Feastly

Went to an event on 09/​20/​2015 billed as: «Food Fight Club Round 1: Nakano v. Faria». My wife requested this for her birthday dinner, and we brought along her brother and his date as our guests as well. What we were sold for $ 137.50 per person was an Iron Chef style battle between two local chefs, Richie Nakano of Hapa Ramen infamy, and Telmo Faria of Tacolicious. My wife had been a big fan of Richie’s since his farmer’s market days at the Ferry building and came specifically to see him cook in this event. We arrive for the event where the evening’s diners are gathering outside waiting to be seated. After all the diners arrived, the event coordinator comes out to tell us that Richie Nakano will not be able to make the event due to a personal issue that they knew of hours ahead of time. Instead of cancelling the event and notifying everyone as soon as they knew, offering a refund, or a ticket to another event, the organizers decide to wait until the minute the event is to begin, to let us all know that Richie is a no show and Chef Faria will be competing against his own team! Needless to say, we were extremely disappointed and were not sure what to do, as it was too late to find another venue for the evening in San Francisco. After the first drink was served, I decided to speak with the event coordinator about the situation, and he directs us to Noah, the CEO of Feastly, who happens to be there for this event. Noah assures us that the event and evenings tastings will be worthwhile still without a true competitor, and convinces us to stay. I will say that Noah was very personable and offered to refund our money at the end of the event if we were not satisfied. At the end of the «battle» we were disappointed with the event and food, but we were not looking to get our money back. We feel it was deceptive on their part to not have notified everyone as soon as possible about half the cooking team advertised not being able to make it. If this is how they intend to operate these events, they should be prepared for failure in the future, as people will quickly catch on to such business practices.

Cool to see a service dedicated to creating great meals. They have a space in the mission where chefs can hold pop ups and special, dinners. Went to a recent dinner that held about 30 people. Had some good food and, et some new people. Cool concept and hope to catch some future dinners

5÷23÷15: My first Feastly meal!, and I’m very sure it won’t be my last! This feast was titled «Sharon’s The Crunchiest Fried Chicken,» and I’d definitely attest to that «crunchiest» part!
The host was Sharon Profis… yup, she got a Wikipedia page:
Sat at the table next to Tom Cruise’s at some restaurant once. Also ate across from Warren Beatty at a diner a while ago. Even got drunk at a club next to Britney Spears’ table if that counts for anything. But… I think this is the very first time I’ve shook hands with someone having their very own Wikipedia page (not counting those mega celebs previously mentioned of course…)! So what do Wikipedia folks do? In this case a ton of stuff, and even hosting dinner parties for random strangers! Now that’s truly impressive!
Well, that was pretty cool, but I did come here for the food, so how was that… So here’s what we had:
1. 30 Layer Buttermilk Biscuits: The Most Unique biscuits I’ve ever had. Unlike the typical recipes using baking powder (which are great too) she made some kind of hybrid using croissant dough. The insides are much more moist and dense than the typical biscuits. The outside is perfectly toasted. And adding to all that, she tops it off with a honey butter sauce that’s amazing as well!
2. Avocado and Orange Salad: Very nice salad. Not super special like the biscuits or what was to come, but was refreshing and yummy.
3. Crunchy, Crispy Fried Chicken: Yeah, so, it is Damn crispy for sure. And the crispiness doesn’t come from being ultra fried to the brink of being burnt – the coating is a perfect color, a light gold. Very little grease too, yet somehow still very fried crisp. The dark meat was so amazingly juicy, and the white meat less so but still mostly moist. Alright, so what can I say, I have never had better chicken than KFC Extra Crispy (when done right, because there is significant variation amongst different restaurants) and I’ve tried dozens from many fancy and famous places – so, if this discounts everything I note here, so be it, but that’s the truth… but…, the first of Sharon’s drumsticks I had melted in my mouth, and within that brief moment of mouth-​watering heaven I felt my previous love wane and that great state of Kentucky that gave birth to one of the greatest foods ever created, that great state started to slide into the shadow of California…
…But then I awoke to dessert:
4. Seasonal Sorbet: Perfect. Sweet decadence at its finest. I love marshmallow. I love fruit. I love syrupy gooey tarty anything. This was happiness in my mouth.
Thank you Sharon – you made my night.
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Eat Feastly combines great home cooked feasts by worthy chefs for groups of 10 – 20. The arena is perhaps a loft where a large communal table is set up where you can mill about and talk to the chef and others who are craving a great meal.
Raising a toast +‘s:
+ Amazing chefs prepare incredible menus for an intimate group
+ Leave full. Very full.
+ Company can vary depending who is attending. So far the crowd has been very engaging and interesting.
+ Stellar and varied menus abound on the site.
+ Great ambiance and table setting for the one held at a loft in Potrero Hill.
+ Incredible service. Drinks were refilled without fail.
+ Bring your own drink just like any dinner at your friend’s place. Lots were shared and discovered.
Folding my napkin -‘s:
— Only if there were more to attend! Slots sell out fast!
TIP: book Sharon Provis’ Crunchiest Fried Chicken. She is legit (look her up) and impressed me with her 30 layer buttermilk biscuits that were drizzled with honey butter. I grew up in the Deep South and I attest that Provis’ biscuits kneads its way to the top of any biscuit from the South.
Booked my next feast with Chef Ma and more to come!