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The Phoenix Hotel rises: S.F.’s famous rock-and-roll motor lodge stays open under new owner
The iconic Tenderloin motor lodge was supposed to close on New Year’s — until its landlord stepped in at the 11th hour.
missionlocal.org
February 18, 2026 at 5:00 AM
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Love to see it. Congrats @brucehill.bsky.social on having The Chef's Press featured in @nytwirecutter.bsky.social! www.nytimes.com/wirecutter/r...
My Secret to the Crispiest Grilled Cheese Sandwiches
Our kitchen expert recommends a tool that maximizes the cooking surface area of food for optimal browning, faster cooking, and serious crispiness.
www.nytimes.com
February 18, 2026 at 4:15 AM
Love to see it. Congrats @brucehill.bsky.social on having The Chef's Press featured in @nytwirecutter.bsky.social! www.nytimes.com/wirecutter/r...
This week’s tablehopper: lovers rock. (free) www.tablehopper.com/newsletter/t...
This week’s tablehopper: lovers rock. (free)
A preview of Goldenette diner 🍔, a visit to Sforno Pizzeria Napoletana 🍕, ideas for Valentine’s Day 💝 + Lunar New Year 🧧, and today’s archivist features a menu from where the first patty melt was inve...
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February 15, 2026 at 9:53 PM
This week’s tablehopper: lovers rock. (free) www.tablehopper.com/newsletter/t...
This week’s tablehopper: a preview of Goldenette diner 🍔, a visit to Sforno Pizzeria Napoletana 🍕, ideas for Valentine’s Day 💝 + Lunar New Year 🧧, and today’s archivist features a menu from where the first patty melt was invented in SF! www.tablehopper.com/newsletter/t...
This week’s tablehopper: lovers rock. (free)
A preview of Goldenette diner 🍔, a visit to Sforno Pizzeria Napoletana 🍕, ideas for Valentine’s Day 💝 + Lunar New Year 🧧, and today’s archivist features a menu from where the first patty melt was inve...
www.tablehopper.com
February 14, 2026 at 12:54 AM
This week’s tablehopper: a preview of Goldenette diner 🍔, a visit to Sforno Pizzeria Napoletana 🍕, ideas for Valentine’s Day 💝 + Lunar New Year 🧧, and today’s archivist features a menu from where the first patty melt was invented in SF! www.tablehopper.com/newsletter/t...
This week’s tablehopper: wings ’n’ things. Exclusive: meet Clementina 🍊 from the Montesacro team, Kayma Algerian 🇩🇿 Eatery has a new home, upcoming openings include The Cake 🍰 Shop by Butter & Crumble, and James Beard Foundation’s Taste America returns. www.tablehopper.com/newsletter/t...
This week’s tablehopper: wings ’n’ things. (free)
Exclusive: meet Clementina 🍊 from the Montesacro team, Kayma Algerian 🇩🇿 Eatery has a new home, upcoming openings include The Cake 🍰 Shop by Butter & Crumble, and James Beard Foundation’s Taste Americ...
www.tablehopper.com
February 8, 2026 at 1:29 AM
This week’s tablehopper: wings ’n’ things. Exclusive: meet Clementina 🍊 from the Montesacro team, Kayma Algerian 🇩🇿 Eatery has a new home, upcoming openings include The Cake 🍰 Shop by Butter & Crumble, and James Beard Foundation’s Taste America returns. www.tablehopper.com/newsletter/t...
This week’s tablehopper: meet Clementina 🍊 from the Montesacro team, Kayma Algerian 🇩🇿 Eatery has a new home, upcoming openings include The Cake 🍰 Shop by Butter & Crumble, and James Beard Foundation’s Taste America returns. www.tablehopper.com/newsletter/t...
February 6, 2026 at 8:23 PM
This week’s tablehopper: meet Clementina 🍊 from the Montesacro team, Kayma Algerian 🇩🇿 Eatery has a new home, upcoming openings include The Cake 🍰 Shop by Butter & Crumble, and James Beard Foundation’s Taste America returns. www.tablehopper.com/newsletter/t...
Lookin' gorgeous, @castrotheatre.bsky.social! A first look inside the $41 million transformation of a 104-year-old San Francisco icon www.sfgate.com/local/articl...
