Four On The Flour

As I was eating ice cream at Knockout Ice Cream at Geary and Westmoreland, I saw people driving up to a business hidden just out of view. They would return with a pizza box. Was there some sort of hipster/trendy pizzeria?

I returned on Wednesday to find out. At The Artisan Factory, which hosted Knockout, Canvas Gallery, among over twenty small businesses, two were tucked down a narrow hallway: Look Again and Gaucho Pie. The former was some sort of custom/bespoke eyewear studio. The latter made Argentinian treats with the specialty being empanadas. They had non-traditional ingredients like Jerk Chicken. But even rarer: a rotating array of non-meat choices. A dozen or more would be cheaper but you could get individual ones for $2.75.

I opted for 2 Jalapeno Peppers (vegetarian) and 2 Roasted Mushrooms (vegan). They came out in different shapes depending on the ingredients. Both styles were excellent and I inhaled all four pieces. The peppers had the slightest hint of heat inside gooey cream. The mushrooms were sautee until they were full of earthy fragrance. I tried the Sweet Corn and Fugazetta on Saturday. I didn't like the corn: too runny and messy, and the corn flavour was buried. But the creamy fugazetta was also a winner. Gaucho is going on my regular lunch rotation until the weather turns too cold.