The Chatterbox

A website has gone up for a SoMa project I have been tracking and trying to find details on for a while: BUZZWORKS. The team isn’t ready to disclose details on the project until May, so we’ll have to rely on their website for now, which says there…

Some big news over at ~BAR AGRICOLE~: a press release announces owner Thad Vogler has brought on Melissa Reitz as chef-partner. She was previously at Camino (where Vogler met her), as well as Quince, Zuni Café, Pizzaiolo, and most recently at Bantam in Santa Cruz. Like the bar, sourcing will…

I was driving in SoMa on Sunday, tsk-tsking over the closed doors of the EndUp on a Sunday afternoon. (Seriously? What the hell is going on over there? Sunday afternoons used to be an epic scene at that club. Makes me sad.) Then I  noticed a huge “restaurant for lease”…

LITTLE CHIHUAHUA is starting brunch service this Saturday March 15th. All three of their locations (Divisadero, Noe Valley, Mission) will be offering Mexican brunch dishes, including stacked enchiladas, French toast, and chile relleno; check out all the options here. They’ll be pouring Sightglass coffee and mimosas. For this month…

Preeti Mistry’s ~JUHU BEACH CLUB~ is celebrating one year of business this month, and of course she is throwing a big, colorful party. On Sunday March 16th from 3pm-6pm, catch a Holi party with food and drinks in their parking lot. Holi is the Indian Festival of Love, when…

Starting March 14th, every Friday you can find OFF THE GRID at Fort Mason again, from 5pm-11pm (rain or shine). You’ll find a wide selection of more than 30 vendors, including the likes of Azalina’s, Red Sauce Meatballs, the Lobsta Truck, and Johnny Doughnuts. To fight off Karl…

We are very sad to report that Shigemi Komiyama, who owned Halu in the Inner Richmond with his wife and daughters, has passed away. He passed in January after a long illness, the Scoop reports. Komiyama was also the drummer for local surf-rock band The Shitones, and Halu was decorated…

According to a post on their Facebook page, BARKADA in Oakland is going to begin offering full service. The spot, which opened in May 2013, has until now been a café and bakery. A call to the restaurant revealed that they are indeed changing some things: the café is now…

Novato restaurant HILLTOP 1892 has a new chef, Todd Davies, who previously worked at Lark Creek Inn and Corks at Russian River Vineyards. He has made some changes to the menu, including more share plates and his riff on Bradley Ogden’s famous butterscotch pudding for dessert. The dinner menu…

Every time I drive down Broadway (or am walking by Sam’s and am trying to convince myself it’s not a good time for a cheeseburger), there’s the vacant and looming Gold Mountain space, tragically so empty and cold. But not for long! It was with great interest…