The team includes Nora Furst of Uma Casa, Alvaro Rojas of Elda, Nicolas Torres or True Laurel, and Claire Sprouse of Hunky Dory in Brooklyn. Four prominent bartenders are joining forces to open an all-day bar and cafe named Buddy.This is down from the original asking price three years ago, $19.7 million. For the low price of $16.8 million, you can own the 4.2-acre Bradbury Estates, currently retained by In-N-Out Burger heiress Lynsi Snyder.The new establishment also serves Vietnamese cuisine and offers many of the same staples that were found at the former restaurant, which closed due to complications with rent payments during the shutdown. The group from shuttered Vietnamese staple Green Papaya is back with a new restaurant in Lower Nob Hill - Hoi An.

“It feels different, in that the city has quieted down,” says Vermut, “but the food is the same, the crew is the same, and the quality is still great.” Pica Pica is available for limited dine in, carryout, and delivery. Owner Adriana López Vermut found a new operating partner and was able to rehire eight of the previous 14 employees and unlock the doors once more. Fans of Venezuelan food were gutted when longstanding Pica Pica Arepa Kitchen had to close its doors last August, but now the restaurant has - surprise - reopened at its 401 Valencia Street location.Intel, your bite-sized roundup of Bay Area food and restaurant news.

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