An acclaimed Berkeley pizza spot is expanding to San Francisco, the Lord Stanley team is shifting its focus to Dogpatch, and St. Helena is getting a fancy new (museum) restaurant, all in This Week in Food.
The big pizza news that arrived Thursday is that acclaimed Berkeley spot Rose Pizzeria is expanding with a San Francisco location — and this is excellent news for pizza fiends indeed. As the Chronicle tells us, a second Rose Pizzeria will be debuting in the former Village Pizzeria location at 1 Clement Street in the Inner Richmond. The space has a fairly small, 700-square-foot dining room, and there will also be sidewalk seating and a to-go window. No opening date is set. ICYMI, Rose Pizzeria was among a group of New York Times “best” picks from around the country last year, and is in fact one of the best pizza spots in the Bay, full stop.
There’s also some big news from the husband-and-wife team behind the about-to-close Lord Stanley in Polk Gulch, and that’s a new restaurant project in the former Serpentine space (2495 3rd Street) in Dogpatch. As Tablehopper tells us, Rupert and Carrie Blease are partnering with Tommy Halvorson of The Fire Society, which runs catering brands Radish and Foxtail Catering, as well as Halvorson’s longtime pop-up Phoenix Supper Club. Lord Stanley’s wine director Louisa Smith will be involved as well, and there will also be a full bar and cocktail program, but the name and other details are still TBA. They’re aiming to open this summer or fall…