The Chatterbox

Here’s an update from our dear ~ICHI SUSHI~ friends: it ends up chef-owner Tim Archuleta has been going through some rough health issues the past few months (he just had a major surgery on Sunday and is thankfully on the mend), and so Tim and his wife Erin have…

tablehopper was the first to report on the opening of CHEZ MARIUS in the former Le Zinc in Noe Valley, and as of this week, the bistro is now open. Chef-owner Laurent Legendre of Glen Park’s Le P’tit Laurent is offering a menu that is Provençal-inspired, with classics…

Some updates around town, starting with the news that ~UNA PIZZA NAPOLETANA~ is now serving lunch Wed-Fri 11:30am-2:30pm. [Via Eater] Up in Bernal Heights, there’s a new pop-up happening at the former Sandbox/Pinkie’s called EYE OF THE AVOCADO from Jes Taber. Menu items include some…

After numerous reports on problems with the food and menu at the BLACK CAT, they have finally announced a new chef, Alicia Jenish-McCarron. She was previously at Grand Cafe, the Au Bon Repas group (which includes Gitane), and most recently at Kitchit, and she is excited to return to the…

I know some fans of the organic and well-made smoothies, salads, and other dishes from GREEN HEART FOODS will be sad to hear CEO Lisa Chatham has decided to close their Mission café this Thursday December 22nd. They will be continuing their catering business, and Hoodline notes that you can…

Did you ever get a chance to attend the two Vietnamese dinners I hosted with Feastly earlier this year? Did all the pictures from our event on Sunday, Jook Joint, make you hungry? Well, if you missed out on chef Rob Lam’s amazing food, or you would love to…

Newly open and adding a wonderful fresh-baked perfume to the neighborhood (and I’m not talking about the green stuff) is JANE THE BAKERY in the former KFC/Taco Bell complex, right next to Imperial Spa. This is owner Amanda Michael’s third location, and it’s more of a…

The Big Night Restaurant Group (Marlowe, Leo’s Oyster Bar, Park Tavern, The Cavalier) can’t stop, won’t stop. Up next is PETIT MARLOWE, which they are opening in Mark Bright’s Les Clos space. The concept is to open a neighborhood wine bar and “oysterette.” Good news: they…

This news definitely made me happy since it’s just a 15-minute walk away: Tony Gemignani’s SLICE HOUSE is now open in the Upper Haight, and expect some neighborhood influences on the shop. It ends up the space was originally Ron and Jay Thelin’s Psychedelic Shop (via Scoop)…

Restaurant owner Erin Rooney sold Slow Club to Paul Einbund last year, who recently opened The Morris, and now she has sold her other iconic restaurant, ~SERPENTINE~, to Tommy Halvorson, who is the new chef-owner (Rooney will now be a silent partner). His background includes Foxtail Catering (currently), plus Bix,…