The Chatterbox

After getting cut off from my Monday bagel delivery from Sour Flour (sob), things got desperate again on my own personal bagel front. So I was happy to learn about artisanal bagel maker Jay Glass coming to the Bay Area with his business SPOT BAGEL. He knows a thing or…

Not too long ago, I mentioned Glen Park’s Red and White wine bar was morphing into a collaborative project with Laurent Legendre of Le P’tit Laurent. SFoodie reports the new incarnation is now open: SEL ET VIN, an oyster and wine bar. The piece mentions there are six…

Well, it appears to be the end of an era… After my report a few weeks back that TI COUZ appeared to be struggling, the Inside Scoop now adds that it’s potentially closing any day now (according to employees there). So many dinner dates and pichets of cider there…

I have to do a shout out for my dad’s friends, who are hosting a benefit at their restaurant MEZZA LUNA for one of their employee’s daughters, Isabella Messina, who suffers from Omenn’s Syndrome. UNA SERENATA PER ISABELLA is Thursday March 31st, and will feature a family-style…

I received an email from Sol Hernandez of San Rafael’s SOL FOOD about some unexpected and emergency sewer repairs (never fun) they had to do at the “big restaurant” at 901 Lincoln Avenue. After some snags with the permits from the  building department, they are hoping to finally reopen…

There has been some talk lately of some bowling alleys coming to San Francisco, including the Lucky Strike Lanes opening in the former Borders location in SoMa, and rumors of New York’s Brooklyn Bowl coming to the Mission. But there’s a third project in the mix: the ladies…

Chef-owner Pete Mrabe of ~DON PISTO’S~ is going to be launching a second business in North Beach (because he’s just not busy enough, ha), a noodle/raw bar. He tells me he’s going to focus on Southeast Asian dishes, but look for some Mexican ingredients to make…

I was asked to keep the new tenant for the Kasa Marina location under my hat, but it looks like the cat got way out of the bag. Meow! It’s Nick Fasanella, the original founder of Nick’s Crispy Tacos on Polk Street—while he’s no longer involved…

~BAR BAMBINO~ will be opening their nearby PRONTO BY BAR BAMBINO café, bakery, and kiosk at the newly renovated ODC Theater (at 17th and Shotwell Streets in the Mission) on May 22nd. The café will have 20 seats inside, plus room for an additional 25-30 guests outside with heated seating.…