The Chatterbox

Visitors to the Oxbow Public Market in Napa may have tried the tasty arepas and other Venezuelan street food bites at PICA PICA MAIZE KITCHEN. In early April, Pica Pica is launching a second restaurant in the former Mi Lindo Yucatan Space on Valencia here in the city. Owner-executive chef…

After hitting some ever-common snags with inspections, ~RADIUS~, the new cafe-restaurant opening in the former Julie’s Supper Club, is now targeting this Friday. I got to check out the final menu, and it looks really good. Like: tarragon egg salad on polenta bread ($8) with little gem lettuce, and…

A tablehoppin’ reader writes in: “~PIZZETTA 211~ (my neighborhood happy place) is now open for Blue Bottle Coffee and pastries 7am-11am. They had croissants yesterday (and said they will likely have them every Thursday) and delicious kumquat marmalade buttermilk scones today. The guy ahead of me in line walked half…

The hot dog trend continues: open as of last night is ~THE DOGFATHER~, the latest spot to join the local hot dog revolution. Eater originally sniffed up the trail, noting that it was opening in the former North Beach Lobster Shack. There are a variety of sausages on the menu,…

Now, here’s a shop that has all your bases covered: DAGWOOD & SCOOPS, offering 12 flavors of Mitchell’s ice cream ($2.65/scoop) and sandwiches. Like Paulie’s Dagwood, a honkin’ sandwich packed with roast turkey, ham, salami, roast beef, Swiss, provolone, marinated peppers, “Dag sauce” (yes, a…