The Chatterbox

Get ready for a piggy time because COCHON 555 (careful, that is a loud link!) is back and the lineup is porky and delicious. Sunday April 27th at the Ritz-Carlton marks the sixth year that five chefs, five pigs, and five winemakers will come together to compete for the ultimate…

The coffee experts at teeny-weeny CRO CAFÉ will now have a little more room, East Bay Express reports. The tenants at Temescal Alley, where the café is located, has been playing musical chairs in recent months, and CRO has ended up with a larger home. The new space is still…

We don’t usually cover much of the action on the Peninsula (we gotta draw the line somewhere), but hey, we figured it was time to toss you 650 folks a marrow bone. First, in San Carlos, JOHNSTON’S SALTBOX is now open for lunch, dinner, and weekend brunch. They’…

Last week I was happy to attend a preview party for SOUVLA, a brand-new souvlaki place in Hayes Valley. You may remember when I wrote about the concept a couple of years ago, when Greek American chef-owner Charles Bililies was still looking for investors and a location. Isn’t it…

It’s about that time to check in on URBAN PUTT, which has set an opening date of May 5th. Here are the latest details on what will be San Francisco’s first miniature golf course (with 14 holes!), two bars, and a restaurant. To recap, this upcoming Mission project…

As spring ramps up, there are some new places to get your lunch on. First, TROU NORMAND in the Financial District has added lunch hours as of Monday April 7th. The menu includes sandwiches, along with smaller bites for sharing, like arancini, a housemade charcuterie plate, and salt-and-vinegar potato chips.…

Looking for a new brunch spot? Well, ~SLOW CLUB~ has long offered weekend brunch, but now it’s going to be available during the week too. Starting on Monday April 14th, you can get their eggs Benedict, fried egg sandwich, and frittata any day of the week. Hours will be…

Have you had a chance to hit the Monday night pizza party by Josey Baker at THE MILL? Not yet? Well, lucky you, because they decided to make it a permanent thing! Yes! And they’re working on a preordering system for those of you coming in for an entire…

As previously reported on tablehopper, ~HI LO~ is now closed. In its place, look for the brick-and-mortar from David Barzelay of the Lazy Bear pop-up. It looks like ~DIXIE~ in the Presidio has closed. Eater reports that they are not longer taking reservations, and a visit to the restaurant revealed…

To celebrate the beginning of Giants baseball season, Show Dogs will be serving a special menu at ~SLOW CLUB~ until Friday April 11th. The menu offers a special dish at lunch, happy hour, and dinner. At dinner, check out a charcuterie plate with pâté, duck liver mousse, and basturma (totally…