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A report by Dana Massey-Todd. As previously mentioned on tablehopper, Michelle Polzine, the former pastry chef at Range, has opened her own project in Hayes Valley, called 20TH CENTURY CAFE. It’s open softly for now, with some limited menu choices like her delicious knishes, bagels, raspberry plum coffee cake,…

A report by Dana Massey-Todd. As mentioned on tablehopper in January, the former BIA’S on Haight Street is now SPARROW BAR AND KITCHEN. The new project comes from Veronica Lopez and Marc Diebold, with consultation on the menu from Ola Fendert of Oola. They officially opened last night for…

As reported in the Scoop, Peninsula outfit with the racy name ASIAN BOX is opening a San Francisco location in Macy’s Union Square. Partners Frank Klein, Grace Nguyen, and Chad Newton opened in Palo Alto in 2012, and this is their first venture northward. The new spot will be…

We broke the news back in April that Jeff Gambardella and Douglas Mathieux of Rigolo Café were opening ARTESANO in Laurel Heights. We just got word from the team last night that this casual South American concept—offering Latin American comfort food from countries ranging from Brazil to Peru to…

Coffee and bikes is always a strong and winning combo. If you swing by the PUBLIC BIKES STORE in South Park, you’ll find a new coffee bar area on the front porch, with service from Saint Frank Coffee (which is due to open its own shop in August on…

Was sorry to hear the news that Dennis Leary is going to be closing ~CANTEEN~ at some point in late August or early September. Inside Scoop shares that with Leary’s upcoming projects (Cafe Terminus at 10 California Street and the Trocadero Club in the former RJ’s on Geary)…

If you just can’t wait for Outside Lands, which is coming to the city August 9th-11th, you’re in luck. You can catch one of the Summer Pairings series between now and the festival, which pair music, food, and wine together, albeit on a smaller scale than at the…

~OLIVETO~ is continuing their tradition of special dinners built around exceptional ingredients, this time with their 12th annual Oceanic Dinners from July 9th-July 12th (yup, right now). You can still catch three nights of these suppers, which feature à la carte seafood options including a raw bar, pastas, appetizers, and…

Saturday July 13th should go on your calendar right now, because handmade pasta mavens Mattarello will be popping up with their exceptional wares at BIONDIVINO from 3pm-6pm. They’ll be hawking tagliatelle (including a parsley-garlic version), squid-ink spaghetti, pappardelle, and tortellini, to name just a few. Orders can be placed…

Now Oakland has its very own UMAMI BURGER, which officially (soft) opened Monday July 8th. The new location has its own “signature burger,” the queso fundido, with a gut-busting combo of chile con queso and chorizo fundido sauce on top of a burger patty. It’s open daily 11am-11pm. 2100…