#community-dining

#community-dining

Gusts of wind blow through the Bryant Street alley in San Francisco's Mission District, sending tablecloths flapping uncontrollably until they are secured to the high-top tables with heavy plates of Acme seed bread, house-made cultured butter, duck liver pate and bottles of chenin blanc.

"I tell people, we only do it one day a week because it's kind of for the local community. It's nice to have for them when they want something new to eat."

In this enchanted spot, the house's owner, Gioconda Scott, appears. A cook, salonière and founder member of Seville's Slow Food movement, she is also the director of tonight's artistic gathering or tertulia.