The Chatterbox

After hearing rumors and receiving tip-offs from some readers, we can report that LE CHEVAL has officially reopened in its original Oakland location after getting squeezed out by their landlord back in 2010. Inside Scoop has more on the backstory on how they got their space back if you’re…

Now open in the Mission is LOT 7, a simple-looking seafood spot from Hani Desouky. As previously mentioned in tablehopper, there’s a raw bar serving oysters and sustainable seafood, plus baked oysters, fish and chips, clam chowder, mussels, and a few larger main dishes—you can check out the…

Over the weekend, I swung by DUMPLINGS & BUNS in the Upper Fillmore to grab a snack, and was dismayed to find out they were closing the next day (I was a couple days behind on reading the news). Damn, no more boozer buns! After reaching out to their representative,…

Just in case you missed the new LihoLiho Yacht Club pop-up by chef Ravi Kapur (formerly at Prospect and Boulevard), you will have a few more Mondays to catch him at ~CITIZEN’S BAND~ (until March 12th) and possibly beyond that. Courses are served family/dinner-party style, with five dishes…

Starting tonight, ~STATE BIRD PROVISIONS~ is now open on Tuesday evenings for dinner, so if you’ve been trying to get in, tonight would be a great time to do so! Another thing to note: starting Sunday March 11th, State Bird will be serving brunch on Sundays from 11am-3pm—I…

On Monday March 5th, ~BAR TARTINE~ will be hosting Pot-au-Feu, an event to support CECSF summer kids-camp. $50, four-courses including wine pairing, desserts from Tartine Bakery. Call for reservations, or reserve online. Save the date (and make your reservation!): on Thursday March 8th, ~A16~ will be hosting their annual Festa…

Interested in Italian cuisine and cooking? Right, who isn’t? Have you ever taken a cooking class with Rosetta Costantino? You can learn Southern Italian recipes and techniques, like how to make ricotta cheese or pasta. Her classes sell out super fast, so hop over right now. ~LA COCINA~ has…

A few months ago, Eater broke the news that Sausalito’s HORIZONS had new owners (Ron Davis and Bob Freeman of the Buena Vista Cafe) and plans to re-transform it back into THE TRIDENT, which was the restaurant’s original name from 1966-1976 (Janis Joplin reportedly had her own table—…

Now open in Berkeley is DIVINO, a restaurant from Marco Polo Garbarino, working with chef-partners Joan Gallagher (Nourish You) and Richard Bartlett. The Italian menu features a strong influence from the Liguria region on the Italian Riviera, with dishes like suppli (saffron risotto croquettes stuffed with smoked mozzarella, $7), a…

The lines are already long at the brand-spanking-new ~WISE SONS DELI~ in the Mission. Owners Evan Bloom and Leo Beckerman are gonna be busy boys smoking, baking, making, and serving their pastrami sandwiches on housemade bread, Reubens, smoked trout salad sandwiches, matzo ball soup, bialys, babka, and more (and you…