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This week's tablehopper: it's party time!

What’s Cookin’

This week's tablehopper: it's party time!

What’s going on, people? I must admit I was so glad to be completely on the other coast and miss the hot mess that is Bay to Breakers this past weekend, which usually thrashes my neighborhood. Instead, I had a dear friend in town, and we were doing fun…

Marcia Gagliardi

Marcia Gagliardi • May 16, 2016

SummerTini Returns on June 3rd to Benefit CHEFS

The Socialite

SummerTini Returns on June 3rd to Benefit CHEFS

One of the most important fundraisers of the year is coming up on Friday June 3rd: the 12th annual SummerTini, a benefit to support ECS (Episcopal Community Services) and CHEFS (Conquering Homelessness through Employment in Food Services), who are doing strong work to eliminate homelessness. CHEFS is a seven-month culinary…

Marcia Gagliardi

Marcia Gagliardi • May 16, 2016

Sushi Hashiri Opening This Week in Mint Plaza, Serving Kaiseki and Sushi

The Chatterbox

Sushi Hashiri Opening This Week in Mint Plaza, Serving Kaiseki and Sushi

Opening this Friday May 13th in the former Chez Papa Resto in Mint Plaza is SUSHI HASHIRI, a high-end kaiseki and sushi restaurant. The owners—Kaoru Hayashi, Ryuichi Terayama, and Yasuyuki Rokuyata—have the original Hashiri in Daikanyama, Tokyo, and for SF, they’ve brought on executive chef Takashi Saito,…

Marcia Gagliardi

Marcia Gagliardi • May 10, 2016

Mexican-Inspired Fénix Opens in the Former TBD in SoMa

The Chatterbox

Mexican-Inspired Fénix Opens in the Former TBD in SoMa

Like a phoenix rising from TBD’s kitchen fire, FÉNIX has opened in its place from the Mercer Restaurant Group (AQ). The new concept is a sit-down Mexican-inspired restaurant (read: not a taqueria) from chef Mark Liberman and owner Matt Semmelhack. Like we mentioned before, diners will choose some large…

Marcia Gagliardi

Marcia Gagliardi • May 10, 2016

Popsons (Officially) Opens Monday May 16th in Mid-Market

The Chatterbox

Popsons (Officially) Opens Monday May 16th in Mid-Market

There are many, many fans of the insanely good cheeseburger at ~CAUSWELLS~, which led to owner Alvin Garcia and chef-partner Adam Rosenblum’s pop-up, Burger SF, at Cease & Desist in the Mission, and currently in the original Marlowe location. And now their permanent brick-and-mortar location and burger concept is…

Marcia Gagliardi

Marcia Gagliardi • May 10, 2016

Orson's Belly About to Open in the Outer Richmond

The Chatterbox

Orson's Belly About to Open in the Outer Richmond

Almost exactly a year ago, we mentioned a new café that would open in the Outer Richmond called ORSON’S BELLY. Cinephile Cem Salur hoped to open last year in time for Outside Lands, and thanks to the insane levels of bureaucracy one has to navigate to open a business…

Marcia Gagliardi

Marcia Gagliardi • May 10, 2016

Tidbits: Red Dog Reopens, Lunch at Leo's, Andalé to Reverb Space (?), Citizen Fox No Longer Happening

The Chatterbox

Tidbits: Red Dog Reopens, Lunch at Leo's, Andalé to Reverb Space (?), Citizen Fox No Longer Happening

And…it’s back. Woof! Lauren Kiino of SoMa’s RED DOG has reopened the restaurant after a temporary closure. The ownership team is now partnering with the group behind Oola and Local Kitchen & Wine Merchant—things will remain the same at Red Dog, though now they’ll have…

Marcia Gagliardi

Marcia Gagliardi • May 10, 2016

Castro News: Finn Town from Ryan Scott, Weekday Brunch at Starbelly

The Chatterbox

Castro News: Finn Town from Ryan Scott, Weekday Brunch at Starbelly

There has been word of a project brewing in the Castro called FINN TOWN, and now it has been revealed the project is from Ryan Scott and business partner Rick Hamer, who will be opening the “tavern with a twist” in early fall. There will be two full bars with…

Marcia Gagliardi

Marcia Gagliardi • May 10, 2016

Special Dinners, Food Events, Fundraisers, and More

The Chatterbox

Special Dinners, Food Events, Fundraisers, and More

Consider this a quick-fire round of cool events and happenings. If something catches your eye, be sure to click through for more details. Tonight (May 10th) at 5pm PST, La Cocina’s amazing auction is ending. You won’t believe the dinners and experiences you can bid on, like Melissa…

Marcia Gagliardi

Marcia Gagliardi • May 10, 2016

The Starlet

Goop Tacos with Gwynnie on Cinco de Mayo

A tablehopper reader let us know the one-and-only Gwyneth Paltrow was at Tacos Cala on Cinco de Mayo (to quote her oft-used hashtag, it’s a #Gspotting)! She is in town for her fab goop pop-up shop (through May 22nd) at the former Xanadu Gallery on Maiden Lane (designed by…

Marcia Gagliardi

Marcia Gagliardi • May 10, 2016

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