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Boozy Updates: Redwood Room Reopens, PCH Moving, Afterwork Bar, Trade Routes

The Lush

Boozy Updates: Redwood Room Reopens, PCH Moving, Afterwork Bar, Trade Routes

The REDWOOD ROOM reopened at The Clift Royal Sonesta, with a revitalized look (new Art Deco-inspired furniture, flooring, lighting, and wall art). Fun tidbit: the original Gustav Klimt paintings (reproductions created by students of Klimt, under his direction) were uncovered onsite during the hotel renovations and have been painstakingly restored…

Marcia Gagliardi

Marcia Gagliardi • Aug 10, 2021

This week's tablehopper: neither here nor there.

What’s Cookin’

This week's tablehopper: neither here nor there.

Hello, friends! I’m back from three glorious weeks in Croatia and a month away from writing the newsletter. Ahhhhhh. It was deeply restorative to step away from the grind and my overflowing inboxes and DMs and the always bullshit foggy/windy SF July and have such a stunning change…

Marcia Gagliardi

Marcia Gagliardi • Aug 09, 2021

Openings: Empress by Boon in Chinatown, Chao Pescao, Palm City, Luna

The Chatterbox

Openings: Empress by Boon in Chinatown, Chao Pescao, Palm City, Luna

On Friday evening, I was able to take the elevator once again to the top floor to admire the unique views from EMPRESS BY BOON in Chinatown, previously The Empress of China, a banquet hall that also had an awesome lounge where I’d take out-of-town guests for an “only…

Marcia Gagliardi

Marcia Gagliardi • Jun 22, 2021

Hayes Valley Updates: 20th Century Cafe Sets Closing Date (and Four Barrel Is Moving In With Loquat), New Taker for The Riddler Space

The Chatterbox

Hayes Valley Updates: 20th Century Cafe Sets Closing Date (and Four Barrel Is Moving In With Loquat), New Taker for The Riddler Space

Well, the moment has arrived: owner Michelle Polzine of ~20TH CENTURY CAFE~ has announced the last day of business at the café: Saturday July 10th. (Just in case you missed the how and why, you can read her original note about her decision to close here.) You can still try…

Marcia Gagliardi

Marcia Gagliardi • Jun 22, 2021

Changes and Openings and Closures in the Namu World

The Chatterbox

Changes and Openings and Closures in the Namu World

The pandemic sure continues to wreak some havoc on our restaurant scene, and it definitely caused some big changes in the Namu restaurant group. The team has been making some updates on their Instagram account, including announcing the closure of Namu Stonepot on Divisadero (ugh, I will miss their stonepot…

Marcia Gagliardi

Marcia Gagliardi • Jun 22, 2021

Opening This Week in the Former The Cellar: Persona

The Lush

Opening This Week in the Former The Cellar: Persona

With the reopening of San Francisco comes the opening of some new bars! Opening this week in the former The Cellar is PERSONA, a space designed for happy hour, quality cocktails, events, and good times, with sound set up in four different areas (DJs and entertainment will be coming in…

Marcia Gagliardi

Marcia Gagliardi • Jun 22, 2021

Hey Neighbor, a New Café Opening in the Former Four Barrel Portola

The Chatterbox

Hey Neighbor, a New Café Opening in the Former Four Barrel Portola

Do you smell the coffee brewing in the Portola Garden District? After being closed for months, the former Four Barrel location is reopening under new ownership as HEY NEIGHBOR. The owners are Dee Derisse—who was such a regular at Four Barrel that they ended up working there for a…

Marcia Gagliardi

Marcia Gagliardi • Jun 21, 2021

Updates: Olivier's Butchery Has a New Location, Old Jerusalem Reopens, Outstanding in the Field Returns

The Chatterbox

Updates: Olivier's Butchery Has a New Location, Old Jerusalem Reopens, Outstanding in the Field Returns

I was so impressed with the pic of the new OLIVIER’S BUTCHERY location, which opened a block away from their previous spot. Come by and admire the gorg new cases and layout. Chop chop! Open Wed 10am-6pm, Thu-Fri 9am-6pm, Sat 10am-6pm. 1192 Illinois St. at Humboldt. After suffering a…

Marcia Gagliardi

Marcia Gagliardi • Jun 21, 2021

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