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Last week we broke the news about the new chef at the about-to-reopen ~OUTERLANDS~, Greg Kuzia-Carmel. Now we have a few details to release about the expanded space and what to expect. Owners Lana Porcello and Dave Muller moved into the former restaurant space next door (Wo’s Chinese), and…

SMOKESTACK AT MAGNOLIA BREWING officially opened its doors yesterday, Monday May 5th. We gave you a sneak peek in February with lots of details about the interior, and now the project is up and running. To recap, it’s a barbecue joint from Dave McLean of Magnolia, with chef Dennis…

A report by Dana Eastland. As we noted back in December, 120-year-old downtown German icon SCHROEDER’S sold and is reopening under the ownership of Andrew Chun and Jan Wiginton of Press Club. The new version of Schroeder’s opened its doors yesterday, Monday May 5th, and here’s a…

Our dining scene is experiencing a slew of openings, so here’s a quick roundup for you with details on the who, what, and when of the latest spots to join the fray. First up, the lines were long over the weekend at Ryan and Cesalee Farr’s 4505 BURGERS…

A report by Dana Eastland. CHAYA BRASSERIE on the Embarcadero has remodeled their dining room and added a second bar, and I had a chance to check it out a couple of weeks ago. They’ve also just put their spring menu on rotation; let’s take a look, shall…

Due to open (hopefully) in a couple of weeks is PARAMO COFFEE ROASTERS in Embarcadero Four, a side project from Robert Myers (one of the founders of Highwire Coffee Roasters in Emeryville and Modern Coffee in Oakland; he has been involved in the coffee world since ‘91 and is helping…

We have quite a few new chef appointments to announce, starting with ~BIX~, who now has Edward Higgins as chef de cuisine (executive chef-partner Bruce Hill continues to be busy with Fog City). His background includes NYC’s Craft, Hearth, and Insieme, plus Ekki at the Four Seasons Hotel in…

I was so sorry to receive a tweet from TO HYANG last week that they were unable to renew their lease and were going to close at the end of May. No! And then things got worse: the experience was so stressful for the chef-owner, Hwa-Soon Im, that they decided…

A report from Eater has the news that chef Kevin Chen, who previously worked at Umami, Ebisu, and Okazu Ya, and his business partner, Judy Chen, have opened a new restaurant in the Inner Richmond. It’s called KAIJU EATS and serves a creative spin on Japanese food. The  pint-sized…

~TOSCA CAFE~ is now offering a special Red Sauce Sunday supper from 5pm to closing. The suppers are served family style for groups of four to eight, and will feature a selection of Italian classics like Caesar salad, garlic knots, braised meatballs, their awesome bucatini, pork shank and sausage with…