A first look inside the $41 million transformation of a 104-year-old SF icon
"We're barely getting there."
www.sfgate.com
February 6, 2026 at 2:46 AM
Lookin' gorgeous, @castrotheatre.bsky.social! A first look inside the $41 million transformation of a 104-year-old San Francisco icon www.sfgate.com/local/articl...
This week’s tablehopper: an iconic barbecue 🍖 joint returns to the Lower Haight, delicious Dungeness crab 🦀 specials and promos, tasty treats 🍨, and updates on closures and comebacks. www.tablehopper.com/newsletter/t...
February 2, 2026 at 1:08 AM
This week’s tablehopper: an iconic barbecue 🍖 joint returns to the Lower Haight, delicious Dungeness crab 🦀 specials and promos, tasty treats 🍨, and updates on closures and comebacks. www.tablehopper.com/newsletter/t...
A break from the hellscape... Last week’s tablehopper: a bounty of classic French pastries 🥐 at the new Le Carousel Patisserie, even more stellar Dungeness crab 🦀 dishes, Valentine’s Day 💝 dining, new openings, and more. www.tablehopper.com/newsletter/t...
January 27, 2026 at 12:21 AM
A break from the hellscape... Last week’s tablehopper: a bounty of classic French pastries 🥐 at the new Le Carousel Patisserie, even more stellar Dungeness crab 🦀 dishes, Valentine’s Day 💝 dining, new openings, and more. www.tablehopper.com/newsletter/t...
This week’s tablehopper: where to enjoy local Dungeness crab 🦀, sequels from Tacos Oscar 🌮 and Turtle Tower 🍜 are open, SF culinary talent in Tahoe 💙, Trick Dog’s new book, a FOG Fair preview, and more. www.tablehopper.com/newsletter/t...
This week’s tablehopper: a floral bouquet. (free)
Where to enjoy local Dungeness crab 🦀, sequels from Tacos Oscar 🌮 and Turtle Tower 🍜 are open, SF culinary talent in Tahoe 💙, Trick Dog’s new book, a FOG Fair preview, and more.
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January 17, 2026 at 7:57 PM
This week’s tablehopper: where to enjoy local Dungeness crab 🦀, sequels from Tacos Oscar 🌮 and Turtle Tower 🍜 are open, SF culinary talent in Tahoe 💙, Trick Dog’s new book, a FOG Fair preview, and more. www.tablehopper.com/newsletter/t...
This week’s tablehopper: I’m back with “the bore” (my annual list o’ gripes), plus a farewell to Cafe Jacqueline 🌹 (along with too many other closures), balanced by a couple openings and good comeback stories. 💫https://www.tablehopper.com/newsletter/this-weeks-tablehopper-begin-the-beguine-free/
This week’s tablehopper: begin the beguine. (free)
I’m back with “the bore” (my annual list o’ gripes), plus a farewell to Cafe Jacqueline 🌹 (along with too many other closures), balanced by a couple openings and good comeback stories.💫
www.tablehopper.com
January 10, 2026 at 4:48 AM
This week’s tablehopper: I’m back with “the bore” (my annual list o’ gripes), plus a farewell to Cafe Jacqueline 🌹 (along with too many other closures), balanced by a couple openings and good comeback stories. 💫https://www.tablehopper.com/newsletter/this-weeks-tablehopper-begin-the-beguine-free/
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It is a simple question. open.substack.com/pub/wkamaube...
January 9, 2026 at 8:45 AM
(Thank you for writing this.)
A lovely homage. 🕊️🎶🌹 Graziano Cerchiai, ‘the ultimate maître d’’ and owner of Bimbo’s 365 Club in S.F., dies at 95 www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/arti...
Graziano Cerchiai, ‘the ultimate maître d’’ and owner of Bimbo’s 365 Club in S.F., dies at 95
For more than six decades, Graziano Cerchiai was the smiling, tuxedoed soul of Bimbo’s 365 Club — welcoming legends and nurturing newcomers at the iconic North Beach venue.
www.sfchronicle.com
January 9, 2026 at 5:14 AM
A lovely homage. 🕊️🎶🌹 Graziano Cerchiai, ‘the ultimate maître d’’ and owner of Bimbo’s 365 Club in S.F., dies at 95 www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/arti...
