All stories about "Specchio"

How's about a bit of AM plywood to get the Friday rolling? The Plywood Report is your regular, all-encompassing chronicle of the next generation of restaurants to grace our fair city. See some plywood going up in your neighborhood? Do let us know; bonus points and a Tyler Florence framed portrait if you include photos (portrait subject to availability).

1) SoMa: Down by the intersection of Bryant and Fourth, let's not forget about Elizabeth Falkner's Orson. As seen by the live (!) action shot above, the once-dingy facade at 508 Fourth Street recently got a nifty little paint job. The interior remains a ways off, but the Falkner project is definitely coming along. [PLYWOOD]

2) Financial District: Emails a tipster, "In the 333 Bush building, where Kelly's used to be (and there was a very short lived deli from NY), there is now paper up and sometimes people working in there. This part of Trinity is the upscale junk food triangle, with a Bistro Burger, Escape from NY, and some upscale hot dog place. Curious what is going in next." Anyone? [Eater Inbox]

3) Berkeley: 'Twas only a matter of time before wine bars got creative. From a tipster: "Not sure if this is new or not, but I just walked by "Taste" in Berkeley, which had been closed for 'remodeling. It now has a new sign up that says 'Mint Leaf - Indian Wine Bar and Restaurant.' That's one hell of a remodeling job ... Still closed though." [Eater Inbox]

TOMALES BAY—Up in Marin County, storm damage has closed Pat Kuleto's most recently-opened restaurant for the better part of the last week, but due to some Kuleto-scale heroics, Nick's Cove is expected to reopen by the weekend: "Due to the unexpected fall of a power pole into a nearby marsh, much of the coastal town of Marshall, which stretches along the curves of Highway One, has been out of power. According to local sources, power could not be restored to residents or Pat Kuleto's latest baby, restaurant and B&B Nick's Cove, until a helicopter could be brought in to lift the damaged lines; Quite a feat considering the weather of late!" There are also reports that Kuleto's so-called wine "dungeon" flooded, though the exact damage is still unknown. We're also still awaiting word on the status of the various stuffed carcasses. [Mouse in a Pantry]