From the developers of Mercado San Agustin comes MSA Annex; a new food + retail complex with 15 businesses set in converted shipping containers opening early 2018.
the MSA annex in the Mercado district. Such a nice place to go. It's been growing since 2018 with local businesses from boutiques, food, everything in between. Now two spots are joining the family. Kagan, I West Side reporter Vanessa Gagora takes us inside and shows us what they're all about because it's a tough job and somebody had to do it. Both burgers is a new addition to the MSA annex. Thank you. Serving Wagyu Smash, burgers with a Japanese touch. Welcome every step of the process is what makes this fresh to order burgers so delicious from smashing the season meat, roasting the hatch green chilies, blaring the cheese, melting it faster, topping it off with a potato bun, placing it onto House Madejani Oli and voila. I'm doing a little bit of a Japanese inspired sauces and the wagyu. The meat is the Japanese inspired sauce and the meat as well. So it's. That's the route we're going and will be doing Japanese katsu sandwiches. Michael McCormack, co owner of Volsburger says his wife's dad taught him about Japanese food and the rest is history. He was teaching me how to do the Japanese way. Not cutting corners, makes everything is perfect. And yeah, from there. Went to Japan learned with the other family with the katsu and it's been great. Michael says the plan is to also add a barn to the near future. The grand opening is on Monday, December 8th. Next to the festival grounds, you'll find hidden hearth bakery, a new micro and wholesale bakery opening Tuesday. We're here to make whole grain breads, mill fresh flour and maybe a little bit extra. We're not sure yet. The bakeries led by Alex Feneff, a two time James Beard Awards semi finalist. He says they have three different types of rye on the menu. Rise healthier, rise really healthy. It's protein in it that breaks down going. Hidden hearth is unique where it doesn't have a retail storefront, but has a window where you can pick up prepacked orders. Though there are some fun popups in the works we're going to do wood fire, Pita and falafel and probably some pizza. He believes the Mercado district is the perfect home for hidden hearth. The West side needs stuff The annex now has a total of 15 small businesses in its space and over 35 in the Mercado district. Reporting in the West side from the MSA annex Vanessa Gangora Kagan 9.