Really enjoyed this deep dive on The Warfield!
The San Francisco venue where the Dead were kings and Bob Dylan was booed www.sfgate.com/sf-culture/a...
The San Francisco venue where the Dead were kings and Bob Dylan was booed www.sfgate.com/sf-culture/a...
The SF venue where the Dead were kings and Bob Dylan was booed
Charlie Chaplin once graced the stage, and Bob Dylan was met by boos.
www.sfgate.com
January 5, 2026 at 4:31 AM
Really enjoyed this deep dive on The Warfield!
The San Francisco venue where the Dead were kings and Bob Dylan was booed www.sfgate.com/sf-culture/a...
The San Francisco venue where the Dead were kings and Bob Dylan was booed www.sfgate.com/sf-culture/a...
Fun lewks! Clothes With Stories to Tell www.nytimes.com/2025/12/29/s...
Clothes With Stories to Tell
www.nytimes.com
January 3, 2026 at 6:04 AM
Fun lewks! Clothes With Stories to Tell www.nytimes.com/2025/12/29/s...
Opening a Restaurant in New York Is No Picnic. Here’s What It Takes. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Opening a Restaurant in New York Is No Picnic. Here’s What It Takes.
A year in the making of a rookie’s first restaurant.
www.nytimes.com
December 30, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Opening a Restaurant in New York Is No Picnic. Here’s What It Takes. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Something to think about before you call a car...especially if you've been partying on NYE. Be careful and always make sure someone knows when you get home.
Uber Cleared Violent Felons to Drive. Passengers Accused Them of Rape. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/22/b...
Uber Cleared Violent Felons to Drive. Passengers Accused Them of Rape. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/22/b...
Uber Cleared Violent Felons to Drive. Passengers Accused Them of Rape.
www.nytimes.com
December 30, 2025 at 8:18 AM
Something to think about before you call a car...especially if you've been partying on NYE. Be careful and always make sure someone knows when you get home.
Uber Cleared Violent Felons to Drive. Passengers Accused Them of Rape. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/22/b...
Uber Cleared Violent Felons to Drive. Passengers Accused Them of Rape. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/22/b...
A XMAS MIRACLE! Oasis saved! – Popular nightclub receives emergency donation; will close for only a few months! www.ebar.com/story/161602
Oasis saved! – Popular nightclub receives emergency donation; will close for only a few months
After announcing in July that SoMa nightclub Oasis would permanently close after New Year’s Eve, a surprise emergency donation made last week could possibly save the nightclub, which will now only tem...
www.ebar.com
December 27, 2025 at 4:02 AM
A XMAS MIRACLE! Oasis saved! – Popular nightclub receives emergency donation; will close for only a few months! www.ebar.com/story/161602
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Lessons from this weekend’s blackout:
1. PG&E can’t be trusted to provide reliable service to this city.
2. New technologies like Waymo are not ready for emergencies and could seriously hinder public safety.
1. PG&E can’t be trusted to provide reliable service to this city.
2. New technologies like Waymo are not ready for emergencies and could seriously hinder public safety.
It's time to kick PG&E out of the city. In fact, it's long, long overdue - 48 hills
Plus: Robocars could cause a massive crisis in an emergency—and the budget for next year is going to be awful. That's The Agenda for Dec. 21-28
48hills.org
December 22, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Lessons from this weekend’s blackout:
1. PG&E can’t be trusted to provide reliable service to this city.
2. New technologies like Waymo are not ready for emergencies and could seriously hinder public safety.
1. PG&E can’t be trusted to provide reliable service to this city.
2. New technologies like Waymo are not ready for emergencies and could seriously hinder public safety.
Such a shit show. Hideous timing. Go support your local affected businesses! apple.news/AIuRc7Z98T3u...
S.F. Mayor Lurie says PG&E power outage cost city ‘tens of millions of dollars’ — San Francisco Chronicle
San Francisco restaurants and retail businesses were in the midst of one of the busiest weekends of the year when the PG&E power outage struck Saturday, causing some to lose tens of thousands of dolla...
apple.news
December 23, 2025 at 5:50 AM
Such a shit show. Hideous timing. Go support your local affected businesses! apple.news/AIuRc7Z98T3u...
