Marcia Gagliardi

The latest BLUE BOTTLE COFFEE to open is in the Financial District on California Street. The café was designed by Bohlin Cywinski Jackson, and the press release shares: “inspired by American artist James Turrell, the cafe is wrapped in wood planks on all sides with the exception of the back…

The specialty coffee world joined the #metoo fray when The Chronicle revealed in an article on Friday that former female employees of ~FOUR BARREL COFFEE~ filed a lawsuit against company founder Jeremy Tooker, alleging sexual assult and harassment. The Chronicle also spoke with other Four Barrel employees and uncovered a…

There’s a new project from the IL CASARO team (Francesco Covucci and Peter Fazio) in their former Vicoletto location in North Beach, and now they have opened PASTA POP-UP, although it’s actually going to be permanent. Anyway, the idea is that it’s supposed to be an…

Things are getting closer for Dominique Crenn’s new wine bar project, BAR CRENN, which is slated to open in the former Cellar Door in Cow Hollow on February 20th. In a post on Instagram, she shared that “wine director Matt Montrose has amassed a collection of the great wines…

A bunch of new openings have joined the scene, so here are some quick recaps for ya. Over in Bernal, there’s a new sushi restaurant called DOMA, serving omakase for $45, $65, and $85, and a “brunch” omakase, which one Yelper outlines: “aji, uni, hamachi, scallop, tuna, amaebi plus…

At the beginning of the year, there’s always a slew of restaurant closures, many of them downright unfortunate. Here we go. A reader let me know that THE BUTLER & THE CHEF BISTRO officially closed over the New Year, and owner Joël Martin has served his last pain perdu…