Marcia Gagliardi

Lots happening in Hayes Valley: first up, ~BAR JULES~ is now open at 5:30pm, which should make many opera, symphony, and ballet-goers happy since they’ll be able to make their 7:30pm shows now. FYI, ~SEBO~ is now closed on Sundays, due to a variety of reasons. It…

Looks like there’s a taker for THE LIBERTY CAFÉ space in Bernal Heights: according to Inside Scoop, it’s Vega Freemanbrady of Vega Pizza (also on Cortland). And here’s some nice news: she wants to keep it the Liberty Café, but give it some serious attention and TLC.…

Over at ~ZERO ZERO~, chef de cuisine Chris Whaley has departed, with Colin Dewey taking his place. Colin is returning from a stint in New York, working for Mario Batali and Lidia Bastianich—he previously worked with chef Bruce Hill as a sous chef and chef de cuisine at Bix,…

The first phase of [~TRACE~] Restaurant in the W San Francisco is now complete (the entire renovation should be finished in October). Architect Stanley Saitowitz has transformed the space (take a look at the slideshow on Grub Street—including the latest incarnation of their light-up bar), and chef Paul Piscopo’…

A friend forwarded me the Glen Park Association newsletter, and now the blog  mentions the partners of both Tataki locations (Ken Lui, Kenny Zhu, and Raymond Ho) are taking over the Sel et Vin wine bar space, which I mentioned had closed. They will be opening a Japanese sushi bar…