The Chatterbox

PG&E has finally turned on the power for the second TACOLICIOUS II and MOSTO in the Mission, and both businesses are officially open. (Owner Joe Hargrave can officially exhale, and now inhale.) There was a previous tablehopper hardhat feature with many details on the project, but let’s…

Some big news from SFist this morning: “Terces Engelhart, owner of CAFÉ GRATITUDE, just posted the following announcement on her Facebook page announcing the closure/sale of all Northern California Café Gratitudes locations. According to Englehart, some ‘aggressive lawsuits’ from former employees brought him to the decision to shutter his…

According to this help wanted ad on Craigslist, PRATHER RANCH MEAT CO. is going to be expanding their presence in the Ferry Building Marketplace. While the folks at Prather don’t want to release any details at this time, the ad mentions it will be called AMERICAN EATERY, serving “high…

Moving into the former Café Kati space, ROOSTERTAIL opens Wednesday December 7th as an upscale, fast-casual (seems to be a recurring theme this year) American rotisserie adding their hip, urban feel to Upper Fillmore. Chef-owners Gerard Darian and Tracy Green plan to serve “familiar favorites” from the American and Californian…

That Tony Gemignani (Tony’s Pizza Napoletana) is always busy working on something. Coming up next is CAPOS, a restaurant he is opening with partners Nancy Puglisi and Bruno DiFabio in the former Pulcinella space in North Beach, according to Inside Scoop. Stand by for more details on what a…

Opening tonight in the former El Rincon space is DEAR MOM, from two Thieves Tavern bartenders, Oliver Piazza and Jay Beaman, working with Thieves owner Paul Bavaro. And today’s opening is a close one: just this morning there was a fire next door, but fortunately everyone is okay (the…

The Inside Scoop broke the news that over in Cole Valley, THREE BABES BAKESHOP was opening a takeout shop for their pies (they are sharing the kitchen and retail space with the BACON BACON TRUCK) in the former Ashbury Market. Building owner Arnold Eric Wong leased the rest of the…

Coco-luxe in the Upper Haight will soon be a coffee bar by day and an urban tasting bar by night called COCO-VINE. Starting at 5:30pm, you can taste wines at their newly expanded bar along with chocolates created especially for each wine. They will also serve small snacks such…

Swing on by ~CUPOLA PIZZERIA~ in the Westfield Centre for their new La Festa di Tutte Le Feste (“the feast of all feasts”) special. For $30 per person, chef Christian Hermsdorf will put together a special meal for your table (everyone has to order it). Anything on the menu is…

A couple one-off dinners for your radar. This Thursday December 1st, Blair Warsham of graffEats is co-hosting Salon Bleue: A Feast and Conversation, the Way It Used to Be with SonicSF. A four-course menu inspired by “La Grande Cuisine” of 17th century Paris will be served with wine and beer…