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A Look at the Remodeled Chaya Brasserie

A report by Dana Eastland. CHAYA BRASSERIE on the Embarcadero has remodeled their dining room and added a second bar, and I had a chance to check it out a couple of weeks ago. They’ve also just put their spring menu on rotation; let’s take a look, shall…

Marcia Gagliardi • May 06, 2014

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Cawfee Tawk: Paramo Opening Soon in San Francisco

Due to open (hopefully) in a couple of weeks is PARAMO COFFEE ROASTERS in Embarcadero Four, a side project from Robert Myers (one of the founders of Highwire Coffee Roasters in Emeryville and Modern Coffee in Oakland; he has been involved in the coffee world since ‘91 and is helping…

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Chef Hires at Bix, Sparrow, Gather, and Haven

We have quite a few new chef appointments to announce, starting with ~BIX~, who now has Edward Higgins as chef de cuisine (executive chef-partner Bruce Hill continues to be busy with Fog City). His background includes NYC’s Craft, Hearth, and Insieme, plus Ekki at the Four Seasons Hotel in…

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Closures: To Hyang (SO SAD) and the End of Lunch Service at Nojo

I was so sorry to receive a tweet from TO HYANG last week that they were unable to renew their lease and were going to close at the end of May. No! And then things got worse: the experience was so stressful for the chef-owner, Hwa-Soon Im, that they decided…

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Tidbits: Kaiju Eats, Flour + Water Temporarily Closed

A report from Eater has the news that chef Kevin Chen, who previously worked at Umami, Ebisu, and Okazu Ya, and his business partner, Judy Chen, have opened a new restaurant in the Inner Richmond. It’s called KAIJU EATS and serves a creative spin on Japanese food. The pint-sized…

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Specials: Red Sauce Sundays at Tosca Cafe, Happy Hour at ICHI's NI Bar

~TOSCA CAFE~ is now offering a special Red Sauce Sunday supper from 5pm to closing. The suppers are served family style for groups of four to eight, and will feature a selection of Italian classics like Caesar salad, garlic knots, braised meatballs, their awesome bucatini, pork shank and sausage with…

Marcia Gagliardi • May 06, 2014

An Update on Long Now Foundation's Upcoming Project, The Interval

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An Update on Long Now Foundation's Upcoming Project, The Interval

Back in December, we mentioned the upcoming bar/salon/museum/library project at Fort Mason from the Long Now Foundation—a nonprofit that is dedicated to exploring long-term thinking—with Jennifer Colliau (Small Hand Foods, Slanted Door Group) as the bar manager. It’s getting closer to opening, so here’…

Marcia Gagliardi • May 06, 2014

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(Sponsored): Get Your Slice of San Francisco

A note from DPaul Brown: In the market for a new home in San Francisco? I took a look at property values and sales data for condos and TICs within 1/4 mile of a handful of the city’s most popular pizzerias. Whether you’re looking to live near…

Marcia Gagliardi • May 06, 2014

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510 News: The Longbranch, Bissap Baobab, and New Coffee Projects

After noting some ABC license activity, we were wondering what was going into the former Sea Salt space on San Pablo in Berkeley. Scoop reports that David Stevenson of neighboring Paisan has taken over the space. He’s calling the project THE LONGBRANCH, which is an homage to the Berkeley…

Marcia Gagliardi • May 06, 2014

Spirited Events: Spring Cocktails of the Farmers Market, The Macallan at Alexander's

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Spirited Events: Spring Cocktails of the Farmers Market, The Macallan at Alexander's

CUESA is back on Wednesday May 21st with their seasonal cocktail parties at the ~FERRY BUILDING~, this time in partnership with SFMOMA, called The Art of the Modern Drink. The spring cocktail lineup will be inspired by modern art and made with produce from the market. More than 12 bartenders…

Marcia Gagliardi • May 06, 2014