The Chatterbox

I was pretty stoked to read this tidbit on Chowhound about the new VIVA GOA (N.B. beware the website music—the link to turn it off is tricky) Indian restaurant that recently opened in the Marina. My sis and I only had limited time to eat in Goa when…

Awwww, BISTRO CLOVIS, that Frenchie place on Market Street that you have probably driven by a thousand times as you zip up Franklin Street, has closed its doors after 20 years of feeding the symphony crowd. (Originally reported by Tasting Table.) 1596 Market St. at Franklin.…

A couple sites (Tenderblog, 7x7) just percolated the news of LITTLE BIRD, a new cafe that has opened in the former Caffeine space (next door to Whiskey Thieves in the Tenderloin). According to the Tenderblog post, the owners are Dave Blood (don’t piss him off, because he will cut…

Just in case you have a sweet tooth and limited funds this Saturday August 7th, swing by SUSIECAKES in the Marina for their birthday party, with 40-cent cookies all day, including chocolate chip, snickerdoodles, and iced molasses. The main shindig will be at the Greenbrae location in Marin, which is…

GiveChange, a Bay Area non-profit that raises support for local causes, is collaborating with La Cocina, San Francisco’s non-profit food business incubator. GiveChange is supporting La Cocina’s new mobile vending program that enables low-income entrepreneurs to create mobile food businesses. The GiveChange fundraiser kicked off last week on…

Yup, it’s that time of the year again: Burning Man camp fundraising. And since I’d most definitely like to attend one of the Tasty/Dirty Dishes happy hours on the playa this month, then I should share some details about their upcoming event here in SF: OISHII!: A…

As I stated in my Quintessential Tastes of Marin article for Marin Magazine last month, I’m already a fan of breakfast at CIBO in Sausalito—so I can only imagine how tasty their new dinner will be. The menu includes a variety of salads ($8-$10); mac and cheese…

Up in Larkspur, THE TAVERN AT LARK CREEK has not one but two newly appointed chefs, Clint Davies and Aaron Wright. Their new summer menu includes chilled white corn soup with maitake mushrooms and crispy pancetta ($8.95) and Alaskan halibut with farro, mushrooms, white corn, snap pea, and radish…

Hey meaty-lovin’ folks, it’s the last week for contestants to enter Protein University’s WHO’S YOUR BUTCHER? contest. The winner will receive an all-expenses paid, four-day trip to an “all-star” butcher retreat at the Grove Park Inn in Asheville, North Carolina, in mid-August. Additionally, the winner will join…

I heard rumors that Dave McLean of Magnolia had a project brewing (heh) in Dogpatch, and he has kindly shared a “work in progress” update with me. What this means is zoning, planning, and other factors may come into play, but the plan is to open a small-scale production brewery,…