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Chef Hires at Bix, Sparrow, Gather, and Haven

The Chatterbox

Chef Hires at Bix, Sparrow, Gather, and Haven

We have quite a few new chef appointments to announce, starting with ~BIX~, who now has Edward Higgins as chef de cuisine (executive chef-partner Bruce Hill continues to be busy with Fog City). His background includes NYC’s Craft, Hearth, and Insieme, plus Ekki at the Four Seasons Hotel…

Marcia Gagliardi

Marcia Gagliardi • May 06, 2014

Closures: To Hyang (SO SAD) and the End of Lunch Service at Nojo

The Chatterbox

Closures: To Hyang (SO SAD) and the End of Lunch Service at Nojo

I was so sorry to receive a tweet from TO HYANG last week that they were unable to renew their lease and were going to close at the end of May. No! And then things got worse: the experience was so stressful for the chef-owner, Hwa-Soon Im, that…

Marcia Gagliardi

Marcia Gagliardi • May 06, 2014

Tidbits: Kaiju Eats, Flour + Water Temporarily Closed

The Chatterbox

Tidbits: Kaiju Eats, Flour + Water Temporarily Closed

A report from Eater has the news that chef Kevin Chen, who previously worked at Umami, Ebisu, and Okazu Ya, and his business partner, Judy Chen, have opened a new restaurant in the Inner Richmond. It’s called KAIJU EATS and serves a creative spin on Japanese food. The pint-…

Marcia Gagliardi

Marcia Gagliardi • May 06, 2014

Specials: Red Sauce Sundays at Tosca Cafe, Happy Hour at ICHI's NI Bar

The Chatterbox

Specials: Red Sauce Sundays at Tosca Cafe, Happy Hour at ICHI's NI Bar

~TOSCA CAFE~ is now offering a special Red Sauce Sunday supper from 5pm to closing. The suppers are served family style for groups of four to eight, and will feature a selection of Italian classics like Caesar salad, garlic knots, braised meatballs, their awesome bucatini, pork shank and sausage with…

Marcia Gagliardi

Marcia Gagliardi • May 06, 2014

An Update on Long Now Foundation's Upcoming Project, The Interval

The Lush

An Update on Long Now Foundation's Upcoming Project, The Interval

Back in December, we mentioned the upcoming bar/salon/museum/library project at Fort Mason from the Long Now Foundation—a nonprofit that is dedicated to exploring long-term thinking—with Jennifer Colliau (Small Hand Foods, Slanted Door Group) as the bar manager. It’s getting closer to opening, so…

Marcia Gagliardi

Marcia Gagliardi • May 06, 2014

510 News: The Longbranch, Bissap Baobab, and New Coffee Projects

The Chatterbox

510 News: The Longbranch, Bissap Baobab, and New Coffee Projects

After noting some ABC license activity, we were wondering what was going into the former Sea Salt space on San Pablo in Berkeley. Scoop reports that David Stevenson of neighboring Paisan has taken over the space. He’s calling the project THE LONGBRANCH, which is an homage to the Berkeley…

Marcia Gagliardi

Marcia Gagliardi • May 06, 2014

Spirited Events: Spring Cocktails of the Farmers Market, The Macallan at Alexander's

The Lush

Spirited Events: Spring Cocktails of the Farmers Market, The Macallan at Alexander's

CUESA is back on Wednesday May 21st with their seasonal cocktail parties at the ~FERRY BUILDING~, this time in partnership with SFMOMA, called The Art of the Modern Drink. The spring cocktail lineup will be inspired by modern art and made with produce from the market. More than 12 bartenders…

Marcia Gagliardi

Marcia Gagliardi • May 06, 2014

This week's tablehopper: hips, haps, hops.

What’s Cookin’

This week's tablehopper: hips, haps, hops.

Whooooosh, this week could have you dining out at a new place every night, there’s so much going on! Today’s column has a bunch of updates on these new projects for you. We also have some spots for you to consider for Mother’s Day in case you…

Marcia Gagliardi

Marcia Gagliardi • May 05, 2014

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