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San Francisco-based artisanal chocolate maker L'Amourette Chocolat will soon open a new shop and cafe in the Castro.
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Cherry Blossom Festival blooms big again in Japantown
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43-year-old Japantown restaurant Cafe Mums has closed permanently
Experience the upscale cuisine of Michelin-starred chefs David and Serena Chow Fisher at their new Japantown project with Hi Neighbor Hospitality Group.
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The first weekend of this year’s Northern California Cherry Blossom Festival had Japantown tickled pink all weekend, and the festival continues next weekend, with the return of the famed parade that has not happened since 2019.
A Japantown staple for the hot pot dish shabu shabu suddenly closed this weekend, as the 43-year-old Cafe Mums, also known as Mums – Home of Shabu Shabu, had its final day in business at Sutter and Buchanan Streets on Sunday.
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