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Fellow fans of ~RAMEN SHOP~ in Rockridge will be thrilled to know business partners (and evil culinary masterminds) Jerry Jaksich, Rayneil De Guzman, and Sam White have secured the luggage shop space next door (Rockridge Luggage & Leather Goods at 5816 College Avenue), and will be expanding their footprint. But…

A report by Dana Eastland. As we mentioned back in March, there is a new bistro headed to 21st Street in the Mission, called BISTRO L’AVIATEUR. To recap, the project is definitely a family affair, from husband-and-wife team Maha and Vincent Laforge, with Maha’s sons helping…

More exciting news coming out of Bayview: Xan deVoss of Fox and Lion Bread and Barbara Gratta of Gratta Wines are joining forces to open BUTCHERTOWN GOURMET. It’s going to be a micro marketplace, with a bread bakery and wine bar (each running under their own name), plus a…

Anyone attending the MAD Symposium this past week has heard the news that LA’s Roy Choi and SF’s Daniel Patterson have teamed up for a new chain of fast-food restaurants, called LOCO’L (a bit loco, and local). Scoop reports that the new project will start with…

Some changes over at beer HQ ~MONK’S KETTLE~—they are closing the restaurant on Wednesday September 3rd, and when they reopen two weeks (or so) later, there will be a sidewalk patio with room for around 20 folks, a dual-temperature draft system that will feature 28 lines and…

Back in December, we reported on a new French cream puff bakery opening in Lower Haight called CHOUX. They are officially opening their doors Wednesday August 27th, serving cream puffs with unique fillings like pistachio, passion fruit, and raspberry, alongside more classic choices like vanilla and chocolate. Owner and pastry…