Garth Brooks At The Independent; The Final 'Eat Like A Chef, Drink Like A Somm' Dinner for 2014

MISSION/BERNAL— Chef Ryan Chinchilla (Foreign Cinema, Spruce) is going the way of the pop-up. He'll be doing a menu of "no pretense, no chemically-altered ingredients, just wonderful fare influenced by classic French and Italian cuisine" with a couple friends they're calling the Casa Nostra at Chez Poulet on Cesar Chavez this Sunday, November 16th from 7pm to 9pm. Tickets are $75. [EaterWire]

RUSSIAN HILL— The folks at Stones Throw will be, uh, throwing their final Eat Like a Chef, Drink Like a Somm dinner of the year on Monday, November 17th. Special guests include Bill Corbett (Absinthe), William Werner (Craftsman & Wolves), and Matt Tinder (Meadowood). Tickets are $75 or another $50 for beverage pairings and proceeds benefit the the SF-Marin Food Bank. [EaterWire]

DIVISADERO— Garth Brooks played a surprise show at the Independent last night. Afterwards he wandered Divis and recorded people's outgoing voicemail messages. [Hoodline]

MISSION— The newly re-opened Pop's Bar now has more porn. [Mission Mission]

DUBOCE TRIANGLE— Perfect, timeless coffee house Jumpin' Java could close early next year. The owner is citing the all-too-common landlord troubles. [Hoodline]