SFBG
December, 2009
If you like Beretta — and Beretta is very likable
— you'll likely like its younger sibling, Starbelly.
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Urban Daddy
December, 2009
If you're tired
of too-salty commercially cured meats, check out those offered at this modern spin
on a cafe.
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Catalog Magazine
December, 2009
If you're tired of too-salty
commercially cured meats, check out those offered at this modern spin on a cafe.
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urbanspoon
December, 2009
Starbelly - a talked about restaurant.
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inDULGE
August, 2009
Expect California comfort food,
a laidback atmosphere, and a great beer selection set in a comfortable and open
space.
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Eater, SF
August, 2009
The Castro: Above, take a stroll
around Starbelly, the week-old eatery in the former Asqew space right off the corner
of Market and 16th. In short, Castro folks should be very, very glad to have Starbelly
in their neighborhood, especially once the back patio is up and running.
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Daily Feed
August, 2009
We knew that Starbelly threw a good party, but it
was time to scope out their ordinary operation for a sit down meal.
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Bits and Bites
August, 2009
Starbelly is a good restaurant. In the Castro it might even be considered a great
restaurant, since there is, inexplicably, a dirth of great places to eat in that
little hamlet.
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Grub Street, San Francisco
August, 2009
When Starbelly opens
today in the old Asqew Grill space in the Castro, it will be the second restaurant
from Beretta owner Deborah Blum. It will also be the soft-booze alternative to Beretta's
cocktail mastery.
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Zagat Buzz, San Francisco Edition
August, 2009
A plethora of meat-oriented
bar snacks (e.g. mini-corndogs and charcuterie), plus affordable flatbread pizzas,
salads and other Californian comfort foods are served continuously from 11 AM till
midnight daily at Starbelly.
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SF Foodie, San Francisco
August, 2009
On Friday, only
its second lunch service, the Castro's Starbelly already felt like the popular neighborhood
restaurant and gastronomic destination it clearly wants to be.
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Urban Daddy, San Francisco
August, 2009
There are days when
you just don't feel like going home, at least not yet. That's when you break out
your list of trusty neighborhood hangouts—places that not only save your stool but
also remember the way you take your old-fashioned.
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Daily Candy San Francisco
August, 2009

Recipe for a Killer Restaurant
Ingredients
1 part quirky name (Starbelly)
1 part impressive pedigree (Edmondo Sarti with Beretta’s Deborah Blum and Adriano
Paganini)
1 chef Adam Timney
Handful of beer and wine cocktails from superstar bar manager Lane Ford Dash of
prime Castro location
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Tablehopper, Sugar Mama
August, 2009
Starbelly is opening Tuesday
August 18th (read all about it in the chatterbox), but they are hosting a few test
meals before the launch.
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San Francisco Chronicle, Inside Scoop
July, 2009
A new pizzeria/bar, with the Mission District's Beretta
as a model, is headed to the Marina. And, naturally, it's from the Beretta team.
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Tablehopper, The Chatterbox
August, 2009
...Chef Adam Timney's menu will
be focused on affordably priced California comfort food for brunch, lunch, and dinner,
offering late-night dining until 12am, plus beer and wine-based cocktails..
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full article >>
San Francisco Chronicle, Inside Scoop
July, 2009
A new pizzeria/bar, with the Mission District's Beretta
as a model, is headed to the Marina. And, naturally, it's from the Beretta team.
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Tablehopper, The Chatterbox
August, 2009
...Chef Adam Timney's menu will
be focused on affordably priced California comfort food for brunch, lunch, and dinner,
offering late-night dining until 12am, plus beer and wine-based cocktails..
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full article >>
San Francisco Chronicle, Inside Scoop
June, 2009
Come fall, Deborah Blum and Adriano Paganini (partners
in the wildly popular Beretta restaurant) will take over the Asqew Grill space (3583
16th St.).
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Tablehopper, The Chatterbox
June, 2009
More on the project moving into
the former Asqew Grill space in the Castro: it is going to be called ~STARBELLY~.
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full article >>