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Science Plus Food in a Gorgeous Bayside Location at the Exploratorium

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Science Plus Food in a Gorgeous Bayside Location at the Exploratorium

In case you live under a rock (or just love the molecular makeup of rocks), the Exploratorium has reopened in its new digs on Pier 15. A lot has been written about the move, including an article in The New York Times, but we’re here to tell you all…

Marcia Gagliardi

Marcia Gagliardi • Apr 16, 2013

Openings: Heyday, The Juice Shop, La Ciudad de Mexico, Dante's Table

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Openings: Heyday, The Juice Shop, La Ciudad de Mexico, Dante's Table

Now open in FiDi is HEYDAY, a breakfast and lunch takeout place formerly mentioned here as Almanac—eventually you can even swing by for take-home dinners. Grub Street announces the chef is Jeremy Scheiblauer, who was at Chez Panisse Cafe for the past two years. Hours are Mon-Fri…

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Marcia Gagliardi • Apr 16, 2013

Tidbits: Pop-Ups, Vegetable Literacy, Baron Bagels, and Al's!

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Tidbits: Pop-Ups, Vegetable Literacy, Baron Bagels, and Al's!

Sean Lackey, who works at Prather Ranch and is a rockin’ home cook, is starting a pop-up. His first one (called Bite Me) will be at TRUCK on Thursday April 18th from 6pm-10pm, with plates like brined soft-boiled egg with homemade Sriracha, fried lemon, and garlic aioli,…

Marcia Gagliardi

Marcia Gagliardi • Apr 16, 2013

Closures: Wo Hing, Lot 7, Gung Ho, Tai Chi, and More

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Closures: Wo Hing, Lot 7, Gung Ho, Tai Chi, and More

A slew of closures happened while I was away the past couple of weeks; please excuse if any of this is old news for ya. First, Charles Phan has closed ~WO HING GENERAL STORE~. 584 Valencia St. at 17th St. Also in the Mission, Eater posts that LOT 7 has…

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Marcia Gagliardi • Apr 16, 2013

Tribune Tavern Now Making News in Oakland

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Tribune Tavern Now Making News in Oakland

A report by Dana Massey-Todd. As previously noted on tablehopper, partners Chris Pastena, Temoor Noor, and Tom Henderson are bringing food and drink to the former Oakland Tribune building. The new spot, appropriately named TRIBUNE TAVERN, opened Wednesday April 10th in the former “Local Room,” i.e., where local…

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Marcia Gagliardi • Apr 16, 2013

Open (Wild Hare, Taste of Place) and Shut (Rio Grande)

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Open (Wild Hare, Taste of Place) and Shut (Rio Grande)

A few updates: a reader tells me WILD HARE is now open in the former Solstice. Since it’s from the Tonic/Bullitt/Dr. Teeth crew, you not only get Fernet and Jameson on tap, but you can also order their trademark bar snacks like Reuben egg rolls, totchos (those…

Marcia Gagliardi

Marcia Gagliardi • Apr 16, 2013

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510 Updates: Build Pizzeria Roma and Moxy Open, Update on A16 Rockridge

Opening today in Berkeley is BUILD PIZZERIA ROMA, by Lisa Holt and David Shapiro of Rustic Restaurants LLC (Milliken Creek Inn & Spa in Napa, Hotel Yountville). (This is the project that previously had the name A90, until that confusing/derivative/copycat name got shut down. Although now looking at…

Marcia Gagliardi

Marcia Gagliardi • Apr 16, 2013

Wine (and Beer!) Events: Ribolla Gialla at Arlequin, Meet the Maker at Kuleto's, Widmer and Argyle at Stock in Trade

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Wine (and Beer!) Events: Ribolla Gialla at Arlequin, Meet the Maker at Kuleto's, Widmer and Argyle at Stock in Trade

On Thursday April 18th, check out a special wine tasting with wines from Napa’s Vare Vineyard at ~ARLEQUIN WINE MERCHANT~. The vineyard was the first in California to plant the ribolla gialla grape, a Friulian variety rarely seen in the New World. Winemakers from Arnot-Roberts, Ryme, Grassi, Massican,…

Marcia Gagliardi

Marcia Gagliardi • Apr 16, 2013

New Liquor Licenses: Saison and Miss Ollie's

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New Liquor Licenses: Saison and Miss Ollie's

Good news: ~SAISON~ landed its hard liquor license, so the cocktails are now a-flowin’ in the lounge. Grub Street has a peek at the menu. Meanwhile, MISS OLLIE’S in Oakland now has its liquor license, so you can come in for a Cuba Libre, rum punch, or a…

Marcia Gagliardi

Marcia Gagliardi • Apr 16, 2013

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