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I had a chance to catch up with Dave McLean of Magnolia/Alembic to hear the latest on his MAGNOLIA BREWERY project in Dogpatch. He expects building permits to finally be signed by next week (woo hoo, it has been a process), so things will be able to start ramping…

Richie Nakano of HAPA RAMEN has been searching for a permanent location for some time, and when he found it a few months ago, I had to keep that info under lock and key. Now that the lease is signed, it’s time to let that cat out of the…

Catching up on my email, I was happy to see the newsletter from the gents of WISE SONS DELI (Evan Bloom and Leo Beckerman), sharing the news that they finally secured a brick-and-mortar space in the Mission, due to open in 2012. Inside Scoop shares further details: they’…

More good news in newsletters: the CUESA weekly newsletter (you’re a subscriber, aren’t you?) reports some new vendors will be serving at the Tuesday daytime market, namely Wise Sons Deli (sandwiches and more), Humphry Slocombe (ice cream and sorbets), and SodaCraft SF (handmade seasonal sodas) will be moving…

Things have been proceeding for TWO SISTERS BAR AND BOOKS—a Hayes Valley project from sisters Mikha Diaz and Mary Elliott—and it should be holding its soft opening this week. There will be a variety of books, beverages (made with sherry, vermouths, and wines), and bites like wild boar…

There’s been a lot of chatter following the liquor license activity for KEN KEN RAMEN, which will be moving into a brick-and-mortar space in the Mission (just around the corner from The Corner, where it was holding its pop-up nights). Ironically, the space was a former…

A while back, I mentioned HISAGO was opening in the former Sanmi space from new owner Greg Hamaguchi, and it’s now open. Here’s a copy of the menu for you to peek at, which features homestyle dishes, ramen, and donburi. tablehopper intern Rebecca Kinney has this initial report,…