Marcia Gagliardi

This is some very sad news: SOUL FOOD FARM, home of some of the best chickens (and eggs) around, has announced their plans to close. This is particularly devastating news after Alexis and Eric Koefoed worked so hard to come back from a fire in 2009, but they have cited…

According to Eater, SURIYA THAI has closed its second location in SoMa (the number is disconnected). Based on a website redirect, another Thai restaurant may be taking its place. For now, no pumpkin curry for you. 1532 Howard St. at 11th St. And a tweet announces this is RICE BROKER’…

There are some new hires at the Daniel Patterson Group (DPG)—the press release mentions the hiring of Brick Loomis and Peter Birmingham, who will serve as DPG’s service director and wine director, respectively, and Andrew Miller, who is the new chef de cuisine at ~COI~. Miller has spent…

Looking for a place to masquerade (or maybe fly your true colors?) as a One Percenter? Dust off your AmEx Black Card and head to one of these extravagant dinners to celebrate decadence in all its tasty forms. If you can get a crew of 8 to 12 flush folks…

Now you can start and end your Sundays in style. Actually, you probably already do. But here are some more stylish options for you, anyway. ~PARALLEL 37~ in the Ritz-Carlton San Francisco is now serving brunch on Sundays. There will be a variety of traditional brunch favorites available à…