Wednesday, December 29, 2010 by Paolo Lucchesi in
Headlines
Beautiful photos are aplenty in tonight’s Nightcaps, ranging from an old school burger joint in West Portal to the upscale kitchens downtown. Atelier Crenn nears. A New York chef recounts the horrors of opening a new restaurant. And also, San Franciscans are all drunk.
From the local scene:
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Wednesday, December 29, 2010 by Paolo Lucchesi in
FYI
Still haven’t been to Cotogna? But everyone’s talking about it. Even Bauer enjoyed his pork.
Yes, Cotogna has been one of the hottest tickets in the last month — it’s almost like the north of Market version of Flour + Water — and now there’s a new way to sneak in...
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Wednesday, December 29, 2010 by Paolo Lucchesi in
Closures
Scoop has confirmation of the rumor floated by Haighteration that last night was indeed the last night for Haight Street’s Bistro St. Germain, which lasted less than two years.
Taking its place will be a new restaurant that the owners are billing as classic American food. It will be open for...
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Wednesday, December 29, 2010 by Paolo Lucchesi in
Coming Attractions
The first Bay Area location of Chocolatier Blue outside of Berkeley is just about ready to roll out.
Artisan chocolate maestro Chris Blue has tapped Mill Valley for his newest outpost — and fourth overall, including one in Nebraska. As of today, he’s aiming for a January debut. Just in time...
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Wednesday, December 29, 2010 by Willie Brown in
Voices
George Shultz turned 90 on Dec. 13. Charlotte, his wife, gave the food party of all food parties, and at a place that shall rename nameless because they desire it. However the menu was not nameless. The crab salad, the split lamb chops with the twice cooked potatoes, and the...
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Wednesday, December 29, 2010 by Paolo Lucchesi in
What's New
It’s been in the works for months, and despite a temporary hiccup, Chris Daly‘s bar dreams come to fruition today. In a piece for Fog City Journal, Daly writes that he and his business partner will assume control of Buck Tavern … today.
He’s said in the past that he wants...
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Wednesday, December 29, 2010 by Paolo Lucchesi in
Headlines
So much good reading on this morning: The Metreon revamp gets its permits, and with January construction looming, Target and a medley of food places are ready to get crackin’ on Fourth and Mission. Jonathan Kauffman and Sam Sifton look back on the year that was. New Orleans, appreciated.
From the...
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Tuesday, December 28, 2010 by Paolo Lucchesi in
Headlines
Brenda’s is nearly ready to roll out in its bigger and better format. More local blogs look back on the year that was. Mario Batali is a big movie star now, too. Aged cocktails are the new cool thing to do behind the bar — err, in the barrel. Time...
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Tuesday, December 28, 2010 by Carey Sweet in
Chef Movement
In with the new.
That seems to be an evolving New Year’s tradition for Taverna Santi in Santa Rosa, which recently announced that its chef, Liza Hinman, will be leaving following the restaurant’s New Year’s Eve dinner.
This exact time last year, Santi was getting ready to leave its location in Geyserville,...
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Tuesday, December 28, 2010 by Paolo Lucchesi in
FYI
Remember how A16 founding chef Christophe Hille was scheduled to reunite with current chef Liza Shaw for a special two-night guest appearance starting tonight?
Well, as you may have heard, there’s the matter of a giant blizzard blanketing the East Coast. It’s put a wrench in many holiday travel plans —...
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Tuesday, December 28, 2010 by Paolo Lucchesi in
Coming Attractions
Awaken Cafe in Oakland closed at the end of September, but the coffeeshop will be resurrected in a new Oakland location before long.
The interesting thing, however, is how Awaken Cafe is making its comeback — by using its established Twitter, Facebook and YouTube to ask for money.
Now, the Mission’s ground-breaking...
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Tuesday, December 28, 2010 by Paolo Lucchesi in
Chefs on the Move
Fresh off the star-studded 12 Days of Christmas extravaganza — which you should read all about in the Scoop archives — chef Christopher Kostow and the Restaurant at Meadowood are wasting no time in making more waves.
They’ve announced that Boris Portnoy has been appointed the restaurant’s new pastry chef. Like...
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