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(Sponsored): The 16th Annual Ghirardelli Square Chocolate Festival

Experience a weekend of chocolate indulgence at Ghirardelli Square Chocolate Festival’s “Sweet Sixteen” celebration benefiting Project Open Hand. Ghirardelli Square is pleased to host the 16th Annual Ghirardelli Square Chocolate Festival on Saturday September 10th-Sunday September 11th, 2011. The historic Bay Area landmark destination invites guests for a weekend…

Marcia Gagliardi • Aug 09, 2011

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Chef Edward Higgins Opening BAiA in San Francisco (Instead of Oakland)

Back in January, the Inside Scoop mentioned chef Edward Higgins—a New York import who worked very closely with chef Marco Canora of Hearth and Insieme for years, and is currently at Quattro at the Four Seasons Palo Alto—would be opening his own project, ~BAIA~ in Oakland. After checking…

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Coming to 18th and Guerrero: Izakaya Yuzuki

At the end of the Commonwealth Club panel I moderated last week, I was very pleased to meet Yuko Hayashi, the owner of the forthcoming ~IZAKAYA YUZUKI~, due to open in the former Ebb & Flow space on the corner of 18th Street and Guerrero. (I was doing some serious…

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Pica Pica Opening a Third Location in the Castro

Adriana López Vermut, owner of ~PICA PICA MAIZE KITCHEN~ will be opening a third location (the second in San Francisco) in the Castro in early September, as initially reported in the Scoop. The restaurant will be 1,500 square feet on two levels, with seating for 40. Local firm Arcsine…

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New Projects on the Horizon

The liquor license crystal ball has lots of tidbits about upcoming projects, finally revealing what is moving into the former Il Cantuccio space on 16th Street in the Mission. It’s going to be, you guessed it, a Neapolitan pizzeria called MOZZERIA. Eater mentions there will be an “international fusion”…

Marcia Gagliardi • Aug 09, 2011

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Mission News Round-Up: Crazy Thai, Rice Paper Scissors, and Commonwealth

You can now grab lunch at Crazy Thai at THE CORNER Mon-Sat from the former chef-owner of Yamo Thai. Yup, Nan Thana Soiathorn (aka “Anna”), that wild and crazy Thai lady who cooked and yelled at you at Yamo from 1995-2004, is now ready to cook for you again! Don’…

Marcia Gagliardi • Aug 09, 2011

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Another Roastery/Café Combo Opening in SoMa: De La Paz

After a tip-off from Live SoMa, I learned local roaster DE LA PAZ CAFE AND ROASTERY has moved into some new digs at Mission and 7th Street. Their plan is to open an espresso bar and roastery by the end of September (yes, yes, this is right up the street…

Marcia Gagliardi • Aug 09, 2011

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Boulange Continues Its Citywide Expansion/Takeover/Domination

LA BOULANGE has all kinds of openings on the horizon: first Grub Street has been tracking their opening at 222 Sutter Street (previously Loehmann’s); the opening was last mentioned to be September 19th. There’s also another opening due in December at 465 California Street (the Merchants Exchange Building)…

Marcia Gagliardi • Aug 09, 2011

This Week: Barrel Room Opens, Guest Bartender Tommy Tweed, M7 Party

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This Week: Barrel Room Opens, Guest Bartender Tommy Tweed, M7 Party

Opening to the public this Friday August 12th is BARREL ROOM, the new wine bar that moved into the former Hidden Vine space from Sarah Trubnick and Nikki Goddard. The ladies gave the place a thorough cleaning, but the living room style remains, with newly acquired antique furniture (and a…

Marcia Gagliardi • Aug 09, 2011

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Haiti Fundraiser Brings Sean Penn and Soleil Moon Frye to SF

A tablehopper reader let me know Sean Penn and Soleil Moon Frye were both at Aziza two weekends ago for a Haiti fundraiser, specifically to raise awareness about the J/P Haitian Relief Organization (J/P HRO).…

Marcia Gagliardi • Aug 09, 2011