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Tidbits: Comebacks, Openings, Closings, Tasty Tips
The Chatterbox

Tidbits: Comebacks, Openings, Closings, Tasty Tips

After suffering a nasty building fire months ago, MOYA ETHIOPIAN RESTAURANT AND COFFEEHOUSE will be resurfacing in another SoMa location. LiveSOMA says Moya is hoping to reopen by December 1st, and will be serving “locally roasted coffee, tea, pastries, and fresh artisan sandwiches and salads in addition to [their] special…
Marcia Gagliardi
Marcia Gagliardi
The Chatterbox

Hires and Departures

Grub Street Los Angeles reports chefs Jeremy Fox and Charlie Parker are heading to Los Angeles to help consult and open FREDDY SMALLS BAR & KITCHEN. The restaurant is the latest from Jeff Weinstein, founder of burger chain The Counter. Fox will reportedly return to the Bay Area, while Parker…
Marcia Gagliardi
Marcia Gagliardi
Greens Launches Saturday Brunch This Weekend
The Chatterbox

Greens Launches Saturday Brunch This Weekend

Not getting enough greens in your diet? No more excuses now that executive chef Annie Somerville of ~GREENS~ is offering a brunch menu on Saturday as well as on Sunday. Starting on the weekend of Saturday November 12th, brunch fans will have two opportunities to take in views of the…
Marcia Gagliardi
Marcia Gagliardi
Meaty News
The Chatterbox

Meaty News

I was a fan of Peter Temkin’s charcuterie program when he was at Spruce, and so I am happy to learn ~SHOW DOGS~ has hired him as in-house charcutier. He has five new specialty sausages on the menu (merguez, wild boar, chicken curry, chicken boudin, and maple bacon)…
Marcia Gagliardi
Marcia Gagliardi
The Starlet

Martha Stewart Made the Rounds in SF

Martha Stewart was in town, demoing recipes from her new book at Macy’s San Francisco, swinging by Google for a fireside chat, and was spotted at the Ferry Plaza Farmers Market over the weekend (one spotter says he saw her get chided by the Boulette’s Larder crankpots for…
Marcia Gagliardi
Marcia Gagliardi
Fun Dinners and Food Events This Week
The Chatterbox

Fun Dinners and Food Events This Week

On Wednesday November 9th, Old World Food Truck will host a one-time Eastern European pop-up dinner at LA VICTORIA BAKERY in the Mission. Guests will move through five courses, each reflecting a unique heritage. Diners will start with gefilte fish, then move to vareniki (the Ukrainian version of…
Marcia Gagliardi
Marcia Gagliardi
The Starlet

Spanish Chefs Spotted at Slanted Door

A tablehopper co-hort writes: “So, I was lucky to go to Slanted Door last night with a group of some of the hottest young chefs from Spain. The guy everybody kept pointing to was Dani García, the two-star Michelin chef of a restaurant called Calima in Marbella. Some…
Marcia Gagliardi
Marcia Gagliardi
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