Marcia Gagliardi

SF’s baked goods scene continues to rock. Opening tomorrow in SoMa is the brick-and-mortar location of VIVE LA TARTE, a bakery and cafe from Belgian couple Arnaud Goethals and Julie Vandermeersch, who moved to SF in October 2011 and started baking here in early 2012. The space was originally…

Back in March, we shared that FISH & FARM was moving from its location on Taylor Street into the former Elephant & Castle in the Financial District. The new location is open for breakfast, lunch, and dinner daily, and they will continue to source most of their fish, meat, and…

Earlier this year, we shared the news that Pete Mrabe (of Don Pisto’s, Chubby Noodle, and more) was going to be moving the CHUBBY NOODLE NORTH BEACH pop-up out of Amante and into the former Pisto’s Tacos space (at 1310 Grant). That project is moving along, and Bon…

The new location of TONY’S SLICE HOUSE that opened last month is now serving bottomless weekend brunch on Saturdays and Sundays from 10am to 2pm. The spread is a little out of control, with three different breakfast pizza selections, plus dishes like soft scrambled eggs, housemade Italian sausage, blueberry…

After a wonderful experience at Jiro SF, the temporary guest chef/collaboration between chef Jiro Lin and Joshua Skenes at ~SAISON~’s chef counter, it’s great to hear that the pair’s collaboration has been extended. Initially, the plan was that the sushi experience would end May 30th, but…

On Thursday July 9th, 37 of the world’s most famous chefs will be participating in The Grand Gelinaz! Shuffle. What is that, you ask? Well, it’s a global dinner party taking place at restaurants throughout the world. Each of the 37 participating chefs will be assigned a secret…

Outside Lands has released the list of beer, wine, and food vendors for the festival from August 7th through 9th, and once again the list is as exciting (if not more so) than the musical lineup. (Oh, San Francisco. Never change.) Then again, Sir Elton John, Tame Impala, and Odesza…

Burger mini-empire SUPER DUPER BURGERS is opening a new location in the Financial District on Wednesday May 27th, offering their usual (and tasty) burgers, sandwiches, fries, and milk shakes, plus breakfast. They’ll be serving a breakfast sandwich ($4) with scrambled eggs, cheddar, and a choice of sausage or bacon,…

A superstar tablehopper reader sent in a tip that ANNABELLE’S is closing, and a post on Facebook confirms that the restaurant and bar closed on Saturday May 16th after 30 years in SoMa. Unfortunately, we were unable to get any solid news on what is happening there moving forward,…