Tucked in the Renaissance San Francisco Stanford Court Hotel, Aurea Restaurant is sophisticated and modern—from the floor-to-ceiling “wall of wine” to a Tiffany-style dome and dramatic chandeliers. Chef de Cuisine Michael Koenig brings 15 years of experience to the kitchen, where he focuses on local Bay Area and California ingredients for everything from brunch to late-night dining. On the weekends, the brioche French toast is drizzled with cinnamon-infused maple syrup—and the Bloody Marys are made with house-made mix, black pepper and basil-infused Square One vodka.
For dinner, the chef’s Loch Duart salmon arrives with Tuscan kale, leek-chive butter and Beluga lentils; the seared Kurobuta pork chop is a house favorite, with roasted spaghetti squash, pancetta, brussel sprouts and shallot jus. To drink, choose from the extensive wine selection, or order one of their signature cocktails aged for five weeks in charred American White Oak barrels.
Gilt City Dinner Menu
Appetizers
Warren Pear Salad
Frisee, candied walnuts, Point Reyes blue cheese, Banyuls aged vinaigrette
Prosciutto and Baby Beet Salad
Aged goat cheese, toasted hazelnut vinaigrette
Dungeness Crab and Rockshrimp Cakes
Pickled fennel, slivered olives, red pepper aioli
Entrees
Loch Duarte Salmon
Beluga lentils, Tuscan kale, leek chive butter
Italian Brick Chicken
Potato fennel gratin, Romanesco broccoli, tomato mostarda
Seared Kurobuta Pork Chop
Roasted spaghetti squash, pancetta, brussels sprouts, shallot jus
Dessert
Pumpkin Panna Cotta
Peanut Butter Pot du Crème
Molten Chocolate Cake
Vanilla ice cream
Seasonal Cheese Cake
Aurea’s Signature Bread Pudding
This is just a sample of the full menu; items are subject to change.
Brunch Menu
Classic Eggs Benedict
Hollandaise sauce and home fries
Dungeness Crab Florentine
Poached eggs, Hollandaise sauce
Fisherman’s Wharf Omelet
Fresh-picked crab, spinach, tomatoes, scallions
Signature Lemon Soufflé Pancakes
Raspberries, pine nuts and raspberry syrup
Brioche French Toast
Seasonal berries and cinnamon-infused
maple syrup
Buttermilk Pancakes
With pure maple syrup
This is just a sample of the full menu; items are subject to change.
A familiar face and powerful PR force in the Bay Area, Andrew Freeman is dedicated to making clients happy. His impressive career speaks for itself, and he’s enjoyed every minute along the way—especially eating out every night and staying at wonderful hotels.
At Freeman’s namesake hospitality consulting agency, a long list of clients includes David Burke Restaurants, the French Culinary Institute, Kimpton Hotels and Campari. Freeman is also the mastermind behind SF Chefs. Rivaling the Taste of Chicago and New York City’s Food & Wine Festival, the annual event highlights the inimitable culinary culture of San Francisco; this year’s award-winning participants included Traci Des Jardins, Charles Phan, Hubert Keller, Tyler Florence, Craig Stoll and Dominique Crenn.
Freeman says he is most proud to have been selected in 2010 by the Hospitality Sales & Marketing Association International (HSMAI) as one of the ‘Top 25 Most Extraordinary Minds in Sales and Marketing.’ Freeman also makes a point to give back to his local community through charity work with Meals On Wheels San Francisco and Dress for Success San Francisco.
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