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Wall Street Journal
Lunchbox: Rose Pistola
by Ben Worthen
July 4, 2011
Rose Pistola in San Francisco's North Beach is counting on a face-lift and menu changes to win back the strong lunch business it once attracted...
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SF Chronicle
Once Innovative, Rose Pistola Emerges Renewed
by Michael Bauer
April 4, 2011
When Rose Pistola opened in 1996, it was one of the hottest tickets in town - no, make thay in the United States...
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7x7
Restaurant to Reconsider
May 2011
With few exceptions, the last place to find good Italian food has become North Beach. One exception is Rose Pistola, the Liguarian restaurant...
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Where Travel Magazine
San Francisco (Dining)
July 2011
North Beach teems with Italian eateries, but one blossoms among the bunch. Recently (and gorgeously!) renovated, Rose Pistola has been serving up it's...
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SF Examiner
Revitalized Rose Pistola does well from Antipasti to desert
by Patricia Unteman
June 2011
When Rose Pistola opened in North Beach 15 years ago, it's wood-burning pizza oven and Ligurian focus broke new culinary ground...
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The Examiner
Meet the Mixologist
by Tiffany Martini
March 28th, 2008
Bartender Robvell Smith, master mixologist at the famous Rose Pistola, is a former and current serviceman. How, you ask? Well, after a stint in the U.S. Navy, he immediately became a bartender, and he says service is still his number one priority. We know that sounds like a marketing scheme, but we sat down with him, and the man likes to talk about service.
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San Francisco Business Times
"The Dish" Valentino Luchin Chef, Rose Pistola
A great Q & A with Chef Valentino.
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The long search for a chef to head up the stoves at Rose Pistola is finally over...Now, after five months and a nationwide search, his position has been filled - Valentino Luchin will take the reins at the end of this month.
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An outpost of the North Beach restaurant, the Ferry Building's
more casual Rose Pistola (open during the Saturday farmers'
market) offer a number of tempting breakfast options...
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Featured
Recipe:
Rose Pistola’s Market French
Toast with Pear & Currant Compote
When you ask a
local for Italian restaurant recommendations, Rose Pistola
is likely to come up, and a new chef and reinvigorated
menu have made the top-notch regional fare even better.
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I personally use Rose Pistola as an Italian tapas bar
because I love al the authentic antipasti served in small
portions... things like cured swordfish; shaved artichokes
with Parmigano
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Susan Reynolds, editor
May 2005
I Left My Heart in North Beach
When you ask a local for Italian restaurant
recommendations, Rose Pistola is likely to come up, and a
new chef and reinvigorated menu make this a great spot for
moms who love authentic regional fare.
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Paul Reidinger
July 13 - July 19, 2005 vol. 39, No. 41
The service is superior and the look timeless, from the intricately tiled floors
to the gleaming wood trim to the fire that roars day and night in all weather,
casting its rosy glow on all the passing faces.
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Wednesday, June 15, 2005
Nice Ventures has leased the Steiner Street space that was the first home of
Pane e Vino for a new restaurant to be called Terzo, which means third in Italian.
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