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Here’s a meaty project now open in the East Bay: GALETO BRAZILIAN GRILL is now open in Old Oakland. The Brazilian-style restaurant comes from owner Eli Nascimento, a former co-owner at Espetus Churrascaria in San Francisco, and chef Robson Barreto, another alum of Espetus. The menu is…

A few weeks ago, I had the opportunity to tour the beautiful AVELINE and its neighboring bar and lounge, THE EUROPEAN, which are opening this Friday June 6th in the former La Scene in The Warwick San Francisco. It’s a fantastic downtown location, one that will especially appeal to…

If you’re looking for some new lunch options around town, well, you’re in luck. Let’s start with ~KIN KHAO~, which has reinstated lunch service Mon-Fri 11:30am-2pm. You can look at the menu here, which includes the delicious pretty hot wings ($8), khao soi gai…

Last night as I was typing away at this column, an email came in from TANTE MARIE’S COOKING SCHOOL, announcing the closure of the cooking school on Francisco Street at the end of September. I know, a bunch of us have taken excellent cooking classes there, and founder Mary…

Chef-partner Alexander Alioto departed Seven Hills at the end of last year, and he has a new solo project in the works, PLIN, due to open in the Mission in late July. He’s moving into the former Conduit/Another Monkey space on Valencia, and will be highlighting Italian…

Local Chicago-style deep-dish pizzeria PATXI’S is celebrating their 10th anniversary on Wednesday June 4th. To commemorate the occasion there are a lot of specials, including a free pizza party that afternoon from 3pm-4pm at every Patxi’s location. There will be pizza, beer, wine, cake, and…