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Meet Buddy Bar & Cafe, Taking Over the Former Californios on 22nd St.

The Lush

Meet Buddy Bar & Cafe, Taking Over the Former Californios on 22nd St.

A while back, I heard some local bar talent was potentially taking over the original Californios location on 22nd Street in the Mission (which has reopened in the former Bar Agricole in SoMa), and now it’s time to release some exciting details about the upcoming BUDDY BAR & CAFE.…

Marcia Gagliardi

Marcia Gagliardi • Mar 23, 2021

This week's tablehopper: spring things.

What’s Cookin’

This week's tablehopper: spring things.

Hello, friends. I hope you have been hanging in there after a really rough week of news—the horrific violence has really been a lot to process. Sending love and solidarity and continued support to our beloved AAPI community. I will continue to post resources, fundraisers, and organizations to support…

Marcia Gagliardi

Marcia Gagliardi • Mar 22, 2021

Help Save the Cliff House Collection from Being Auctioned Off This Week

The Chatterbox

Help Save the Cliff House Collection from Being Auctioned Off This Week

It really is the end of an era: there’s an online auction this week of the entire contents of our 157-year-old landmark, the CLIFF HOUSE. The three-day auction is March 11th-13th, and is selling everything from the kitchen contents to vintage Sutro Baths swimsuits to…

Marcia Gagliardi

Marcia Gagliardi • Mar 09, 2021

New Openings: Dim Sum, Japanese Katsu, Korean, and Vietnamese Spots

The Chatterbox

New Openings: Dim Sum, Japanese Katsu, Korean, and Vietnamese Spots

There’s a new dim sum takeout spot in the Outer Richmond, DIMDODUC, offering classic dim sum like har gow, pork siu mai, chive dumplings, cheung fun (steamed rice rolls), century egg congee, and sesame balls. Their BBQ pork buns look especially crackly and GBD (golden-brown and delicious). 3398…

Marcia Gagliardi

Marcia Gagliardi • Mar 09, 2021

News Bites: Santería, Tallio's Coffee & Tea in Bayview, and More!

The Chatterbox

News Bites: Santería, Tallio's Coffee & Tea in Bayview, and More!

I swung by the new Mexican spot in the Castro for weekend brunch, SANTERÍA, which opened in the former Finn Town, and they just launched their full menu, which you can check out. You won’t want to miss consultant Samantha Kharma’s and new bar manager Briana Santiago’s…

Marcia Gagliardi

Marcia Gagliardi • Mar 09, 2021

Closures Include Maven in the Lower Haight, The Revolution Cafe

The Chatterbox

Closures Include Maven in the Lower Haight, The Revolution Cafe

Well, heck. After 10 years of holding down the corner of Haight and Steiner in the Lower Haight, MAVEN is closing at the end of March (their last service will be Monday March 29th). In a heartfelt post on Facebook, owner Jay Bordeleau shares: “Maven was unable to find a…

Marcia Gagliardi

Marcia Gagliardi • Mar 09, 2021

The Lush

Planting Seeds: Propagation Bar Is Opening Soon in Lower Nob Hill

The pandemic has been particularly brutal on our local bar scene, but you gotta love that hope really does spring eternal, and in this case, it’s a plant-loving bar called PROPAGATION, opening in the former Tonic’s second location (on Post) in Lower Nob Hill. Co-owners Heather…

Marcia Gagliardi

Marcia Gagliardi • Mar 09, 2021

(Sponsored Giveaway): Restaurant/Small Biz Owners: It's Time to Pump Up Your Social Media!

The Sugar Mama

(Sponsored Giveaway): Restaurant/Small Biz Owners: It's Time to Pump Up Your Social Media!

The Smiirl realtime Instagram and Facebook Counters are brilliantly simple: they display the follower or like count of your restaurant’s social media account, in real time. That’s it! The engaging Counter has mechanical flaps that produce a subtle sound every time it flips to a new number. It…

Marcia Gagliardi

Marcia Gagliardi • Mar 09, 2021

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