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As previously mentioned in tablehopper, GILBERTH’S ROTISSERIE & GRILL, from Gilberth Cab and Julia Rivera of The New Spot and Oralia’s is now (softly) open, according to the Dogpatch Howler. The Latin-fusion menu will feature dishes with Cuban, Puerto Rican, and Central American influences, like roasted pork neck…

SFoodie brings us news of an upcoming street food destination: SOMA STREAT FOOD PARK. Carlos Muela, who is behind the project, has just begun construction on the project at 346 11th Street at Division. Inspired by Portland’s non-mobile street food scene, Muela hopes that providing a permanent street food…

Some new dishes to get you into trouble on the weekends. First, ~LAFITTE~ is partnering with Petaluma Farms to serve an all-egg brunch menu on Saturdays, starting February 4th. You can also pick up eggs to bring home. 10am-2pm. You know that infamous Bacon Butter Burger at ~MAVERICK~? Yeah, the…

On Friday February 3rd, Brass Knuckle will be popping up in GALETTE 88 with a four-course dinner called All Pigs Considered (click to see the menu and book your space). 6:30pm-11pm. $46. 88 Hardie Pl., off Kearny, between Bush and Sutter, 415-989-2222. From Tuesday February 7th-Friday February 10th, ~OLIVETO~…

I was so sorry to read in Eater about the flue fire that broke out in between GREAT CHINA and RAZAN’S ORGANIC KITCHEN in downtown Berkeley. No word on when Great China will reopen (the damage sadly sounds pretty extensive) but Razan’s was not damaged in the fire.…

Grub Street highlighted an SF Business Times article about the change in plans at Jack London Square. Instead of the Jack London Market, the Ferry Building Marketplace-esque large public market that was supposed to open, “they are now, instead, looking for food manufacturing tenants to fill the vacant space.” Stand…

I learned in a Studio Gourmet email last Friday that chef Dean Dupuis was leaving Oakland’s ~PICÁN~. More details have been officially released: Dupuis is leaving to join DC chef and restaurateur Robert Wiedmaier at Revel, an upcoming Atlantic City resort, where he will be the chef de cuisine.…

A post on Chowhound mentions a taker for Alameda’s ACAPULCO RESTAURANT. The post says, “Mike (owner of Paradise Grill and Best Burger in San Leandro and Paradiso at Willow Park in Castro Valley) has purchased Acapulcos and is revamping the interior and the food. He’s purchased the recipes,…

Now open in Berkeley is ALCHEMY COLLECTIVE, a teeny-tiny coop café that some will recognize as the cart that was previously in the parking lot of BioFuel Oasis. The partners are serving Verve on a La Marzocco machine (it’s on the cart they built), and be sure to check…

After checking in with Sandbox Bakery owner Mutsumi Takehara a few times this past month, I was happy to see her tweet that her new second business officially opened in the former Maggie Mudd location, 903. She is serving breakfast and lunch daily from 9am-3pm, and dinner will launch February…