Central Kitchen

RESERVATIONS

walk-ins welcome; reservations recommended

HOURS

Monday-Saturday: 5:30pm-10pm
NOW OPEN Sunday: 5:30pm-9pm

About

central kitchen is a restaurant in San Francisco’s mission district that creates thoughtfully cooked food, using locally sourced ingredients from Northern California. In the summer of 2016, central kitchen closed for two weeks in July and re-opened with a newly updated kitchen, new touches in the dining room and a new menu presented by Executive Chef Thomas McNaughton.

Bios

Community

Press

Team

Thomas McNaughton, Chef/Founding Partner

ThomasMcNaughton Thomas McNaughton, executive chef & partner, ne timeas restaurant group: Chef Thomas McNaughton started working in kitchens at a very young age in Southern New Jersey. After graduating from the Culinary Institute of America in Hyde Park, Thomas moved to the Bay Area and started working at La Folie. He then went on to become sous chef at two of San Francisco’s most respected restaurants: Gary Danko and Quince.

In addition to his time in San Francisco, McNaughton traveled throughout Europe to work and stage at Michell Rostang in France, Tantrise in Germany, and Sassege in Italy.

The James Beard Foundation nominated Thomas for Rising Star Chef in 2011, 2012 and again in 2013. flour + water was also nominated as Best New Restaurant in 2010. In addition to flour + water, Thomas currently oversees the growth and development of Central Kitchen, Salumeria, as well as the recently opened Aatxe in the historic Swedish American Hall in 2015. In fall of 2014, Chef Thomas McNaughton published his first cookbook, flour + water pasta.

The Bon Vivants

Cocktail ambassadors that specialize in cocktail menu and program development, custom events, brand representation and our soon to be released line of unique bitters and bar tools.

Marin Roots Farm

(San Francisco, CA)
Marin County’s finest all-organic produce farm.

Allstar Organics

(Woodacre, CA)

Terra Firma

(Winters, CA)

Martin Bournhonesque

(Salinas Valley, CA)

Devils Gulch Ranch

(Nicasio, CA)

Rossotti Ranch

(Petaluma, CA)

Wolfe Ranch

(Brentwood, CA)

Water 2 Table

(San Francisco, CA)

Monterey Abalone Company

(Monterey, CA)

Lazzari

(Brisbane, CA)

King of Mushrooms

(Daly City, CA)

Judy's Family Farm

(Petaluma, CA)

Tomales Bay Foods

(Petaluma, CA)

Five Mountain

(San Francisco, CA)

La Cocina

(San Francisco, CA)

Coffee Bar

(San Francisco, CA)

Mr. Espresso

(Oakland, CA)

Paxton Gate

(San Francisco, CA and Portland, OR)

Noise Pop

(San Francisco, CA)

Almanac

(San Francisco, CA)

For all press inquiries please contact
Erin Riordan | Director of Sales & Marketing
press@netimeas.com

Life & Thyme

FOURSQUARE

The 15 Best Places in San Francisco
Best Tasting Menu - 2016
Best Prix Fixe Menu - 2016

7x7

First Bite: Central Kitchen

Zagat

10 Must Try Fall Dishes in The Bay Area

San Francisco Chronicle

The Bay Area's Top 100 Restaurants
2013
2014
2015

GQ

The Perfect Night Out: The 12 Most Outstanding Restaurants of 2013

Condé Nast Traveler

Best New Restaurants of 2013

San Francisco Chronicle

Butter Takes Center Stage in Bay Area Restaurants - Sept 2014

Phaidon: Where Chefs Eat

central kitchen was included among 3,200 restaurants from 70 countries selected by 600 leading chefs. The ultimate guide to where to eat by the real insiders.

Travel + Leisure

A New Crop of San Francisco Restaurants

CNN

Where to shop in San Francisco: Trendsetter picks

SF Weekly

Stumbling on the New Brunch Eggs-travaganza at Central Kitchen - Sept 2012

Vogue

Where to Dine Outside This Summer - 2012

Colin Kilroy

General Manager of Central Kitchen

Sam Bogue

Wine Director of Ne Timeas Restaurant Group

Erin Riordan

Director of Events & Marketing for Ne Timeas Restaurant Group

Reservations

central kitchen accepts reservations up to 60 days in advance for parties up to six guests. Reservations may be made via our opentable reservation link below, or by calling the restaurant at 415.826.7004.

MAKE RESERVATIONS HERE

WALK-INS

central kitchen welcomes walk-in guests and seats are available on a first-come, first-served basis. Guests may add their name to the wait list with the host upon arrival.

LARGE PARTIES & PRIVATE DINING

central kitchen accepts parties up to six guests in our dining room. Should you wish to dine with a larger group, we can accommodate guests in one of our two private dining rooms, The Butcher Block and The Upstairs. Please reach out to our events team at events@netimeas.com or via phone at 415-826-7005.

Private Dining

The Upstairs

Butcher Block

buyouts

For all private dining and restaurant buy-out inquiries, please contact our events team, via e-mail at events@netimeas.com, or by phone at 415-826-7005.

