Tres Cocktail Upgrade, V-Day Kouign Amann

Bartender Wire - Tres née Tres Agaves (130 Townsend St.) has brought on a new bar manager, Joel Baker, formerly of Bourbon & Branch and Nopa. Look for an expanded selection of mezcal and more tequila cocktails to surface at the bar as soon as early March. [Alcademics]

PASTRY WIRE - Belinda Leong has this photo menu of special Valentine's Day desserts available by pre-order now for pick-up on Feb. 13 at Flour and Water. Kouign amann junkies should also note she'll be offering the cult-followed pastry in five flavors at a Farm:Table pop-up on Feb. 19th. [EaterWire]

NIMBY MADNESS - The case of the Richmond Residents Association vs. Jack in the Box rages on as the NIMBYs attempt to appeal a recent ruling by the Entertainment Commission, stating that the fast food restaurant can stay open until 4 a.m. [The Richmond Blog]

POP-UPS - Soup Junkie's Hung Lam now has a regular gig at Vinyl (359 Divisadero), ladling up 150 bowls of bun rieu every Friday from 6 p.m. onwards. [EaterWire]

QUOTE OF THE DAY - "A few miss it, because I think some people really enjoy dressing up and going out to eat - and I mean really dressing up, not wearing a new pair of jeans. The truth is, I don't really think that happens in California as much anymore, so for those people I think it's a little bit of a sad departure. We were one of the last bastions of hope. But there's also a lot of people who just don't want to dress up anymore." —Ron Siegel, on saying goodbye to The Dining Room at the Ritz-Carlton. [SFoodie]