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The Starlet

John C. Reilly

John C. Reilly Has Great Taste in Suits and Hummus April 16, 2019 John C. Reilly came in to the recently opened BEIT RIMA, looking fly in a three-piece suit, with a pocket watch and fedora, and basically showing us he is always living his best character life. He was…

Marcia Gagliardi • Apr 16, 2019

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The Chatterbox

510 Updates Include Town Square Eats, Songkran Festival, Special Bread Event

Over at Oakland’s Jack London Square, there’s a new restaurant that has opened in Crooked City Cider Taproom called TOWN SQUARE EATS. My friend Rob Lam and Helen Chandra (Perle Wine Bar) have partnered with their friends James and Lea Yu (Great China) to build out the kitchen…

Marcia Gagliardi • Apr 16, 2019

New Bars Include Peacekeeper, Rooftop Bar Everdene, and Breck's, a Wine Bar

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The Lush

New Bars Include Peacekeeper, Rooftop Bar Everdene, and Breck's, a Wine Bar

tablehopper media researcher Rebecca Kinney noticed some big changes in her neighborhood at the former Bacchus Kirk: it’s now PEACEKEEPER. The formerly dark bar is now filled with light from an overhead skylight (which opens!), and a tropical Mexican style—it’s full of plants. Here’s a peek…

Marcia Gagliardi • Apr 16, 2019

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April 16, 2019 - This week's tablehopper: Greece 2.

This week's tablehopper: Greece 2. A baklava nest, part of a finale course at The Table at Merchant Roots. Photo: © tablehopper.com. Howdy, gang. How are you? Yesterday was quite the double gut punch, watching Notre-Dame de Paris burn (utterly horrific, supremely awful) while my money flew out…

Marcia Gagliardi • Apr 15, 2019

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What’s Cookin’

This week's tablehopper: Greece 2.

Howdy, gang. How are you? Yesterday was quite the double gut punch, watching Notre-Dame de Paris burn (utterly horrific, supremely awful) while my money flew out of my bank account to Uncle Sam (no uncle of mine). I was feeling pretty wiped out last night while writing this beast of…

Marcia Gagliardi • Apr 15, 2019

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The Socialite

Taste of Potrero Returns May 2nd, with Over 60 Restaurants, Bars, and More

Taste of Potrero returns for its ninth year on Thursday May 2nd, a night of unlimited bites and beverages (open bar!) from over 60 San Francisco top restaurants and bars, including The Slanted Door, Uma Casa, ALX by Alexander’s Steakhouse, August 1 Five, Nopa, School Night, The Commissary, and…

Marcia Gagliardi • Apr 15, 2019

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The Chatterbox

Palette (Temporarily) Opens in SoMa's Former LuLu, Fusing Cuisine and Art

Now open in SoMa is PALETTE from chef-owner Peter J. Hemsley, previously a sous at Quince, who trained in Paris, including time with Alain Passard (L’Arpege). His menu of creative California cuisine includes the Palette flatbread, Monterey globe artichoke fries, housemade kielbasa, and a whole spit-roasted chicken (the press…

Marcia Gagliardi • Apr 02, 2019

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The Chatterbox

Openings: Commons Club, Little Gem on Union, Burma Club, Momma's Kitchen, El Lopo, Grem's Good Dog

Just before I left town, I was invited to a preview dinner at COMMONS CLUB, the new restaurant inside of the new Virgin Hotels San Francisco in the Yerba Buena District in SoMa (the second to open, the first was in Chicago). The space is pretty shag-tastic—there’s The…

Marcia Gagliardi • Apr 02, 2019

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Upcoming Offshoots: Che Fico Alimentari, AL's Deli, More

Taking the place of Theorita, just downstairs from Che Fico, will be CHE FICO ALIMENTARI, from chef David Nayfeld, pastry chef Angela Pinkerton, and partner Matt Brewer. You’ll be able to pick up housemade salumi (including their ridic ‘nduja), breads like ciabatta and focaccia, plus pastries and gelato from…

Marcia Gagliardi • Apr 02, 2019

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Coming Soon: Hilda and Jesse, an All-Day Breakfast Spot

A new project is in the works from Rachel Sillcocks (previously Range, Piccino) and Kristina Compton (Avery, Atelier Crenn, Range), HILDA AND JESSE, an “all-day breakfast restaurant and neighborhood hangout,” with an all-day menu that will go into late afternoon. Ends up they are (fellow) breakfast obsessives, and are working…

Marcia Gagliardi • Apr 02, 2019