The Chatterbox

A couple of weeks ago I noticed a protest was assembling on Facebook over a new owner taking over the famed EAGLE TAVERN in SoMa. Grub Street has a full recap of the story, the players, and what happened to the deal; not too long ago some former Eagle employees…

Owner Pete Mrabe of ~DON PISTO’S~ and THE CHUBBY NOODLE in North Beach will soon have a third place to add to his burgeoning empire: a deli. While he can’t announce the actual location just yet, he said he plans to open it in the next three months.…

Some quick opening (and closing) news for you: Uptown Almanac pays a visit to THAI IDEA VEGETARIAN, a second location of the Polk Street restaurant. 3221 Mission St. at Valencia, 415-826-4639. A couple of tipsters wrote in to tell me that a second location for SIDEWALK JUICE is set to…

Hopefully my brand-new, late-night dining app has been keeping you well fed past 11pm. Here’s one more option for your radar: starting this Fri-Sat (August 3rd-4th), the SOMA STREAT FOOD PARK is going to have some trucks parked and serving late-night food from 12am-4am! Dude. Update: Word just came…

By Dana Massey-Todd: Sometimes my twenty-one-year-old brother comes to visit me in the city, and we try to figure out fun things to do. It’s hard, because he has a huge appetite, no money, and loves beer. So you can be sure that come Thursday August 2nd, I’ll…

On Wednesday August 1st, Traci Des Jardins will be hosting a party with 7x7, A Celebration of Contemporary Mexican Restaurants, at MIJITA IN THE FERRY BUILDING, featuring some of the city’s finest Mexican food and the chefs who make it. Antelmo Faria of Tacolicious, Laurence Jossel and Gonzalo Guzman…

San Francisco can be a pretty vicious town for a young chef. Rents are high, the health and building codes are long, and the market is pretty saturated with wonderful places to eat already. So how is a creative young upstart ever to get going? On Thursday August 9th, the…

For those of you seeking a relaxing escape from your typically insane lives, this sounds like the perfect way to spend an evening. Paawan Kothari of The Chai Cart will be leading a workshop on the Art of Chai at the Conservatory of Flowers on Thursday August 9th from 6pm-7:…

Many members of the restaurant industry were deeply saddened by the news of the passing of Maurice Rouas last week, the locally adored owner of Fleur de Lys (he bought the restaurant in 1970). He had such a legacy and was a tremendous influence on many of our city’s…

Are you a member of the “I Love Spaghetti Frittata Club” yet? NO? Then run, don’t walk (okay, you can take CalTrain) to the newly opened LIMONE in San Carlos, a sister restaurant to Locanda Positano. One bite and you’ll be hooked. You can find this amazing (and,…