The Chatterbox

Eater reports that there’s a new pint-size Mexican spot on 18th Street, right between Pizzeria Delfina and Tartine. The new place is called LOQUI, and comes from Tartine baker Cameron Wallace and Mexico City native Ari Ampudia. They’re serving a changing menu of Mexican antojitos on Friday and…

A couple of closures and subsequent openings around town. First up to bat: BISTRO UNIQUE has closed in Cow Hollow, and my neighborhood tipster sent along this photo announcing it will become TAMASHISOUL SUSHI BAR. Word on the street is the chef was at Sudachi, but let’s just say…

A press release from the mayor’s office on Friday afternoon reveals some activity in Four Embarcadero Center: international Chinese restaurant chain CRYSTAL JADE has signed a lease on a long-vacant space in the center. Crystal Jade… Nope, it’s not an ad for a spa at the back of…

Get your Southern-fried brunch on at SOUL GROOVE, which is now serving their waffles and chicken on Saturdays and Sundays. They’ve got their fried chicken on waffle sandwiches—including the Conundrum, their classic Chicken Fried Soul sandwich with the addition of an egg—plus more traditional egg platters and…

DANDELION CHOCOLATE is continuing their pop-up chef series (did you catch the fab Three Babes Bakeshop there in May?) with another local chef. This week is all about the bar cookies from Jennifer Kenny Nguyen of Native Baking Company. She’ll be dishing out her peanut butter brownies (damn those…

SAN FRANCISCO ARCHITECTURAL HERITAGE has announced the addition of five new San Francisco establishments to their San Francisco Legacy Bars and Restaurants Guide. Earlier this year, they announced 25 establishments had been featured in the guide, and then accepted submissions via social media to name the second round of additions.…

Due to open this Thursday June 13th is BROTZEIT LOKAL, a cool-sounding spot on the Oakland waterfront (in the former Oyster Reef Seafood space). Think housemade sausages and Bavarian snacks from chef Lev Delany (plus a burger made with Marin Sun Farms beef—check out the menu here), 18 beers…

The sourdough pizza place from chef Nick Yapor-Cox, NICK’S PIZZA, is adding breakfast pastry and coffee service to their repertoire. Starting Thursday June 20th, look out for scones both sweet and savory,  croissants, and loaves of bread, all from Yapor-Cox and his high school friend Aron Ford. The pair’…

VIN ANTICO has reopened on Fourth Street in San Rafael, this time with new owners, a new chef, and new management. The new owner, Mark Heffernan, has brought on Megan Smith (formerly of Sausalito’s Fish) as the executive chef, and Naomi Finerman is the general manager. They’ve bumped…

I was bummed to miss the preview luncheon for the brand-new ~MASON PACIFIC~, which just opened in the former Lalola space that borders Nob Hill, Russian Hill, and Chinatown. As previously mentioned on tablehopper, the project is from Jay Thomson and Shannon McTiernan Thomson, and executive chef Sean McTiernan (Rose…