Just opened: Thermidor
(from the Spork team), Prospect
(Boulevard team), Wayfare
Tavern (chef-owner: Tyler Florence), and the newly upscaled Saison (chef-owner: Joshua Skenes)
In
the pipeline: Hog and Rocks (Maverick team), Benu (star:
Corey Lee, former chef de cuisine of French Laundry), Plum (Ubuntu's
Jeremy Fox plus Coi's Daniel Patterson), Bar Agricole (well, that one's been in the pipeline since Joan Rivers' third facelift)
Ever-so-slightly more modest: Comstock Saloon, Sons and Daughters, Skool, the forthcoming Black
Sheep, and three pizza restaurants ― Zero Zero (from Picco Pizzeria's
Bruce Hill), Ragazza (from Gialina's Sharon Ardiana), Una Pizza
Napoletana (from star pizzaiolo Anthony Mangieri)
I know home
prices in San Francisco are starting
to rise again, but there aren't many other signs that the recession
is ebbing. What the hell is going on here?
us on Twitter: @sfoodie. Follow
me at @JonKauffman.
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