Sebo Temporarily Closed
Sushi fanatics and connoisseurs, take note: ~SEBO~ is unexpectedly closing from now through April 15th, and will re-open for regular service on Friday the 16th. No fish for you!…
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Craigslist Revelations
Sometimes craigslist is like a crystal ball for upcoming projects, revealing a few details about restaurants I’ve been tracking. This week, an ad for CAFE DES AMIS mentions a June opening (we’ll have to see how that maps out since this project keeps getting delayed). One more update…
Learn Some Dishes from Foreign Cinema and Fish. Chefs
There’s nothing like learning about how to make a restaurant dish you love directly from the chef, right? This Wednesday March 31st, you can finally learn the secret to Foreign Cinema’s Madras curry fried chicken, when chefs Gayle Pirie and John Clark teach a cooking class at Cavallo…
Happy Hour with Industry Folks Doing the AIDS/LifeCycle Ride
This Thursday April 1st, chef Jennifer Biesty (Scala’s Bistro), Sara Delman (an event planner at Samantha Smith Productions), and Julie Colleran (a GM at COCO500) are hosting a FUNdraising event at Harry Denton’s Starlight Room for their AIDS/LifeCycle ride. Jen, Sara, and Julie (AKA Team Mise en…
Vegan Night at La Victoria Thursday 4/1 (No Joke)
Once a month (the first Thursday of the month), Soul Cocina prepares a special vegan menu at LA VICTORIA BAKERY. This Thursday April 1st, the menu includes asparagus and Meyer lemon flatbread ($10) with mixed greens and local strawberries in coriander vinaigrette; wild foraged mushroom flatbread ($11) with radish and…
A Multi-Napkin Meal (In Honor of Crawfish Season)
Next Saturday April 10th, YATS is going to be hosting a full-tilt crawfish boil during the day on the back courtyard of Annie’s Bistro. Yon Davis is flying in 600 pounds of crawfish from Tony’s Seafood in Baton Rouge, along with spicy potatoes and corn. There will also…
Have Your Lipitor Nearby: Southern Fried Night Is Coming
Coming up on Tuesday April 13th is the fourth annual Southern Fried Night at ~MAVERICK~. On the menu, you’ll find frog legs, alligator “balls,” chorizo pies, green tomatoes, country fried steak, shrimp and grits, and more. Ironically it’s the only night they don’t fry chicken since you…
Celebrate Earth Day in Green Valley
This year marks the 40th anniversary of Earth Day, and Iron Horse Vineyards in Sebastopol is going to be celebrating with a special food and wine tasting on Sunday April 18th: Green Valley Goes Blue. The focus of this fourth annual fundraising event is ocean conservation. Event highlights include California…
Arizmendi Opens in San Rafael April 6th
ARIZMENDI BAKERY is not only opening another location in San Francisco this summer (next to Heart, at 1270 Valencia), but the Association of Arizmendi Cooperatives is also opening a San Rafael location on April 6th, right on the downtown plaza. The worker-owned bakery will be offering an array of their…
Congrats to James Beard Nominees
It’s always an exciting time of year when the JAMES BEARD FOUNDATION AWARD finalists are announced. And way to go, San Francisco, because three of the six Best New Restaurant nominees are here!
Flour + Water San Francisco Chef/Partner: Thomas McNaughton Partners: David White and David Steele
Frances San…