2021 felt, more than anything else, like a year spent oscillating between extremes. The last twelve months have occupied a kind of pandemic purgatory – the light at the end of the tunnel is not quite out of sight, but teases us all by twinkling as vaccination rates increase – and the arrival of the […]
Two San Francisco restaurants needing dinner boosters Two San Francisco restaurants are among the first in the city to require proof of a booster for customers dining inside. It was in August that San Francisco became the first major city to restrict indoor dining to vaccinated customers. SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. – Two San Francisco restaurants, […]
In case you need another good reason to get that third shot, here are a few good ones: At least two restaurants in San Francisco now require proof of a recall for dine-in customers. Cassava, the destination-worthy all-day restaurant in Outer Richmond, posted the decision on Instagram on Tuesday, December 21; Zuni Cafe, the iconic […]
With the past two years tumultuous, especially for the restaurant industry, the number of new restaurants debuting in the Bay Area in the last year alone has been impressive. When it comes to non-physical food establishments, many of the new pop-ups, pickup and delivery-only food businesses, and home food businesses were actually born out of […]
On Wednesday, the JP Morgan Healthcare conference announced it would go virtual for the second year in a row due to concerns over COVID-19, marking yet another in a long procession of setbacks for San Francisco’s recovering hospitality industry. . According to San Francisco Business Times, the conference organizers’ decision was influenced at least in […]
Chocolate sandwich cookies made by Colleen’s Cookies in University City. Photo by David Carson, dcarson@post-dispatch.com David Carson Yield: About 20 wholemeal sandwich cookies 1 ¼ cup all-purpose flour, sifted ¼ teaspoon baking powder 1 ¾ cups (3 ½ sticks) unsalted butter, softened, divided 1 ¾ cups granulated sugar, divided 1 tablespoon of vanilla extract Cooking […]
welcome to ask the eater, an Eater SF column where the site’s editors answer readers’ and friends’ tough questions about eating out. Have a question to ask us? Submit it via this form. Question: Do I need to bring my vaccination card to different places in San Francisco if we go to a restaurant or […]
The majority of parklets in San Francisco — up to 90% — could be demolished in the coming weeks, thanks to more than 60 pages of new rules and regulations approved after the vote that made the Shared Spaces program permanent in July. The estimate comes from Laurie Thomas, executive director of the Golden Gate […]
During the holiday seasons of yore, this is when Eater SF would let diners know which restaurants will actually be open on Christmas Day. But last year San Francisco was completely locked down, so it was a godsend to take away. And this year, although restaurants are allowed to stay open if diners want to […]
SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. (KRON) — Many restaurants and bars in San Francisco say they feel caught off guard after receiving warnings and notices of code violations because of their outdoor parklets. The city made parklets permanent earlier this year, but also imposed new rules that could require some restaurants to completely tear down their parklets. […]