The Chatterbox

With the departure of chef Angelo Auriana from ~RISTOBAR~, a new chef will be taking over, Michele Belotti from Italy. He has worked under the famed Paolo Frosio at Restaurant Frosio in Bergamo (Marc Vetri apprenticed at Frosio as a young cook), and was most recently a sous at Da…

Last week, Charles Phan gave media and friends a sneak peek of ~WO HING GENERAL STORE~, his project opening in the original Slanted Door space on Valencia Street. The name pays homage to Charles’ uncle (Wo) and father (Hing) who emigrated from China to Vietnam in 1951, where together, they…

Here’s the latest on what is replacing The Dining Room at The Ritz-Carlton, San Francisco: the restaurant will be ~PARALLEL 37~, as in the latitude that crosses near the Bay Area and wine country. Chef Ron Siegel’s menu of contemporary American cuisine will be all about the local…

Earlier this year, when it was announced the Red Vic Movie House was (sadly) closing, the San Francisco Bay Guardian revealed ~THE ALEMBIC~ was potentially going to be expanding into the space. I got a chance to catch up with Betsy Rix, one of the original four founders of the…

As of last week, the next member of the Proxy shipping container project in Hayes Valley has opened: BIERGARTEN from the Suppenküche crew. Like the name sounds like, it’s a beer garden, with numerous communal and very authentically German tables on a patio—all in all, there’s room…

Opening Tuesday November 1st is CLAUDINE, the latest project from Franck LeClerc (Gitane, Café Claude, and 5 Claude Lane gallery). It’s a combination eatery, wine bar, and gourmet market, with 31 seats for those of you who want to sit down for lunch or dinner (or just an afternoon…

After numerous attempts to get some information about the mysterious HOPS & HOMINY opening in Union Square’s Azul, kudos to Eater for getting some fricking details—I had given up. The main points: chef and co-owner David Baeli (he’s from Florida) will be serving a Southern-inspired, American menu…

Just last night, PATXI’S PIZZA (say pah’-cheese) opened their Irving Street location (in the former Darla’s). This is the fourth Patxi’s location in San Francisco from founders Patxi Azpiroz and Bill Freeman, featuring their trademark Chicago-style deep-dish pizza. There are four styles of pizza (stuffed, pan,…

Due to (softly) open this Wednesday is San Francisco’s second location of PEARL’S DELUXE BURGERS, smack dab on the corner of Market and 6th Street, keeping Show Dogs company just across the street. The grand opening is Tuesday November 1st. The project received financing from the Central Market…