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New Openings in the Inner and Outer Richmond, the Castro, and El Ultimo Baile in Fruitvale!

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New Openings in the Inner and Outer Richmond, the Castro, and El Ultimo Baile in Fruitvale!

Some new openings for you: LE MARAIS in the Castro just opened a crêpe window for to-go orders. If you haven’t had a chance to try the buckwheat galettes and crêpes at their Grande Crêperie in the Ferry Building, here’s your chance. (Read more in this Eater piece.…

Marcia Gagliardi

Marcia Gagliardi • Oct 11, 2022

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Closures Include Hotline, Midnite Bagel, and Santino's Vino (After 34 Years!)

A couple newer openings are closing after just six months of business—you know that has to be tough. The Korean-Chinese junghwa spot HOTLINE from the Queens superette team (Clara Lee and Eddo Kim) has announced their last day of service is Sunday October 16th—they’re going to be…

Marcia Gagliardi

Marcia Gagliardi • Oct 11, 2022

(Sponsored Giveaway): Enter to Win a Restaurant Week Dinner from La Société Bar and Café!

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(Sponsored Giveaway): Enter to Win a Restaurant Week Dinner from La Société Bar and Café!

San Francisco Restaurant Week is back, running Friday October 21st through Sunday October 30th. This year, over 180 restaurants in SF will be participating with prix-fixe lunch, brunch, and dinner menus available for onsite dining, takeout, and delivery. Get out there and support your favorite restaurants while discovering some new-to-you…

Marcia Gagliardi

Marcia Gagliardi • Oct 11, 2022

Upcoming Events Include Pig & Punch, SF Restaurant Week Events, Diwali, and More

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Upcoming Events Include Pig & Punch, SF Restaurant Week Events, Diwali, and More

There are a bunch of events coming up, and I need to keep this succinct, so click through for more details! You won’t want to miss this kickoff celebration for Diwali (the Festival of Lights) at BESHARAM on Saturday October 15th, a one-night-only feast from chef Heena Patel (Diwali…

Marcia Gagliardi

Marcia Gagliardi • Oct 11, 2022

This week's tablehopper: fall force.

What’s Cookin’

This week's tablehopper: fall force.

Welcome to Fogtober, it’s Karl’s city now. (At least this weather keeps me productive, and considering how much I have going on right now, that’s a good thing.) I almost can’t believe I was swimming and soaking up some rays poolside at the fab Four Seasons…

Marcia Gagliardi

Marcia Gagliardi • Oct 10, 2022

Kuma Sushi + Sake Opening a Second Location

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Kuma Sushi + Sake Opening a Second Location

I’m so happy to have some positive news to report: owners Ryo Sakai and Cory Jackson of neighborhood favorite KUMA SUSHI + SAKE in Lower Polk are opening a second location, Kuma Valencia, in spring-summer of 2023. After opening their first location in August 2017, they have steadily built up…

Marcia Gagliardi

Marcia Gagliardi • Sep 27, 2022

Marlena Reopens with a New Look, Causwells Also Has a Refresh

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Marlena Reopens with a New Look, Causwells Also Has a Refresh

After being closed temporarily for an update to their dining room’s interior design, husband-and-wife chefs David Fisher and Serena Chow Fisher of MARLENA are back in their Bernal Heights home, and their popular $65, four-course tasting menu is back with them, too! During the summer, they cleverly ran Summer…

Marcia Gagliardi

Marcia Gagliardi • Sep 27, 2022

Chef Eddie Blyden Is Now Director of Culinary Education at Old Skool Cafe

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Chef Eddie Blyden Is Now Director of Culinary Education at Old Skool Cafe

Some great news coming out of Bayview: my longtime chef pal Eddie Blyden is now Director of Culinary Education at OLD SKOOL CAFE, the youth-run, 1920s-style, jazz-themed supper club. He started in July, and has been getting situated and handling staffing (they have a new GM as well). He met…

Marcia Gagliardi

Marcia Gagliardi • Sep 27, 2022

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