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The Chatterbox

Cawfee Tawk: Coffee Cultures Opens Their Second Location in SoMa

We mentioned last spring that COFFEE CULTURES was opening a second location in SoMa in the new Panoramic apartment building, and Hoodline caught the opening. The first Coffee Cultures in SF is at 225 Bush St., which uses Counter Culture Coffee from North Carolina. This location will offer quite a…

Marcia Gagliardi • Mar 22, 2016

The Chatterbox

Big 510 Update: Blind Tiger Opens, Second Noodle Theory, and More

We heard from the folks behind BLIND TIGER RESTAURANT AND BAR, who have opened a restaurant in Uptown serving pan-Asian tapas and gastropub fare, with craft cocktails and 20 beers on tap. The menu includes a range of dishes from the raw bar, plus a variety of hot and cold…

Marcia Gagliardi • Mar 22, 2016

The Lush

Get Your Tickets for Fizz & Pop: Spring Cocktails of the Farmers Market, and SF International Beer Fest

Fans of the fabulous CUESA and United States Bartenders’ Guild cocktail events, you have another one to put on your calendar: Fizz & Pop: Spring Cocktails of the Farmers Market will be on Wednesday April 27th. Twenty-plus local bartenders and chefs will be creating bubbly drinks and bites inspired by…

Marcia Gagliardi • Mar 22, 2016

March 22, 2016 - This week's tablehopper: to the hip hip hop, and you don't stop.

This week's tablehopper: to the hip hip hop, and you don't stop. Croque-madame heaven at Maman in NYC. Photo: © tablehopper.com. Greetings from the land of weird-ass weather, where it was snowing on Sunday and is now going to be 70 degrees tomorrow. I’m just…

Marcia Gagliardi • Mar 21, 2016

What’s Cookin’

This week's tablehopper: to the hip hip hop, and you don't stop.

Greetings from the land of weird-ass weather, where it was snowing on Sunday and is now going to be 70 degrees tomorrow. I’m just rolling with it. Go on, New York! It was definitely entertaining to walk to and from the club on Sunday night while it was snowing…

Marcia Gagliardi • Mar 21, 2016

The Socialite

Hop to These Easter Brunch and Dinner Options

Sunday March 27th is Easter Sunday, and here are a few ideas for you to consider. Buona Pasqua! At ~54 MINT~, they will be offering a three-course family-style menu, with dishes like pizza pasquale (savory Easter bread, pecorino, guanciale) and slow-roasted lamb with rosemary, white wine, and roasted potatoes. Reservations…

Marcia Gagliardi • Mar 21, 2016

The Chatterbox

Join tablehopper for a Vietnamese Feast with the Wines of Vinho Verde

THANKS EVERYONE, THIS EVENT IS SOLD OUT! BUT YOU STILL HAVE A CHANCE TO WIN A PAIR OF TICKETS WITH THIS SWEEPSTAKES, ENTER HERE AND GOOD LUCK! I am so thrilled to be hosting this upcoming event, one that has me flying from New York back to SF! On Friday…

Marcia Gagliardi • Mar 15, 2016

The Chatterbox

First Look at WesBurger n' More, Opening in the Mission This Month

Wes Rowe has made quite a name for himself in the local burger world over the past couple of years, drawing a line of fans every Wednesday for his weekly WesBurger pop-up at Mojo Bicycle Café. Rowe—a native of Austin, Texas—has a bit of a drawl, and his…

Marcia Gagliardi • Mar 15, 2016

The Chatterbox

Update on Kim Alter's Nightbird, with Farnoush Deylamian Now on Board

UPDATE: Farnoush Deylamian is no longer involved with the project. Things are getting closer for Kim Alter’s upcoming Hayes Valley restaurant, NIGHTBIRD, opening in the former Stelline and Las Estrellas. To recap, this is her first solo project (and not part of the Daniel Patterson Group, which she has…

Marcia Gagliardi • Mar 15, 2016

The Chatterbox

New Brunch Patrol with Locanda (!), Tacolicious, Mina Test Kitchen, and More

Brunch options continue to abound, starting with this exciting piece of news: ~LOCANDA~ is officially opening for weekend brunch, and their first day will be Easter Sunday (March 27th). (However, if you want to swing by for a trial run, the soft opening is this weekend, March 19th-20th.) Some dishes…

Marcia Gagliardi • Mar 15, 2016

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