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You Say Tomato....

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You Say Tomato....

Oh yeah, it’s totally the time to be enjoying those delightful pomodori, so here are a few events you tomato-lovers won’t want to miss: Tonight, Tuesday August 16th, author Barry Estabrook will be at ~OMNIVORE BOOKS~. He’ll be talking about his new book, Tomatoland: How Modern Industrial…

Marcia Gagliardi

Marcia Gagliardi • Aug 16, 2011

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The Tavern at Lark Creek Launches "Biergarten in the Grove" on Sundays

Starting Sunday August 21st, THE TAVERN AT LARK CREEK is hosting Biergarten in the Grove on Sundays. Chef Aaron Wright has put together a menu of grilled Austrian and German dishes, like a Bavarian mixed grill (grilled sausages with choice of two sides, $16.95) fresh off the outdoor grill,…

Marcia Gagliardi

Marcia Gagliardi • Aug 16, 2011

Chef Edward Higgins Opening BAiA in San Francisco (Instead of Oakland)

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Chef Edward Higgins Opening BAiA in San Francisco (Instead of Oakland)

Back in January, the Inside Scoop mentioned chef Edward Higgins—a New York import who worked very closely with chef Marco Canora of Hearth and Insieme for years, and is currently at Quattro at the Four Seasons Palo Alto—would be opening his own project, ~BAIA~ in Oakland. After checking…

Marcia Gagliardi

Marcia Gagliardi • Aug 09, 2011

Coming to 18th and Guerrero: Izakaya Yuzuki

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Coming to 18th and Guerrero: Izakaya Yuzuki

At the end of the Commonwealth Club panel I moderated last week, I was very pleased to meet Yuko Hayashi, the owner of the forthcoming ~IZAKAYA YUZUKI~, due to open in the former Ebb & Flow space on the corner of 18th Street and Guerrero. (I was doing some serious…

Marcia Gagliardi

Marcia Gagliardi • Aug 09, 2011

Pica Pica Opening a Third Location in the Castro

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Pica Pica Opening a Third Location in the Castro

Adriana López Vermut, owner of ~PICA PICA MAIZE KITCHEN~ will be opening a third location (the second in San Francisco) in the Castro in early September, as initially reported in the Scoop. The restaurant will be 1,500 square feet on two levels, with seating for 40. Local firm Arcsine…

Marcia Gagliardi

Marcia Gagliardi • Aug 09, 2011

New Projects on the Horizon

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New Projects on the Horizon

The liquor license crystal ball has lots of tidbits about upcoming projects, finally revealing what is moving into the former Il Cantuccio space on 16th Street in the Mission. It’s going to be, you guessed it, a Neapolitan pizzeria called MOZZERIA. Eater mentions there will be an “international fusion”…

Marcia Gagliardi

Marcia Gagliardi • Aug 09, 2011

Mission News Round-Up: Crazy Thai, Rice Paper Scissors, and Commonwealth

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Mission News Round-Up: Crazy Thai, Rice Paper Scissors, and Commonwealth

You can now grab lunch at Crazy Thai at THE CORNER Mon-Sat from the former chef-owner of Yamo Thai. Yup, Nan Thana Soiathorn (aka “Anna”), that wild and crazy Thai lady who cooked and yelled at you at Yamo from 1995-2004, is now ready to cook for you again! Don’…

Marcia Gagliardi

Marcia Gagliardi • Aug 09, 2011

Another Roastery/Café Combo Opening in SoMa: De La Paz

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Another Roastery/Café Combo Opening in SoMa: De La Paz

After a tip-off from Live SoMa, I learned local roaster DE LA PAZ CAFE AND ROASTERY has moved into some new digs at Mission and 7th Street. Their plan is to open an espresso bar and roastery by the end of September (yes, yes, this is right up the street…

Marcia Gagliardi

Marcia Gagliardi • Aug 09, 2011

Boulange Continues Its Citywide Expansion/Takeover/Domination

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Boulange Continues Its Citywide Expansion/Takeover/Domination

LA BOULANGE has all kinds of openings on the horizon: first Grub Street has been tracking their opening at 222 Sutter Street (previously Loehmann’s); the opening was last mentioned to be September 19th. There’s also another opening due in December at 465 California Street (the Merchants Exchange Building)…

Marcia Gagliardi

Marcia Gagliardi • Aug 09, 2011

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Kim Alter Will Be the Chef at Daniel Patterson's Upcoming Oakland Project

Diablo Dish released the news about chef Kim Alter’s (Plate Shop, AQUA, Manresa) next gig: she will be the chef at Daniel Patterson’s upcoming Jack London Square restaurant (previously Bracina), which he reportedly hopes to open by mid-November. Patterson describes the concept as “an accessible take on Northern…

Marcia Gagliardi

Marcia Gagliardi • Aug 09, 2011

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