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Tidbits: New Taiyaki Spot, Half Off at One Market, Mardi Gras Plans

You like cute waffle sandwiches in the shape of a Japanese fish? Of course you do. There’s a new taiyaki place that has opened in Union Square, AMAMI, offering a variety of fillings (like red azuki bean and white mochi, or matcha cream with black sesame mochi—get one…

Marcia Gagliardi • Feb 06, 2018

(Sponsored Event): This Saturday! One Market Restaurant Celebrates Its 25th Anniversary with Legendary Chefs' Dinner Gala.

Co-founder and managing partner Michael Dellar, chef-partner Mark Dommen, and GM-partner Larry Bouchard invite you to a taste of 25 Years of One Market Restaurant. Legendary chefs, including Bradley Ogden, George Morrone, Patti Dellamonica-Bauler, and Adrian Hoffman—who made the fabric of the restaurant from day…

Marcia Gagliardi • Feb 06, 2018

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East Bay Openings, from Nyum Bai to Elbo Room Jack London Square

East Bay friends, get ready to start your engines (or top up your BART card) to head to Fruitvale for the opening of NYUM BAI from Nite Yun in the former Half Orange space. I’ll have more on this Cambodian street food outpost in a couple of weeks—it’…

Marcia Gagliardi • Feb 06, 2018

The Lush

Booze News: Del Mar Opens, Hotaling & Co., Almanac Barrel House and Taproom in Alameda

Over in the Marina, the former HiFi Lounge has been reconcepted and redesigned into DEL MAR, a tropical oasis. Partners Max Young (Mr. Smith’s, The Bamboo Hut, McNally’s Irish Pub, and The Reel Fish Shop and Grill) and Michael Wilbert (Mr. Smith’s) spent four months redesigning the…

Marcia Gagliardi • Feb 06, 2018

February 6, 2018 - This week's tablehopper: sunny disposition.

This week's tablehopper: sunny disposition. Celebrating sparkling rosé weather at the Gastropilgrims dinner at Airbnb (featuring spumante brut rosé of nebbiolo d’Alba from 460 Casina Bric). Photo: © tablehopper.com. Hi chickadees. How’s this gorg weather working for ya? Uh-huh. Yeah. I totally had the best…

Marcia Gagliardi • Feb 05, 2018

What’s Cookin’

This week's tablehopper: sunny disposition.

Hi chickadees. How’s this gorg weather working for ya? Uh-huh. Yeah. I totally had the best sunset beach walk on Saturday and am already fast-forwarding in my mind to springtime. Some of the blossoming trees are with me on this. My sunny mind-set fit perfectly with…

Marcia Gagliardi • Feb 05, 2018

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Mission Haps: The Tamale Lady Cometh, CUESA Now Operating Mission Community Market

Good news: the massively delayed Tamale Lady restaurant has a new targeted opening, possibly April 2018. The Chronicle caught up with Virginia Ramos and the contractor for all the latest. You can read up on all the red tape and retrofitting, or just keep on sitting tight. Ramos has been…

Marcia Gagliardi • Jan 30, 2018

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Tawla Launches Brunch, Noon All Day Starting Weekend Hours

Fellow lovers of the flavor-packed Eastern Mediterranean dishes at ~TAWLA~ should know they have just launched Sunday brunch. You can enjoy dishes like their omelet Levant (za’atar, sweet onions, kashkaval, feta) and bayd bi awarma (baked eggs, lamb confit, fenugreek), plus two kinds of shakshuka: either white (braised…

Marcia Gagliardi • Jan 30, 2018

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Food Events and Super Bowl Eats

Love tofu? Then you’ll want to attend this event with Hodo Soy’s founder, Minh Tsai, in conversation with J. Kenji López-Alt at JCCSF on Monday February 5th. Dinner includes dishes from Kim Alter, Nightbird; Nick Balla, Duna; and James Syhabout, Commis, Hawker Fare, Hawking Bird. Cheese lovers,…

Marcia Gagliardi • Jan 30, 2018

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Tidbits: Chullo Nepali Indian Cuisine Opens, Second Turkish Tuba

Some quick bites and new openings for you, starting in SoMa: CHULLO NEPALI INDIAN CUISINE has opened on 3rd Street, serving momos, home-style Nepalese dishes, Indian favorites like tikka masala, items from the tandoor, and more. Open Mon-Sat 11am-10pm. 474 3rd St. at Stillman, 415-543-3800.…

Marcia Gagliardi • Jan 30, 2018

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