The Chatterbox

By Dana Eastland. Remember back in October we told you about Michael Gaines’s latest project, GLENA’S? It’s going to be a casual taco and margarita spot, and you can try out his dishes on Sunday December 20th from 12pm-4pm. He’s popping up at Lord Stanley and…

By Dana Eastland. After opening in Hayes Valley earlier this year, coffee roaster ARTÍS has opened another location in the Castro, according to Hoodline. The shop’s specialty is that they roast all of its coffee to order, so you go in, pick your beans, and then specify the darkness…

By Dana Eastland. It’s a time of excess, but it’s also important to remember that many in our community are in need. Of course, the San Francisco-Marin Food Bank can use any of your donations, now and throughout the year, but there are plenty of places where your…

Bergamo native and chef Michele Belotti, who has been at SF’s ~RISTOBAR~ since 2011, left the restaurant a couple of weeks ago and will be opening his own project in Rockridge, BELOTTI. It’s going to be a combination restaurant and pasta shop, where you can come by for…

The holidays are here, and I know you’re being hit with a million gift guides, but here are a few more ideas for what to get the food lovers in your life. We also have some past gift guides here and here that have some still very relevant and…

It’s time to stick our heads inside the upcoming STARBOARD, opening soon on 16th Street, and take a look around. When we first mentioned the project earlier this year, we wrote that local barman Daniel Hyatt was partnering with Patty West (owner of Slate Bar, where he currently works)…

Some exciting news broke about chef Telmo Faria’s location for his upcoming UMA CASA project: he’ll be taking over and remodeling the Incanto space in Noe Valley. Scoop reports the 75-seat restaurant is targeting a summer 2016 opening. Faria was born in the Bay Area but grew up…

If you’re curious about chef Ronnie New’s menu for the upcoming ALAMO DRAFTHOUSE NEW MISSION—which is opening December 17th—it’s going to reflect his New Orleans roots, plus some NorCal seasonality, and of course queso will be on there (Austin, represent). For anyone who has never…

We’re going to be running a full piece on this next week, but we wanted you to know that MR. TIPPLE’S RECORDING STUDIO is soft opening this Friday and Saturday (although the official opening is Tuesday December 15th). On the menu: live jazz, craft cocktails ($12 each), and…

Last week, when we had that nice rainy day, I decided to indulge in my craving for a French dip from CLARE’S DELI, the sandwich shop right by the 500 Club. It ends up that after five years of running the deli, owner Clare Hulme—who many know from…