🎁 HIGH HOLIDAYS!🎄 Via DoubleBlind: "The Church of Ambrosia and rapper Mistah F.A.B. are hosting the most psychedelic toy drive in Oakland today and tomorrow. When you donate a toy, you get your choice of mushrooms, cannabis, or DMT in return." newsletter.doubleblindmag.com/p/donate-toy...
Donate Toys and Get Mushrooms or DMT in Return
Oakland really knows how to celebrate the holidays. PLUS, mushroom tinctures, deprioritization vs. legalization, and how to find the right ketamine clinic.
newsletter.doubleblindmag.com
December 22, 2025 at 11:24 PM
🎁 HIGH HOLIDAYS!🎄 Via DoubleBlind: "The Church of Ambrosia and rapper Mistah F.A.B. are hosting the most psychedelic toy drive in Oakland today and tomorrow. When you donate a toy, you get your choice of mushrooms, cannabis, or DMT in return." newsletter.doubleblindmag.com/p/donate-toy...
Where to go get some holiday cheer! ❤️💚🎄🥂 www.tablehopper.com/newsletter/t...
This week’s tablehopper: elfing hard. (free)
An early preview of RT Bistro and Equal Parts, news bites, where to enjoy holiday cocktails 🍸, even more holiday treats 🫔 and festive 🕎 meals, a Hopper Holiday Sale ☃️, and a last-minute gift guide.🎄
www.tablehopper.com
December 22, 2025 at 10:40 PM
Where to go get some holiday cheer! ❤️💚🎄🥂 www.tablehopper.com/newsletter/t...
This week’s tablehopper: an early preview of RT Bistro and Equal Parts, news bites, where to enjoy holiday cocktails 🍸, even more holiday treats 🫔 + festive 🕎 meals, a Hopper Holiday Sale ☃️, and a last-minute gift guide. www.tablehopper.com/newsletter/t...
December 20, 2025 at 12:17 AM
This week’s tablehopper: an early preview of RT Bistro and Equal Parts, news bites, where to enjoy holiday cocktails 🍸, even more holiday treats 🫔 + festive 🕎 meals, a Hopper Holiday Sale ☃️, and a last-minute gift guide. www.tablehopper.com/newsletter/t...
Last week’s tablehopper: holiday buffet. Tuck into a packed holiday 🎄 issue, with so many seasonal 🕎 treats, ideas for festive 🥂 meals and gatherings, a panettone guide (including a savory one!), holiday entertaining, plus a couple news bits, too. www.tablehopper.com/newsletter/t...
This week’s tablehopper: holiday buffet. (free)
A packed holiday 🎄 issue, with so many seasonal 🕎 treats, pop-ups, ideas for festive 🥂 meals and gatherings, a panettone guide, plus a couple news bits, too.
www.tablehopper.com
December 15, 2025 at 11:03 PM
Last week’s tablehopper: holiday buffet. Tuck into a packed holiday 🎄 issue, with so many seasonal 🕎 treats, ideas for festive 🥂 meals and gatherings, a panettone guide (including a savory one!), holiday entertaining, plus a couple news bits, too. www.tablehopper.com/newsletter/t...
This week’s tablehopper: what’s next for 20 Cosmo Place (the former Le Colonial), plus an archivist post about Trader Vic’s🍹, early visits to Sora Soba Dining 🍜 and Quack House 🦆, even more new openings, and holiday 🎄 markets. www.tablehopper.com/newsletter/t...
This week’s tablehopper: thicc. (free)
What’s next for 20 Cosmo Place (the former Le Colonial), plus an archivist post about Trader Vic’s🍹, early visits to Sora Soba Dining 🍜 and Quack House 🦆, even more new openings, and holiday 🎄 markets...
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December 5, 2025 at 11:15 PM
This week’s tablehopper: what’s next for 20 Cosmo Place (the former Le Colonial), plus an archivist post about Trader Vic’s🍹, early visits to Sora Soba Dining 🍜 and Quack House 🦆, even more new openings, and holiday 🎄 markets. www.tablehopper.com/newsletter/t...