On Wednesday evening, fresh from kicking off the Golden State Valkyries victory parade, San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie made time for another momentous occasion: the opening celebration for T&T Supermarket, the hit Canadian Asian megastore that will make its debut in the city Thursday at 9 a.m.
Wearing a jewel green silk blouse matching the branding of her store, T&T CEO Tina Lee led Lurie on a tour through the store, which will finally bring life to a space that has sat empty for nearly a decade, after Whole Foods abandoned plans to open there. They walked past live Dungeness crab in tanks and displays of durian before Lee handed Lurie a mousse cake in the shape of city hall, its dome flavored with black sesame.
“There’s a lot of history in this location, not all of it good. San Francisco needs entrepreneurs and people who believe in our city,” Lurie said to a crowd of about 100 people at the pre-opening event, including District Attorney Brooke Jenkins, City Attorney David Chiu and Supervisor Stephen Sherrill…