The Chatterbox

At long last—and after a year of originally hearing the news that Tony Gemignani (of famed Tony’s Pizza Napoletana) was opening a new restaurant in the former Pulcinella space on Vallejo—he gets to open ~CAPO’S~ this Friday November 16th. Capo’s is going to be quite…

The third location of THE LITTLE CHIHUAHUA is now open on Valencia. As previously reported on tablehopper, they’ve taken over the former Urbun Burger space. The menu will be the same as the other locations—except they won’t be doing nachos and enchiladas for now; something new and…

A report by Dana Massey-Todd: Another project along the Valencia corridor is getting ready to open on Wednesday November 14th. As previously reported on tablehopper, the newest addition, DANDELION CHOCOLATE, is taking the third remaining space at 740 Valencia, alongside Abbot’s Cellar and Craftsman and Wolves. The project comes…

As previously mentioned on tablehopper, Michael Recchiuti’s CHOCOLATE LAB is opening this Friday November 16th in Dogpatch. The Lab will have a variety of offerings, and will be open for lunch, dinner, drinks, and everything in between. You’ll be able to select something off the savory menu of…

Some closures around town: first, SEASONS RESTAURANT at Four Seasons Hotel San Francisco has closed for a renovation; look for a new restaurant and concept in late May 2013. In the meantime, dining service is still available daily in Seasons Bar and Lounge for breakfast, lunch, dinner, and cocktails from…

As we all know, MythBusters is all about the pressing questions in life. On Sunday November 18th, the big one is “Does it really taste like chicken?” The MythBusters team called on local chef David Lawrence of ~1300 ON FILLMORE~ to prepare exotic meats in the style of his famous…

The SF Chefs Dinner Party Project continues this fall, with three more dinners to check out. As mentioned in tablehopper in the spring, these events are pretty cool, because a collection of chefs get together to prepare some exciting food, which doesn’t happen all that often. This fall, cozy…

The holiday season is indeed approaching (I know, I know). I’m not the only one with a calendar that’s already getting jammed, so I wanted to get these two shopping events on your radar. Join me and let’s celebrate the holidays by avoiding the mall and supporting…

Seems like there’s always something new at SF FOODLAB, and this month is no exception. Check out their newest pop-up, ChefRoulette, on Sundays from 10am-2pm. Each weekend, a different chef will be on hand preparing brunch, and they’ve got bottomless mimosas and free sparkling wine too. The chef…

New, Yreka-based ranch BELCAMPO MEAT CO. has opened their first retail shop, in Larkspur’s Marin Country Mart. The space houses a full-scale butcher shop, including beef, pork, lamb, and poultry. They also sometimes stock rabbit and goat, plus specialty poultry items, depending on the season. They are currently taking…