The past 24 hours in gossip, innuendo, and cold hard facts about the San Francisco food scene.
This weekend we noticed the sign went up for Coriya Hot Pot City's replacement: The Grill (852 Clement at 10th Ave.). No word yet on an opening date -- or if you'll still be able to cook at the table (darn those covered windows).
Visiting food truck: Off the Grid North Berkeley will resume rolling in guest trucks to the Gourmet Ghetto every Wednesday night. Brick-and-mortars will continue to rotate through the guest spot. This week Lush Gelato will be serving scoops.
You can now swirl, sniff, and sip inside the Westin St. Francis. Grub Street divulges the Napa winery Chateau Montelena has opened its first S.F. tasting room next to the lobby.
Continuing with pours and flights, Eater SF unveils a sneak peek inside Hidden Vine, (re)opening tomorrow in its expanded space (408 Merchant at Battery). Bring on the bocce ball!
Everything goes: Inside Scoop reports the pizzeria Pulcinella shuttered after two years, and sold off everything (from dishware to chairs). As of today the sale is over and the doors are closed. Ciao.
Three months ago, I was finishing up a review of the new Chinese-America shabu shabu restaurants in the Sunset and Richmond. My favorite? Prime Rib Shabu House, the two-year-old restaurant opened by Luke Sung (Isa's founding chef) and Patrick Wong.Earl G./Yelp Prime Rib Shabu House.
Four days before publication, our photographer went to the restaurant to shoot photos and found the place closed for renovation -- a target (victim?) of Craig Yates, who has been blanketing the neighborhood with ADA-related lawsuits. I had 24 hours to visit one more shabu house and rewrite half of the article.
Rock Candy Snack Shop opened on Bernal Heights' main drag on September 1st, just in time for us all to get busy on it for Halloween. Happy Halloween, indeed!
Proprietress Heather Young says she wanted to create a candy shop for all the folks that candy forgot. The sad vegans, the sad kids with allergies, and the sad gluten-free yoga moms. Recently, a little boy came in, and said he'd never been in a candy store. He cried when he saw all the treats he could consume. I mean, can you even IMAGINE? Have you seen the video of the little kids who literally start hyperventilating when they have to wait a minute to eat a marshmallow? Kids NEED candy to survive! An aside, I just showed this video to my 5-year-old niece Jocelyn, and she said, "I can't take it! It's torture what they're doing!" so anyway, the point is, kids love candy, and here's a place for all kids to overdose, and in style!
What: Twenty Five Lusk's one-year anniversary party
Where: Twenty Five Lusk
When: Mon., October 17, 6-9 p.m.
Cost: $95
The rundown:
If your pants are falling down because they're so full of cash monies, lighten your load at Twenty Five Lusk's first birthday party tonight. Guests will celebrate in the downstairs lounge with specialty cocktails and a variety of all-you-can-eat appetizers, including Truffled Mushroom Cheesecake, Louisiana Gulf Prawns with Japanese Pepper Grits, and Marin Miyagi oysters with a Cucumber Broth and Caviar. It will be extremely fancy and awesome, and you're gonna feel very rich and spoiled. Which you are. Enjoy being blessed!
Tickets available online, by calling 495-5875, or at the door.
Poco Dolce, San Francisco's dedicated masons of chocolate and salt "tiles,"
are launching a new flavor for the fall and winter holidays: cranberry pumpkin seed.
The base-line tile of bittersweet chocolate and gray sea salt continues to deliver the bulk of the enjoyment, but the bright-red burst of dried cranberries is a pleasant surprise when you bite into one. The pumpkin seeds add a touch of texture and a muted flavor. You'll find the Poco Dolce tiles a local, more mellow version of Ritter Sport's nut and raisin bars. They carry forward the chocolate company's "mission to stay on the savory side of sweet."
The early stores to carry the new flavor: Cheese Plus, Avedano's, Blue Fog Market, and Whole Foods Market (Potrero Hill) in San Francisco, Country Cheese in Berkeley, and of course at Poco Dolce's retail store in Dogpatch. A box of eight tiles retails for $18.
