The chef-owners of Marlena, David Fisher and Serena Chow Fisher, who bravely debuted their Bernal Heights restaurant mid-pandemic and garnered a Michelin star in their first year, appear to be attached to a new project with Hi Neighbor Hospitality Group (Trestle, Madrigal, The Vault Steakhouse) coming to Japantown. As the SF Business Times reported Friday, […]

The James Beard Foundation® announced the winners of the 2023 James Beard Restaurant and Chef Awards presented by Capital One, honoring excellence across the culinary industry, from fine dining to casual gems in our communities, while also supporting and encouraging a more sustainable industry. The full list of winners can be found below and on […]

Have you ever tried chicken curry infused with kim chi? What about meen polichatu — a Keralan dish of spiced fish wrapped in banana leaves — spiked with Korean gochujang? These combinations may sound far-out to some, but for Michelin-starred chefs and close friends Sun Kim and Mano Thevar, they are delicious mashups that they’ve […]