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Chef Comings and Goings
The Chatterbox

Chef Comings and Goings

I’d be a big fat liar if I didn’t say I was bummed to learn chef Grace Nguyen is leaving ~OUT THE DOOR~ Bush Street at the end of the month. Inside Scoop reports she’s going to be the executive chef at Asian Box (oy, really?) in…
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ICHI Sushi to Open for Lunch
The Chatterbox

ICHI Sushi to Open for Lunch

Starting in May, ~ICHI SUSHI~ in Bernal Heights will expand their hours to include lunch. Now you can have the same fab fish you’re used to at dinner for your mid-day meal. Sushi chef Taka Tozawa (Tsunami Sushi, Tokyo Go Go, Kiji, Tamasei Sushi), who’s been working…
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The Starlet

Adrian Grenier Lunches at the W

Adrian Grenier of HBO’s Entourage had lunch in the Living Room at W San Francisco with producer Peter Glatzer (the two of them founded SHFT together). As for what he ate, Adrian dined on ahi tuna tartare (no bread—I wish I had that discipline), and chicken vegetable soup…
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The Starlet

Hottie Sighting at Twenty Five Lusk

Actor Josh Lucas (Glory Road, A Beautiful Mind, and Poseidon) dined at Twenty Five Lusk on Friday night. Flying solo, he reportedly started his evening at the lower-level bar where his ordered up a Partida Silver and lime on the rocks, and then made his way to the dining…
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New Beverages and Bites at Bushi-Tei
The Chatterbox

New Beverages and Bites at Bushi-Tei

Now that chef Michael Hung has taken the helm over at ~BUSHI-TEI~, one of the first changes to be released is the expanded beverage program, with 27 wines by the glass, and his sous chef, Nicole Lou, is creating a sake/shochu cocktail list (look for ingredients like umeboshi…
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The Starlet

Dave Chapelle Seems to Like Comfort Food

More Dave Chapelle sightings: he was at Paragon Restaurant, and Tanya Holland of Oakland’s Brown Sugar Kitchen tweeted: “Just shook Dave Chapelle’s hand…3rd time meeting inviting him to BSK, maybe this will be the charm! Didn’t want to bug him for photo opp.”…
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Paragon Unveils Its Remodel by Doug Washington
The Chatterbox

Paragon Unveils Its Remodel by Doug Washington

PARAGON has unveiled its new look by Doug Washington, one of the three partners behind Town Hall, Anchor & Hope, and Salt House. The décor incorporates reclaimed wood from two barns in Oregon, hand-painted subway tiles, unique light fixtures, and there’s a communal table made of rusted metal…
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The Starlet

They Might Be Giants

Cody Ross and company and Mark DeRosa and company both descended on Ozumo Restaurant on Saturday night. Cody’s party enjoyed copious amounts of sashimi and rolls, along with some American Kobe rib-eye and Colorado lamb. His party reportedly loved their sakes and had a few of the Yuki…
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The Starlet

Mark DeRosa

They Might Be Giants April 26, 2011 Cody Ross and company and Mark DeRosa and company both descended on Ozumo Restaurant on Saturday night. Cody’s party enjoyed copious amounts of sashimi and rolls, along with some American Kobe rib-eye and Colorado lamb. His party reportedly loved their sakes…
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