Van Gogh s famous works come to life in an immersive tech-meets-art exhibit at SVN West.
Plus, celebrate St. Patrick s Day with a live concert or a pup parade; scarf down a free pint of Alec s Ice Cream; shop small at Mission Bowling Club s Sunday makers market; take Amy Tan s MasterClass in writing; and ROFL during the COVIDversary Comedy Special.
Pick up a copy of
Mister Jiu s in Chinatown: Recipes and Stories from the Birthplace of Chinese American Food. Impress your dinner date with complex favorites like Dutch crunch barbecue pork buns, Liberty roast duck, and orange chicken wings. // Purchase from local bookstores like Booksmith
Ex-Rich Table chef s highly anticipated new restaurant opens next week in San Francisco
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Beef tartare with ikura, sushi rice and nori will be a staple at Ernest, a San Francisco restaurant by chef Brandon Rice.Brandon RiceShow MoreShow Less
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Hamachi pastrami with hot deli mustard demonstrates chef Brandon Rice s playful approach at Ernest in San Francisco.Brandon RiceShow MoreShow Less
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Coconut shaved ice with lime at San Francisco restaurant Ernest, where there will always be a seasonal shaved ice for dessert.Skyler JuneShow MoreShow Less
Ernest, a hotly anticipated San Francisco restaurant from a former Rich Table chef, is officially opening on Wednesday.
The Bay Area s most anticipated restaurants opening this spring
After a year of casual fare, promising new fine dining restaurants are about to debut
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Mascarpone agnolotti from Bungalow Kitchen, an upcoming Tiburon restaurant by chef Michael Mina.David Varley
Many of the most exciting eats to emerge during the pandemic have been casual, takeout-oriented affairs, including pop-ups, ghost kitchens and home operations. But a rush of fine dining is on its way, with several of spring’s most anticipated openings leaning high-end and coming from chefs who used to work in Michelin-starred kitchens.
The recent lull in splashy, three-dollar-sign restaurant debuts makes sense with the pandemic, but now chefs are getting vaccinated and indoor dining is reopening across the Bay Area. Finally able to envision a future where their dining rooms can be full, these chefs have decided to open their doors this spring and many more are likely to follow this summer and fall. I