The Chatterbox

A few new brunch options for you: SPIRE is serving brunch Sundays from 11am-3pm. Some items on the menu include sweet potato Benedict with slow poached eggs, a soul food plate with waffle fried chicken and corn bread, and sweet bourbon bread pudding (dishes range from $9-$13). They’re…

Soon after I’m home from France and shake off the jet lag, I will be zipping up to Bardessono on Thursday September 30th for an evening of cocktails, book signing, and restaurant chatting. Charbay is going to be featuring the Plum Twisted cocktail (Doubled & Twisted Light Whiskey, Canton…

Since my inbox was absolutely overrun with event announcements, I thought I’d keep it simple and mention a few briefly in case something catches your eye (heck, if I was around, I’d want to go to all of these!): Tuesday September 14th, Peko Peko is staying up late…

On Tuesday September 14th, the second annual TASTE OF TEMESCAL is happening, a culinary crawl of sorts. If you buy a $30 ticket (there are only 450!), you’ll be able to visit a number of restaurants, like Bakesale Betty, Pizzaiolo, SR24, and Doña Tomas for bites and drinks. There…

Just when I thought my neighborhood couldn’t get any better, ~NOPA~ decides to launch weekend brunch service. I know, right? It starts Saturday September 4th, and will run from 11am-2:30pm. Dishes include butter basted-farm eggs with the most delicious white polenta squares, house-smoked trout and bagels, pan de…

Yo, cheese lovers (am sure that includes many of you). Thought you should know THE CHEESE SCHOOL OF SAN FRANCISCO just released the Fall 2010 schedule, and the new semester begins on September 14th. There are actually a bunch of new classes this semester; including Cheesemongering for Champions, designed for…

~HEART~ the wine bar, restaurant, and art gallery in the Mission is launching Spaghetti Sundays, which will feature homemade spaghetti, salad, and fresh garlic bread for only $15. Every Sunday evening, there will be two separate spaghetti options, one meat (with tomatoes, onions, pancetta, garlic, and black pepper) and one…

~NAKED LUNCH~ in North Beach is turning one, and to thank all their fans, they’ll be servin’ up their popular fried chicken sandwich for half off on Saturday September 4th. Yup, $4 for their deeelish sandwich. Bwok. The fried chicken sandwich from Naked Lunch. Photo: © tablehopper.com.…