The Chatterbox

Ice cream fanatics, your time to enjoy Portland’s SALT & STRAW ice cream is now. Well, almost: Friday is go time for their Fillmore shop, the first in San Francisco. The shop is founded by Kim Malek with her cousin, Tyler, and their ice cream is known for its…

ABC license activity points to a sequel for the 100 percent plant-based and organic/non-GMO NOURISH CAFE: the Inner Richmond café is moving into the former Flour & Co. on Hyde Street in Nob Hill. Eater followed up with chef Brighton Miller and partner Sarah Bacon (she has thought about…

Just in time for spring and more sun, the charming AINA in Dogpatch has added outdoor seating. It should help cut down on wait times, especially for their popular brunch, and you can bring your furry Fido to sit on the sidewalk with you while you enjoy your malasadas. 900…

The spendy (I’ll just say it, crazily overpriced at $195 for the odd experience) MOSU is closing this month. Eater writes that it’s not for financial reasons, but because chef-owner Sung Anh is moving back to Korea to be with his wife and children and to open Mosu…

Do you smell the wonderful aroma of morning buns wafting through Bernal Heights? Maybe (probably) it’s because BLACK JET BAKERY has opened! Big congrats to Gillian Shaw and her team, who have expanded the wholesale-only business to their first brick and mortar in the former Sandbox Bakery/Pinkie’s.…

Quick update for you on RT ROTISSERIE, the upcoming fast-casual/counter-service rotisserie place opening this month from Evan and Sarah Rich of Rich Table in Hayes Valley. The menu will feature rotisserie chicken (from Rocky Jr.), porchetta (from Olivier’s Butchery), and cauliflower (yup, also from the rotisserie!), all prepared…

There are many cases when two are better than one. You know, like a ménage à trois. Ha-ha, I kid, maybe I’m not, anyway, let’s get back on topic. OKAY. There is going to be a second location of the popular SABABA coming to the Financial District, to…

It’s a couple of years out—the start of 2019-20 NBA Season—but the lineup of food vendors at the upcoming Chase Center has been announced (through Bon Appétit Management Company and Levy). While watching a Warriors game, you’ll be able to nosh on fried chicken sandwiches from…

Want to mix up your usual lunch lineup? Now serving lunch in SoMa is the latest location of IZA RAMEN, serving lunch Thu-Sat 11:30am-2:30pm. Take a peek at the menu. 1155 Folsom St. at 8th St., 628-444-3070. And then over in Cow Hollow, CONTRADA is serving their lunch/…

Exciting news for ice cream fans: HUMPHRY SLOCOMBE is coming across the bay and is opening a shop in Oakland at the Hive in Uptown, joining Drake’s Brewery, Firebrand Artisan Breads, Red Bay Coffee, and Calavera. Look for an opening this summer, and Nosh reports founders Jake Godby and…