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This week's tablehopper: say cheeeeeeese.

Howdy, gang. You ready for me to make you hongry? I’m already thinking ahead to my dinner tonight at 1760, with ribollita, and pappardelle with duck ragù on their current Winter in Tuscany prix-fixe menu. I also enjoyed such a delicious “wintertime in California” menu on Sunday evening…

Marcia Gagliardi

Marcia Gagliardi • Jan 27, 2020

Gap Year at Nico, with The Morris, Now Offering a Very Soigné Experience for 2020

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Gap Year at Nico, with The Morris, Now Offering a Very Soigné Experience for 2020

Owners Andrea and Nicolas Delaroque of Michelin-starred NICO in Jackson Square decided they wanted to spend a year off with their daughter in France, and instead of selling the restaurant, a very novel solution was found. Their good friend Paul Einbund of The Morris (whose wife, Vanessa Yap Einbund,…

Marcia Gagliardi

Marcia Gagliardi • Jan 14, 2020

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Ristobar Reopens on Chestnut with a Brand-New Look and Much More

The lights are back on at the corner of Chestnut and Scott, with the reopening of ~RISTOBAR~, after being closed for a building retrofit since 2017. Owner Gary Rulli decided the timing was right to overhaul the layout and look of the spacious restaurant—it has now been divided into…

Marcia Gagliardi

Marcia Gagliardi • Jan 14, 2020

Brandon Jew's Casual Mamahuhu Opening Wednesday January 15th in the Inner Richmond

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Brandon Jew's Casual Mamahuhu Opening Wednesday January 15th in the Inner Richmond

It’s time to take a new look at sweet-and-sour chicken and kung pao chicken (with “pizazzy mala peanuts”). Get fired up to try the brand-new MAMAHUHU from Brandon Jew (Mister Jiu’s), who partnered with Anmao Sun and Ben Moore on the project. This Inner Richmond,…

Marcia Gagliardi

Marcia Gagliardi • Jan 14, 2020

Chef Moves and Updates

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Chef Moves and Updates

Some quick chef updates: after a year and a half of running the show at ~SAISON~, co-owner and chef Laurent Gras announced in an Instagram post that he was moving back to New York “to be closer to my wife, family and friends.” (But first, he’s enjoying some…

Marcia Gagliardi

Marcia Gagliardi • Jan 14, 2020

Coming Soon: Automat to Former Green Chile Kitchen Space, Back of the House Taking Over The Elite Cafe

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Coming Soon: Automat to Former Green Chile Kitchen Space, Back of the House Taking Over The Elite Cafe

I still haven’t gotten over the closure of Green Chile Kitchen in NoPa—I keep thinking I’ll swing by for green chile stew, a heartland taco salad, or a breakfast burrito, and then I’m like, oh yeah, that one is long gone. It’s tough to deactivate…

Marcia Gagliardi

Marcia Gagliardi • Jan 14, 2020

New Openings: Boutique Crenn X Cubert, a Malatang Noodle Shop, KMG

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New Openings: Boutique Crenn X Cubert, a Malatang Noodle Shop, KMG

In advance of the opening of BOUTIQUE CRENN from Michelin three-star-toting Dominique Crenn in the Salesforce Tower, you can try some of their baked goods and pastries in a pop-up: Boutique Crenn X Cubert in the Salesforce Transit Center. (Cubert is from Off the Grid, a mobile…

Marcia Gagliardi

Marcia Gagliardi • Jan 14, 2020

Updates (Helmand Palace Has Reopened), New Menus (Breakfast Tacos, 1760)

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Updates (Helmand Palace Has Reopened), New Menus (Breakfast Tacos, 1760)

After being closed for a seismic upgrade and renovations—while Van Ness Avenue continues to be torn up and a complete disaster—~HELMAND PALACE~ has reopened. The dining room got an update, as well as the exterior. Show them some support and head in for their famed kaddo! The restaurant…

Marcia Gagliardi

Marcia Gagliardi • Jan 14, 2020

Unfortunate Closures Include Mijita, Brown Sugar Kitchen, Cafe Flore, Fringale, More

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Unfortunate Closures Include Mijita, Brown Sugar Kitchen, Cafe Flore, Fringale, More

It’s a new year, with a fresh round of closures that totally sucks. Over at the Ferry Building, Traci Des Jardins has shuttered MIJITA after serving her amazing chilaquiles there for 15 years. The Chronicle reports she was at the end of her lease, and may repeat the concept…

Marcia Gagliardi

Marcia Gagliardi • Jan 14, 2020

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