The team behind Tanzie’s opens Nudi Blue at 2049 San Pablo Ave on April 9, serving Chiang Mai teas and creative high‑tea sets by day and a planned raw seafood bar at night.

After three decades on Balboa Street, Eat Americana will close on April 12; owner Tony Lai cites health reasons and neighbors say it's like losing a family member.

Oakland’s Millennium, a stalwart of plant-based fine dining, will close its Rockridge dining room on May 16 after nearly 32 years. Owners say they may reopen in a smaller, sustainable form.

SF health inspectors walked into North Beach Thai restaurant New Thai Elephant and found rodent droppings behind customer booths, on the tea prep tray, on the dish machine drain board, and in six other distinct locations — plus live cockroaches, a dead rat on the floor, condemned food, and a broken refrigerator. The facility is closed, and an abatement conference has been scheduled.

Hardware Coffee Co. will take over the former Papenhausen Hardware at 32 West Portal Ave, adding a cafe and florist and targeting a late‑April opening.

The vegan cinnamon-roll brand Cinnaholic has reopened on Hearst Avenue near UC Berkeley, soft-opened in March and holding a Friday grand opening with $2 signature rolls.

Pineapple King Bakery will open at 145 E. Third Ave in San Mateo later this year, bringing its fan-favorite pineapple buns and egg tarts to downtown. The shop will be the bakery’s first Peninsula location and its third Bay Area storefront.

A San Francisco investment firm bought the Cain label and stock after the Glass Fire; the mountain estate is being sold separately while winemaker Chris Howell stays on.

San Francisco just unanimously passed an ordinance to finally legalize street food vending — and the tamale vendors it was meant to protect are terrified. The math doesn't work, the city skipped a program that every neighboring county adopted, and the clock is ticking.

Kura Revolving Sushi Bar opens at Union Landing in Union City this Friday with $4.10 plates and giveaways for early guests.

Cafe Noir has opened at Prescott Market in West Oakland, serving dishes from across the African diaspora in a market‑hall setting.

A family‑run barbecue group tied to the Ingrams is set to take over the downtown Lafayette storefront at 3422 Mt. Diablo Blvd. Owners have not announced an opening date.

Bay Area chefs and bars scored eight finalist nods in the James Beard Awards, from Quince to Sun Moon Studio and Smuggler’s Cove.