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About a year ago, we wrote about THE PERENNIAL, the city’s most eco-minded project from Anthony Myint and Karen Leibowitz (Mission Chinese Food, Mission Street Food, Commonwealth, Lt. Waffle). Well, it’s opening Wednesday January 20th, and isn’t it a beaut? To recap, their goal was to…

By Dana Eastland. For a deep dive into San Francisco culinary history (one of our favorites over here), be sure to check out The Original Hot House from Playland pop-up at Al-Masri in the Outer Richmond on Saturday January 30th. From 12pm-3pm, you can try replicas of…

By Dana Eastland. The fine and foxy folks of Red Hots Burlesque will be performing during Sunday brunch at PIANOFIGHT downtown, beginning January 31st. The special brunch includes performances from the ever-changing Red Hots lineup, which includes drag, comedy, striptease, and circus-influenced acts, and performers of every gender,…

Let’s pop down to Los Gatos for a moment, because we always have to keep up with David Kinch! Open as of January 12th is his new casual project with partner Andrew Burnham, THE BYWATER. As Kinch says, “The Bywater is the kind of place where I want to…

UPDATE: Opening Wednesday January 27th for dinner! Earlier this year we wrote about FIORELLA, the neighborhood Italian restaurant, pizzeria, and enoteca coming to the Outer Richmond. To recap, Boris Nemchenok (of Lower Haight’s Uva Enoteca) is partnering with chef-partner Brandon Gillis (formerly Franny’s in Brooklyn and Bark…

Opening Wednesday January 13th for dinner in Mid-Market is CADENCE, the restaurant adjoining the jazzy Mr. Tipple’s Recording Studio from Jay Bordeleau (Maven). Chef Joey Elenterio (Wayfare Tavern, Chez TJ) is serving a progressive American menu, which you can explore as a four-course dinner for $49 (the…

By Dana Eastland. We first mentioned the new barbecue project from chef David Lawrence and his wife Monetta White back in December of 2014, and now BLACK BARK BBQ is here. On Wednesday January 13th (that’s tomorrow), the new fast-casual barbecue restaurant will finally open its doors after…