One of the city’s buzziest pizza parlors is doubling its footprint. Chef Eric Ehler of Outta Sight Pizza announced through Instagram that he and his team have signed a lease at 643 Clay Street in Chinatown. There is no opening date for the restaurant yet. It’s a homecoming of sorts for Ehler, who previously worked as a sous chef at Michelin-stared Chinese restaurant Mister Jiu’s. “This will be a Chinatown pizza shop through and through,” the post reads in part.
Outta Sight has become shorthand for good pizza in San Francisco. The business opened in 2020 at 422 Larkin Street, quickly earning praise for classics such as a pesto pie and limited-run pizzas featuring char siu. The shop is well known for its sandwiches, too, and for running the food and drink menu at the Great American Music Hall or popping up at beer haunt Toronado on Mondays. Ehler himself is a major advocate for not just San Francisco but for the Tenderloin specifically, championing his favorite places in the city for donuts, breakfast sandwiches, and braised duck leg in the greater Civic Center area.
Industry wine mag goes out of print
Another media business takes a hit, this time Wine & Spirits magazine, which was once published in the Bay Area. Editor and publisher Joshua Greene told the Chronicle the spring 2024 issue will be the last in print. Greene laid off the staff in mid-April and, while he hopes to hire a staff again down the road, he says he’s not sure what direction the business will move in the future.
Vegan market debuts in Walnut Creek
The East Bay’s The Market by Rooted opened from the same owners behind Rooted Coffee Co., per the Mercury News. The third outpost for the business boasts all kinds of plant-based goods such as breakfast sandwiches and smoothies alongside an extensive coffee menu. The new market is open from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Sunday at 2800 Larkey Lane.
Sacramento chefs open new food truck
The humble green Chów trailer at SacYard Community Tap House is the next project from Aimal Formoli and Suzanne Ricci, the couple behind Formoli’s Bistro. The Bee reports that the restaurant — known for its whiskey cheeseburger — closed six years ago, but the couple have now returned to the scene with smash burgers and chili cheese bratwursts.
