Marcia Gagliardi

Well folks, the time has arrived for ~HOG & ROCKS~ to announce their official closing date, which will be this Saturday April 14th, after they serve their last brunch and dinner. Scott Youkilis says their burger and chicken sandwich have experienced record sales the last couple of weeks, as it…

Opening on Tuesday April 10th is AVERY, marking the transition from Rodney Wages’s ~R.T.B.~, which has been running in the former Mosu space on Fillmore for the past year. This new incarnation has Wages continuing to partner with Matthew Mako (GM)—they were both previously at Atelier…

Some additional details have emerged from Donato Scotti (Donato Restaurant Group), who is opening CENTO OSTERIA this May in the former Caputo in South Beach (at Brannan and the Embarcadero). This will be his first SF restaurant—he is also behind Donato Enoteca and CRU in Redwood City and Donato…

Opening today (April 3rd) is SUNDAY AT THE MUSEUM, a new café at the Asian Art Museum, with fried chicken master Deuki Hong (Sunday Bird, previously Baekjeong in New York) once again partnering with Andrew Chau and Bin Chen of Boba Guys (they host his Sunday Bird window in the…

You fellow fans of all things caffeinated will have some new options to get your buzz on, starting with the opening of a location of SoCal’s KLATCH COFFEE in SF’s Mission. Owner Mike Perry sources coffee from around the world, and their accolades include an award-winning espresso at…

A few fun things to go with our sunny, springlike weather. First, STEAP TEA BAR is collaborating with HoneyPot Hemp CBD on a new beverage, The Green Queen, a matcha mint lemonade sweetened with 10mg of hemp-derived CBD. (You won’t feel any psychotropic effects—although it may help you…

The iconic UC Berkeley hangout, HENRY’S, located in the former Hotel Durant (recently renovated into the Graduate Berkeley) is getting quite the new culinary team and concept. Chris Kronner (of KronnerBurger fame) is getting some support from Tartine Bakery (Kronner used to be a chef at Bar Tartine) and…