Led by Christine of The Solo Cook blog, we set out to see what Poppy’s Executive Chef Jerry Traunfeld was up to in the kitchen since leaving The Herbfarm.
Past Mystery Meet Dinners
Check out some of the great restaurants we've sampled on our journey...
March 2013: Bar Crudo in San Francisco
by Adriana Dellario
Bar Crudo is one of those venues that deserves its place on San Francisco’s essential dining experiences list.
March 2013: The Lansdowne Pub in Boston
by Terry Lozoff
Just a week shy of St. Patrick’s Day, I can’t think of a better way to get the green engines turning than by raising a few glasses of whisky with some jovial folks at one of Boston’s best Irish pubs.
January 2013: Credo in San Francisco
by Matt Wise
Matt Wise of Cosemble hosted our third San Francisco dinner at Credo, where a group of diners from all over the country gathered for a great meal.
January 2013: Luc in Seattle
by Myrissa Yamashiro
Myrissa of the Almost Fit to Eat blog graciously hosted our first Mystery Meet dinner in Seattle, where the Chef in the Hat himself, Thierry Rautureau, stopped by.
January 2013: Rialto in Boston
by Bianca Garcia
Rialto’s legendary chef Jody Adams helped us celebrate a birthday in style, complete with grilled shellfish, squab and pork sausages and Piedmont sweets!
November 2012: Trattoria Contadina in San Francisco
by Baking Me Hungry
For our second San Francisco Mystery Meet dinner, a dozen foodies headed into the city’s North Beach neighborhood for a taste of some of the best old-school Italian food the city has to offer.
November 2012: The Tip Tap Room in Boston
by Jen Dorman
On a crisp fall night, a band of food lovers gathered together at The Tip Tap Room in Boston’s Beacon Hill Neighborhood. They were all hungry carnivores hunting for a delicious dinner and fun dining company. Chef Brian Poe treated them to delicious cuts of kangaroo, yak, buffalo, swordfish and more.
October 2012 Dinner: Beast and the Hare in San Francisco
by Baking Me Hungry
In October of 2012, we held our first San Francisco Mystery Meet social dinner at Beast and the Hare.
September 2012 Dinner: Meadhall in Boston
by Glenn Carr
As Fall fell, we hosted a craft beer dinner at Meadhall in Cambridge with Wine Dine With Us and Boston Area Beer Enthusiast Society. It was an evening of great beer perfectly paired with delicious dishes.