The Chatterbox

Changes are afoot at PUBLIC MARKET EMERYVILLE, which is currently undergoing major renovation. Two new food tenants have signed onto the space’s newly revamped food hall, KOJA KITCHEN and SHIBA RAMEN. (For more information on Shiba, check out this great article from East Bay Express on the owners.) The…

Do you remember that behemoth vintage oven we showed you back in November, the focal point of MONTESACRO, the Tenderloin/SoMa enoteca from Gianluca Legrottaglie? Well, that former baking beauty is all lit up, and it’s a jaw-dropping backdrop in this exceedingly charming pinseria romana/enoteca that just…

Consider this your public service announcement of two big openings that are happening this week; I won’t be covering in greater depth until next Tuesday’s tablehopper. First up, the much-awaited opening of Melissa Perello’s OCTAVIA is happening this Thursday April 16th. Her new Pacific Heights restaurant…

Fans of the pork belly-filled buns from THE CHAIRMAN truck will be happy to know there’s a new brick-and-mortar location that just opened in the Tenderloin. Not only can you get the usual bao selections, but Scoop mentions there will be some new bao (like Japanese…

The Castro has a new wine bar and casual restaurant, LARK, which just opened in the former Brandy Ho’s. Hoodline says the owners, Coskun Abik (Dunya) and partner Sertac Yildizhan, are offering a menu of New American and Mediterranean dishes (you can look at the menu here), which includes…

After holding down the corner of Powell and Green in North Beach for more than 50 years, CAPP’S CORNER is serving its last family meal and sadly closing its doors on Sunday April 19th. It’s not the usual situation of raised rent we keep hearing—Hoodline reports the…

Look, you love cheese, and I sure as hell love cheese, so let’s just say “yay” to the return of Cheese Makes Me Happy Hour at the CHEESE SCHOOL OF SAN FRANCISCO. Because we are San Franciscans and no one bats an eye at a cheese happy hour. Good…

Whatcha doing this coming Sunday? If you aren’t heading to Meals on Wheels or Wok on the Wild Side, we have a couple more options for you. First up, there’s La Gran Pachanga, a fundraiser for Buena Vista Horace Mann K-8 Community School. Families will be making…

Fans of salty dog Anthony Bourdain will want to set an alarm on their calendar for this Friday April 17th at 9:59am, which is one minute before tickets go on sale on SHN for his nationwide Close to the Bone tour. His SF appearance is bringing him to Davies…

Nosh mentioned an Indian restaurant was moving into the former Captain & Corset space, BOMBAY B’S INDIAN BISTRO, and according to posts on Yelp, it is now open. It seems you can take your pick from two meat curries ($9.95) or vegetable curries ($8.95), which come with…