The Chatterbox

A couple of weeks ago, we had an update and sneak peek for you on the design details of the upcoming ~KIN KHAO~ in the Parc 55. Well, it’s looking like the space will be opening to the public for lunch this Friday February 21st. Owner Pim Techamuanvivit and…

Eater was the first to catch the liquor license activity for the recently closed ZUPPA space in SoMa, and the taker is none other than Chris Cosentino (Incanto, Boccalone). Details are spare for now, so stand by on what his plans are for the space (I have always thought it’…

A report by Dana Eastland. The newest project from the team at AQ is MÉLANGE MARKET, a hybrid café and pop-up incubator in the ODC building in the Mission. We’ve mentioned it briefly, but we’ve got some details on the project now that their doors have been open…

Doughnuts are not only stupidly delicious, but who knew they could be so damn gorgeous too?! We heard some buzz about new pop-up BESPOKE DOUGHNUTS from Brian Christie and Reilly Meehan, who are crafting some truly spectacular doughnut creations, including options like piña colada, or one with duck confit, apple,…

This is the kind of news that is so hard for us to report. Over the weekend, Josh Epple, who co-owned Drewes Meats in Noe Valley with his brother, Isaac Epple, tragically died in a motorcycle accident. Noe Valley Blog has some details, and the comments are a small testament…

Oh boy, this is delicious and dangerous news: LOS SHUCOS LATIN HOT DOGS is now open in the Mission. The owner, Sofia Keck, originally hails from Guatemala and has brought Guatemalan-style street food hot dogs to San Francisco. The hot dogs come with two sausage types: bacon-wrapped sausage or handmade…

On Saturday February 22nd, head to THE MILL, where Josey Baker and Nopalize will be hosting a party to celebrate their launch with a new video from The Werehaus. David Golovin will be grilling his sausages, St. George Spirits will be in the house, along with beer from Cellarmaker, and,…

Berkeleyside Nosh reports that eclectic Mexican street food purveyor CHOLITA LINDA is now open in Temescal, as reported in tablehopper last year. They’ve been serving at farmers’ markets around the Bay Area and have made quite a name for their fish tacos. Now, you can get those and more…

It was just about a year ago that news of the closure of the grand and venerable Masa’s broke. The space has been empty ever since, but now we have word that Sachin Chopra of San Mateo’s All Spice and his wife, Shoshana Wolff, have taken it over.…

Folks were speculating about where Sylvan Mishima Brackett (Peko Peko) was going to be opening his upcoming izakaya in SF after the announcement last week, and it ends up it’s going into the former Chez Spencer location that tragically burnt down last May. Brackett says it’s going to…