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Tidbits: Mescolanza Returns, Lord Stanley Starts Lunch Service, FOB Kitchen Filipino Pop-Up, Lasagna Day, More

We reported in February about an Italian restaurant changeup in the Outer Richmond. At the time, neighborhood staple MESCOLANZA closed and Luna Rossa opened in its place. We mentioned that Mescolanza had secured a new location in the former Ichiraku in the Inner Richmond, and Eater reports that the new…

Marcia Gagliardi • Jul 21, 2015

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Big Changes at BDK

It sounds like all is not well at BDK, the restaurant managed by Kimpton Hotels in the Hotel Monaco that opened earlier this year. Apparently, the hotel is no longer managed by Kimpton and is now going by the name The Marker. According to Scoop, there are even more changes…

Marcia Gagliardi • Jul 21, 2015

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Luckyrice Festival Rolls in August 7th

The Luckyrice Festival returns to San Francisco on Friday August 7th with a feast of Asian flavors, presented by sponsor Bombay Sapphire East. The sixth annual party is hosted by none other than local chef and restaurateur Charles Phan and takes place from 8pm to 10pm at the Bently Reserve…

Marcia Gagliardi • Jul 21, 2015

Alamo Drafthouse Cinema Announces Isaac Shumway as Bar Director

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Alamo Drafthouse Cinema Announces Isaac Shumway as Bar Director

All the way back in 2012, we told you about the ALAMO DRAFTHOUSE CINEMA project moving into the New Mission Theater space on Mission Street. The project has been chugging along since then, and plans are to open in the fall of this year. Now, they’ve announced some exciting…

Marcia Gagliardi • Jul 21, 2015

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Marcia Gagliardi • Jul 21, 2015

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510 News: La Borinqueña Closing, New Ownership at Kitchen 388, The Libertine Opens, More

In news we’re not at all happy to report, Oakland Mexicatessen LA BORINQUEÑA is closing after 71 years in business, Scoop reports. The shop and restaurant has been family-owned since 1944, when Natividad Ramos’s parents founded it. Now, Natividad’s daughters, Tina Ramos (of La Snackeria) and…

Marcia Gagliardi • Jul 21, 2015

Weekend Beveraging: A Rum Adventure, Cider Tasting, and Aperitif Cocktail Competition

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Weekend Beveraging: A Rum Adventure, Cider Tasting, and Aperitif Cocktail Competition

Well look at that, we’re already thinking of the weekend for you. On Friday July 24th, there is a rum tasting event at the CLIFT HOTEL called Parasol: An Exotic Rum Journey. Some quality rums—like Brugal, Denizen, Don Q. Flor de Caña, Mount Gay, Plantation, Papa’s Pilar,…

Marcia Gagliardi • Jul 21, 2015

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July 21, 2015 - This week's tablehopper: back to our summer romance with Karl the Fog.

This week's tablehopper: back to our summer romance with Karl the Fog. My kind of shortcake: Susie McCulloch’s strawberry sablé (shortbread biscuits with Dirty Girl Farm strawberries and whipped cream) at The Growler’s Arms. Photo: © tablehopper.com. Buon giorno! I promise, today’s tablehopper issue isn’…

Marcia Gagliardi • Jul 20, 2015

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This week's tablehopper: back to our summer romance with Karl the Fog.

Buon giorno! I promise, today’s tablehopper issue isn’t as much of a beast as last week’s, so let’s all just inhale, exhale, right now. Ahhhh. Not only is today’s a shorty, I’m taking Friday off to attend to a pile of stories I need…

Marcia Gagliardi • Jul 20, 2015

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Don't Forget: San Francisco Street Food Festival Coming August 15th and 16th

We haven’t talked about the SAN FRANCISCO STREET FOOD FESTIVAL from La Cocina since April, so it seemed like a good time for a reminder. The seventh annual festival, which is always one of the biggest, most delicious blowouts in the city, is now happening on Pier 70 in…

Marcia Gagliardi • Jul 20, 2015