Sachin Chopra sits in a makeshift dining tent in the parking lot of his once Michelin-starred restaurant, All Spice.Chopra and his co-owner/wife Shoshana Wolff just signed a new two-year lease on the charming, 116-year-old Victorian that houses All Spice. And both of them know this is likely the last lease they’ll ever sign for this building. A real estate developer bought the San Mateo land that All Spice sits on for $7.
He worked the line, then quickly turned that into sous and executive chef roles elsewhere, eventually culminating in the opening of his own Manhattan restaurant, Tapasserie, in July of 2001.After the Twin Towers fell in the deadliest terrorist attack on U.S. soil in American history, streets were blocked off all around Chopra’s new restaurant on 27th between 3rd and Lexington as the nearby 69th Regiment Armory became a counseling center for the victims and families.
“My New Year’s resolution several years ago was to never have to write a resume again,” Wolff says. And thus far, she still hasn’t.The foyer of the restaurant opens into one of the interior dining rooms at All Spice restaurant in San Mateo, Calif. on Jan. 11, 2022. The restaurant is located in a historic 1906 Victorian home.A decorative item sits on a ledge at All Spice restaurant in San Mateo, Calif. on Jan. 11, 2022. The restaurant is located in a historic 1906 Victorian home.
The pair spent three months investing sweat equity , before landing on the transformative, delightfully colorful space inside, which manages to squeeze an entire restaurant into what’s very clearly the first floor of a very old home.
Thanks for writing- they are the loveliest humans making amazing food.