Turntable at Lord Stanley

The space at 2065 Polk Street has carried a Michelin-starred pedigree since its Lord Stanley days, and the Turntable concept that followed from owners Rupert and Carrie Blease treats that inheritance as a platform rather than a legacy to preserve. Instead of a fixed house menu, Turntable operates as a rotating chef residency, handing the kitchen over to guest chefs who bring their own menus, sourcing logic, and culinary references. The format is deliberately episodic: each residency is its own distinct proposition, not a variation on a house style. One documented collaboration brought chefs Kevin Law and Rumpasri Chicharoen to the Polk Street counter with an Asian-inspired menu developed with Immi, featuring dishes such as Popcorn Chicken, Chilled Long Life Noodle, and Smashed Cucumber Salad. That menu signals the range Turntable is willing to work across — casual-register dishes executed with fine-dining precision, served as part of a structured tasting format with wine pairings. The five-course dinner format has been offered alongside takeout options during certain residency periods, which speaks to the project's flexibility rather than any fixed service philosophy. The Russian Hill location, in the Polk Gulch corridor, places Turntable in a neighbourhood with genuine foot traffic and a dining culture that sits between destination-restaurant territory and local regulars. The former Lord Stanley earned its Michelin star through restrained, technique-driven cooking; Turntable repurposes that same room as a proving ground for chefs who might not yet have a permanent address of their own, alongside more established names. Whether any given residency matches the quality ceiling of its predecessor depends entirely on who is cooking that month, which makes advance research — checking which chef is currently in residence before booking — the practical prerequisite for any visit.

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