Filed under:Also: Marufuku heads to Redwood City, and more news to start your day.San Francisco’s Department of Public Works (DPW) is under scrutiny this week for covering over pro-Black Lives Matter art at a local restaurant and — of all places — on a prominent Bernal Heights rock, the latest of the beleaguered agency’s .The DPW is the agency tasked with keeping the city’s streets and public spaces clean, and is also responsible for enforcing , by if a building is tagged.RelatedThat’s not what happened at , . Last week, Kantine’s owners commissioned artist Jennifer Sonderby to create a...…Filed under:Also: Marufuku heads to Redwood City, and more news to start your day.San Francisco’s Department of Public Works (DPW) is under scrutiny this week for covering over pro-Black Lives Matter art at a local restaurant and — of all places — on a prominent Bernal Heights rock, the latest of the beleaguered agency’s .The DPW is the agency tasked with keeping the city’s streets and public spaces clean, and is also responsible for enforcing , by if a building is tagged.RelatedThat’s not what happened at , . Last week, Kantine’s owners commissioned artist Jennifer Sonderby to create a...WW…

It’s been five months since I darkened the doorway of any one of my habitual neighborhood joints. Instead, I’ve spent at least an hour each week on my front stoop, with a glass of wine from a bottle I bought at the bar down the street. As COVID-19 forces the rolling closure of city dwellers’ third places — the taverns, cafes, no-frills eateries, and other spaces apart from home and work, where we go to build community over a bite or a cold beer — we’ve improvised, in parks, yards, and driveways, through windows and on screens.“Stoop Bar” has its drawbacks. It needs almost daily cobweb...…It’s been five months since I darkened the doorway of any one of my habitual neighborhood joints. Instead, I’ve spent at least an hour each week on my front stoop, with a glass of wine from a bottle I bought at the bar down the street. As COVID-19 forces the rolling closure of city dwellers’ third places — the taverns, cafes, no-frills eateries, and other spaces apart from home and work, where we go to build community over a bite or a cold beer — we’ve improvised, in parks, yards, and driveways, through windows and on screens.“Stoop Bar” has its drawbacks. It needs almost daily cobweb...WW…

Luh Putu Suarniti wasn’t planning on launching a pop-up. Or at least not this way. It was 2018, and Niti (which Suarniti goes by) was working as a runner at Terroni DTLA when the banana leaf-wrapped shredded chicken with sambal she brought in for her own dinner piqued her coworkers’ interest.“We’d all get a whiff of this incredible meal that she had prepared for herself,” Hasmik Saakian, Niti’s colleague at Terroni, recalls. “That sort of led to all of us desperately wanting to try it.”Eager to share her Balinese home cooking, Niti brought in some food for her coworkers. When a manager...…Luh Putu Suarniti wasn’t planning on launching a pop-up. Or at least not this way. It was 2018, and Niti (which Suarniti goes by) was working as a runner at Terroni DTLA when the banana leaf-wrapped shredded chicken with sambal she brought in for her own dinner piqued her coworkers’ interest.“We’d all get a whiff of this incredible meal that she had prepared for herself,” Hasmik Saakian, Niti’s colleague at Terroni, recalls. “That sort of led to all of us desperately wanting to try it.”Eager to share her Balinese home cooking, Niti brought in some food for her coworkers. When a manager...WW…

Filed under:Gandhi Mahal signs a new lease, Monte Carlo returns, and more in the AM IntelGandhi Mahal, the beloved Indian restaurant with sustainable sourcing practices, will at the former Chef Shack location while the original location is rebuilt.The restaurant went from being a favorite amongst locals to an international symbol of what was happening in our city after . The restaurant was located for years near the intersection of East Lake Street and Minnehaha Avenue. An address near the Third Prescient where four officers who were involved in the death of George Floyd on May 25. After...…Filed under:Gandhi Mahal signs a new lease, Monte Carlo returns, and more in the AM IntelGandhi Mahal, the beloved Indian restaurant with sustainable sourcing practices, will at the former Chef Shack location while the original location is rebuilt.The restaurant went from being a favorite amongst locals to an international symbol of what was happening in our city after . The restaurant was located for years near the intersection of East Lake Street and Minnehaha Avenue. An address near the Third Prescient where four officers who were involved in the death of George Floyd on May 25. After...WW…

Filed under:A landlord is demanding full and immediate payment of back rentAt a spry 91 years old, Lena Turner has been a fixture in San Francisco’s Japantown district for more than four decades. She opened the Japan Center mall’s very first Japanese restaurant, Sapporo-ya Ramen, in 1976, and she’s run a string of other Japantown dining establishments since then — including , the Japan Center West sushi restaurant she currently owns. Everyone in the neighborhood knows her.It doesn’t bode well, then, when someone like Turner no longer sees any future for Japantown. “I think Japantown is no...…Filed under:A landlord is demanding full and immediate payment of back rentAt a spry 91 years old, Lena Turner has been a fixture in San Francisco’s Japantown district for more than four decades. She opened the Japan Center mall’s very first Japanese restaurant, Sapporo-ya Ramen, in 1976, and she’s run a string of other Japantown dining establishments since then — including , the Japan Center West sushi restaurant she currently owns. Everyone in the neighborhood knows her.It doesn’t bode well, then, when someone like Turner no longer sees any future for Japantown. “I think Japantown is no...WW…

