The Chatterbox

There are some changes afoot at North Beach’s ROSE PISTOLA over the next few months. Mark Gordon (Terzo, Rose’s Café) will be taking on the executive chef responsibilities (Rose Pistola, Rose’s Café, and Terzo are all in the Nice Ventures group). Gordon will be working with the…

Even though the opening of pastry chef William Werner’s ~TELL TALE PRESERVE COMPANY~ on Maiden Lane won’t be happening until the spring, you’ll be able swing by Big Daddy Antiques in Potrero Hill for some of Werner’s sweet treats at his “Trunk Show.” Tell Tale will…

This Friday December 10th, there’s an open casting call for Food Network’s 24 Hour Restaurant Battle, a competition reality series hosted by Scott Conant. Here’s more: “We are looking for charismatic and outgoing two-person teams with pre-existing relationships, who have always dreamed of running their own restaurant.…

Chili Montes, Bi-Rite’s head butcher and an incredible chef, is cooking quite the Filipino Feast for ~18 REASONS~ on Friday December 10th. He’s going to be cooking with The Attic chef Tim Luym (also of The WOW Truck). The five-course feast will include dishes like salmon belly in…

A couple new “labs” are coming up with ~LOCAL MISSION EATERY~: first, Jesse Friedman of Beer and Nosh and Old Oak Beer is going to lead a Holiday Beer Tasting on Sunday December 12th. You will taste a selection of local, holiday beers, including Anchor Xmas Ale, He’Brew Jewbelation,…

Um, yeah: two of my favorite things: oysters and Champagne. And since we’re talking about the ~COMSTOCK SALOON~, there’s a whole lot of other goodness that’s also going to be served on Tuesday December 14th. Jacquesson et Fils will be pouring their bubbles and Drake’s Bay…

A tablehopper reader let me know that 101 California Street, slated to become the future home of ~BRASSERIE LILLE~ (the mega brasserie project from Mark Weiss of Whisk Group) has a notice to quit in the window. I got in touch with Weiss, and he said the project is now…

~COTOGNA~ will open its doors for lunch beginning tomorrow, Wednesday December 1st. Have you had a chance to look at the Cotogna menu yet? It includes a three-course prix-fixe lunch for $24, a variety of antipasti for $10 (like a spinach sformato with Grana Padano fonduta), pastas for $16 (including…