Zuni Café is a restaurant in San Francisco, California. Named after the Zuni tribe, it was established in 1979 by Billy West. In 1981 he hired Vince Calcagno as a manager, who became a business partner in 1987. West and Calcagno hired chef Judy Rodgers (formerly of Chez Panisse). Billy West died on July 1, 1994, and Calcagno and Rodgers went on to become co=owners. In the following years Rodgers went on to become the James Beard top chef first in California, then in the USA. Under Calcagno and Rodgers Zuni was selected as the Outstanding Restaurant in the USA by the James Beard Awards in 2004. It is located on Market Street in San Francisco. Rodgers became head chef in 1987, and a co-owner two years later.