SOMA - Signore Lucchesi sends good news that Bruce Hill's Zero Zero has opened for lunch. The menu will be a little scaled back, but he is adding something called a panouzzo. Is this San Francisco's first panouzzo? [ISSF]
EMERYVILLE - Remember when the Emeryville Trader Vic's outpost shuttered to tidy things up in April? Today we learn they plan to reopen on September 23rd. Expect a renovated interior and new menu items like Kalua pork and tamarind-braised lamb balls. [EaterWire]
MISSION - Mission Loc@l says Amnesia has changed its sign; maddeningly they don't post an image of the thing. If someone has an iPhone or a Droid in the area, please do snap something and send it to us. [Mission Loc@l]
SOMA - Elizabeth Falkner's Last benefit dinners for Women Chefs & Restaurateurs (WCR) at Orson will take place tonight and tomorrow. The four-course meal is $55 and is available for a preview here.
FOOD PORN - There's a fairly succulent image of the B Cubed burger over at SFoodie right now. "Why?" you ask. Because John Birdsall has declared it "a damn good burger" [SFoodie]
OAKLAND - Thirty-four year old hallmark of East Bay cuisine, Bay Wolf, is preparing for change. The Chron reports owner Michael Wild is getting up there, so he is considering handing off the restaurant. And the new management may even change the name and concept. That said, he's determined to keep the same wait staff employed. In other news, there's a big 35th birthday celebration coming up at the restaurant from Sept. 19 to 21, which you may want to look into. [Chron]
WINE WIRE - San Francisco's first Natural Wine Week kicks off next Monday with a 3-course pairing dinner at Terroir. After that, there are a bunch of natural wine tastings and deals around town in which you can partake. Here's the schedule of events. [EaterWire]
CHEF SECRETS - SPQR chef Matthew Accarrino has been so kind as to share his pasta cooking tricks with YumSugar. This is special indeed. [YumSugar]
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