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This week's tablehopper: bip bip.

Bom dia! Since I have been home sick this week, I finally had some time to edit all the photos from my trip to Rio de Janeiro last summer (I took waaaay too many pics), and write up the first jetsetter installment of my weeklong visit there. I know some…

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Marcia Gagliardi • Apr 17, 2014

Openings: Woodbury, La Boulange West Portal, and Bebebar

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Openings: Woodbury, La Boulange West Portal, and Bebebar

From the team behind The Alchemist comes a project right next door, called WOODBURY, which opens today, Tuesday April 15th. (And I know many of us could all use a drink.) The new place has a rustic hunting lodge vibe, with a taxidermy moose, rustic wood, antler chandeliers, and barstools…

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Marcia Gagliardi • Apr 15, 2014

Expansions: The Chairman's Brick-and-Mortar, Lime Tree, Boba Guys Second Location, Smokin' Warehouse

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Expansions: The Chairman's Brick-and-Mortar, Lime Tree, Boba Guys Second Location, Smokin' Warehouse

Big red food truck THE CHAIRMAN is opening a brick-and-mortar location, Eater reports. Way back in 2011, tablehopper reported that their new kitchen on Larkin Street would include a to-go counter, and now it looks like the plan has expanded. The space will offer about 15 counter…

Marcia Gagliardi

Marcia Gagliardi • Apr 15, 2014

A Smattering of New Projects Coming Soon Around the City

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A Smattering of New Projects Coming Soon Around the City

Some updates for you on a few projects around town. First, Ryan Scott is taking over the little Potrero Hill lot at De Haro Street, where one of his MARKET & RYE locations is—ends up he’s opening a project in the former Kitchen Mojo/Pizza Nostra next door…

Marcia Gagliardi

Marcia Gagliardi • Apr 15, 2014

Closures: Susie's Cafe, Tortilla Heights, and King of Falafel's Future Is Limited

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Closures: Susie's Cafe, Tortilla Heights, and King of Falafel's Future Is Limited

Lovers of quirky little diners will be sorry to hear that SUSIE’S CAFE in SoMa is closing (after 84 years!) on April 30th to make way for, you guessed it, condos. My pal Luke Lightning (how’s THAT for a name?) said the landlord decided to sell the funky…

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Marcia Gagliardi • Apr 15, 2014

Weekend Brunch at Rice Paper Scissors, and Absinthe Opening on Mondays

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Weekend Brunch at Rice Paper Scissors, and Absinthe Opening on Mondays

RICE PAPER SCISSORS is settling in at their new home in Brick & Mortar Music Hall, and as of Saturday April 19th you’ll find weekend brunch at the new location. From 11am-2pm on Saturdays and Sundays, you’ll find a menu with a stronger Chinese influence than their…

Marcia Gagliardi

Marcia Gagliardi • Apr 15, 2014

Harper & Rye Opening in Former Red Devil Lounge Space

The Lush

Harper & Rye Opening in Former Red Devil Lounge Space

Last September, we were the first to report on who was taking over the RED DEVIL LOUNGE on Polk: Jamal Blake-Williams, previously a bar manager at The Tipsy Pig and Mamacita. Based on a few clues on Twitter, we figured out it’s going to be called HARPER &…

Marcia Gagliardi

Marcia Gagliardi • Apr 15, 2014

Blue Plate Is Turning 15 (Whoa!) and Hosting Some Special Wine Dinners to Celebrate

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Blue Plate Is Turning 15 (Whoa!) and Hosting Some Special Wine Dinners to Celebrate

Bernal restaurant BLUE PLATE is celebrating a whopping 15 years in business this May, which is pretty phenomenal. They’ve lined up a series of winemaker dinners to toast the occasion, with wine flights of five tastes for $15. First, on Thursday May 1st, Steve and Chrystal Clifton of Palmina…

Marcia Gagliardi

Marcia Gagliardi • Apr 15, 2014

Where's Kevin Diedrich Now? He's Consulting at Gaspar!

The Lush

Where's Kevin Diedrich Now? He's Consulting at Gaspar!

Good news, my fellow fans of Kevin Diedrich’s bartending ways—he’s currently consulting for the upcoming GASPAR BRASSERIE that will be opening downtown. He shared a few details on what he has in store: “really heavy on Cognac, Calvados, Armagnac, and absinthe cocktails. The menu will also consist…

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Marcia Gagliardi • Apr 15, 2014

Get Ready to Pig Out at Cochon 555 on April 27th

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Get Ready to Pig Out at Cochon 555 on April 27th

Get ready for a piggy time because COCHON 555 (careful, that is a loud link!) is back and the lineup is porky and delicious. Sunday April 27th at the Ritz-Carlton marks the sixth year that five chefs, five pigs, and five winemakers will come together to compete for the…

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Marcia Gagliardi • Apr 15, 2014

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