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A report by Dana Massey-Todd. As previously reported on tablehopper, Oakland’s CAÑA CUBAN RESTAURANT (musica alert!) was opening in the former Circolo location in the Mission. Well, it is now open softly for lunch. The new outpost features many of the same Cuban dishes as the Oakland one,…

After chefs Shane LaValley and James Moisey left ~BROKEN RECORD~ to open up their own place, Rickybobby in the Lower Haight, BR owner Jason King has now brought in a new chef, Mark Furr. Furr was previously making some of the tastiest chicken in the city I have ever had…

A report by Dana Massey-Todd. As reported on tablehopper in December, Tony Ferrari and Jonathan Sutton of the pop-up HILLSIDE SUPPER CLUB are opening a brick-and-mortar location, right in the same space where they’ve been popping up. The former Caffe Cozzolino was taken over by…

Last week a reader sent in a good-bye note from SHANGHAI RESTAURANT on Market Street, which closed January 15th. Who will step up to the plate next? 2029 Market St. at 14th St. Dining room and bar area. Photo by Dana Massey-Todd. © tablehopper.com.…

Craving a beefy, salty KRONNERBURGER? You can now indulge in your burger urge from Sun-Thu 6pm-late. Friday hours are potentially launching next week (February 1st), and Kronnerburger will also be open for Super Bowl Sunday (on the 3rd), serving burgers, wings, and carbonated margaritas (keep an eye on…

Some new coffee spots continue to dot the local landscape. Coming in mid-February to the Inner Sunset will be DRIP’D from Chris Morell and Tae Kim. They are opening in a shared space with Green 11 on 9th Avenue across from Arizmendi and will be serving Sightglass Coffee…

According to a post on Chowhound, it sounds like the folks behind the Szechuan The Pot Sticker have taken over Uncle’s Cafe, just a little bit farther down Waverly in Chinatown (they certainly seem to use the same sign maker). The new name is MA LA XIAO GUAN; there’…

Catch some of these cool book events at ~OMNIVORE BOOKS~ in the coming week. First, on Friday January 25th, Seamus Mullen will be talking about his book, Hero Food: How Cooking with Delicious Things Can Make Us Feel Better, and his experience with changing his diet to fight his diagnosis…

Swing by CATHEAD’S BBQ on Saturday January 26th for its one-year anniversary/customer appreciation party from 12pm-5pm. It will be giving away sliders and prizes throughout the day, and at 3pm is the CatHead’s BBQ Biscuit Challenge (that sounds like a tough eating contest!). 1665 Folsom…

Known for his Dux dinners, chef Eddie Lau is starting 2013 with some new projects, ranging from events to workshops but first, an art show at ~18 REASONS~. “Beneath the Sheaths” was concepted by Lau, featuring images of chef’s tools (from Melissa Perello’s knives to Bill Corbett’s…