The Chatterbox

The folks at CATHEAD’S BBQ will be celebrating their second year anniversary on Saturday January 25th by hosting San Francisco’s first annual Rib-Off. The competitors include Baby Blues BBQ, The Galley, Good Foods Catering, and The Boneyard. For $20, you’ll get a sampling of each competitor’s…

My friend who lives in the neighborhood let me know that BREADS OF INDIA has reopened in Berkeley after a fire in 2012, and this report from Berkeleyside Nosh confirms it. Their many fans will be glad to get back to sampling their daily specials, breads, and curries. Hours are…

Now that Mitsunori “Nori” Kusakabe (previously at Sushi Ran) has taken possession of the former Machka in the Financial District, I was able to get some more details about his plans for the location, called KUSAKABE. GM Daisuke Miyake let me know they are targeting early March for the opening.…

In Bayview, there’s a new restaurant to check out called CDXX from owners Fletcher Starkey and Roshani Patel, who previously ran catering company Elevate Cuisine. Starkey informed us they offer breakfast, lunch, and dinner, with a meaty menu that includes steak frites, baby back ribs, a grass-fed burger, and…

Taking over the vacancy left by executive chef Patrick Kelly at ~GITANE~ is Alicia Jenish (previously at Grand Café), who was originally brought on a couple of months ago as the corporate chef for Franck LeClerc’s restaurant group/Claude Lane (she will continue to mentor other chefs at his…

As previously mentioned on tablehopper, Vietnamese sandwich slinger BUN MEE is opening a second location on Market Street downtown. The doors open today, Tuesday January 14th, with the same menu as the original location. Look for their inventive Vietnamese sandwiches (ahhh, the sloppy bun!), plus salads, rolls, and rice and…

Here are some new brunches for your weekend pleasure: ~ST. VINCENT~ is now serving brunch on Saturdays from 12pm-3pm. The menu includes a smørrebrød selection, a couple of egg dishes such as scrapple, and lavender bread pudding; take a peek right here. They’ll also be pouring coffee from Bicycle…

As reported previously, the HOG ISLAND OYSTER BAR in the Ferry Building is expanding. Their last day in their current space is Wednesday January 15th, and they’ll be closed until this spring. Once they reopen, the new space (by Cass Calder Smith) will offer 65 seats inside and an…

Our man Doug Washington (partner in Town Hall, Salt House, and Anchor & Hope) has caught the restaurant design bug and is launching a design and development company, Claro, with creative director Stellah De Ville. While they will be primarily be focused on redesigning/reconcepting existing restaurants, Scoop reports their…

The FIST OF FLOUR DOUGHJO is getting ready to open on Wednesday January 15th in Oakland. Back in October, East Bay Dish caught the news on the new spot from owner James Whitehead. This is the first brick-and-mortar location for Whitehead, a self-taught pizza fiend who built his own pizza…