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Atelier Crenn
The Regular

Atelier Crenn

A friend and I were recently talking about Patti Smith, and poetry, and how fewer people seem to groove on poetry these days. Sometimes you stumble across a piece that will really resonate with you and give you pause, from a glimpse of beauty from Rumi to some riffs from…
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Bottle Cap Opens on Washington Square
The Chatterbox

Bottle Cap Opens on Washington Square

After making it through some inspections and the usual pre-opening delays in this town, ~BOTTLE CAP~ will be holding their soft opening this week, from Thursday July 7th-Saturday July 9th. To refresh your memory, Bottle Cap is the newest opening in North Beach, in the former Washington Square…
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The Chatterbox

Melody Now Open in Bernal Heights

Currently in its soft-opening phase is MELODY, a restaurant that opened in the former Coco’s Bakery Cafe. First-time owner Esam Jaber has two chefs working with him on an all-day menu of Lebanese, Middle Eastern, and French dishes; Jaber is particularly excited with the breakfast offerings,…
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The Chatterbox

Upcoming Pop-Ups in the Mission

There’s a new pop-up restaurant, REFORM CLUB, starting up on Sundays at Specchio (it all begins August 7th). But the very first one is a preview on July 17th, and the crew who will be feeding you and pouring you beverages is Allyson Harvie (Citizen Cake, Ragazza), Dion…
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