Rose Pistola Explained

Rose Pistola
Pushpin Map:United States San Francisco Central
Head-Chef:Reed Hearon
Food-Type:Ligurian (Italian)
Street-Address:532 Columbus Avenue
City:San Francisco
State:California
Country:United States
Coordinates:37.8001°N -122.4095°W

Rose Pistola was an Italian restaurant in the North Beach neighborhood in San Francisco. Specializing in cuisine from the Ligurian region of Italy, it opened in 1996, by Reed Hearon,[1] a Texas-born chef, and received the James Beard Foundation Award for Best New Restaurant the following year.[2] [3]

History

The restaurant was named after Rose "Pistola" Evangelisti and her popular local bar, Rose Pistola, at 1707 Powell Street (later, the Washington Square Bar and Grill), across from Washington Square Park that she owned from the 1950s to 1973;[4] chef Reed Hearon and co-owner Laurie Thomas purchased the rights from Evangelisti for an undisclosed sum and a promise that she could visit and eat as she liked.[5] [6]

"Hearon focused on the specialties of the Ligurian region. His kitchen was equipped with a wood-burning oven, rotisserie and two separate grills, turning out pizza, whole roast fish, cast iron pots of polenta and other dishes that made it the best Italian restaurant of its era."[7]

Rose Pistola closed in February 2017, with its owners citing rising costs and diminished popularity.

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Notes and References

  1. News: Gutekunst . George . December 1999 . A Mini-Farm in San Francisco . https://web.archive.org/web/20200811045037/https://www.finegardening.com/article/a-mini-farm-in-san-francisco . August 11, 2020 . Fine Gardening (magazine) . 24.
  2. News: Staggs. Bill. At the Nation's Table: San Francisco; North Beach Spirit At Rose Pistola. 1996-06-05. New York Times. 2022-06-22. 2015-05-26. https://web.archive.org/web/20150526161240/http://www.nytimes.com/1996/06/05/garden/at-the-nation-s-table-san-francisco-north-beach-spirit-at-rose-pistola.html. live.
  3. News: Tuder. Stefanie. North Beach Classic Rose Pistola Quietly Shutters After 21 Years. Eater San Francisco. 2022-06-22. 2019-12-28. https://web.archive.org/web/20191228002457/https://sf.eater.com/2017/2/9/14563800/rose-pistola-closed-north-beach-san-francisco. live.
  4. Web site: Fiery Rose Pistola North Beach Barkeep . SFGate . 10 September 2024 . September 15, 1998.
  5. News: Rosenfeld. Seth. Rose Pistola, North Beach bar owner, cook. 1998-09-14. SFGate. 2022-06-22. 2022-06-22. https://web.archive.org/web/20220622152202/https://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Rose-Pistola-North-Beach-bar-owner-cook-3070057.php. live.
  6. News: Tsapovsky. Flora. Sound Bites: Rose Pistola's Laurie Thomas Discusses Leaving Tech for Food. SF Station. 2015-05-05. 2022-06-22. 2016-08-03. https://web.archive.org/web/20160803215157/http://www.sfstation.com/2015/05/05/sound-bites-rose-pistolas-laurie-thomas-discusses-leaving-tech-for-food/. live.
  7. News: Bauer . Michael . 30 years of the Bay Area's most important restaurants . 11 September 2024 . . September 2016.
  8. Web site: October 4, 1999 . The Rose Pistola Cookbook: 140 Italian Recipes from San Francisco's Favorite North Beach Restaurant by Reed Hearon . 2024-09-22 . . review . 0000-0019.
  9. Web site: Chastenet dé Gery . Rebecca . March 24, 2000 . The Rose Pistola Cookbook: 140 Italian Recipes From San Francisco's Favorite North Beach Restaurant . 2024-09-22 . . en-US . review.

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