NYT-approved Big Sky Cafe in San Luis Obispo closes for good
A view of Big Sky Cafe in San Luis Obispo, Calif., on Monday, Oct. 9, 2023. Andrew Pridgen SFGATE Big Sky Cafe, a New York Times–featured restaurant in downtown San Luis …
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Bay Area restaurants want you to stop throwing up at brunch
FILE: Some Bay Area restaurants serving bottomless mimosas at brunch have instituted cleanup fees. Moment/Getty Images There’s a reason we revere brunch. We look forward to unpacking the work week …
41-year-old Bay Area deli makes hard-to-find subs
It’s hard to imagine a time when Ann Murphy wasn’t inside a deli. The Bay Area native was all of 9 years old when she started helping out at her parents’ …
115-year-old downtown SF restaurant throws free lunch block party
FILE – John’s Grill in San Francisco on March 23, 2005. Michael Macor/San Francisco Chronicle/Getty Images On Oct. 4 from 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., the downtown SF restaurant invites …
Cherished SF restaurant remembers Sen. Feinstein’s favorite dish
Nati Ramirez, co-owner of Don Ramon’s, recalls frequently hosting then-Mayor Dianne Feinstein at her family business. Senator Feinstein died Sept. 28, 2023, at the age of 90. photo by Andrew …
12 must-visit Bernal Heights restaurants for every craving
Nestled in the heart of San Francisco, nearby equally sweet and low-key Noe Valley, Bernal Heights is a charming and vibrant neighborhood that offers a community vibe with its tree-lined streets, …
Permit filed to demolish SF building, could displace restaurant
A San Francisco planning application was submitted to demolish the building at 500 Brannan St., San Francisco, which houses the restaurant Marlowe. Screenshot by Google A permit was filed with …
Cult favorite Oakland restaurant closes, expands across Bay Area
Customers line up outside Vegan Mob, a vegan BBQ and soul food restaurant in Oakland, in 2020. Douglas Zimmerman/SFGate Cult favorite meat-free restaurant Vegan Mob is expanding across the Bay …
Why hundreds of Oakland businesses are striking Tuesday
Ryan Dixon, a general managing partner at Calavera, said that frequent break-ins, coupled with the Bay Area’s nightmare perception of Oakland, are crippling his restaurant. Yelp/Shayla B Over 200 Oakland businesses …
New restaurant from James Beard Award-winning chef only has 4 items
Chef Andy Ricker participates in “Night Court” during the Hot Luck Festival on May 25, 2018, in Austin, Texas. Rick Kern/WireImage/Getty/Illustration by SFGATE A James Beard Award-winning and former Michelin-starred …