Or inquiry below:

EVENT REQUEST FORM

Ne Timeas Restaurant Group opened the first free-standing event space in December 2013, The Upstairs. It is an industrial chic space for culinary adventures, knowledge exchange, private dining experiences as well as cocktail-style events.

capacity
seated – 32 guests
standing – 45 guests

menu options
five– course family style menu ($125 per person)
The $125 per person five-course chef's choice menu begins with heavy snacks from our larder before moving into an appetizer course of two starters, a pasta course, protein entree with an accompanying side, and a dessert course. Optional wine pairing available for $65 per person.

food & beverage minimums:
January - November:

sunday – wednesday: $3,000
thursday – saturday: $3,500

every day in December: $3,500

Sample Menu Information Gallery

By day, Salumeria (mission location) is a neighborhood deli and larder specializing in handcrafted, artisan sandwiches, freshly made pasta and house cured charcuterie. By night, it turns into an intimate and rustic dining space. The menu utilizes seasonal ingredients, Northern California inspirations and, of course, your preferences.

capacity
seated – 16 guests
standing – 25 guests

menu options
four– course family style tasting menu ($98 per person)
The $98 per person four-course chef's choice menu includes selections from our larder to start, an appetizer course, pasta course, protein entree with a side, and an individual dessert course. Optional wine pairing available for $55 per person.

food & beverage minimums:
January - November

monday to wednesday: $1,000
thursday to saturday : $1,250

everyday in December: $1,250

Sample Menu Information Gallery

For those looking to host a larger event, both flour+water and central kitchen are available for full buyouts, seven days a week. From weddings to corporate parties, we offer a wide range of experiences!

Information

For all private dining and restaurant buy-out inquiries, please contact our events team, via e-mail at events@netimeas.com, or by phone at 415-826-7005.

Or inquiry below:

EVENT REQUEST FORM

Events

Hurricane Harvey Relief Fundraiser

Summer Pasta Classes

Private Pasta Classes

Ne Timeas Did You Know? Blog

Hurricane Harvey Relief Fundraiser

We are donating a portion of our proceeds from each "let the kitchen decide" tasting menu sold through Sunday Sept. 10th to the Greater Houston Community Foundation.

Make your reservation here!

SAMPLE MENU here

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snacks from our larder

heirloom tomatoes, pole beans, lemon ricotta, sourdough

mushroom & avocado, spring onion, quinoa

buckwheat & ricotta agnolotti, cherry tomato, baby kale, lemon

roasted chicken, garlic, grilled lemon, calabrian chili

whipped potato, smoked butter, chicken cracklings, chive

romano beans, soffrito, guanciale

chocolate custard ,candied almonds, chocolate crumble coffee ice cream

Summer Pasta Classes

Tickets are live for our summer pasta class series! flour+water is offering three unique classes concentrating on different pasta-making styles and techniques. These classes will take place in our premier event space, The Upstairs, at central kitchen.

DATES:

September 13th - Northern Italian Noodles (SOLD OUT)

October 4th - Advanced (SOLD OUT)

BUY TICKETS

CLASS INCLUDES

Prosecco & charcuterie upon arrival
Instruction and demonstration by one of our chefs
Hands-on exercises rolling out dough and shaping pasta
Three-course family style dinner with wine
Fresh pasta from class & recipe book to take home

For more information on public facing or private classes, please reach out to events@netimeas.com.

Private Pasta Classes

We are now offering private pasta classes!

Our private classes depend on the availability of our Culinary Team. Guests will be given the opportunity to learn about pasta making in Ne Timeas Restaurant Group's premier event space, The Upstairs. Perfect for special events or team building off-sites, we offer two options for private classes!

Please inquire for availability: events@netimeas.com

Demonstration Class with Snacks

$150/person – Capacity 20 guests - $2500 minimum spend

While sipping on wine and snacking on offerings from our larder, your group can learn about pasta making! Guests will enjoy a demonstration of making fresh pasta, from one of our chefs, and will have the opportunity to shape and stuff pasta. Participants will leave with fresh pasta to cook at home and a recipe book to follow.

(length of demonstration - approximately 2 hours)

Hands-on Pasta Making with Dinner

$325/person – Capacity 14 guests - $3500 minimum spend

Guests will practice mixing dough, explore making pasta, with a hand-cranked pasta machine as well as shaping and filling stuffed pasta. At the end of class, participants will sit down to a three-course dinner prepared by flour + water, including wines from the regions discussed in the class. Participants will leave with fresh pasta to cook at home and a recipe book to follow.

(length of hands- on class – approximately 2 hours)

(length of dinner – approximately 1.5 hours)

Ne Timeas Did You Know? Blog

Ne Timeas Did You Know? Blog

Get to know our restaurants one ingredient at a time with a new blog series entitled "Ne Timeas Did You Know?" showcasing season ingredients that are being used at the Ne Timeas restaurants!

Kicking off the series we have:

Truffles from flour+water

Squashes from central kitchen

Hoshigaki Persimmons from Aatxe

CLICK HERE FOR MORE!