A Pop-up House You can build with a Screwdriver

Refrigerator.com, Contemporist and HuffPost report on a pop-up house you can build in four days with a screwdrivers. As wild as the claim may be, there has been a great deal of momentum in creating pre-fab homes, and pre-fab home modules. This trend has been covered and supported extensively by Dwell Magazine/

In this case, the home, called Passivhaus ("Passive House") was designed by MultiPod Studio. According to Refrigerator.com:

The Marseille-based design firm has come up with a prototype called the Pop-Up House—made out of wood, foam, and screws—that you can supposedly assemble with just a basic screw gun.
According to the designers, the whole shebang should cost about €200 per square meter, or roughly $26 per square foot. Right now, the MultiPod website showcases two different styles of the Pop-Up House: a single-room, 70-square-meter rectangular cube and a 150-square-meter prototype with two wings (think bedrooms) on either side of a larger connecting room.
Not only does this pop-up building have interesting potential as a home, or temporary shelter, but also as a pop-up restaurant, cafe, gallery or museum.

More information about Pop-up restaurants:

PopUp Cheese Shop at March: THE CHEESEMONGER’S SEASONS

THE CHEESEMONGER’S SEASONS AT MARCH

MAY 3, 2014

11:00AM - 3:00PM

MARCH

3075 SACRAMENTO STREET

SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94115

415 931-7433

Venue for Popups in San Francisco: Naked Kitchen

If you are looking for a location to hold a Popup restaurant in San Francisco, there are several options. One is called, Naked Kitchen

The describe their mission as three-fold:

"We created Naked Kitchen to:

-Provide our talented chefs (seasoned as well as up-and-coming) creative freedom to explore something new in a casual and relaxed space

-Offer our members an intimate experience to commune over food, wine, stories and laughter

-Support our local artists by showcasing a visual collection that enhances the sensual experience"

See a full schedule of upcoming events at www.NakedKitchenSF.com

Art.com Pop-up Shop with Nigel Barker and Bombay Sapphire

Art.com hosted an event by Fashion and Celebrity photographer, Nigel Barker and sponsored by BOMBAY SAPPHIRE gin at its new pop-up shop location in downtown San Francisco, near Union Square.

Nigel Barker shared the inspiration behind his Art.com photography collection during this intimate meet-and-greet, which included cocktails (see below for recipes).

Nigel Barker has been a creative force in the worlds of fashion, beauty and entertainment for the past 20 years. He is internationally renowned for his photography, and his career has been punctuated by an array of fascinating projects. Nigel's work has included commercials, spokesperson roles, books, photograph exhibitions, international editorial assignments and the creation of his own show, The Shot on VH1. After 17 seasons as a judge on the hit show, America's Next Top Model, Barker is now the host of the Oxygen Network's The Face, alongside Naomi Campbell, Karolina Kurkova and Coco Rocha.

WHERE: Art.com Pop-up Shop
117 Post Street (at Kearny Street)
San Francisco, CA 94108

Gin & Tonic Reimagined:


1 ½ parts Bombay Sapphire East
3 parts Fever-Tree tonic water
Lime slice
Lemongrass stalk
Basil
Black peppercorns
Build all with cubed ice in large, Spanish-style wine glass. Squeeze one lime slice and add garnishes as desired.

*This preparation prevents the tonic from overpowering the natural botanicals, bringing the flavors of BOMBAY SAPPHIRE East to the forefront. When using this method, one can choose to highlight any of the 12 botanicals already found in the gin.


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Nespresso Pop-Up Cafes at the America's Cup

For the America's Cup events in San Francisco, Nespresso has created a series of luxury and high design Pop-Up Cafes around the city.

The venue sitting on the "Marina Green" area next to the Bay has a beautiful view, full services, a top outside deck, and is made of the popular new pop-up shop construction material that resembles discarded container boxes.

This walk-in ground level cafe is situated in the America's Cup Park on Pier 27.

Hotel Hosts Pop-Up Hot Chocolate Shop

Every Friday afternoon from November 23rd through December 21st, the Revere Hotel Boston Common is hosting “Pop It Like It’s Hot,” a gourmet hot chocolate pop-up shop, in its lobby.

Free hot chocolate is served, provided by Taza Chocolates.

