The Lush

I was riding my bike down Haight Street this weekend and noticed a few changes in the Lower Haight: ~VISIT THAI~ has now morphed into ~BISTRO SAINT GERMAIN~. The owner is Laurent Legendre, who also has ~LE P'TIT LAURENT~ in Glen Park. He will have the same chef,…

I heard ~AQUA~ threw a nice party in honor of restaurant director Jean-Claude Persais, who has left the floor at Aqua after 14-plus years of service. He wants to spend more time with his family, who is based in LA. He is starting his own consulting company and will continue…

Was sorry to hear ~CAFE MAJESTIC~abruptly closed last Tuesday. I spoke with publicist Susie Biehler, who said the Butterfly Bar and historic Hotel Majestic will remain open, and the kitchen will quite possibly continue to turn out lighter fare for the bar patrons. No word on what's…

Is your liver primed and ready for ~WHISKYWEEK SAN FRANCISCO~? There is quite the lineup of events and specials, all starting this coming Sunday October 11th. Here's an overview for you—contact individual venues for more details. There will be weeklong cocktail specials at Bourbon & Branch, including…

I'm already happy ~BAR CRUDO~ is a mere two blocks from my front door, but now I'm really going to be finding reasons to punch the clock early: they have just launched a new happy hour from Mon–Thu from 5pm–6:30pm. On offer: $1…

"Breaker-Breaker 1-9, this is Italian Stallion, calling you from the van. Looks like I've got the fuzz on my tail, I'm toast, over." You too can practice your CB radio chatter skills at the new ~KOZY KAR~ bar. The former N Touch is now…

I also noticed there's a ~BAKERY~due to open just next door to the bar Underground SF. According to an article posted in the window, it's affiliated with Phil Roland from Escape From San Francisco bakery up north in Willits, and according to the article, he&…

In case you see some, er, heated protestors on Thursday September 10th, it's because there will be a "friendly march" in San Francisco as part of a national awareness campaign to ~LEGALIZE CACHAÇA~, hosted by Leblon Cachaça. The point of the "march" is to…

I wanted to share a few more details about the half-off wine promo going on in honor of ~FIFTH FLOOR'S~ ten-year anniversary. It's actually extending through Labor Day (September 7th), and you can have half-off on bottles, or half-bottles. For you trophy hunters, rare and one-of-a-kind…