Nervous Dog Closing, Grand Cafe's Last Misfit

[Photo: Yelp/Kevin Y.]

THE SHUTTER — Nervous Dog Coffee (3438 Mission) will close on December 15 after six years of business. Owner Joe Belen cites his declining health and the decline of the block as reasons for closing. [Bernalwood]

COMING ATTRACTIONS — Grand Cafe (501 Geary) hosts the final "Misfit Dinner" of the year from December 20-24. Chef and whole animal specialist Alicia Jenish will highlight à la carte goose dishes ($8-26) such as winter vegetable and goose consomme, goose leg confit served with stuffed savoy cabbage, and goose roulade with prune and caramelized onion pudding. [EaterWire]

EMPIRES — Adriano Paganini, owner of nine restaurants in the city including Beretta, Lolinda, Starbelly, and the growing Super Duper, gets an expanded profile. He's called "the anti-snob of the San Francisco food scene." [San Francisco Magazine]

BEERWIRE — Anchor Distilling Co. has a swanky new tasting room. It's a penthouse suite on the top of the building accented with wood and bright bursts of yellow, and appears to be private and VIP only. [7X7]