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San Francisco pizzeria utilizing food waste is relocating to the Mission District
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Shuggie s Trash Pizza & Natural Wine is relocating to the Mission DistrictUgly Pickle Co./
Shuggie’s Trash Pie & Natural Wine the ambitious, new pizzeria that plans to make its pies with food waste is now opening in the Mission District.
Originally set to open in North Beach this spring, the restaurant will now open in the Mission District sometime this fall, a spokesperson for the restaurant told The Chronicle. The North Beach location fell through unexpectedly, the spokesperson said, but declined to provide details.
Shuggie’s will now take over from margarita destination Velvet Cantina, which permanently closed due to the coronavirus pandemic last summer. It’s bigger than the original planned location, and will seat a total of 48 people, with the restaurant offering a mix of indoor dining and a parklet. An opening date hasn’t yet been announced.
102-year-old Tosca Cafe reopens its exuberant dining room after nearly two years of hibernation
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North Beach’s historic Tosca Cafe quietly reopened for indoor dining earlier this monthCarlos Avila Gonzalez/The Chronicle
Historic North Beach Italian restaurant Tosca Cafe has reopened for indoor dining for the first time in nearly two years.
The dream team of chef Nancy Oakes (Boulevard), restaurateur Anna Weinberg (Marlowe) and designer Ken Fulk took over the space in 2019 just a month after it closed following a tumultuous six-year run under restaurateur Ken Friedman and chef April Bloomfield. The trio planned to open the restaurant in April 2020, but the shelter-in-place order due to the COVID-19 pandemic pushed those plans back indefinitely.
House of Prime Rib fans are clamoring for canceled tables after food poisoning allegations
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House of Prime Rib fans are clamoring to return to the restaurant despite the establishment acknowledging that its meat may have gotten people sick.KELSEY MCCLELLAN/Special to The Chronicle
It turns out not even news of potential foodborne illness will stop some people from wanting a King Henry cut with creamed spinach at the House of Prime Rib.
After the iconic San Francisco restaurant admitted Tuesday that its namesake meat may have been linked to reports of people getting sick after eating there, some patrons have canceled their reservations, but just as many are booking new ones, owner Joe Betz said Wednesday.