENT". The New York Times. November 15, 1984 – via NYTimes.com.
  4. ↑ SFGATE, Katie Dowd (October 14, 2022). "The unsolved SF killing of one of the world's greatest chefs". SFGATE.
  5. 1 2 Gorman, John (January 2, 1987). "A Famed French Restaurant Survives A Tragic, Mysterious Loss". Restaurant. Chicago Tribune . Retrieved September 29, 2013.
  6. ↑ Cavatore, Alison. "Masa's Restaurant to Celebrate Citrus Harvest in San Francisco". Haute Living. Retrieved September 29, 2013.
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