The Chatterbox

All kinds of things going on at ~SAISON~ this month: there are the special Jeremy Fox SMITH@Saison dinners next week, and this Tue-Thu, chef Joshua Skenes will be previewing some of the dishes he is going to be serving while at the Food & Wine Classic in Aspen next…

Some new meal options for you. Starting this week, THE TIPSY PIG in the Marina will be opening for lunch Wed-Fri at 11:30am. The patio will be a perfect spot to dine on a fried chicken sandwich or a Niçoise salad (you can view the entire menu online here)…

Some random openings and news around town for you. First up, SUPER DUPER is opening a second (and very spacious) location this Thursday June 9th at the former Sellers Market location on Market Street. Keep your eyes peeled for a free burger hour (a “Twitter Feed”) for Super Duper Twitter…

NEW TASTE MARKETPLACE returns this Saturday June 11th from 12pm-5pm, with everything from handmade buttermilk biscuits with molten cheddar gravy, caramelized onions, and herbs from Biscuit Bender to Sicilian baked goods from Dolce Sicilia. Please remember, it’s a fundraiser for the The Food Pantry—which distributes groceries to over…

After the exodus of chef Kim Alter and some kitchen crew members from ~PLATE SHOP~ a couple weeks ago, I heard back from partner Matt Kahn that the former partners of 1550 Hyde (Peter Erickson and Kent Liggett) have been hired. According to this post in the Inside Scoop, chef…

On a somber note, I wanted to post some information about a memorial for the very brave  SCOTT LAWRENCE, who sadly passed away somewhat unexpectedly a few weeks ago (the actual cause of his passing remains unknown). He was a CIA grad who worked at Spruce and AQUA, and was…

Some exciting news: chef Jeremy Fox will be cooking at ~SAISON~ from June 14th-18th while Saison’s chef Joshua Skenes is off to the Food & Wine Classic in Aspen (he was voted one of the 10 Best New Chefs 2011). Fox is calling the series SMITH@Saison—and he…

I was happy to learn about the second tenant in the upcoming 740 Valencia Street location, which will hold The Abbot’s Cellar and a third tenant. Hopefully open by this fall will be DANDELION CHOCOLATE, a small-batch, bean-to-bar chocolate factory from partners Todd Masonis and Cameron Ring (with the…

Right on schedule, the Basque-inspired ~TXOKO~ is opening tonight for dinner at 5pm (open until 2am). You can check out a copy of the menu on their site here, and read up on all the deets in my piece from last week. I look forward to getting a closer look…

A few new beer and wine licenses that have been issued around town are sure to make diners happy: over at ~BRENDA’S FRENCH SOUL FOOD~, it means you’ll be able to have mimosas with your Hangtown fry, and at BISTRO SF GRILL, you can have a glass of…