Ron Boyd also served as chef de cuisine back in the days of Elizabeth Daniel, under Patterson.
The Coi team opens what will the second of a trio of restaurants near the Fox Theater; Brooke Arthur moves over to Prospect; Aicha replaces De Afghan.
Il Cane Rosso at the Ferry Building, in addition to their nightly $25 prix fixe, are doing a commuter special: $30 gets you a rotisserie chicken, spit-roasted pork, or beef of the day plus three sides, which should feed two...
Patterson's pork shoulder gets an overnight marinade and a three-and-a-half-hour braise.
Birdsall raves about Il Cane Rosso, and Reidinger still likes the sixteen-year-old Bacco.
Three-course prix fixe departs from Il Cane Rosso's grab-and-go style, but may be similar to what you can expect at Bracina.
• Michael Bauer gives two and a half stars to the new Plant Cafe on the Embarcadero. He praises the chef's "worldly arsenal" and the cafe's socially conscious, vegan-friendly menu: "Plant Cafe brings everyone to the table." [SF Chronicle]...
Longtime one-restaurant chef collaborates on cooking as a side effect of new business ventures.
Cow Hollow: The pizzeria replacement for Curbside Too is due to open tonight at 2769 Lombard St. According to the Tablehopper, the pizzaiolo has some 20 years of experience, so it may just be good. [Eater, Tablehopper] Embarcadero: Il Cane...
Bauer contends Fine Dining is "under siege" but most closures this year have been in the middle range.
Ferry Building rotisserie to serve a.m. food, but won't compete with Blue Bottle for coffee.