Good Taste helps you eat well in the Bay Area. Today, we’re coming out with a few suggestions for meaningful Pride month experiences.
Breakfast at Compton’s Cafeteria Riot
Have breakfast for dinner at Compton’s Cafeteria Riot, a revival of an immersive play presented by the Tenderloin Museum that’s set in a replica of that neighborhood’s titular diner in 1966, when trans women and drag queens stood up to harassment by police. Unlike the OG Compton’s, ticket holders can choose gluten-free, vegan, and vegetarian options for their breakfast that comes with the show. There are nine chances to see Compton’s Cafeteria Riot in June (6-7, 13-14, 20-22, 27-28), and it runs through July 26; read Joshua Rotter’s review and grab tickets here.
One Last Harvey Milkshake and Rainbow Latke at One Market
Before the beloved One Market Restaurant closes for good on June 11, consider stopping in for a meal that could include a rainbow latke (salmon lox, corn cream, avocado, and salmon roe) and a Harvey Milkshake (vanilla ice cream, strawberry purée, white crème de cacao, and Stoli Vanilla). There’s also one last SIZZLE drag dinner show at the restaurant on Fri/6, which costs $65 (not including the tips diners should give to the drag queens); as of this writing, there are still some reservations available on OpenTable.
Scoops in Honor of “The Freds”
This month, Humphry Slocombe’s Bay Area ice cream shops are offering a flavor called Gimme S’more Pride (lavender ice cream with a hint of lime, a swirl of torched marshmallow fluff, and graham cookie pieces). It’s a collaboration with GLBT Historical Society, with $1 from each pint and scoop being donated to the nonprofit.
“When Humphry Slocombe reached out to us about this partnership, we were stumped at first about how to encapsulate the work of the Society into an ice cream flavor,” Sailor Galaviz, GLBT Historical Society’s Development & Events Coordinator, said in a press release. “But we dove into our own archives and were inspired by a collection called the Fred Schoonmaker and Alfred Parkinson Papers.”
According to the collection’s summary, “The Freds,” as they were known, owned and ran a San Francisco ice cream shop called Munchkin’s, a publication called The Lavender Press, and ran the National Association of Lesbians and Gays (NALAG).
Rainbow Carbs for LYRIC
For its annual Pride Month fundraiser, Flour + Water and sister restaurant Penny Roma are making rainbow taleggio scarpinocc, a stuffed pasta meant to resemble a shoe. They’ll give $2 from each plate to LYRIC, a nonprofit dedicated to LGBTQQ youth and their families. It’s on the menu now at Penny Roma and coming this weekend to Flour + Water. Meanwhile, you can get a LGBTQIA pizza—(L)eeks, (G)arlic, (B)acon, sundried (T)omato, (Q)uadrello di Buffalo, (I)talian parsley, (A)rugula—at Flour + Water Pizzeria in North Beach, with $5 from each pie going to LYRIC as well.
Tamara publishes the California Eating website, newsletter, and zine, and has just launched the Food Book Club.
