Marcia Gagliardi

After some liquor license activity, and Grub Street poking around online, details have been released about ~AQ~, a new project from first-time restaurateur Matt Semmelhack and Dixon Hayes of Mercer Restaurant Group. Martin Heid Design/Build (who designed Commonwealth and Serpentine) is transforming the 104-year-old space on…

Over at ~DELFINA~, chef de cuisine Matthew Gandin is leaving after eight years with the group (almost nine!). He said it’s completely amicable—he’s just ready to do his own thing, “after working really hard, I’m ready to do that for myself.” He is currently incubating a…

Since leaving Murray Circle, chef Joseph Humphrey has been on quite a hunt for his own restaurant location in San Francisco. After Grub Street noticed Humphrey’s “coming soon” cards listing the name ~DIXIE~ on them at the SF Chefs Sugar & Spice party, Inside Scoop reveals he’s opening…

Starting this Sunday August 21st, ~DESTINO~ and PISCO will start serving Sunday brunch from 10:30am-2:30pm. Guests can either sit in Destino or Pisco, and they’ll get the same menu. As for what’s on the menu, new items include huevos con pallares (two fried eggs, fava…

Starting Monday August 22nd, you’ll be able to swing by the ~BOXING ROOM~ for lunch Mon-Fri, starting at 11:30am. One the menu: new po’ boys (of course!) like a dressed roast beef po’ boy with gravy and steak fries ($14), and a limited number of muffuletta sandwiches…

A tablehopper tipster let me know that HOME RESTAURANT filed for bankruptcy and closed last week. Inside Scoop shared further details that there was a potential deal to sell the restaurant to the owner of Lookout, but the transfer of the ABC’s liquor license was going to prove to…