What Happened to Incanto After Best Thing I Ever Ate? (San Francisco, CA)

Best Thing I Ever Ate, Season 2, Episode 5

The 'Meat-Fest' episode centered on Incanto's whole-animal approach to Italian cooking, spotlighting chef Chris Cosentino's house-cured salumi and offal-driven dishes. Incanto was an Italian restaurant in the Noe Valley neighborhood of San Francisco, known for pairing its meat program with an all-Italian wine list. According to SFist, Incanto served its final dinner on March 24, 2014, as Cosentino and business partner Mark Pastore closed the restaurant to open a more casual concept, Porcellino, at the same 1550 Church Street address. Mission Local reported on March 7, 2014 that the pair described the move as changing the restaurant's name and concept rather than shutting down outright. Porcellino opened in the following weeks, but Cosentino and Pastore had shuttered that restaurant as well by December 1, 2014, according to SFist. No source confirming a current operator at the Church Street address was located.

Food Paradise, Season 3, Episode 4

Food Paradise's Big Beef Paradise episode featured Incanto, chef Chris Cosentino's nose-to-tail Italian restaurant in San Francisco's Noe Valley, spotlighting dishes built from beef and other animal parts rarely used elsewhere, such as tongue, trotters, and organ meats. Cosentino opened Incanto's kitchen in 2003 alongside owner Mark Pastore, who had founded the restaurant the year before, according to SFist's coverage of the closure. SFist reported on 2014-03-06 that Cosentino and Pastore planned to close Incanto and reopen the space as a more casual, family-friendly restaurant called Porcellino.

SFist further reported that Incanto served its final meal on 2014-03-24, ending its 12-year run in the neighborhood. Google Places marks the Church Street address permanently closed. This appearance is treated as the same business already documented in this database under its Noe Valley location.