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Check out the new S&S Shack pop-up at MISSION ROCK RESORT on Tuesday April 16th. S&S Brand is a collaboration between chefs Sarah Burchard (previously Barbacco) and Spencer O’Meara (previously Paragon), whose menu is focused on classic American food. Tickets are $40 and include an…

Pie is pretty much its own fantastic food group, so be sure to make it to the first annual San Francisco Pie Competition and Social on Sunday April 14th. The event is a benefit for the San Francisco Community School in the Excelsior. Bakers from all over are encouraged to…

Easter is almost here, and it’s time to up the quotient of tasty carbs in your life. Perhaps the most well-known Easter sweet in my family’s house is the colomba di Pasqua, a sweet, eggy bread made in the shape of an Easter dove (my mother makes a…

Psssssst! Hey you. Here’s a little secret: Alameda is totally cool and full of neat places to eat. You should really look into it, and here’s the perfect way: ALAMEDA DISHCRAWL, happening Tuesday April 9th. Basically, it’s the same idea as a pub crawl but with food…

Some good (potential) news from my Temescal tipster: “Apparently there is a move by some investors to save SCREAM SORBET … Nathan is hoping that a group of investors, apparently including Mary Canales of Ici, is looking into saving the business.” Fingers crossed. 5030 Telegraph Ave. at 51st St., Oakland. [Alas,…

Here’s a quick update on ~CHEZ PANISSE~: After suffering an unfortunate fire in the front of the restaurant on March 8th, the damage is a bit more extensive than originally thought. According to this post on the Chez Panisse website, the reopening dates of the upstairs café and restaurant…

NEW TASTE MARKETPLACE is back this Saturday March 16th with more than 35 vendors selling local, artisanal food products at St. Gregory’s in Potrero. You’ll find folks like Nana Joes Granola, Tango & Stache, Marla Bakery, Beauty’s Bagel Shop, the boys of Frozen Kuhsterd, the delicious meats…

A report by Dana Massey-Todd. As previously mentioned in tablehopper, the crew from Mamacita is opening PADRECITO in the former EOS space in Cole Valley. The team, which is also responsible for places like Tipsy Pig, Umami, and Blue Barn, includes Nate Valentine, Sam Josi, and Stryker Scales. The new…

On Friday evening I had a chance to check out HARD WATER, Charles Phan’s new bar and kitchen at Pier 3 that is opening Thursday March 14th. (Every time I mentioned it to someone this past weekend, I had to say the name in my best Don LaFontaine voice,…

Right on schedule, the transition from Betelnut to HUTONG has happened after a one-week closure, with the restaurant opening last night (Monday) for its first dinner service. As mentioned previously, the new “back alley” look (hutong means “alley”) includes wall treatments with layers of paper, newspaper, posters, and clippings, and…