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If you’re in the market for some local artisanal products from unique purveyors, look no further than the Meet Market at BLUXOME STREET WINERY. Oh, and did we mention you can sip on wine while doing your shopping? Yeah, not so bad. Check out the rillettes and other meaty…

October is upon us already, which means it’s time to toast fall German style. Check out these Oktoberfest deals around town, and get your beer on! Over at SCHMIDT’S in the Mission, you’ll find a bunch of special eating and drinking options from October 1st-31st. They’…

Some cool haps in Oakland: according to Scoop, James Syhabout (Commis, Hawker Fare) is going to be taking over Somerset on College Avenue: “He’s still ironing out the details in terms of the exact concept, but says it will be casual, with a full bar—‘something fun.’ ” He’s…

There’s a new spot to get a drink and your munch on in SoMa. As previously reported on tablehopper, siblings and co-owners Jess and Matt Voss are getting ready to open JAMBER on Folsom. Jess Voss generously let us take a look today, and she says they hope…

After two years of business, owner Mario Duarte of ~LOCAVORE~ in Bernal sent a note to say he has made the difficult decision to close the restaurant. He says in an email, “After two years of holding two full-time positions (GM at locavore and director of IT security for…

After scanning Craigslist help wanted ads, I noticed ~JASPER’S CORNER TAP~ is looking for a new executive chef: chef Adam Carpenter has left to become the exec chef of the restaurant at the Lafayette Park Hotel. (Carpenter lives in the East Bay with his family, which includes two kids,…

A bunch of pop-ups and guest chefs in the coming weeks! Eater mentioned the upcoming EASTERN ADDITION, a Wednesday night pop-up coming to Vinyl on Divis in October from Desi Danganan and Tim Luym (previously The Summit and Poleng Lounge) and Jacobo (or as I know him, Hakobo!…

After mentioning the rumored closing of HAMA-KO, more details are emerging on Chowhound. According to a poster, “They are actually closing due to some sort of dispute with their landlord … In any case, they are definitely not (yet) retiring: she said that they are looking for a new space,…

~PASIÓN~ in the Inner Sunset is now serving lunch Mon-Fri 11am-3pm; dishes include albondigas (lamb meatballs in a cream, sherry, and garlic sauce), empanadas of duck ropa vieja (Cuban style), a variety of ceviches, a Latin steak salad, and an avocado-Dungeness “crabwich.” There is also a weekday…

Does whole-animal cooking appeal to you in principle, but overwhelm you in practice? Yeah, I understand how that goes. Fortunately, Curiosity Atlas has the perfect solution: Tip to Tail, a class on cooking whole fish, from selecting to cleaning to filleting. They’ll even cover how to deal with…