Erik Hopfinger

Chef
Erik Hopfinger

San Francisco

About Erik Hopfinger

Erik Hopfinger, nickname "The Pirate Chef" is the owner and founder of the Finger Food Restaurant Consulting. He worked his way through the ranks of several New York City and Bay Area restaurants. In 2002, he was named a SF Chronicle “Rising Star." In 2008, he even appeared on the popular television show, Top Chef.

Accolades

  • Rising Star Chef
    San Francisco Chronicle
  • Top 10 Restaurants (Spoon)
    San Francisco Chronicle
  • Contestant
    Top Chef

Where I Go Out

Roast crab
Roast crab
Thanh Long
$$$, Reservations, Full Bar, Vietnamese, Outer Sunset
"This is where it all started for the An family, and it is the bomb. I get the super fresh crab roasted in garlic and spices, and I get the garlic noodles—so tasty. I try to take some home, but they somehow never make it!"
Erik Hopfinger
Chef
Erik Hopfinger
Market vegetable salad
Market vegetable salad
20 Spot
$$, Happy Hour, Wine Bar, Modern, Full Bar, New American, Mission
"The vegetable salad here is so amazing. The flavors are fantastic; it's summer on a plate. Get in here and try what these guys are cooking!"
Erik Hopfinger
Chef
Erik Hopfinger
Any sandwich
Any sandwich
Deli Board
$$, Outdoor Seating, Sandwiches, So Ma
"Adam takes great care of you here. These sammies are not to be missed. I usually get Reuben’s Cousin, but you can't go wrong here, friends!"
Erik Hopfinger
Chef
Erik Hopfinger
Wine & food pairing
Wine & food pairing
Etude Wines
Vineyard,
"In addition to the view and wine, the food is also amazing at this Napa Valley spot. It's inside Chandon's tasting room. I would definitely recommend going here and doing the wine and food pairing. I loved their beef tenderloin."
Erik Hopfinger
Chef
Erik Hopfinger
Shanghai dumplings
Shanghai dumplings
Yank Sing
$$, Outdoor Seating, Chinese, Reservations, Dim Sum, Dumplings, Embarcadero
"Everything is so delicious at Yank Sing, but the burst of flavor from the soup dumplings is so tasty that I am craving them right now just thinking about them! Be warned: Let them cool off before you pop them in your mouth."
Erik Hopfinger
Chef
Erik Hopfinger
Bone-in filet mignon
Bone-in filet mignon
Boboquivari's
$$$$, Happy Hour, Reservations, Full Bar, Steakhouse, Seafood, Cow Hollow
"I always get the bone-in filet mignon, a hard to find cut of beef. In general, this place has great cuts of meat and great cookery."
Erik Hopfinger
Chef
Erik Hopfinger
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