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You a fan of sweets? And knitting? Even if you only like one of those two things, swing by the new CAKES AND PURLS in downtown Berkeley to get your fix. Nosh mentions the owner is Marie Sitaro, who is trying to encourage everyone to slow the hell down, take…

A report by Dana Massey-Todd. As previously mentioned on tablehopper, international Chinese restaurant chain ~HAKKASAN~ is coming to San Francisco. Actually, they’re already here—they officially opened Monday December 3rd. The group, which originated in London, has locations in New York, Abu Dhabi, and Mumbai, among other global cities.…

The inimitable Martin Yan opened his first restaurant in the United States yesterday, right here in San Francisco; his partners are Willy and Ronny Ng of Koi Palace (yes, the land of magical dim sum). The new spot is called M.Y. CHINA and is in the Westfield Mall’s…

It’s time for a look at the progress of ~HI LO~, the upcoming barbecue restaurant from Scott Youkilis (Maverick, Hog & Rocks), Eric Rubin (Tres Agaves Products), and Dave Esler (Hog & Rocks). And it’s a big ‘un: 2,300 square feet, and it’s just across the…

Last night I got a tip from a reader that the Tacolicious crew had just signed a lease on a new space for a rotisserie chicken spot. I got a call back from partner Joe Hargrave just after today’s Inside Scoop article posted with some details. It’s going…

Now (softly) open in the Design District is GUNG HO. As previously mentioned on tablehopper, the project is from Eric Ehler of the Seoul Patch pop-up, along with Lisa Aoki and Alex Baker-Lubin. The menu is “San Francisco-style Asian food,” with lunchtime dishes like the Seoul Patch fried chicken sandwich,…

As previously mentioned on tablehopper, HYDE STREET BISTRO has become COCOTTE. The owners, Aurore Martinez and Mikael Audry, remain the same, but they’ve revamped the spot to be more French rustic. The front now opens to the street, providing a neat spot to sit on a nice day and…