Filed under:Jeff & Judes, a love letter to LA’s Jewish delis, features a limited menu of Ashkenazi classics via walk-up windowFans of Jewish delis typically have no trouble rattling off a list of their favorite Ashkenazi-style dishes, listing Eastern European Jewish deli classics including pastrami sandwiches slathered in Ba-Tempte mustard, steaming bowls of matzah ball soup, and plump knishes. , a new deli in Ukrainian Village , aims to eventually satisfy those cravings.For now, the deli’s open with a limited menu that includes Reuben sandwich kits. Owner Ursula Siker’s menu at Jeff...…Filed under:Jeff & Judes, a love letter to LA’s Jewish delis, features a limited menu of Ashkenazi classics via walk-up windowFans of Jewish delis typically have no trouble rattling off a list of their favorite Ashkenazi-style dishes, listing Eastern European Jewish deli classics including pastrami sandwiches slathered in Ba-Tempte mustard, steaming bowls of matzah ball soup, and plump knishes. , a new deli in Ukrainian Village , aims to eventually satisfy those cravings.For now, the deli’s open with a limited menu that includes Reuben sandwich kits. Owner Ursula Siker’s menu at Jeff...WW…

Filed under:Chicago chef Lamar Moore and Fifty/50 Restaurant Group are collaborating on the charity effortJosé Andrés’s charity is bringing its humanitarian efforts to Chicago to help health care workers combating COVID-19. The D.C.-based celebrity chef is partnering with Chicago chef Lamar Moore and Fifty/50 Restaurant Group to provide meals to various hospitals in the city. The campaign launched last week in conjunction .The effort not only feeds health care workers who are overtaxed during the pandemic, but it also gives Fifty/50, the owners of restaurants like , , and , a chance to...…Filed under:Chicago chef Lamar Moore and Fifty/50 Restaurant Group are collaborating on the charity effortJosé Andrés’s charity is bringing its humanitarian efforts to Chicago to help health care workers combating COVID-19. The D.C.-based celebrity chef is partnering with Chicago chef Lamar Moore and Fifty/50 Restaurant Group to provide meals to various hospitals in the city. The campaign launched last week in conjunction .The effort not only feeds health care workers who are overtaxed during the pandemic, but it also gives Fifty/50, the owners of restaurants like , , and , a chance to...WW…

Filed under:Even as they adhere to strict sanitation practices, restaurant owners worry that their delivery drivers aren’t maintaining the same standardsIf you buy something from an Eater link, Vox Media may earn a commission. See our .A number of prominent Los Angeles restaurant owners are finding that the current glut of delivery app options may not be suitable, , for them to use during the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. From Hail Mary Pizza to HomeState to the venerable Apple Pan, more and more restaurants have been pulling back from delivery services like Postmates, Caviar, DoorDash,...…Filed under:Even as they adhere to strict sanitation practices, restaurant owners worry that their delivery drivers aren’t maintaining the same standardsIf you buy something from an Eater link, Vox Media may earn a commission. See our .A number of prominent Los Angeles restaurant owners are finding that the current glut of delivery app options may not be suitable, , for them to use during the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. From Hail Mary Pizza to HomeState to the venerable Apple Pan, more and more restaurants have been pulling back from delivery services like Postmates, Caviar, DoorDash,...WW…

Filed under:Also: Instacart workers haven’t gotten masks, and more news to start your dayThree Twins Ice Cream, an organic ice cream brand that was founded in Petaluma about 15 years ago, announced on Friday that it had ceased operations for good. from founder Neal Gottlieb, “the business had been unsustainable and a capital infusion was necessary” even prior to the coronavirus crisis, but “any chances of a last minute solution were erased by the pandemic.”The news likely came as a shock to fans of the brand, which was ubiquitous in grocery store freezers , Berkeley, and Larkspur. But...…Filed under:Also: Instacart workers haven’t gotten masks, and more news to start your dayThree Twins Ice Cream, an organic ice cream brand that was founded in Petaluma about 15 years ago, announced on Friday that it had ceased operations for good. from founder Neal Gottlieb, “the business had been unsustainable and a capital infusion was necessary” even prior to the coronavirus crisis, but “any chances of a last minute solution were erased by the pandemic.”The news likely came as a shock to fans of the brand, which was ubiquitous in grocery store freezers , Berkeley, and Larkspur. But...WW…

If you buy something from an Eater link, Vox Media may earn a commission. See our .New York City officially began its limited opening of the economy on June 8, having met all of the state’s criteria for doing so, but the city’s full-service restaurant economy, which employed nearly 170,000 people before the shutdown, and which feeds millions every year, will still need to wait. Outdoor dining won’t officially debut until later in June, while indoor restaurant service likely won’t begin until the second-week of July.In brief, any part of the state that wanted to reopen needed to meet seven...…If you buy something from an Eater link, Vox Media may earn a commission. See our .New York City officially began its limited opening of the economy on June 8, having met all of the state’s criteria for doing so, but the city’s full-service restaurant economy, which employed nearly 170,000 people before the shutdown, and which feeds millions every year, will still need to wait. Outdoor dining won’t officially debut until later in June, while indoor restaurant service likely won’t begin until the second-week of July.In brief, any part of the state that wanted to reopen needed to meet seven...WW…