Big news today from Quince, the exquisite, expensive, two Michelin-starred restaurant from Michael and Lindsay Tusk. The Jackson Square restaurant is temporarily closing its doors from July 25 through September 19 as it revamps its interior. New Quince will have a "stunning private entryway" along with new private dining rooms, a kitchen with chef's counter seating, and "enriched décor elements." Most interestingly, it will have a new bar and lounge that will focus on Champange, specifically small-batch producers chosen by Wine Director Jai Wilson.
Dinner on demand service Sprig will have its second "guest chef" night on Thursday with Bar Tartine chefs Cortney Burns and Nick Balla. The two chefs will have a menu of three dishes, all for $10 with a $2 delivery charge, that you can order via the company's app 5:30-9:30 p.m. The first time Sprig pulled this guest chef stunt, last month with Stuart Brioza of State Bird Provisions, things did not go very smoothly. The company claims that it sold 100 meals a minute at peak hours and had 10,000 requests for entrees, and it was obvious that the system was not built for that kind of heavy use.
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Brown rice sushi just sounds like another one of those health fads, part of a diet of juicing, quinoa and lentil bowls, and Tuscan kale salads. The humble, family-run, shoebox-sized Homma's Brown Rice Sushi in Palo Alto's California Avenue Business District proves that it's more than that.
By Chris Cohen
Speakeasy Ales & Lagers is one of the Bay Area's favorite local breweries. Its Prohibition amber ale and Big Daddy IPA are daily drinker craft beers for many area beer lovers and it'd be a challenge to find anyone in S.F who hasn't sampled the brewery's goods. In recent years, Speakeasy has also become known for its gorgeous onsite taproom and regular parking lot events featuring food trucks, pop-ups, and live music.
