Contigo was included in the recently published San Francisco edition of Zagat's Fall Restaurant Preview 2008!
"Contigo: Chef Brett Emerson’s long-in-the-making Noe Valley restaurant is inching toward a hopeful October opening. Once to be called Olallie, it’s now going by Contigo (Spanish for “with you”), and will be a convivial neighborhood hangout offering a daily changing menu of small and large plates inspired by the regional flavors of Spain, from Moorish Andalucía to modern Catalonia. Part of the restaurant's delay is due to Emerson’s fastidiousness in making it a green venture, from the food to the furnishings – including tabletops salvaged from the historic Levi Strauss factory – to the vegetable and herb garden in the back patio (1320 Castro St.)."
(laughing) Nice PR!
Posted by: Jack Everitt | Friday, September 19, 2008 at 05:55 PM
Bravo...it is so nice to know I am not the only one eagerly anticipating a wonderful dining experience...
Posted by: R.J. | Saturday, September 20, 2008 at 01:35 AM
ye, ya, yu
We see the light at the end of the tunnel
Menos maaaaaaaaaallllll!!!!!!!!!
Posted by: YO | Saturday, September 20, 2008 at 08:24 AM
Score!
Posted by: Elise | Saturday, September 20, 2008 at 01:58 PM
You go, Brett.
Posted by: Jennifer Jeffrey | Saturday, September 20, 2008 at 03:06 PM
Very exciting, indeed!
Posted by: AnitaD | Saturday, September 20, 2008 at 10:25 PM
Oh, how exciting! I've been following your restaurant saga for a while now, and the only thing that'll keep me from being there as soon as you open is... well, a plane ticket. I live in Boston. Sigh. Good luck!
Posted by: Adrienne | Monday, September 22, 2008 at 09:04 AM
Congrats! Super dope.
I live in LA but have been desperate to take a trip up the bay area, and when this happens I will be so so so excited to visit Contigo. Your food/restaurant philosophy is identical to mine - I'm already a fan.
Posted by: Risa | Monday, September 22, 2008 at 03:34 PM
Oh that's fantastic! Is it true? Do we only have one more month to wait?
Posted by: EB | Wednesday, September 24, 2008 at 04:08 PM
If they said it, it must be true ;)
Posted by: Amy Sherman | Thursday, September 25, 2008 at 12:41 PM
Congratulations. I hope it's all true - booked my SF trip (from Philly) for mid-November and would love Contigo/Olallie to be my destination restaurant!
Posted by: Ken H | Friday, October 10, 2008 at 01:20 PM
Great going, Brett! We are with you!
Posted by: Aries | Saturday, October 11, 2008 at 10:35 AM
Looks like the restaurant is coming together! I love the wood paneling. Cant wait for a meal!
Posted by: Alicia | Tuesday, October 14, 2008 at 10:01 AM