The Chatterbox

East Bay Express reports that James Syhabout’s newest venture next to Linden Street Brewery, THE DOCK AT LINDEN STREET, is opening this week, possibly even as early as Tuesday June 3rd (that would be today), depending on inspections. We mentioned the project back in September, and here’s a…

A report by Dana Eastland. Remember when we told you about Lauren Kiino’s newest project, RED DOG last week? Well, as promised, here are some photos for your viewing pleasure, as well as some additional details. Red Dog opened on Friday May 23rd, as a casual spot for breakfast,…

Opening this Wednesday for drinks and dinner is ~CHINO~, the playful new Chinese-inspired noodle and dumpling spot from the Tacolicious crew (Joe Hargrave, Sara Deseran, executive chef Antelmo Faria, and director of beverage Mike Barrow). As previously mentioned on tablehopper, the team also includes bar manager Danny Louie (formerly at…

The Presidio Trust announced on Wednesday May 21st that in addition to Traci Des Jardins’ new restaurant, The Commissary, there is also a big project moving into The Presidio Officers’ Club. The new project will include another restaurant from Des Jardins, called ARGUELLO, in addition to two floors of education…

The Tenderloin is about to get a new restaurant, this time from Kris Esqueda, an alum of Saison and Sons & Daughters. There isn’t a name yet, but the location is at 846 Geary Street, in the same building as the upcoming Tender wine bar. The space is currently…

LE MARAIS is getting closer to opening its expanded restaurant space next door, which will lead to about 45 seats in all, plus 10 outdoor seats. They hope to open the bistro in mid-June for daytime menus, and will start offering bistro-style fare at dinnertime in July. The team has…

As we mentioned a few weeks ago, PARAMO COFFEE (from Robert Myers, of Highwire and Modern Coffee, and Gabe Boscana, formerly of Intelligentsia and Sightglass) was getting close to opening in Four Embarcadero Center. You can read more about their no-nonsense and friendly approach in our previous post. Open Mon-Fri…

We received news that DANDELION CHOCOLATE will eventually be moving their production into a spacious new building at 298 Alabama Street (at 16th Street), a building that used to be the Howard Quinn printing company. It ends up that there are more than 300 retailers on a waiting list for…

OFF THE GRID has a new market in SoMa on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays. Beginning Wednesday May 28th, you’ll find them on 5th St. at Bluxome, from 11am-2pm. There will be four different trucks each day, including Lobsta Truck, Sanguchon, and Kasa Indian. 5th St. at Bluxome. From Sunday…

~ACQUERELLO~ is turning 25 this July (!), and is hosting six guest chefs in the coming months, all alumni of its kitchen (you can read the full lineup of guest chefs here). The first dinner is on Tuesday June 3rd, with Liza Shaw of Merigan Sub Shop, pastry chef Tim Nugent…