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Last fall, we told you about the new project from Xan deVoss of Fox and Lion Bread and Barbara Gratta of Gratta Wines, BUTCHERTOWN GOURMET, and I’m thrilled to report they have set their grand opening date to Saturday June 20th (visit their Facebook page for details on the…

It has been a long, slow, arduous process for the Sanchez family of the famed MAMA’S RESTAURANT (1701 Stockton St.) in North Beach to try to open their offshoot Lil’ Mama’s in the nearby (and very spacious) Piazza Market space (formerly Rossi Market) on Vallejo. Their plans are…

It looks like a landlord issue has caused another closure. According to Hoodline, CHILANGO in the Castro has closed as of Sunday May 31st. A letter in the window says that the restaurant’s new landlord will not renew their lease. The terms of a new lease were not favorable,…

Local apparel company San Franpsycho has opened a new coffee and ice cream bar at its Inner Sunset location. It’s called SUNDAYS but is actually open daily, serving ice cream from Three Twins, coffee from De La Paz, cold brew from Four Barrel, and pastries from Devil’s Teeth…

Starting Tuesday June 16th, Mission Bay residents and workers will have a new lunch spot, on Tuesdays and Fridays, at least. Off the Grid is launching a new pod from 11am to 2pm with three food trucks each day. The participating trucks will change each week, and will include the…

Starting Saturday June 13th, catch new brunch pop-up Soul Delicious at The Lookout from 11am to 4pm. The pop-up is a partnership between Wes Rowe of Wes Burger, Dominique Garcia of Mama, and the Motown on Monday DJs. The two chefs will alternate cooking soul food each week, with Rowe…

~BAR AGRICOLE~ is teaming up with Deovlet Wines for a special wine and pig roast dinner on Thursday June 11th. The family-style supper will be served on their patio, with multiple courses and four different wines from winemaker Ryan Deovlet. The menu for the dinner can be found here and…

Sho Kamio, the chef and owner of Iyasare on Fourth Street in Berkeley, has purchased neighboring Zut!, Scoop reports. The space, which has previously housed Eccolo, Ginger Island, and Fourth Street Grill, will be closed later this month and should reopen in July. East Bay Express reports that the restaurant…

Due to open in a week or so is LORD STANLEY, a brand-new restaurant from first-time owners Rupert and Carrie Blease, who are also husband and wife. It will be a welcome addition to the Nob Hill/Russian Hill border, just on the corner of Broadway and Polk, in a…

A new Thai restaurant has opened in a quiet corner of the Mission (in the former Florida Street Café), called FARMHOUSE KITCHEN. As Eater mentioned earlier, the restaurant comes from partners Kasem “Pop” Saengsawang and his wife, Iing Chatterjee, of Kitchen Story and Blackwood. They are offering Thai restaurant staples,…