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Service Updates: Tartine Manufactory Launching Dinner, Cala Brunch Changes, Nopa Shortens Hours, More

A few things to note around town, starting with the impending dinner service at TARTINE MANUFACTORY, served Wed-Sun 5:30pm-10pm, starting Wednesday November 9th. This week, they are doing a warm-up series of five dinners, and even though all the tickets are gone (dagnabbit), you can still…

Marcia Gagliardi • Nov 01, 2016

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Meet Sofia Café, a New Neighborhood Hangout in the Former Café Sophie

The sweet little Café Sophie closed down not long after getting its beer and wine license, but fortunately there’s a new taker for the space, Nelson Jameson, who is opening SOFIA CAFÉ in its place (one of his two daughters is named Sofia). Jameson is Argentine, and so is…

Marcia Gagliardi • Nov 01, 2016

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New Chefs and Menus at Salt House and Chambers Eat + Drink

After celebrating its 10th anniversary, ~SALT HOUSE~ owners Doug Washington and brothers Mitchell and Steven Rosenthal announce a new chef, Evan Gotanda, who was previously chef de cuisine at Anchor & Hope and also worked in LA at Bastide, Patina, and Celestino Drago’s restaurant group. His new menu features…

Marcia Gagliardi • Nov 01, 2016

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Culinary Events, Including Truffle Time, Cocco Nomura from Japan, a Luau, and More

You smell that in the air? That’s right, it’s white truffle season, and local restaurants are making it rain! Come by ~PERBACCO~ from November 1st-12th for their Piemontese dishes, including the classic, tajarin: hand-cut tagliatelle with a guinea hen ragù and 63°C hen egg. Pricing…

Marcia Gagliardi • Nov 01, 2016

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Closures: Pinkie's Bakery, The Advocate in Berkeley

It was already a bummer to learn that PINKIE’S BAKERY in SoMa had closed, and now owner Cheryl Storms has closed the Bernal Heights shop too. Thanks for all the treats over the years! (Via Eater.) 833 Cortland Ave. at Gates. Meanwhile, across the Bay, Nosh reports THE ADVOCATE…

Marcia Gagliardi • Nov 01, 2016

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(Sponsored): New Cooking Classes at San Francisco Cooking School

Whether you’re looking to amp up your holiday cookie game, tackle homemade ramen, finally master a killer cioppino, or perfect classic paella, San Francisco Cooking School has a new winter schedule of classes with something for every level of cook. You’ll find a huge variety of skills-based…

Marcia Gagliardi • Nov 01, 2016

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Bitchy Brunch

Truth teller and nasty woman Chelsea Handler had brunch at FOREIGN CINEMA this past weekend with her family, celebrating her sister’s birthday. Love how she lovingly calls out her “auntie, who is even more of a bitch than I am.”…

Marcia Gagliardi • Nov 01, 2016

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(Sponsored): These Dames Can Cook. And Write.

Join us for A Literary Feast. Thirty of the world’s best-selling cookbook authors gather in one place to sip, sample sup, schmooze, and sign. San Francisco boasts more award-winning cookbook authors than any other world-class city, and most of them happen to be women. And most…

Marcia Gagliardi • Nov 01, 2016

Booze News, from New Cocktails at the Tonga Room to Mezcal Week

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Booze News, from New Cocktails at the Tonga Room to Mezcal Week

If you’re a fan of umbrella drinks, rainstorms, and Polynesian music, then you’ll want to sidle up to the new cocktail menu at the TONGA ROOM, the first update in three years. You’ll now find two sections: Classic Tiki (including the 1934 Zombie, the exact recipe that…

Marcia Gagliardi • Nov 01, 2016

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November 1, 2016 - This week's tablehopper: city slicker.

This week's tablehopper: city slicker. Pretty much my dream donburi: ikura and ocean trout at Karasu in Brooklyn. Photo: © tablehopper.com. Hola amigos!! I’m back from New York after my monthlong autumn adventure, although with flight delays and just sitting on the plane for four-plus hours,…

Marcia Gagliardi • Oct 31, 2016