The Chatterbox

WE ARE SOLD OUT, THANK YOU TO EVERYONE FOR YOUR GENEROUS SUPPORT! Hey everyone! Okay, Thanksgiving is over and it’s time to think about brisket! This Thursday November 30th, I am cohosting a fundraiser dinner with LE MARAIS BAKERY in the Castro, which is generously donating their charming space…

This was some pretty crazy news: after landing three Michelin stars, it ends up chef Matthew Kirkley was no longer at ~COI~ and was training for Bocuse d’Or, which takes place in Lyon, France, in January 2019. Eater reveals chef de cuisine Justin Mauz was an interim chef, who…

I’ve been tracking the opening of PENTACLE COFFEE on 6th Street in SoMa, and owner Bobby Valentino Sanchez just opened the shop! It’s in the former San Francisco Barber College location (such cool signage) but it was quite the extensive renovation and restoration (oh, old buildings—you can…

The finalists for The Good Food Awards have been announced (after a blind tasting of 2,057 entries!), and the winners will be given their awards on Friday January 19th, 2018, at a gala (tickets: $165) in the historic San Francisco War Memorial, followed by the industry-only Good Food Mercantile…

It has been a month since the horrific fires ripped through Wine Country, taking 42 precious lives and leaving over 100,000 people displaced and 9,000 homes destroyed. So much loss, so much devastation. It’s hard to fathom, but fortunately the outpouring of support has been a bright…

Whether you’re attempting to host a Thanksgiving (or Friendsgiving) meal at your tiny apartment, or perhaps you’re a guest and need to bring something but you can’t cook to save your life (I am not judging, just here to help!), here are some ideas of how to…

Now open in North Beach is GIOVANNI ITALIAN SPECIALTIES from Tony Gemignani of Tony’s Pizza Napoletana. This Italian shop and grocery store is stocked with housemade pasta, focaccia (with toppings), Italian meats, piadine (a type of sandwich made with flatbread—it’s like Italian pita), pantry items, and some…

I’m not too stoked to be writing this post, to be honest. After almost eight years of slinging one of our city’s finer Neapolitan pizzas, Anthony Mangieri is closing ~UNA PIZZA NAPOLETANA~ in late November/early December and going back to New York. Eater reports he’s partnering…

I have already written about how utterly fantastic brunch at AINA in Dogpatch is, as many folks know, and chef Jordan Keao does one hell of a dinner menu too. And now, the team has just launched their new Mo’olelo tasting menu experience at the chef counter, available Wed-Sun,…

Local charcutier Peter Temkin (Show Dogs, Spruce, Nopa) is ramping up his own line of sausages and other meaty products, Meat by Pete, and you can taste some of his handiwork at a pop-up this Saturday November 18th at THE DEN during their brunch in Bayview. He’ll be out…