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Newly open in the former Washington Square Bar & Grill is THE SQUARE, the new project we mentioned last month from the Sons & Daughters team (Teague Moriarty and Matt McNamara). The menu is decidedly more casual and American than S&D—you’ll find bar snacks like pastrami-spiced…

Back in December, I did a pretty extensive profile on an opulent Chinese restaurant that was about to open in the Payne Mansion on Sutter Street, LEADER HOUSE. Employees were being trained, the menu was ready, launch parties were lined up, and then boom, the place closed. It was supposed…

Thanks to a tip from my stylist extraordinaire (love you, Mr. Anthony!), I learned SCHMIDT’S in the Mission has a new chef in place: Russell Matthew Woods. He’s from New Orleans, and was previously a sous at both the Grill Room at Windsor Court and Bacchanal Fine Wines…

As announced on tablehopper a few weeks ago, there is a second location of popular Fillmore café JANE opening in the Tenderloin. The newest location opened softly yesterday, Monday March 3rd, and for the next couple days they’re serving coffee and pastries from 7am-2pm. This Friday March 7th, they’…

Local bread wizard Josey Baker is launching a pizza night at THE MILL on Monday nights from 6pm-9pm. Slices are $2.50, whole pies are $20, and both can be enjoyed to go or right there. Toppings will change every week, and here’s the lineup for the month: March…

It’s time again for the wonderful Italian celebration of Festa Della Donna, or festival of the woman, in support of National Women’s Day on Saturday March 8th. This year, ~A16~ is celebrating a very special woman who tragically passed last year: Judy Rodgers. They are working with the…

~POGGIO~ is offering an Italian-American-inspired Tuesday night supper special throughout March. The suppers are a more casual, family-style affair with four to six small antipasti to start, followed by crowd-pleasing spaghetti and meatballs. In the antipasti department, look for rotating selections like marinated grilled asparagus and calamari and octopus salad.…

Back in November, we broke the news that chef Eddie Blyden (Henry’s, Miss Pearl’s, the Alembic) was going to be opening his own burger spot in the new year. Well, the time has come and the griddle is hot: CROSSBURGERS is now open in the Rotunda Building on…

Next Monday March 3rd, Charles Phan and his team are opening a new concept in the former Heaven’s Dog space, which has been closed since November 2012 (after an unfortunate pipe backup and flood). The new restaurant and bar is going to have a strong English accent and is…

A report by Dana Eastland. After more than a year of work, the newest outpost of SIGHTGLASS COFFEE is now open in the Mission. They’re joining lots of other hip businesses on what is known as the “20th Street Corridor,” right next to Trick Dog, and on the same…