Range's Aperitif Hour; Flora Waiter Speaks

THE MISSION—Range now has an aperitif menu in the early evenings, with clever lower-alcohol twists on classic cocktails and a few nice little bar bites. 7x7 offers a photo tour. [7x7]

OAKLAND—Drew Cribley, the Flora waiter who took a hammer to the face defending the restaurant, is out of the hospital and went on the news to discuss the experience. He's very forgiving, especially considering he's been stuck with $6K in medical bills. Crowdfunding to the rescue! [CBS]

SOMA—Bergerac, the new bar headed to 11th and Folsom, just got bigger: they'll also have a nightclub space upstairs, called Audio Discotech. Both components are set for the first week of August. [Inside Scoop]

SAN FRANCISCO—In an interesting expansion bid, Yelp just scooped up OpenTable reservation competitor SeatMe to the tune of $12.7 million. It may make SeatMe, which is cheaper for restaurants than OpenTable, more competitive—provided restaurateurs can get over their very mixed feelings about Yelp. [TechCrunch via Inside Scoop]

LOWER PACIFIC HEIGHTS—Fans of Belinda Leong's kouign-amann at b. patisserie now have two new ways to enjoy it: she's selling berry-filled versions and bags of caramelized kouign amann "ends" from the baking trays. [SFoodie]