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You Can Kiss Kiss This Week at Beso in the Castro
The Chatterbox

You Can Kiss Kiss This Week at Beso in the Castro

The Castro is getting a new Spanish-inspired hangout, BESO, from the folks behind nearby Bisou (no word if Bacio is next). The restaurant opens on Thursday August 14th. Executive chef and co-owner Nicolas Ronan worked with consulting chef and partner Anthony Lemortellec (Boqueria, New York) on the menu…
Marcia Gagliardi
Marcia Gagliardi
The Starlet

On the Town Tour

Everyone’s favorite celebrity-couple-to-love (and spread rumors about), Beyoncé and Jay-Z, were in town playing a concert at AT&T Park (perhaps you heard it?). While here, they dined at Tosca Cafe both nights, in the private dining room. You know, the one behind the…
Marcia Gagliardi
Marcia Gagliardi
The Starlet

Beyoncé

On the Town Tour August 12, 2014 Everyone’s favorite celebrity-couple-to-love (and spread rumors about), Beyoncé and Jay-Z, were in town playing a concert at AT&T Park (perhaps you heard it?). While here, they dined at Tosca Cafe both nights, in the private dining…
Marcia Gagliardi
Marcia Gagliardi
The Starlet

Kimye at Kotogna, kurATE

Everyone’s favorite celebrity-couple-to-hate, Kim Kardashian and Kanye West, dined at Cotogna separately on Thursday, according to SFist. Then they dined together at Quince’s curATE on Saturday after Kanye’s set at Outside Lands. Uh-huh, honey, both of them, along with 30 friends, bought out…
Marcia Gagliardi
Marcia Gagliardi
Whitechapel, a Gin-Focused Bar, Opening on Polk
The Lush

Whitechapel, a Gin-Focused Bar, Opening on Polk

Martin Cate, owner of Smuggler’s Cove, has teamed up with bartender Alex Smith and managing partner John Park of Novela, and taken over the former Noble on Polk Street. Their new project is called WHITECHAPEL, after the rough and infamous neighborhood in East London. Cate says that with this…
Marcia Gagliardi
Marcia Gagliardi
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