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The ~UNA PIZZA NAPOLETANA~ vacation ends tomorrow, Wednesday November 3rd, so you can head in and get your fix. The Inside Scoop reported that JOE DIMAGGIO’S ITALIAN CHOPHOUSE in North Beach is now closed. 601 Union St. at Stockton. Haighteration uncovered quite a bit of news about some closures…

OZUMO RESTAURANT in San Francisco has a new executive chef, Alex Morgan. His background includes stages at Arzak (San Sebastian, Spain), Hachi Bei (Tokyo, Japan) and Yoshia (Tokyo, Japan), and working at varied places like Café Andrée to Restaurante Akelarre (San Sebastian, Spain). 161 Steuart St. at Howard, 415-882-1333. At…

Here’s one more place you can add to your list of late-night dining options: the ~W CAFÉ~ has a new late night “sin” menu until 1am. There’s an XYZ Pizza with prosciutto, Gorgonzola, caramelized onions, and figs, along with crab arancini, calamari, Sonoma foie gras, a grilled chicken…

In case you missed my tweet about it, ~RAGAZZA~ is now serving a pretty extensive menu to go, which includes pizzas, some of chef Ardiana’s delicious salads, and the diavola roast chicken. And parents with kids will be happy to know that kids dining with an adult eat free…

Last week I posted about restaurants serving white truffles, and now here are a couple more spots where you can get your truffle on: Chef Staffan Terje at ~PERBACCO~ has put together a special (and extensive) menu, with dishes like panna cotta di cavolfiore (chilled cauliflower custard topped with crab…

Yup, Thanksgiving is just three weeks away, and here are a bunch of options to help you have the best-looking table! On Saturday November 6th and 13th, chef Mark Sullivan is inviting a 
limited number of guests to join him for his annual Thanksgiving-inspired cooking class in the kitchen at…

The weather may be warm today, but come next week, you’ll probably be happy to cozy up in the ~BIG 4~ at the Huntington Hotel for their annual wild game dinner, running November 9th-13th. On the menu: appetizers like Brazilian piranha “chops” ($18), coffee-cacao and spice-cured Sika deer medallions…

MAMACITA in the Marina is turning five on Wednesday November 10th, and the restaurant is celebrating by offering everything on the menu for $5. Yup, the $18 duck leg “carnitas” tacos will be $5, the regular $17 carnitas, you guessed it, will be $5. Margaritas: $5. The only thing exempt…

Of course I have to do a shout-out for fellow Calabrese Rosetta Costantino, whose new book, My Calabria: Rustic Family Cooking from Italy’s Undiscovered South, just came out. Here are some highlights of events and classes; read the complete list here. This Thursday November 4th is an all-Calabrian dinner…