The tasting menu at Commis is the Bay Area’s best dining deal
When I originally reviewed Commis in 2009 the three-course fixed price menu was $59. Today it’s $125 for over eight courses. It represents one of the best fine dining deals in the city. Since …
Teleferic Barcelona opens an outpost in Walnut Creek
What is authentic? It’s a question that comes up a lot when you’re dealing with the cuisines of another culture. Pondering that question is what made writing my review of Teleferic in Walnut Creek …
Read the full lawsuits in the Michael Chiarello sexual harassment case
High profile Bay Area chef Michael Chiarello has found himself at the center of two highly explosive lawsuits filed by two former female servers at his Embarcadero restaurant, Coqueta. Lawsuits …
Hina Yakitori opens softly with chicken-tastic menu
Hina Yakitori, the latest concept from Temescal restaurateur Jonathan Moon, launches softly tonight, April 1. Formerly Kushido izakaya and then Modu test kitchen, Hina’s kitchen and concept is …
Chef Todd Shoberg pops up at 20 Spot
Todd Shoberg, who recently departed from Molina, the Mill Valley restaurant that he launched two years ago, has made his way down to San Francisco for a pop-up stint at Mission wine bar 20 Spot. …
Antoinette, Dominique Crenn’s Berkeley brasserie, is closing
Just two months after opening Antoinette in Berkeley’s newly renovated Claremont Club & Spa, Dominique Crenn is saying au revoir to the project, and the restaurant is closing for an indefinite …
Cuteness Alert: Hello Kitty Cafe Truck returning to the Bay Area
Heads-up, Hello Kitty fans and lovers of all things cute and adorable: The popular mobile outpost of Southern California’s forthcoming Hello Kitty Cafe, is heading back to the Bay Area in April. …
Burma Superstar opening a restaurant in Mid-Market neighborhood
As Chronicle staff writer Jonathan Kauffman wrote about last May, the Bay Area is experiencing a Burmese food boom. Well, the boom continues. According to Hoodline, Burma Superstar is plotting to …
Horsefeather: A look at the cocktails at Divisadero’s latest bar [UPDATE]
If all goes according to plan, Friday, April 1 will be opening day for Justin Lew and Ian Scalzo’s new bar, Horsefeather’s, will be open for business sometime next week. The bar was originally set …
Jason Tuley on-board as chef at Larkspur’s Picco
Last month, following the departure of Picco chef Jared Rogers, who decided to head to South Carolina to open a restaurant of his own, owner Bruce Hill decided to step back behind the stove at the …
