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Well, it turns out we didn’t have all the correct information in our piece last week from the Burma Superstar team on their new project in the Mission. However, we got some new intel this week, so here’s an update for you. The new restaurant is actually going…

Back in August, we reported on the new La Capra Coffee in SoMa from the brothers Rosenthal of Town Hall, Salt House, and Anchor & Hope. Their expansion in the neighborhood continues, with a new pizza joint called JERSEY. As the name would suggest, it’s a New Jersey-style, full-service…

Up on Potrero Hill, French restaurant ~CHEZ PAPA BISTROT~ is closing at the end of the month. Owner Jocelyn Bulow says he plans to keep the corner space, according to Scoop, but no word on what might be up his sleeve. His other restaurants, Chez Maman and Papito, each have…

Your weekends are about to get dim-summier and rowdier with the arrival of the bottomless dim sum weekend brunch at ~CHUBBY NOODLE MARINA~, starting Saturday January 3rd. For $37 (plus tax and tip), you will have 90 minutes to enjoy bottomless dishes and four or five beverages, too, ranging from…

A report by Dana Eastland. The plot keeps thickening at the former CAFE DU NORD space and the SWEDISH AMERICAN HALL, the multilevel entertainment, food, and beverage complex on Market in the Castro. As reported in October, many partners are involved, with a few different projects. A Basque-inspired restaurant, Aatxe,…

The artist formerly known as Dine About Town is back, but this time it’s called SAN FRANCISCO RESTAURANT WEEK and is presented by the Golden Gate Restaurant Association instead of San Francisco Travel. It runs from Wednesday January 21st through Friday January 30th, and there have been a few…

The East Bay restaurant scene has been running full tilt the last few years, and OAKLAND RESTAURANT WEEK is a great way to try new places without breaking your (holiday-bruised) bank. It runs from Thursday January 15th through Sunday January 25th. More than 75 restaurants are participating, including Juhu Beach…

A report by Dana Eastland. Update: we received more information from the folks behind Burma Superstar, and it ends up we weren’t given all the information. This project is actually called BURMA LOVE and, while it is the same owners as Burma Superstar, the concepts are different. It has…

A report by Dana Eastland. HOGWASH, a new beer hall downtown, became the latest place for suds when it opened on Saturday December 13th. As we first mentioned in September, this beer bar comes from owners Nick Rothman and Paula Thompson, and offers a major selection of beers on tap…

The Divisadero Corridor is about to have another icon of our local coffee roasting scene join the coffee klatsch: SIGHTGLASS COFFEE is going to be opening a café in the former KJ Produce Market on Divis at Page. I spoke with brothers Justin and Jerad Morrison, who just returned from…