Sam Spade's San Francisco

From August 31 to September 3, the first in a series of international gourmet food festivals taking place around the world will be held at the Ferry Building. Coordinated by CCN World (Chef Culinary Network), Gastronomy by the Bay will bring together chefs, restaurateurs and others in the food world to discuss new culinary trends.

The Festival headquarters in the Ferry Building is located near the Bay Bridge at the foot of Market Street, the center of local gastronomy. Found here are some of the city’s finest bakers, confectioners, delicatessens, butchers, cheese mongers, chocolatiers, restaurants and cafes. Tuesdays and Saturdays the suppliers of artisan specialties gather at the Ferry Plaza Farmers’ Marketplace.

See some of the world's finest and most celebrated chefs prepare their signature specialties:

Saturday, September 1

• 11:00 am Mark Dommen – One Market Restaurant
• 12:00 pm Roland Passot – La Folie

Sunday, September 2

• 12:00 pm Roland Mesnier – Former Pastry chef at the White House
• 1:00 pm Condra Easley – Patisserie Angelica
• 2:00 pm Vikram Vij – Vij’s

Monday, September 3

• 12:00 pm Traci Griffith – Sushi
• 1:00 pm Staffan Terje – Perbacco
• 2:00 pm Seiji Wakabayashi- Bushi-Tei
• 3:00 pm Chris Borges and Yigit Pura – Taste Catering

Visit to GREENLEAF
Join a tour of the fresh produce distribution center of Greenleaf Produce in San Francisco

Visit to MONTEREY FISH
For early risers: Join a tour of Monterey Fish Market at Pier 33, Embarcadero, San Francisco

TV, Radio & International Wine & Food Press Interviews
Attend live interviews of chefs presenting their new books. Here's the book-signing schedule:

Saturday

• 12:00 pm Vikram Vij - Vij’s Elegant and Inspired Indian Cuisine
• 1:00 pm Paula Wolfert - The Cooking of Southwest France and The Slow Mediterranean Kitchen
• 1:30 pm Evan Goldstein – Perfect Pairings

Sunday

• 12:30 pm Joyce Goldstein - Antipasti, Enoteca, Italian Slow and Savory, The Mediterranean Kitchen
• 1:00 pm Roland Mesnier - Dessert University, All The President’s Pastries
• 1:30 pm John Ash – From Earth to Table
• 2:00 pm Paul Johnson – Fish Forever by John Wiley
• 3:00 pm Vikram Vij – Vij’s Elegant and Inspired Indian Cuisine

Monday

• 1:00 pm Tracy Griffith – Sushi American Style
• 2:00 pm Gilles Pudlowski - Great Women Chefs of Europe and Pudlo Paris