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Inside the All-New, Totally Old Tosca Cafe, From April Bloomfield and Ken
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Neighborhood Watch
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Celebrity Settings
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Jake Gyllenhaal Dines at Locanda
He had a pretty big meal, too.
Empire Building
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Mikey Likes It
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Beer Me
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How Bi-Rite Divisadero Survived Its First Bay to Breakers
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Foodievents
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New ‘Guild’ Throws
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Fire Damage
May 20, 2013
Thai House 530, We Be Sushi Shut Down After Weekend Fire
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Funnies
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SNL
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Neighborhood Watch
May 17, 2013
An Early Take on Seaglass; City Beer Store Turns Seven
Also, Trattoria da Vittorio is open in West Portal.
Stunt Eats
May 17, 2013
Lion Meat Comes to the Bay Area
Burlingame’s Mokutanya took a cue from that taqueria in Tampa.
Funnies
May 17, 2013
Amy Bouzaglo Becomes a Meme
Yep.
Delivery Brigade
May 17, 2013
New Lunch Delivery Option, Eat Club, on the Way to S.F. Next Week
It’s being dubbed ‘the Uber of food trucks.’
The Other Critics
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Roth Is Only Half Fond of Wine Kitchen; Bauer Calls Madrona Manor ‘a Poor
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Previews
May 17, 2013
Pesce Relocating to the Jake’s/2223 Space in the Castro
Castro vacancies are getting snapped up.
Groceries
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Two Grocery Outlets on the Way, in the Richmond and Visitacion Valley
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Empire Building
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Frances Chef Melissa Perello Contemplates a Second Restaurant
She’s ‘just contemplating it’ right now.
Neighborhood Watch
May 16, 2013
Tosca Closes This Weekend For Renovations; David Chang/David Simon Event Still
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Openings
May 16, 2013
New Restaurants in Healdsburg: Chalkboard, SHED, and Partake
Things are blowing up up north.
Brunch
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Rickybobby Launches Sunday Burger Brunch
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FYI
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S.F. Butcher Who Invented Bacon Hot Dogs Not Offended by Oscar Mayer Rip-off
“I guess I’m flattered,” he says.
Temporary Closings
May 16, 2013
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No Such Thing as Bad Press?
May 16, 2013
Scottsdale’s Amy’s Baking Co. Hires PR Firm, Plans ‘Grand
We’re sure this should go perfectly smoothly.
Previews
May 16, 2013
La Urbana Is Actually Due to Open in July on Divis
That’s sooner than we’d initially thought.
Empire Building
May 16, 2013
Wise Sons Deli Opening Sandwich Shop This Summer at the Contemporary Jewish
It will be mostly sandwiches, with some additions.
Neighborhood Watch
May 15, 2013
Prospect’s Bar Menu for Baseball Season; Folsom Street Foundry Nears
Also, a first look at Sydney Town Tavern.
Grub Guides
May 15, 2013
27 Signs That You’re a Bay Area Food Snob
For instance: You’re totally the person your friends ask to translate terms like ‘chitarra’ and ‘gremolata’ on a menu.
Reopenings
May 15, 2013
Forbes Island Already Set to Reopen After Last Week’s Fire
It will only have been closed for seven days.
Coffee Talk
May 15, 2013
Proposed Castro Starbucks at Market and Sanchez Shot Down
Peet’s must be glad.
Photo Plates
May 15, 2013
See What Chef Jeremy Fox Is Prepping This Week, Via Instagram
He finally seems to have a permanent gig down in L.A.
Booze You Can Use
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Sample Some Farmers’ Market Cocktails Tonight at the Ferry Building
It starts at 5:30.
What Willie Wants
May 15, 2013
Watch Out, Outerlands: Willie Brown Is Coming
This should be interesting.
Previews
May 15, 2013
Robber Baron Headed for Black Sheep Space on Polk
It looks to be a beer and wine bar.
Kerfuffles
May 15, 2013
Allegro Romano Owner Allegedly Slaps City Inspector Over Citation
It’s a story to warm the heart of any restaurateur frustrated with city bureaucracy.
Deals
May 14, 2013
Oakland Soul Food Restaurant Offers Its Own 99-Cent Menu
It’s quite the deal.
Delivery Brigade
May 14, 2013
Lunchpad, Hi-Lo, Rhea’s Now Available for Delivery
They’re all connected via TCB Courier.
Ch-ch-ch-changes
May 14, 2013
Pisto’s Tacos Closes; Pisto’s, Something More Upscale, May Open
That was fast.
The Name Game
May 14, 2013
Marlena’s Replacement Gets a Name: Brass Tacks
It will, allegedly, be gay-friendly.
TV Land
May 14, 2013
Meet Amy Bouzaglo, the Woman Who Blew Up on ‘Kitchen Nightmares,’
She’s certainly not helping her cause.
Openings
May 14, 2013
What to Eat and Drink on the New Lolinda Rooftop, Now Open
The city’s only rooftop drinking establishment is reborn.
History
May 14, 2013
America’s Oldest Gay Bar Is Turning 80
It officially opened in 1933, right after Prohibition, but was likely a gay speakeasy before that.
The Other Critics
May 14, 2013
Food Critics’ Group Acknowledges the Internet, Revises Ethics Code
Competing with bloggers, and staying anonymous, is tough these days.
Announcements
May 14, 2013
18 Reasons Merges With Three Squares to Form New Food-Centric Non-Profit
They will combine the educational aspects of 18 Reasons with the thrust toward low-income communities of Three Squares.
Neighborhood Watch
May 13, 2013
A New South African Restaurant Debuts Downtown; Off the Grid Heads to Daly City
Also, The Sycamore has a new mural.
Mikey Likes It
May 13, 2013
Michael Bauer Is, Predictably, Enamored With Padrecito
Just like its sister restaurant Mamacita, it gets three stars.
Pre-Previews
May 13, 2013
Commissar, a Soviet-Themed Restaurant and Bar, Coming to Berkeley
It’s going to focus on vegetarian “worker” food, from a vintage cookbook.
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