The Chatterbox

San Francisco is staying perky with all these coffee shops and businesses that keep on opening. Coming to San Francisco are a couple of locations of the Australian-inspired BLUESTONE LANE COFFEE, which are located in New York. I really enjoyed their espresso drinks while I was in New York (and…

Your new all-day café and wine bar is here: LES ARCEAUX is now open in Berkeley’s Gourmet Ghetto, a stylish and well-appointed space from owner Mikha Diaz and chef Alana O’Neal (previously of San Francisco’s Two Sisters Bars & Books). A lot of the inspiration is from…

It has been a month since the horrific fires ripped through Wine Country, taking 42 precious lives and leaving over 100,000 people displaced and 9,000 homes destroyed. So much loss, so much devastation. It’s hard to fathom, but fortunately the outpouring of support has been a bright…

Well, this is going to be a hot brunch spot. Starting Sunday December 3rd, THE SARATOGA is starting Sunday brunch service (11:30am-4:30pm), which means if you hang out long enough, you can slide right into dinner at 5pm. (I’m also thinking that instead of getting together with…

We’re about to kick into holiday gear soon, so it’s a good thing we have a couple of new and healthy spots opening that can help counterbalance the excess. This week, the popular NATIVE CO. has opened their second location (in SoMa!). Owners Caitlin Meade and Nicole Fish…

Fellow Cubano fanatics, you’ll want to check out the new Chefs Cubano series at MEDIA NOCHE, with guest chefs creating a new Cubano on the menu each month, and available daily. The first one is from Telmo Faria of Uma Casa, launching today (Tuesday November 7th) and running for…

Si, many have been wondering what Adriano Paganini/Back of the House were going to open in the former La Urbana space on Divisadero, and the rumors have proven to be true: it’s going to be a Spanish concept, BARVALE. There will be a tapas bar, with more of…

A date has been finalized for the opening of Ayesha Curry’s barbecue concept with Michael Mina, INTERNATIONAL SMOKE, opening in the former RN74. Monday November 13th is the official opening date, but if you want the first taste, there’s a fundraiser on November 9th, benefiting No Kid Hungry…

Now open for dinner is SON’S ADDITION from husband and wife Nick Cobarruvias and Anna Sager Cobarruvias. He was previously chef de cuisine at Marlowe, and Anna will be the GM (she has been working in restaurants since she was 15). This 24th Street restaurant features an eclectic and…

Last week, I paid a lunchtime visit to Stanlee Gatti and business partner Bill Grzywacz’s spiffy new market in the TenderNob, MERAKI MARKET, which I mentioned was coming awhile ago, and now I’m drinking 6 percent milk with my cappuccinos at home and it’s all their fault.…