The Chatterbox

It was pretty thrilling to walk into the new AKIKOS at The Avery at Avery Lane in SoMa for their launch party last month. Chef-owner Ray Lee is on a tear—he recently opened the exclusive sushi counter, Friends Only, and now this 2,700-square-foot, chic sushi stadium, designed by…

Husband-and-wife team Chris Yang and Marcelle Gonzales are now in their third week of their soft-opening dinner service at PIGLET & CO., their first brick-and-mortar location in the Mission (they opened in the former Southpaw space and short-lived Above Ground). The concept is non-traditional, Taiwanese-inspired cuisine, taking inspiration from dishes you’…

I wanted to make sure you knew that GAO VIET KITCHEN & BAR is now open in SF—they had their soft opening in mid-December. I reported a couple years ago that this popular Vietnamese restaurant in San Mateo from chef-owner Viet Nguyen was coming to the former KFC/Taco Bell…

Some quick bites for you: ~KIN KHAO~ has reopened for lunch downtown, serving favorites like their khao soi and chicken sandwich. Hours are Mon-Fri 11:30am-2pm. I’m so happy to see ~1601 BAR & KITCHEN~ has been opening for their regulars off and on the past few months, offering their…

I only posted about this on Instagram, but wanted to be sure you knew Stacy and Adam Jed sadly closed BLUESTEM RESTAURANT AND MARKET on December 24th, after 11 years of business. You can read their farewell note here. Best wishes and thanks to them for all the tasty meals…