The Chatterbox

The third annual Food & Farm Film Fest is taking over the Roxie Theater in the Mission soon. From Friday April 17th through Sunday April 19th, catch films about food, farms, and the unique people in both worlds. The festival opens on Friday with a selection of short films, followed…

We reported in January that DOPO in Oakland was going to be moving to an all-Sicilian menu and 100 percent Sicilian wine list, and now they have announced the new name: PALMENTO A DOPO. They have also eliminated tipping. Everything will be in place starting Wednesday April 15th. 4293 Piedmont…

If today’s final inspection goes as planned, ICHI KAKIYA should be opening its doors this Friday for a soft opening. Chef-owner Tim Archuleta and partner Erin Archuleta (who was tablehopper’s very first intern, awww!) of ~ICHI SUSHI~ are opening in their original Ichi location, one that was built…

Before we took our little break, we posted an update about Brett Cooper’s new restaurant in the Daniel Patterson Group, ASTER. We just wanted to alert you that it’s officially open, and the menu is live on the website. Dishes include smaller bites like nori puffs with cauliflower…

Last month we mentioned BDK RESTAURANT & BAR was opening in the former Grand Cafe in the Hotel Monaco, with chef Heather Terhune (previously Chicago’s Sable Kitchen & Bar). She has put together an American menu with some fun updates, like bacon croutons in an iceberg salad, and avocado…

Hayes Valley mainstay ~BAR JULES~is closing, according to Scoop. Owner Jessica Boncutter says the restaurant is doing well, and there isn’t really any issue or drama causing the closure, which has been open for eight years. “It’s nothing financial. Just a decision of mine,” she is quoted…

While I was stuck sitting on the tarmac for a couple hours in Cozumel on Saturday (fun times, thanks United), I checked in on Twitter and read the “whoa, dude!” news that chef Richie Nakano was no longer a part of HAPA RAMEN, his project that he has built up…

After naming a new chef last month, it looks like the former Verbena has also changed its name and look to go along with the new chef and menu. The restaurant is now called REVERB KITCHEN & BAR and is intended to be a more approachable, neighborhood spot. The menu…

Can you smell that? Yeah, it’s the smell of baseball in the air, and with the season starting again, there are some new additions near the ballpark that you can check out. First up, there’s THE YARD AT MISSION ROCK—which is kind of like an 18,000-square-foot…

After Eater reported the story back in February, there’s an update on the former Urban Picnic space in the Castro. Urban Picnic closed last month, after less than a year in business, and now owner Trang Nguyen is reopening it as MEKONG KITCHEN. Chef Tim Luym has been brought…