Caviar Russe Gets Two New Chefs; Kortako Opens in the Fidi
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Hendrick’s Gin to Host Enchanted Forest Thing Next Week; FuseBox Coming to Oakland; and More
SoMa: Zack Freitas, formerly the executive chef at Station 1 in Woodside, has moved up to the city to become chef de cuisine at Zaré at Flytrap. [Scoop] Also, on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday of next week, Hendrick's Gin is...
Blue Hill’s Baxtrom to Join Floyd Cardoz at North End Grill
A chef's journey from Blue Hill to Battery Park.
Grand Café Chef Alicia Jenish Talks About Lightening French Fare for a Modern Palate
Chef Alicia Jenish took over the executive chef job at the Grand Café (Geary and Taylor) this fall, joining the Kimpton Hotel empire and revamping the French menu with more of a brighter-flavored, California bent. Jenish spent years in the...
Cupola Launches Table-Feast Deal; Fourth Wave Coffee Opens; and More
Downtown/Westfield: Cupola Pizzeria, the new Lark Creek venture under the dome in the Westfield, has just gotten its VPN certification from the powers that be in Naples, meaning that they have authentic Neapolitan pies. Also, they're now doing a La...
There’s Still Just the One Doughnut/ Fried Chicken Place on Sixth; Pal’s Starts Selling TV Dinners; and More
Also, Bouche has hired a chef.
Former Fig Chef de Cuisine Takes Exec Spot at West Restaurant
Matthew Woolf takes a hyper-local stance reminiscent of his former workplace.
Erik Hopfinger to Take Helm at Jake’s on Market, Coming Next Year
Jake's is still set to take over 2223 in the Castro as of January.
Ryan Skeen’s Next Move Revealed
He's joining the Pera restaurant family and heading up soon-to-open Pera Soho.
Grill House Mediterranean Loses Its Chef Already
Kauffman says the kebabs are still pretty good, though.
Spencer Johnston Takes Exec Chef Reigns at The Churchill
Chef Jason Tuley is going back to Santa Barbara to be with his family.
Chris Cosentino Opening Pigg in Downtown L.A.'s Umamicatessen
The San Francisco offal devotee tempts L.A. with Sicilian pig ear sandwiches and Iberico crudo.
Charlie Parker is Out at Daniel Patterson’s Plum, Ron Boyd Back In
He clocked just less than a year.
Kauffman Is Very Much In Love With the Sushi at 2G Brasserie; Erickson Visits Seiya in San Carlos
Also, L.E. Leone likes Mingalaba in Burlingame.
Emmanuel Eng Comes on as Maverick Chef; Scott Beattie to Do Fancier Drinks at Hog & Rocks
Eng was a former sous chef at Sons & Daughters.
Jerome Waag to Replace David Tanis as Chez Panisse Co-Chef
Currently a sous chef and in the kitchen since 1991, Waag seems like a natural choice.
Mina Hires Del Posto Chef; Celebrate the Oxford Companion to Beer at Monk’s Kettle; and More
FiDi: Michael Mina chef de cuisine Jeremy Ravetz has left, and his replacement is Michael Davis, who's spent the last six years at Mario Batali's Del Posto in NYC. [Scoop] Mission: Garrett Oliver, of Brooklyn Brewery fame, is coming to...