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New Service at Cala, Petit Crenn, Cassava, and Chubby Noodle

Just this past Sunday, ~CALA~ launched Sunday brunch service. It’s a beautiful, airy space, so it will be quite the chic spot for brunch. The menu includes some of the seafood-focused dinner items, like the sopes playeros con pescado adobado, but you’ll also see some meatier items, like…

Marcia Gagliardi • Oct 27, 2015

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A Hardhat Sneak Peek of Gus's Community Market, Opening in November in the Mission

A report by Dana Eastland: Back in March, we shared the news that the Vardakastanis family, who owns Noriega Produce in the Sunset and Haight Street Market, would be opening a new grocery store in the Mission, called GUS’S COMMUNITY MARKET. I had a chance to swing by recently…

Marcia Gagliardi • Oct 27, 2015

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Special Upcoming Chef-Cookbook Dinners

Since it’s fall cookbook season, here are a few chefs and authors on tour you won’t want to miss. On Monday November 2nd is a dinner to celebrate Donabe: Classic and Modern Japanese Clay Pot Cooking (Ten Speed Press), by Japanese home-cooking expert and teacher Naoko Takei Moore…

Marcia Gagliardi • Oct 27, 2015

It's Time to Meet Our City's Most Amazing New Bar, Whitechapel

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It's Time to Meet Our City's Most Amazing New Bar, Whitechapel

Walking through the door at WHITECHAPEL last Thursday at a preview party, I completely stopped in my tracks. I just wasn’t quite prepared for the extent Martin Cate, Alex Smith, and John Park were going to take this “gin bar and private club in an abandoned London Underground train…

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510 News: Wood Tavern Folks Taking Over Bay Wolf Space, Brunch at the Advocate, More

After BAY WOLF closed in September, many were left wondering who would be the next taker for the historic space. It ends up it is Rich and Rebekah Wood of Wood Tavern and Southie, who just signed the lease on Friday. Rich said, “It’s a dream come true” and…

Marcia Gagliardi • Oct 27, 2015

Bar Shots: What Is Moving Into Zeke's, Dave's, and More

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Bar Shots: What Is Moving Into Zeke's, Dave's, and More

Some updates for you on recently closed/closing dive bars, starting with ZEKE’S. We saw some ABC license activity hit the wires, and Hoodline followed the story, discovering that the former director of operations for the Golden Bear Restaurant Corporation (MoMo’s, Pete’s Tavern, Pedro’s Cantina), Paul…

Marcia Gagliardi • Oct 27, 2015

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The Pine Cone Diner Closes in Point Reyes Station

Fans of the classic and kitschy PINE CONE DINER (and its delicious chilaquiles and pancakes) will be dismayed to hear it has closed after 19 years. No reason was given, but some posts on their Facebook page allude to some restructuring and difficulties finding a line cook. (Point Reyes Light…

Marcia Gagliardi • Oct 27, 2015

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Order in the Court (Not Takeout)

A tablehopper reader who was dining at Amber India on Yerba Buena Lane was alerted to the fact that Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor was dining in the private room with a group, and you know security was in effect.…

Marcia Gagliardi • Oct 27, 2015

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Sonia Sotomayor

Order in the Court (Not Takeout) October 27, 2015 A tablehopper reader who was dining at Amber India on Yerba Buena Lane was alerted to the fact that Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor was dining in the private room with a group, and you know security was in effect.…

Marcia Gagliardi • Oct 27, 2015

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Marcia Gagliardi • Oct 27, 2015