The Black Crowes and Brasseries
Adam MacDougall, the keyboardist of The Black Crowes (which had five sold-out Fillmore concerts last week) was spotted at FLORIO for dinner before the show on Friday.…
Marcia Gagliardi
Marcia Gagliardi is an SF-based restaurant columnist and culinary personality, well-known for her groundbreaking 19-year-old tablehopper newsletter, offering an insider's take on restaurant news.
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Adam MacDougall
The Black Crowes and Brasseries
December 8, 2009
Adam MacDougall, the keyboardist of The Black Crowes (which had five sold-out Fillmore concerts last week) was spotted at FLORIO for dinner before the show on Friday.…
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Sandbox Bakery Open in Bernal
After the usual annoying amount of delays and setbacks that opening a business in San Francisco entails, Mutsumi Takehara’s ~SANDBOX BAKERY~ is now open as of yesterday, December 7th. Mutsumi’s background includes three years at the La Farine bakery in Oakland, and learned classic French pastry at Chez…
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Gracias Madre Opening Delayed to 12/26
The much-awaited 100% organic and vegan Mexican taqueria from the Cafe Gratitude folks, ~GRACIAS MADRE~, is now delayed until December 26th. The menu is full of handmade items, from tortillas to tamales, all made with heirloom corn grown on the restaurant’s organic and biodynamic farm in Pleasants Valley,…
No, He Won't Spit Water on You
Metallica drummer Lars Ulrich and his actress girlfriend Connie Nielsen ate at Tiburon Grill at The Lodge at Tiburon—they were with friends and some kids. A few young’uns in the restaurant came up to Lars to have him sign autographs, but were too shy to ask, so Connie…
Here's Johnny
~CAV WINE BAR & KITCHEN~ has a new executive chef, John Maher. He was previously a sous chef at Aqua, and was chef de cuisine at Dry Creek Kitchen, and has trained at The French Laundry. His menu includes dishes such as crispy pig trotters with sauce gribiche ($12), and…
Busy Nights at Picán
PICÁN restaurant in Oakland’s Uptown district hosted quite the slew of special guests: singer, dancer, and actress Rita Moreno dined with her husband and two friends, and in the sporty category, Randy Winn, outfielder for the San Francisco Giants, was in with his family celebrating his wife’s birthday.…
Randy Winn
Busy Nights at Picán
December 8, 2009
PICÁN restaurant in Oakland’s Uptown district hosted quite the slew of special guests: singer, dancer, and actress Rita Moreno dined with her husband and two friends, and in the sporty category, Randy Winn, outfielder for the San Francisco Giants, was in with…
Devean George
Busy Nights at Picán
December 8, 2009
PICÁN restaurant in Oakland’s Uptown district hosted quite the slew of special guests: singer, dancer, and actress Rita Moreno dined with her husband and two friends, and in the sporty category, Randy Winn, outfielder for the San Francisco Giants, was in with…
Awfully Good
Anthony Myint and Danny Bowien of ~MISSION STREET FOOD~ are offering an offal menu this Thursday December 10th. And since they know industry people are usually the biggest fans of the stuff, they will stay open late for an industry happy hour from 11pm—midnight. All I can say is…