The Chatterbox

Sure, you can track down some Shamrock Shakes (or even better, an Irish coffee at the Buena Vista) to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day, but here are some other fun options for you too. The fine folks at KAHNFECTIONS in the Mission are definitely getting into the spirit, adding Irish…

Something is smelling really good at the Public Market Emeryville…and that would be the fried chicken from SF’s MINNIE BELL’S SOUL MOVEMENT, which is opening Thursday March 15th in the La Cocina incubator kiosk formerly occupied by Nyum Bai (who went on to open a brick and…

After a six-month hiatus and move, NICO is finally set to reopen in Jackson Square (in the former Black Cat!) in early April. When they reopen, husband-and-wife team chef Nicolas and Andrea Delaroque will begin with weekday lunch service (Tue-Fri) and Saturday dinners, continuing with a modern French style highlighting…

There’s a new delivery-only Chinese restaurant in the Inner Sunset called THE LITTLE FRESH, and it looks pretty damn good—more than a little. The chef is from Tianjin, China, and the menu includes Sichuan and Northern Chinese dishes, like smashed cucumbers, spicy chicken Sichuan style, cold noodles with…

Bagel lovers, you’re going to want to head to Bernal’s PIZZAHACKER on Sunday mornings for the new BagelMacher pop-up. You’ll find everything bagels, plus smoked salt, sesame, sesame za’atar, poppy, and a raisin ras el hanout (spicy)—yeah, that chef Robert Feely has no shortage of…

DOÑA TOMÁS owner Dona Savitsky recently returned from a trip to Mexico City and is launching a regional lunch menu for next week (Tuesday March 13th-Friday March 16th, 11am-2:30pm). The menu sounds delicioso: al pastor and grilled pineapple taco with fried onions and avocado salsa ($4.25), rajas en…

Dominique Crenn is not only busy opening her upcoming BAR CRENN (opening mid-March—the 13th is the current date!), but she also just announced a project coming to the Salesforce Tower: BOUTIQUE CRENN. Scoop reports it will be a combination restaurant (featuring ingredients from her Sonoma farm), boulangerie, and patisserie,…

Lucky us, she’s back! The new chef de cuisine of DEL POPOLO is Michaela Rahorst, taking over for opening cdc Jeffrey Hayden. Rahorst was most recently the cdc at Frances, departing in late 2016 to travel, rest, and regroup; she also worked some private dinners and special events. Her…

After chef Anthony Strong left the Delfina Restaurant Group back in 2016 after 11 years, he then launched his idea for a restaurant-less delivery service, Young Fava, operating out of the Turtle Tower kitchen in the evenings. He soon became disenchanted with the concept for various reasons, and announced he…

Anyone who has enjoyed the piri piri chicken at UMA CASA in Noe Valley can see how this is an awesome idea: chef-owner Telmo Faria is partnering with Khalid Mushasha (Lolinda, Black Cat) on PIRI PICA, a fast-casual spot focused on flame-grilled piri piri chicken. It’s feisty chicken, with…