"In June, The Mission District’s dedicated live music venue, The Chapel, welcomed a new bar and restaurant called Curio. San Francisco-native chef Mario Tolentino, culinary director at The Market who trained under chef Michael Mina, helms the kitchen. Tolentino’s menu features dishes like whole-smoked beer can chicken and Little Neck clams, along with a cocktail menu with drinks named after mythical creatures like Phoenix—which features rye, mezcal, Jamaican rum, Curaçao, green Chartreuse, vanilla, ghost pepper, and mole bitters—from Darren Crawford." - Marguerite Imbert
