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Napa taqueria Mothers Tacos is expanding with a new location in Ventura, which is slated to open in early May. Founded by Charles Whittaker and Benedict “Ben” Koenig in 2023, Mothers has been a wine country favorite for its pastor tacos shaved off a trompo, cheesy chicharron mulitas, and mole plates, served alongside make-your-own micheladas and aguas frescas. On a warm day in Napa, it's not uncommon to see a line stretching out from Mothers as diners sit at picnic tables digging into fish tacos and Oaxacan cheese-topped fries.
The name pays tribute to the doñas of Mexico. Executive chef and general manager Gabe Garcia (recently at Tierra Sur at Herzog Cellars and Highly Likely) will lead the kitchen at the Ventura location. The menu will feature a line-up of street tacos with meats cooked al carbon and over a mesquite grill.
Aguachile and chicharrón make for strong supporting dishes, while larger family-style plates like lamb shank barbacoa and duck carnitas are meant for sharing. The restaurant will also serve fresh churros with dipping chocolate. A full bar will offer beer, margaritas, and aguas frescas.
Whittaker and Koenig are working with Mexico City’s Gospel Studio to design the branding and interior, which will feature splashy red accents against curved concrete and light wood tables. Doughnuts from a Wildair alum at Cafe Tropical Sofia Swanson, the owner of Swans Bakery in New York and a Wildair alum, is headed west with her doughnuts this Saturday, March 22 . Starting at 9 a.
m., Swanson’s doughnuts will be available at Cafe Tropical in flavors like strawberry with lemon verbena and coffee with coconut. Sunday Supper at Fanny’s Fanny’s, the restaurant at the Academy Museum, is launching a new Korean supper series in conjunction with the opening of its latest exhibit on film director Bong Joon Ho.
Led by executive chef Jun Bum Oh, the first dinner is set for March 23; reservations are available through Resy or OpenTable . The menu will rotate every week but expect dishes like bibimbap and galbi jjim. SF Gate on the Los Angeles Times Tokyo stadium tour video Farley Elliott of SF Gate reports on the backlash to a Los Angeles Times video on the concessions at Tokyo Dome, which just hosted two games between the Dodgers and the Cubs.
Editor Mark E. Potts shirks many of the stadium’s foods, including anything with fish and even takoyaki, which is served at Dodger Stadium. The video has since been taken down, and Potts put out a statement about the video “not being received as intended.
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