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  • Posted 4/30/12 on Grub Street SF
  • Oeno-File
Spruce Now Has a Fancy Sommelier

Spruce Now Has a Fancy Sommelier

Chris Gaither just passed his Level 3 exam.

Filed Under: chris gaither, oeno-file, spruce
  • Posted 3/12/12 on Grub Street SF
  • Chef Shuffles
Another Chef Shuffle at Spruce

Another Chef Shuffle at Spruce

Sous chef John Madriaga is getting a promotion.

Filed Under: chef shuffles, john madriaga, mark sullivan, spruce
  • Posted 7/28/11 on Grub Street SF
  • Chef Shuffles
Two Chefs and a Year Later, Café Des Amis Gets an Overhaul

Two Chefs and a Year Later, Café Des Amis Gets an Overhaul

Chef Gordon Drysdale is out.

Filed Under: cafe des amis, chef shuffles, gordon drysdale, mark sullivan, menu changes, spruce, village pub
  • Posted 4/14/11 on Grub Street SF
  • Neighborhood Watch
New Chef Takes Helm at Spruce, a New Izakaya Comes to SoMa, and More

New Chef Takes Helm at Spruce, a New Izakaya Comes to SoMa, and More

Also, Mirepoix in Windsor is shuttered for good, and will reopen as a BBQ joint.

Filed Under: chef shuffles, mirepoix, momma pig's, neighborhood watch, openings, spruce, temporary closings
  • Posted 4/3/11 on Grub Street SF
  • Lists
Spruce, Bix, Dining Room at the Ritz All Dropped from the Chron Top 100

Spruce, Bix, Dining Room at the Ritz All Dropped from the Chron Top 100

Bauer calls the last year "the most exciting" for restaurants "in more than a quarter century," meaning his entire tenure at the Chronicle. Thus a bunch of restaurants had to fall off the list.

Filed Under: beretta, bix, chronicle top 100, etoile, gitane, lists, michael bauer, perry hoffman, spruce, the dining room at the ritz, the other critics, tipsy pig, wexler's
  • Posted 3/23/11 on Grub Street SF
  • What Willie Wants
Willie Brown Demands Large-Typeface Menus, No More Amuse-Bouches

Willie Brown Demands Large-Typeface Menus, No More Amuse-Bouches

"Some time ago I raised questions about the testing that goes on with the so-called little treats that restaurants send out. Please give me the option to say yes or no before you show up with them."

Filed Under: quince, spruce, the other critics, what willie wants, willie brown
  • Posted 1/5/11 on Grub Street SF
  • Chef Shuffle
Cohn Out at Spruce

Cohn Out at Spruce

There is quite a bit of chef shuffling at this time of year, and now we have word that Ben Cohn, who stepped into the role of executive chef at Spruce back in August, is stepping out of that roll...

Filed Under: ben cohn, chef shuffle, mark sullivan, spruce
  • Posted 10/26/10 on Grub Street SF
  • Lists
Michelin 2011 Guide Released: Meadowood Rises to Three Stars, Chez Panisse Dissed

Michelin 2011 Guide Released: Meadowood Rises to Three Stars, Chez Panisse Dissed

The Bay Area is abuzz with its new three-star promotion.

Filed Under: chez panisse, coi, cyrus (sf), frances, lists, manresa, meadowood, michelin guide, saison, spruce
  • Posted 8/6/10 on Grub Street SF
  • Chef Shuffle
Mark Sullivan Hands Off Exec Chef Reins at Spruce, May Be Looking at a New Project

Mark Sullivan Hands Off Exec Chef Reins at Spruce, May Be Looking at a New Project

Spruce's chef de cuisine Ben Cohn will be taking over as exec.

Filed Under: ben cohn, chef shuffle, mark sullivan, spruce
  • Posted 7/21/10 on Grub Street SF
  • Trimmings
Take a Virtual Tour of Café Des Amis, Opening Tonight

Take a Virtual Tour of Café Des Amis, Opening Tonight

San Francisco's answer to Balthazar is a pretty swank spot.

