The new front lounge at Quince. For about a year now, Quince has shared a star rating with it casual next-door sister restaurant Cotogna — Michael Bauer gave Cotogna three and a half stars out of the gate in 2011, which was the same rating he had given... »
Gioia's Salsicca pie. Berkeley's ever-popular Gioia Pizzeria opens at 2240 Polk Street tomorrow, April 18, at 11 a.m., bringing a slice of their excellence to the Polk Gulch/Russian Hill environs. Grub Street confirmed the opening with owners Karen and... »
When do picklers and charcutiers become big business? This month's issue of San Francisco magazine tackles the "artisan dilemma" in a feature article by Beard-nominated scribe Emily Kaiser Thelin. She talks with people like Paul Bertolli of Fra' Mani H... »
Hallowell Chef-restaurateur Charlie Hallowell — a Chez Panisse Café alum who's lately been in charge of a mini-empire of wood-fired pizza restaurants in Oakland (Pizzaiolo and Boot & Shoe Service) — is in expansion mode, and thus the rumor has legs. As... »
"I think we were all kind of shocked that it had to happen so quickly." ABC 7 ran over to Berkeley Friday to cover the final day of service at 28-year-old Café Fanny, which suddenly announced Thursday that it would be closing. They got Alice Waters on ... »
Mission: Clubby restaurant Circolo (500 Florida at Mariposa) is closing as of March 1 and becoming an event space. [Eater] Western Addition: The elusive Pizza Hacker pops up tonight at Vinyl (359 Divisadero), and the purchase of a pizza will get you a ... »
Brackett's dashi with crab and tofu. Chez Panisse family member — and former assistant to Ms. Waters — Sylvan Mishima Brackett, who lately has been operating his own Oakland-based catering concern, Peko Peko, gets a little national-magazine love this w... »
Manresa can't catch a break with these populist guidebook people. So, point of information: Manresa opened nine years ago in Los Gatos. They've boasted four stars from the Chronicle and two stars from Michelin for more than half that time, and thus we ... »
• Much like 21st Amendment made that World Series bet with a Texas brewery back in 2010, Anchor Brewing has just made a NFC championship bet with Brooklyn Brewery in New York, promising to pour the other city's beer for a week in their tap rooms if the... »
Waxman on his recent meatball tour. National high-end Mexican chain Rosa Mexicano, which we heard last summer was moving into a space in the One Market building downtown (and expanding simultaneously to Boston too), has just announced a partnership wit... »
Some neighbors don't want them selling anything that other stores sell. Squabbles have been ongoing in the North Berkeley neighborhood surrounding Monterey Market ever since longtime owners Bill and Judy Fujimoto were ousted from the place in 2009. The... »
OPENharvest featured a series of dinners, events and interviews with farmers across Japan. Earlier this week we told you about OPENrestaurant's culminating event at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Tokyo, part of their month-long OPENharvest project w... »
