The Chatterbox

It’s no secret that Lauren Kiino of ~IL CANE ROSSO~ is a wicked-good chef. And this Friday February 4th, you’ll be able to have a wicked-affordable dinner at COFFEE BAR: three courses for $35 (with two choices in each course, including a vegetarian option). You can check out…

You like delicata squash? Well, you might get a coupon for a free one (grown by Everything Under the Sun) if you get to the Ferry Plaza Farmers Market early enough this coming Thursday. Beginning at 10am on Tuesdays and Thursdays, The Center for Urban Education about Sustainable Agriculture (CUESA)…

This Saturday February 5th marks the return of the FORAGESF UNDERGROUND MARKET, which is back at SomArts (934 Brannan St. at 8th St.); from 11am-4pm, you can purchase take-homeables (and there will be accordion players!), while 6pm-2am will bring drinks and hot food. $5 entry fee. You can view all…

This Saturday February 5th, SF Food Not Bombs is hosting a fundraising dinner in order to purchase reusable plates and utensils for their Thursday Food Sharing events. The five-course dinner is being sold at a $10-$30 sliding scale (you get a free drink with donations over $10). You can…

According to Scoop, chef Edward Higgins—currently the chef at the Four Seasons Palo Alto, and previously from New York (formerly at Insieme, Hearth, and Craft)—is going to be opening BAIA in Oakland. “It’s going to be a small, intimate restaurant specializing in modern Italian cuisine” with a…

Even though the owners have tried to tell us they aren’t open, ~LEOPOLD’S~, the Austrian-Italian restaurant that moved into the Antica Trattoria space on Polk, is quite open. Based on a few reports and their Facebook page, here’s what we’ve got: an Alpine (Austria/Alto Adige/…

Boy, there is thankfully a lot of barbecue that is making appearances on the scene, from The Rib Whip truck parking in SoMa to CatHead’s Barbecue (see my next post) to this wonderful-sounding brand-new addition, SMOKE. Mark Furr—who grew up in Kansas City (“I’ve been doing barbecue…

A few weeks ago, I tweeted that Eskender Aseged was going to be hosting a Moroccan-influenced Radio Africa & Kitchen on Fridays at THE CORNER, and I also heard from CatHead’s Barbecue—a trio of professional chefs who are hosting their menu of ‘cue on Saturday nights from 6pm-1am—…

According to a Craigslist ad, the new tenant moving into the Tango Gelato space on Fillmore Street is going to be a “quick casual VIETNAMESE SANDWICH EATERY opening March 2011.” The owner wants to hold on revealing any more info at this time, so stand by. Bring on the banh…