Filed under:SF restaurants can seat diners indoors as of March 3, San Francisco restaurants will reopen indoor dining on Wednesday, March 3, Mayor London Breed announced at a media event held Tuesday. This will be the first time diners are allowed to take a seat inside the city’s restaurants since , a spike that prompted an eventual shutdown of all service but takeout or delivery. It comes as California health officials confirm that San Francisco has moved from the most-restrictive purple tier of to the red, which allows indoor dining at 25 percent capacity and a maximum of 100...…Filed under:SF restaurants can seat diners indoors as of March 3, San Francisco restaurants will reopen indoor dining on Wednesday, March 3, Mayor London Breed announced at a media event held Tuesday. This will be the first time diners are allowed to take a seat inside the city’s restaurants since , a spike that prompted an eventual shutdown of all service but takeout or delivery. It comes as California health officials confirm that San Francisco has moved from the most-restrictive purple tier of to the red, which allows indoor dining at 25 percent capacity and a maximum of 100...WW…

Filed under:SF will reopen dining rooms as soon as the city reaches the red tier of reopeningDuring a Wednesday webinar from San Francisco’s Office of Economic and Workforce Development, SF Deputy Health Officer Dr. Susan Philip announced that SF restaurant owners should plan to reopen their dining rooms on March 3, assuming that COVID-19 infection rates continue to drop.Of course, if there’s anything the past year has taught us, it’s that nothing is certain. Philip made clear that those dates could change if infection rates increase, or if state officials make changes to their reopening...…Filed under:SF will reopen dining rooms as soon as the city reaches the red tier of reopeningDuring a Wednesday webinar from San Francisco’s Office of Economic and Workforce Development, SF Deputy Health Officer Dr. Susan Philip announced that SF restaurant owners should plan to reopen their dining rooms on March 3, assuming that COVID-19 infection rates continue to drop.Of course, if there’s anything the past year has taught us, it’s that nothing is certain. Philip made clear that those dates could change if infection rates increase, or if state officials make changes to their reopening...WW…

Filed under:San Mateo and Marin counties are expected to enter the red tier on February 23, with SF to follow in MarchThis is a breaking story, and will be updated as more information is providedThe improvements in COVID-19 infection rates for five California counties will allow them to move from the purple to the red tier in the state’s , Governor Gavin Newsom announced Tuesday morning. It’s a change that will allow indoor dining to resume in those areas, if approved by each county’s health officials. In addition, Newsom said, eight more counties will be named in a “preview,” regions that...…Filed under:San Mateo and Marin counties are expected to enter the red tier on February 23, with SF to follow in MarchThis is a breaking story, and will be updated as more information is providedThe improvements in COVID-19 infection rates for five California counties will allow them to move from the purple to the red tier in the state’s , Governor Gavin Newsom announced Tuesday morning. It’s a change that will allow indoor dining to resume in those areas, if approved by each county’s health officials. In addition, Newsom said, eight more counties will be named in a “preview,” regions that...WW…

Filed under:The popular cocktail bar had just reopened with outdoor food and drinks, from longtime SF bartender Kevin Diedrich, was seriously damaged in an early morning fire Monday, February 22. According to Diedrich, no one was injured, but the bar — which reopened for outdoor service earlier this month — was significantly damaged and lost all its inventory in the blaze.According to San Francisco Fire Department Spokesperson Lt. Jonathan Baxter, the one-alarm blaze at 570 Sutter Street — a commercial building that houses PCH — was reported at around 3 a.m. on February 22. Forty-four...…Filed under:The popular cocktail bar had just reopened with outdoor food and drinks, from longtime SF bartender Kevin Diedrich, was seriously damaged in an early morning fire Monday, February 22. According to Diedrich, no one was injured, but the bar — which reopened for outdoor service earlier this month — was significantly damaged and lost all its inventory in the blaze.According to San Francisco Fire Department Spokesperson Lt. Jonathan Baxter, the one-alarm blaze at 570 Sutter Street — a commercial building that houses PCH — was reported at around 3 a.m. on February 22. Forty-four...WW…

