The Name Game

The Gather team of chef Sean Baker and partners Eric Fenster and Ari Derfel have finally settled on a new name for their first SF project in the former Rex Cafe/Marbella space on Polk: it'll be called Verbena, after the herb. They're still waiting on a liquor license transfer, working on the kitchen design, and drawing up the menu, so while they're targeting summer, the opening could easily shift to fall. [Inside Scoop]