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If you want to see more about Taza, their video story is here:

Fragrance Salon Pop-up

The current list of participants of the 1st Annual Artisan Fragrance Salon pop-up in San Francisco includes:

• Yosh
• Sonoma Scent Studio
• Artemisia Natural Perfume
• Ineke
• EnVoyage Perfumes
• Olympic Orchids Artisan Perfumes
• Velvet & Sweet Pea's Purrfumery
• Roxana Illuminated Perfume
• 40notes Perfume
• Sarah Horowitz Parfums
• Persephenie
• COGNOSCENTI
• Divine Life Perfume
• smell bent
• Leila Castle Botanical Fragrance

The premier artisan and luxury fragrance show on the West Coast takes place this Summer at the 1st Annual ARTISAN FRAGRANCE SALON, July 8th, 2012 in San Francisco. Fragrance aficionados, fanatics, buyers and journalists can experience the finest in artisan, custom, niche & premium aromas.
ArtisanFragranceSalon.com

Featuring a quality selection chosen and curated by the Organizers, the 1st Annual ARTISAN FRAGRANCE SALON participants include local, regional and national fragrance makers, as well as Salon highlights featuring olfactory tastings, panels and demonstrations, new product launches, author talks, wine pairings, an art exhibition, and book signings.

In addition to fragrance, wine and art, the fragrances will be judged, and three winners will be named the "Official Fragrance of the TASTE AWARDS"


TasteTV Events include:

• The San Francisco International Chocolate Salon
• The Los Angeles Luxury Chocolate Salon
• The Chicago Luxury Chocolate Salon
• The Seattle Luxury Chocolate Salon
• ChocolateSalon.tv
• The TASTE Awards

Pop-up Chocolate: Seattle Chocolate Salon on May 6th

The 5th Annual Seattle CHOCOLATE SALON, the premier artisan and premium chocolate event in the Northwest, returns this year on May 6th.

Organized by TasteTV, the full-day Chocolate Salon presents new flavors, textures, combinations, and imagination to tantalize attendee tastebuds. The Salon takes place at Seattle's beautifully located Bell Harbor Conference Center.

Featured Wine:

Precept Wine ("Chocolate Shop Red Wine", "Chocolate Strawberry" and "Crème de Cocoa") and Slo Down Wines ("Sexual Chocolate 2010")

Featured Chocolatiers and Confectioners:

Amano Artisan Chocolate, Intrigue Chocolates, Forte Chocolates, La Chatelaine Chocolat Co., CocoTutti, Taza Chocolate, Theo Chocolate, The TeaRoom Chocolate Company, Smitten Truffles, Monterey Chocolate Company, MDP Signature Chocolates, Pacari Chocolate, and more.

www.SeattleChocolateSalon.com


TasteTV Events include:

• The San Francisco International Chocolate Salon
• The Los Angeles Chocolate Salon
• The Chicago Chocolate Salon
• The Seattle Chocolate Salon

Riveria San Francisco : A POP-UP RESTAURANT EXPERIENCE

If you love innovative Food and Wine experiences, join TasteTV at Rigolo Cafe as it films and hosts Riviera San Francisco.

TasteTV hosts Riviera SF, a limited edition pop-up dining experience at Rigolo Cafe in San Francisco.

During Riviera, Rigolo's ambience and menu are transformed into an alternate and underground luxury dining experience.


A POP-UP RESTAURANT EXPERIENCE

At Riviera, diners will taste a standalone menu created and designed by Rigolo Chef Gambardella, inspired by the fresh ingredients of Northern California and the flavors of the South of France and Barcelona.

Guests to Riviera will enjoy a delicious and innovative three-course dinner, with optional gourmet wine and port pairings (2 glasses of the selected wine, 1 glass of the port).

The first Riviera SF is December 18th. More details at www.RivieraSF.com

Gypsy Kitchens

From Marin Magazine:

It could be the best one-night stand you ever had. In today’s economy, enterprising chefs are reinventing the restaurant experience with out-of-the-box options for dining out. Some borrow the kitchens of established restaurants or private homes—or even bring the kitchen to local ranches, vineyards and farms—for a single evening of atmospheric cuisine. Called a pop-up restaurant, it’s part underground supper club and part gastronomical vagary, and it’s become the reservation to get.

Read More at Marin Magazine