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There are some pieces I can’t believe I have to write, and this is definitely one of them. After almost 16 years of serving as San Francisco’s beloved Sardinian living room and family kitchen table, owners Massimiliano Conti and Lorella Degan are selling Noe Valley’s crown jewel,…

Now open on the back side of the Ferry Building Marketplace in the former Frog Hollow Farm location is GRANDE CRÊPERIE, a French crêperie from Patrick Ascaso and Joanna Pulcini-Ascaso of Le Marais Bakery, with executive chef and longtime friend Emmanuel Pradet and consulting chef Emmannelle Condessa from La…

Well, that was fast. The Queens superette team (Clara Lee and Eddo Kim) just soft-opened their junghwa hybrid Korean-Chinese restaurant this past Sunday called HOTLINE in the former Boavida. They launched with takeout (take it to the beach!) and delivery, starting with limited hours (Thu-Fri 4pm-9pm…

Here are some notes on upcoming openings and projects, starting with MIJOTÉ coming to the Mission. A tablehopper reader told me something was moving into the former Sasaki on Harrison from Kosuke Tada, who has been doing pop-ups as Kosuke Bistro, pairing French food and natural wine at Ordinaire…

While chef Daniel Patterson’s ~COI~ has been closed throughout the pandemic,  posts on Instagram and the website pointed to a hopeful reopening soon. Sadly, that is no longer the case: in a recent post, Patterson shares: “Next month Coi will turn 16. Sadly it won’t be sweet, and…

Some exciting news from innovative pastry chef Luis Villavelazquez (China Live, Eight Tables, Orson): he’s launching a public-facing experience from his Tenderloin pastry and dessert consultancy Les Éléments, offering multi-course, dessert-tasting events. Tamara Palmer at 48 Hills has all the details (and pics from a preview…

This Thursday March 17th is St. Patrick’s Day, and restaurants and bars are running special dishes and offers for you to celebrate with. ONE MARKET RESTAURANT will be serving a fantastic three-course menu: Irish leek and potato soup, corned beef brisket and cabbage, and an Irish creme pot…