Marcia Gagliardi

The former Ne Timeas Restaurant Group is now the Flour+Water Hospitality Group, and their first project is the transformation of the former and upscale Central Kitchen into PENNY ROMA. This will be a more-affordable and Italian concept from chefs Thomas McNaughton and Ryan Pollnow, with crudos, classic pasta…

Some new things are happening over at THE CHEESE SCHOOL OF SAN FRANCISCO in Ghirardelli Square, starting with a change in management. Founder Kiri Fisher was in the process of selling the much-adored business just prior to the pandemic, and when the sale fell through, she was at a…

On Sunday evening, I was visiting a friend in Noe Valley and swung by the newly opened VILLAGE ROTISSERIE for a quick peek. This rotisserie chicken shop from an Aussie brother-and-sister duo is sure to be a takeout hit in the neighborhood, offering rotisserie chicken with your choice…

Big congrats to the LA SANTA TORTA taco truck team (cofounders Leo Oblea and Victor Guzman) on getting their first brick-and-mortar location (softly) open in the former Old Kan Beer & Co. taproom in West Oakland. The La Santa Torta trucks often pull up at breweries around the…

After generously feeding so many people for just $5.50 per meal during the pandemic, I’m sorry to see the generous duo (Senijad Felic and Hasim Zecic) behind BISTRO SF GRILL are closing their doors. (You can read more about their moving personal history here.) Their farewell post mentions…