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Release the loaves! At last, ~BAR TARTINE~ is opening its sandwich shop this Wednesday August 1st. You’ll be able to come by for sandwiches and more Wed-Fri 10:30am-2:30pm, either dine-in or for takeout. It’s almost like a shop within the restaurant: there’s a counter with…

A couple of interesting projects in historic buildings are on the horizon. First up, there was some liquor license activity for FIREHOUSE 8, a project that is going into a 1917 firehouse that has been vacant for 30 years: San Francisco Landmark #188 in Russian Hill. The site mentions: “the…

Lots of chef moves to report on, starting with Sean Eastwood, the new chef de cuisine for NAVIO RESTAURANT (music alert!) at The Ritz-Carlton, Half Moon Bay. Eastwood’s extensive background includes time in France with the renowned three-star Michelin chef Paul Bocuse and in Britain with two-star Michelin chef…

A couple of weeks ago I noticed a protest was assembling on Facebook over a new owner taking over the famed EAGLE TAVERN in SoMa. Grub Street has a full recap of the story, the players, and what happened to the deal; not too long ago some former Eagle employees…

Owner Pete Mrabe of ~DON PISTO’S~ and THE CHUBBY NOODLE in North Beach will soon have a third place to add to his burgeoning empire: a deli. While he can’t announce the actual location just yet, he said he plans to open it in the next three months.…

Some quick opening (and closing) news for you: Uptown Almanac pays a visit to THAI IDEA VEGETARIAN, a second location of the Polk Street restaurant. 3221 Mission St. at Valencia, 415-826-4639. A couple of tipsters wrote in to tell me that a second location for SIDEWALK JUICE is set to…