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This week's tablehopper: haute mess.

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This week's tablehopper: haute mess.

Hopefully you are all still relaxed from our absolutely gorgeous weekend (although that earthquake yesterday morning was kind of a buzzkill way to start the week). I can’t believe I actually got into the water at Ocean Beach on Saturday. Watching a pod of dolphins swim along the shore…

Marcia Gagliardi

Marcia Gagliardi • Aug 17, 2015

Trés Chic: Dominique Crenn's Petit Crenn Opens in Hayes Valley

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Trés Chic: Dominique Crenn's Petit Crenn Opens in Hayes Valley

Every once in a while, I walk into a restaurant space in San Francisco that makes me say, “Wait, whoa, we get to have this?” I had that feeling when I first saw The Progress, and Quince, and Saison. Sightglass too. And now, taking in the crisp, clean, white, modern…

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Marcia Gagliardi • Aug 11, 2015

Reopening Report: Chino's New Menu and People's Cafe Is Back

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Reopening Report: Chino's New Menu and People's Cafe Is Back

A couple of weeks ago, we reported on the changes happening at ~CHINO~ in the Mission, with chef Ron Pei taking over the kitchen after a temporary closure. The restaurant has reopened, and you can look at the new Cali-meets-Chinese menu here (from clams in bacon-jalapeño broth…

Marcia Gagliardi

Marcia Gagliardi • Aug 11, 2015

Coming Soon: Adriano Paganini's Group in at 450 Hayes, Three Babes Bakeshop Gets a Kiosk, More

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Coming Soon: Adriano Paganini's Group in at 450 Hayes, Three Babes Bakeshop Gets a Kiosk, More

The 450 Hayes development has signed on a restaurant concept from Adriano Paganini’s restaurant group, which also operates Super Duper Burgers, Belga, Beretta, Lolinda, Starbelly, and Uno Dos Tacos. The space is in the construction project next to Flipper’s Burgers, and the restaurant will be moving into the…

Marcia Gagliardi

Marcia Gagliardi • Aug 11, 2015

Tidbits: Soap Box Cafe, Another Perilla Opens, Jazz at Gaspar, More

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Tidbits: Soap Box Cafe, Another Perilla Opens, Jazz at Gaspar, More

In June, we mentioned that there is a new café coming to Nob Hill called THE SOAP BOX CAFE. They are serving Vietnamese sandwiches and fresh spring rolls, as well as bagels, salads, and beverages. Yelpers are reporting that everything is pretty good, and the prices are reasonable (banh mi…

Marcia Gagliardi

Marcia Gagliardi • Aug 11, 2015

Chef Changes: Dennis Lee Taking Over the Kitchen at Magnolia, The Park Chalet Has Some Updates

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Chef Changes: Dennis Lee Taking Over the Kitchen at Magnolia, The Park Chalet Has Some Updates

~MAGNOLIA GASTROPUB & BREWERY~ is getting a new chef…well, kind of. Dennis Lee of Namu Gaji has been running the kitchen at Magnolia’s Dogpatch restaurant Smokestack since it opened last year, and now he’ll also be taking over at Magnolia. Hoodline reports that Lee has started transitioning…

Marcia Gagliardi

Marcia Gagliardi • Aug 11, 2015

Closures: Nojo in Hayes Valley and FiDi's Claudine

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Closures: Nojo in Hayes Valley and FiDi's Claudine

There are changes afoot at ~NOJO~ in Hayes Valley, Scoop reports. Chef-owner Greg Dunmore has sold the restaurant to a Japanese company called AP Company, which operates hundreds of restaurants in Japan. Nojo will reopen as their flagship restaurant in the United States, and Dunmore will serve as the…

Marcia Gagliardi

Marcia Gagliardi • Aug 11, 2015

OysterFest Returns to Waterbar on August 30th

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OysterFest Returns to Waterbar on August 30th

On Sunday August 30th, ~WATERBAR~ is hosting the seventh annual OysterFest on their bayside patio. Waterbar is well known for their eclectic and extensive selection of oysters, and this event will only feature sustainable oysters from Waterbar and other oyster shuckers from around town. Look for plenty of bites from…

Marcia Gagliardi

Marcia Gagliardi • Aug 11, 2015

Burger Time: Super Duper Guest Chefs and a Burger Battle

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Burger Time: Super Duper Guest Chefs and a Burger Battle

SUPER DUPER BURGERS is celebrating Eat Drink SF with a week-long guest burger chef party, from Monday August 17th through Friday August 21st, at their Kearny Street location. The guest chef burger will be available all day, and a portion of the proceeds from the special burger will go…

Marcia Gagliardi

Marcia Gagliardi • Aug 11, 2015

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