Marcia Gagliardi

Of course it takes leaving my neighborhood of 22 years to get a quality sushi place to open a block from my apartment—at least it will be there when I return to SF! We previously mentioned JU-NI was coming to the former Candybar, and Hoodline reports it’s now…

The popular and award-winning brewery and restaurant from Reno, Nevada, BRASSERIE SAINT JAMES, is opening its second location in the former Abbot’s Cellar on Valencia. The soft opening to the public is on Thursday February 25th. We heard from owner Art Farley (he is also behind Saint James Infirmary…

Fans of LE MARAIS BAKERY & BISTRO’s marvelous croissants, pastries, and breads will be happy to know they are opening a location in the Samovar Castro space. In a statement, owners Patrick Ascaso and Joanna Pulcini Ascaso say: “We just loved the space from the beginning. It reminded of…

Consider this an exciting hors d’oeuvre for you: event planner extraordinaire Stanlee Gatti is going to be fulfilling a lifelong dream of his, one he’s had since he was a little boy in New Mexico selling breads and pastries at a little DIY stand (just like a lemonade…

The third and next pop-up is ready to roll on Tuesday March 1st at MINA TEST KITCHEN: this time it’s an Indian concept, The Company, with guest chef Vikrant Bhasin, who is visiting from Honolulu and working with chef Michael Mina and Mina Group’s wine director Raj Parr…

Some quick tidbits for you. It’s kind of fun to be reporting on a business that is just blocks from me in New York that is coming to SF: Blatteis Realty reached out to let us know that THE HALAL GUYS are opening a location in the Tenderloin in…