Filed under:Doordash’s CEO is a newly minted billionaire. Its drivers can’t afford child care.Folks across San Francisco were jolted awake Saturday night, as their phones blared an Amber Alert message about two children abducted in Pacific Heights. According to a police spokesperson, a food delivery driver’s vehicle was stolen as he dropped off an order, the suspect taking off with the driver’s two kids inside. Immediately, crime discussion platforms like Nextdoor and Citizen were abuzz, with users wondering what the gig worker’s kids were doing in the van in the first place. But according...…Filed under:Doordash’s CEO is a newly minted billionaire. Its drivers can’t afford child care.Folks across San Francisco were jolted awake Saturday night, as their phones blared an Amber Alert message about two children abducted in Pacific Heights. According to a police spokesperson, a food delivery driver’s vehicle was stolen as he dropped off an order, the suspect taking off with the driver’s two kids inside. Immediately, crime discussion platforms like Nextdoor and Citizen were abuzz, with users wondering what the gig worker’s kids were doing in the van in the first place. But according...WW…

Filed under:Restaurant workers and doctors continue to question the city’s “indefinite” stay-at-home orderBetween so-called , the lack of federal financial support, skepticism over the dangers of sit-down dining, and , some San Francisco restaurant industry workers say they’ve had enough, and are calling on city officials to reopen outdoor dining and drinking as soon as it can. But in a press conference Tuesday, January 5, Mayor London Breed said their ire is misplaced, as the city cannot make its own decisions on what can and cannot reopen.RelatedThey made their case in front of San...…Filed under:Restaurant workers and doctors continue to question the city’s “indefinite” stay-at-home orderBetween so-called , the lack of federal financial support, skepticism over the dangers of sit-down dining, and , some San Francisco restaurant industry workers say they’ve had enough, and are calling on city officials to reopen outdoor dining and drinking as soon as it can. But in a press conference Tuesday, January 5, Mayor London Breed said their ire is misplaced, as the city cannot make its own decisions on what can and cannot reopen.RelatedThey made their case in front of San...WW…

Filed under:From January 1, apps like GrubHub and DoorDash can only offer delivery from restaurants they’re directly partnered with — instead of listing restaurants without permissionA California law that took effect on January 1 has prompted the removal of tens of thousands of restaurants from food delivery apps like SF-based Uber Eats, DoorDash, Postmates, and Caviar. The law, which was approved last fall, requires apps to offer delivery only from restaurants with which they have a direct partnership and to pull listings from any restaurants with which they do not have a current...…Filed under:From January 1, apps like GrubHub and DoorDash can only offer delivery from restaurants they’re directly partnered with — instead of listing restaurants without permissionA California law that took effect on January 1 has prompted the removal of tens of thousands of restaurants from food delivery apps like SF-based Uber Eats, DoorDash, Postmates, and Caviar. The law, which was approved last fall, requires apps to offer delivery only from restaurants with which they have a direct partnership and to pull listings from any restaurants with which they do not have a current...WW…

Filed under:Outdoor dining will be shut down well into 2021San Francisco’s stay-at-home order, which was tentatively expected to lift as of January 7 2021, has been extended “indefinitely,” Mayor London Breed and Director of Health Dr. Grant Colfax announced Thursday. In addition, officials say, the city might keep its stay-at-home in place even after the state lifts it, depending on “key health indicators.” That means that activities including outdoor dining will remain forbidden in San Francsico for an unforeseen length of time.The announcement was a surprise to those who attended...…Filed under:Outdoor dining will be shut down well into 2021San Francisco’s stay-at-home order, which was tentatively expected to lift as of January 7 2021, has been extended “indefinitely,” Mayor London Breed and Director of Health Dr. Grant Colfax announced Thursday. In addition, officials say, the city might keep its stay-at-home in place even after the state lifts it, depending on “key health indicators.” That means that activities including outdoor dining will remain forbidden in San Francsico for an unforeseen length of time.The announcement was a surprise to those who attended...WW…

Filed under:Also: A restaurant faces $20,000 in fines for violating CA’s stay-at-home order, and more news to know todayWelcome to p.m. Intel, your bite-sized roundup of Bay Area food and restaurant news. Tips are always welcome, .Sign up for our newsletter.Sign up for our newsletter.The freshest news from the local food world…Filed under:Also: A restaurant faces $20,000 in fines for violating CA’s stay-at-home order, and more news to know todayWelcome to p.m. Intel, your bite-sized roundup of Bay Area food and restaurant news. Tips are always welcome, .Sign up for our newsletter.Sign up for our newsletter.The freshest news from the local food worldWW…

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…