Established in 2014, Causwells is a neighborhood American bistro, rooted in the northern California style of cooking. Chef Adam Rosenblum draws from his diverse background to create a menu that spotlights local, seasonal ingredients influenced by French, Spanish, and Italian flavors.
Chef Adam Rosenblum
A native of Maryland, Chef Adam Rosenblum began in the restaurant industry during his high school years as a dishwasher. Furthering his culinary knowledge, Adam attended the Culinary Institute of America in New York. Adam moved to New Orleans to work alongside renowned Chef Donald Link of Herbsaint, where he cultivated a passion for whole animal butchery and working with small farms.
Displaced by Hurricane Katrina, Adam opened his first farm-to-table restaurant, Imagine, in Little Rock, Arkansas; taught budding culinary students at Winthrop Rockefeller Institute; and consulted with an array of restaurants in New Jersey. Accepting a position as sous chef of Flour + Water, Adam moved to San Francisco in 2013, where he was immersed in the rustic Italian cuisine of the restaurant and the bounty of local produce. Adam opened Causwells in 2014 and is the owner of Red Window, a spanish dinner & brunch spot in San Francisco’s North Beach neighborhood.
Elmer Mejicanos
Elmer was the driving force behind 25 Lusk’s cocktail program, both within their roof deck & restaurant spaces and with their popular Pop Up Series in their lounge area. As the Beverage Director for Red Window, Elmer brought the first craft-driven low-proof cocktail program to the Bay Area.
He assumed the same role, along with ownership, of Causwells in 2022, where his cocktail program has helped Causwells evolve into the Neighborhood spot that proves to be one of the Marina District’s favorites. Elmer’s cocktail programs have been featured in the New York Times, The San Francisco Chronicle, Esquire Magazine’s Best Bars in America, Food and Wine Magazine, and he was the creative force behind CUESA’s Summer Cocktail Series at the Ferry Building Farmer’s Market.
Elmer began in the Hospitality Industry as a bar back and brew master-apprentice in 2003 at Beach Chalet. He found his passion in service and quickly moved behind the bar, where that passion, combined with his unique take on craft cocktail creation was able to flourish. He took the role of Beverage Director for Tony Gemignani's Tony’s Pizza from 2009 until 2020 and helped that group open multiple locations throughout the West Coast, including Capo’s, Pizza Rock, and others.
Tom Patella
A former art teacher from Santa Clarita, California, owner Tom Patella has always held a passion for restaurants. Experienced in the industry, Tom worked his way up through an array of prominent San Francisco restaurants starting at Hillstone as a server and trainer, and continued on to Ruth Chris Steakhouse — where he cultivated his love for wine — and California Wine Merchant. Tom dually owns and oversees the wine programs at Waystone and Causwells.