Pleasanton’s Sabio on Main set for late August opening; dish details revealed

Sabio on Main, the new small plates restaurant helmed by former Bluestem Brasserie chef Francis X. Hogan, is set for a late August launch in downtown Pleasanton. And fresh from a cooking and tasting tour of Northwest Spain, Hogan has revealed a few of the dishes slated for the opening menu, which while Spanish in influence, especially in its small plates approach, draws on flavors from around the globe to “get a lot of bang in a few bites.” An example is the Ssam glazed pork belly, combining traditional Asian flavors with Iberian technique, incorporating pork belly (Hogan is practicing whole-animal butchery), Korean Ssam sauce, pickled mushrooms, housemade kimchi, and