The Chatterbox

Great news, buckaroos. ALFRED’S is finally reopening this Wednesday June 21st after that nasty fire in the basement back in April. You just can’t keep an almost 90-year-old restaurant down! The space is sparkling clean, and really, the vintage crystal chandeliers got quite the cleaning. (I feel so…

If you follow me on Instagram, then you already know chef Anthony Strong’s YOUNG FAVA started a trial of its delivery service over the weekend. The official delivery start date is this Thursday June 22nd, and you’ll be able to order truly delicious dishes like burrata-spring onion dip…

Let’s start with some good news, right? After some permit approval snags, LE MARAIS in the Castro is now open! You can read my in-depth piece from last month about the menu, dishes, concept, and more. Bring on the almond croissants and key lime pie cream puffs and baguettes…

Some quick updates for you: over at ~MONK’S KETTLE~, they have a new chef, Matt Woods, most recently at Alba Ray’s. He’s doing some updates to the menu, like all fries are hand cut in-house, there’s a smoked trout salad, and the new brunch menu (Sat-Sun…

I know many of you are trying to get your Pride body (LOL) all ready and in shape for a weekend of tight shorts and shirtless shenanigans, but just in case you’re like me and can’t resist the call of things like roast pork, well, here are some…

Some quick updates for you in the 510. Fellow chicken rice fans, get ready, because some Thai folks are opening CHICK’N RICE in Berkeley this August, right across from the UC campus and just in time for fall semester. Details are slim at the moment, but I’ll keep…

The second location of Daniel Patterson’s ALTA has opened inside the Minnesota Street Project art galleries at 1275 Minnesota Street in Dogpatch. Open for breakfast, lunch, and dinner, the menu is designed to be welcoming all day—you can even get coffee and more, to stay or to go.…

There’s a taker for the AQ space on Mission, and it’s chef-owner Chris Bleidorn, who will be opening BIRDSONG this winter. His experience includes Saison, Atelier Crenn, Benu, and Alinea, and he will be celebrating the Pacific Northwest through a fine dining menu. Think ancient cooking methods (open…

I have been sharing details about these two projects, but since they both officially opened while I was traveling, I wanted to be sure you had them on your radar. First, the latest project from Nick Balla and Cortney Burns, DUNA, is now open in their former ~MOTZE~ space. Take…

There are a bunch of new openings for your consideration, starting with a second location of the completely awesome SABABA, which is softly opening today (Tuesday June 13th). Downtown workers get to enjoy their fresh-baked pita, fresh falafel, chicken shawarma, and one of my faves, their sabik. Enjoy half off…