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Nutcrackin' Lunch
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Nutcrackin' Lunch

Are you taking the little one in your life to The Nutcracker? Maybe you are meeting up with a friend for a holiday lunch. You’ll be pleased to know Friday lunches are back at ~JARDINIÈRE~ for the month of December, offering lunch service from 11:30am—2pm on Friday…
Marcia Gagliardi
Marcia Gagliardi
From Chophouse to Changes
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From Chophouse to Changes

A big topic on the food scene has been what’s next for ~ACME CHOPHOUSE~, since Traci Des Jardins will be closing the restaurant on December 31st. It’s a hefty space, so the next incarnation will actually have a floor-to-ceiling wall that will divide the location into two. On…
Marcia Gagliardi
Marcia Gagliardi
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Melissa Perello's Frances Opens Tonight

The local culinary scene is about to get one restaurant richer: chef-owner Melissa Perello is opening her first very-own restaurant, ~FRANCES~ tonight (Tuesday December 1st). The intimate restaurant is a bit off the Castro cruising path (it’s where the short-lived Palencia was), and will be bringing a comfortable but…
Marcia Gagliardi
Marcia Gagliardi
Baker & Banker Opens This Evening
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Baker & Banker Opens This Evening

Impressively on schedule, ~BAKER & BANKER~ is opening tonight (December 1st) in the former Quince space (and before that, Meetinghouse). Owners and couple, pastry Lori Baker and chef Jeff Banker, are going to be offering a New American menu with delicious-sounding items like cauliflower soup with vadouvan curry and toasted…
Marcia Gagliardi
Marcia Gagliardi
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Vroom: Delarosa Now Open in the Marina

Moving into the former Fuzio space on Chestnut is ~DELAROSA~, the latest project from the Beretta and Starbelly team: Ruggero Gadaldi, Adriano Paganini, and Deborah Blum. The all-day eatery is open continuously, plus there’s late-night dining. The menu has a strong focus on the item of the year (yes,…
Marcia Gagliardi
Marcia Gagliardi
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Say Hello to Pera in Potrero Hill

Potrero Hill neighbors didn’t have to mourn the closure of Eliza’s for too long, since the restaurant’s replacement, ~PERA~, has already opened in its place. The Mediterranean menu is focused on Turkish and Greek dishes, including meze starters like dolmades, an eggplant dish called satsuka, and zucchini…
Marcia Gagliardi
Marcia Gagliardi
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Stealth Alley Coffee Returns

Did you miss getting your coffee in the back of ~FOUR BARREL COFFEE~, in that dingy alley off Caledonia? Well, alley coffee is back, and according to their Tweet, it’s where you can get a coffee off their Slayer machine. Or anything else you like to drink from their…
Marcia Gagliardi
Marcia Gagliardi
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