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On Saturday May 12th, vegans and omnivores alike should find a lot to like at the third annual San Francisco VEGGIE FIESTA. Taking place on the football grounds of Mission High School from 11am-3pm, this family-friendly food event features food trucks, raffle prizes, music, and dancing. There’s even more…

Whoa, if you love pork, you’ve got your work cut out for you with these upcoming events. Come hungry. For pork. Five is the magic number when COCHON 555 returns to The Fairmont San Francisco on Sunday May 20th: five chefs, five pigs, five winemakers in a culinary competition…

Just a couple quick shoutouts here: first, this Thursday May 10th, swing by GREEN APPLE BOOKS in the Inner Richmond for the launch party of Gabi Moskowitz’s The BrokeAss Gourmet Cookbook, 7pm. Free food and wine! And on Saturday May 19th, you’ll want to head to ~PURCELL MURRAY~…

As mentioned in tablehopper a while back, COMAL is opening in Berkeley on Friday May 4th, just in time for Cinco de Mayo. Owner John Paluska, formerly manager for the band Phish, and chef Matt Gandin, previously chef de cuisine at Delfina, are focusing on handcrafted regional Mexican cuisine in…

Last week I was invited to a media preview dinner at COPITA, the new Mexican restaurant in Sausalito from culinary personality Joanne Weir, who partnered with restaurateur Larry Mindel (Il Fornaio, Poggio) on the project. The chef de cuisine is Edgar Sierra, a native of Mexico, who will be working…

According to a Facebook post, it looks like PIG AND PIE is planning to open this month, serving handmade sausages and homemade pies. As previously mentioned on tablehopper, it’s the spot opening in the Discolandia space in the Mission. A menu on the restaurant’s blog lists a breakfast…

I can’t wait to cross the bridge to check out the upcoming FUSEBOX, opening this Thursday May 3rd. As previously mentioned on tablehopper, this West Oakland Korean-American restaurant is from chef Sunhui Chang, a “kkochi-gui pub/sojubang” (kkochi-gui is Korean for grilled skewers), serving affordable dishes in an izakaya…

I have been trying for months (unsuccessfully) to get details from a contact at PA’INA, the new Hawaiian restaurant and lounge opening in the former Sundance Kitchen space in Japantown. Well, now it’s open, according to this post on Eater, which mentions a “lengthy menu of Asian fusion…

After 12 years of business in Hayes Valley, PAUL K has closed, according to Grub Street. As you may remember, taking its place is RICH TABLE, a new restaurant from Evan and Sarah Rich. Congrats to the two of them for having their Kickstarter funded—the page shares more about…

A couple quick notes: SFoodie mentions PRATHER RANCH AMERICAN EATERY in the Ferry Building Marketplace is no longer serving breakfast in order to focus more on lunch service. Weekend brunch will continue. New hours are Mon-Fri 10am-6pm and Sat-Sun 8am-4pm. 32 Ferry Building, 415-391-0420. Up in Mill Valley, HAWK’S…