Filed Under: cafe des amis, openings, prospect, slideshow, spruce, trimmings, wayfare tavern
  • Posted 7/20/10 on Grub Street SF
  • What to Eat
What to Eat at Café Des Amis, Opening at Long Last Tomorrow

What to Eat at Café Des Amis, Opening at Long Last Tomorrow

After a three-year delay, the Spruce team's new Cow Hollow brasserie makes its debut.

Filed Under: bacchus management group, cafe des amis, menus, openings, spruce, what to eat
  • Posted 6/17/10 on Grub Street SF
  • Neighborhood Watch
Rocketfish Gets Ready for Liftoff, Café Des Amis to Debut Tout de Suite, and More

Rocketfish Gets Ready for Liftoff, Café Des Amis to Debut Tout de Suite, and More

Also, Zeitgeist gets bathrooms, and Slow comes to Berkeley.

Filed Under: cafe des amis, hapa ramen, justin deering, kyle anderson, neighborhood watch, richie nakano, rocketfish, slow, spruce
  • Posted 6/17/10 on Grub Street SF
  • Deals
Blackboard Eats, a New Restaurant Deal Tracker, Launches In S.F.

Blackboard Eats, a New Restaurant Deal Tracker, Launches In S.F.

The new exclusive deal service is giving away a 30% off coupon code for SPQR today.

Filed Under: blackboardeats.com, chop bar, deals, spqr, spruce
  • Posted 4/22/10 on Grub Street SF
  • Video Feed
Chef de cuisine Saundra Middleton.

Take a Look Inside Spruce’s Second Location in Park City

The Bacchus Group and executive chef Mark Sullivan announced last year that they'd be adding to their empire (which includes Spruce, The Village Pub, and the upcoming Café des Amis) with a second Spruce at the Waldorf-Astoria Dakota Mountain Lodge...

Filed Under: bacchus management group, mark sullivan, saundra middleton, spruce, video, video feed
  • Posted 4/8/10 on Grub Street SF
  • Foodievents
What We’re All Missing at the Pebble Beach Food & Wine Fest

What We’re All Missing at the Pebble Beach Food & Wine Fest

A legion of celebrity chefs descend on the resort town this weekend along with a bunch of wine makers and all those who could afford tickets.

Filed Under: a16, charles phan, charlie trotter, christopher kostow, church & state, foodievents, hubert keller, jacques pepin, jon shook, liza shaw, mark sullivan, masaharu morimoto, meadowood, michael chiarello, pebble beach food & wine festival, roy yamaguchi, sherry yard, spruce, thomas keller, vinny dotolo, wolfgang puck
  • Posted 3/26/10 on Grub Street SF
  • Booze You Can Use
Bartenders Debate Whether Vodka Deserves Their Hate

Bartenders Debate Whether Vodka Deserves Their Hate

People still love their vodka, but many local bartenders have been trying mightily to make them stop.

Filed Under: booze you can use, brandon clements, brooke arthur, credo, joel teitelbaum, neyah white, nopa, range, spruce
  • Posted 2/17/10 on Grub Street SF
  • Endangered
Bacchus Walks Away From Aqua Deal

Bacchus Walks Away From Aqua Deal

Could the venerable seafood restaurant may be nearing its end?

Filed Under: aqua (sf), bacchus management group, endangered, michael mina, spruce, the village pub
  • Posted 10/23/09 on Grub Street SF
  • Back of the House
Bacchus Group Acquires Aqua

Bacchus Group Acquires Aqua

After Aqua lost its chef and subsequently its Michelin stars, the company that's been managing it since August has acquired the restaurant. It's been a rough year for Aqua, where an ownership feud within the family of founder Charles Condy...

Filed Under: aqua (sf), bacchus management group, back of the house, charles condy, laurent manrique, spruce, the village pub
  • Posted 7/13/09 on Grub Street SF
  • User's Guide
The Burger Register: San Francisco's 22 Most Notable Burgers

The Burger Register: San Francisco's 22 Most Notable Burgers

Admire 25 of the city's most important hamburgers, right here in one place.

Filed Under: absinthe, acme chophouse, balboa cafe, bar jules, bix, burgermeister, chez maman, epic roasthouse, fog city diner, hamburgers, hayes street grill, in-n-out burger, joe's cable car, lark creek steak, magnolia, mission beach cafe, mo's, nopa, pearl's, q, serpentine, slow club, spruce, taylor's, user's guide, zuni
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