The Chatterbox

Great news: JUHU BEACH CLUB has been cleared for takeoff and will be opening on Friday March 1st at 5:30pm. The license went through, so beer and wine will be poured! Look for six to eight different beers on tap, with a few imports from India. There will aso…

As previously reported on tablehopper, Margaret Grade and Daniel DeLong of MANKA’S (music alert) purchased the former Olema Inn last year, with plans to reopen the former roadhouse in their own style. Well, they’ve renamed it simply THE OLEMA and opened their doors on Thursday February 21st, with…

Pete Mrabe (Don Pisto’s, Chubby Noodle) continues to be one of the busier restaurateurs I know. A while back I mentioned that he’s going to be opening a deli and grocery in North Beach at 728 Vallejo. He has finally decided on the name, which will be CENTRAL…

Business partners Anna Weinberg and chef Jennifer Puccio of Marlowe and Park Tavern will be opening THE CAVALIER and S+R LOUNGE in the Viceroy Hotel Group’s new downtown property, Hotel Zetta (formerly the Milano). Inside Scoop mentions The Cavalier is moving into the space that has been a…

A report by Dana Massey-Todd. As we’ve mentioned earlier, local food truck purveyors of Indian street food (with a twist) CURRY UP NOW is opening a new brick-and-mortar location on Wednesday February 20th. The latest outpost is on the increasingly Indian food-centric Valencia corridor. It’s 2,100 square…

Want to geek out on coffee? (Don’t make me revoke your San Franciscan card.) The latest addition at SIGHTGLASS COFFEE, called Top Bar, will be your new caffeinated playground. Head to the mezzanine upstairs and you’ll find a microbar in the back, where you can grab a seat…

After a tip-off this morning from Castro Biscuit, I followed up with the owner of POESIA, Francesco d’Ippolito, about the rumor that he’s opening a second Italian concept in the now-closed Dancing Pigs space on Castro. He confirmed the rumor is true—he plans to open a casual…

It was reported in Scoop and in a press release shortly thereafter: RANCHO GORDO is opening a proper shop in the Ferry Building, after years of hawking its new-world products at the farmers’ market. Rancho Gordo will be taking over the space currently occupied by Scharffen Berger, with an opening…

At ~BAR TARTINE~, co-horts Vinny Eng and Kim Watson-Jew had their last night at the restaurant on Friday (sniff, sniff), and their replacements have been named: Mary Christie (previously State Bird Provisions) is the new beverage director and manager, and Molly Fritz (Quince, Benu, Sons & Daughters) is the new…

The fabulous Festa Della Donna is returning to ~A16~ on Friday March 8th. The annual celebration in support of International Women’s Day is not only a heartfelt and delicious event, it’s also a benefit for La Cocina. This year, catch guest chef Maria Helm Sinskey, plus three of…