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This week’s tablehopper: hobnobbing. (free)
Initial details about The Big Four 🍸 (reopening next week!), Fat Cat SF found a location 🥂, numerous sequel projects, St. Patrick’s Day ☘️ specials, Oakland Restaurant Week, and live entertainment. 👯♀️
This week’s tablehopper: cherchez la femme. (free)
A detailed preview of JouJou (a flirty French coquette you cannot ignore 🫦), special events for Women’s History Month and where to celebrate International Women’s Day 💛, tasty fundraisers, and more!
This week’s tablehopper: playin’ chicken. (free)
An exclusive preview of TBD izakaya 🍢 (in the original Akiko’s), a tasty Tunisian-owned 🇹🇳 sandwich shop in the Castro, the muy bonita Maria Isabel opens next week, plus more openings, and a cheese 🧀 festival.
This week’s tablehopper: meaty. (free)
Updates from The Slanted Door Group, sequels (Smokin’ D’s BBQ 🍖 and more), Outta Sight is opening a bar 🍻, a bodacious beef bourguignon sandwich 👀, and a new trio of locally made sauces 💥.
This week’s tablehopper: lovers rock. (free)
A preview of Goldenette diner 🍔, a visit to Sforno Pizzeria Napoletana 🍕, ideas for Valentine’s Day 💝 + Lunar New Year 🧧, and today’s archivist features a menu from where the first patty melt was invented!