Narsai David, Bay Area restaurateur and food journalist, has passed away at age 87.
from KCBS -
Narsai’s Restaurant became a destination for a budding culture of people who now call themselves “foodies” and David became an originator of farm-table cuisine. He fed rock royalty such as the Rolling Stones, and actual royalty from the U.K. That led to a TV show, newspaper columns and, eventually, a show on KCBS Radio starting in the 1980s.
The audio from the KCBS tribute to Narsai begins at about the 1:15 mark. Narsai had a food segment on KCBS radio for decades:
from YouTube -
Berkeley Historical Society: Narsai David, food and wine entrepreneur and raconteur, reflects on the Berkeley food scene before and after the opening of Chez Panisse–revolution or evolution? February 28, 2021.
