Downtown/Yerba Buena: Bluestem Brasserie (1 Yerba Buena Lane) is launching their first weekend brunch this weekend, Saturday and Sunday, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. The menu will feature grilled bavette steak and eggs with chimichurri; shrimp and grits; and eggs Benedict with house-cured Tasso ham. [Grub Street]
FiDi: Darn Good Food, a small café from Ryan Sieroty and Ronald Henoud, is coming to the former Lee’s Deli spot at 322 Kearny Street. [Grub Street]
Mission: Bar Bambino’s Pronto café, which will be a concession of sorts for their neighbor the ODC Theater, will soft-open this month, and fully open by December. [Eater]
SoMa: Zare at Fly Trap is ending their lunch program, called Zare’s Grill and Grain, after tomorrow. [Scoop]
Sausalito: Poggio owner Larry Mindel has been awarded $520,000 in legal fees pertaining to a case that was settled earlier this year in Mindel’s favor, regarding some “bullying” by the landlord. Says Mindel, “I hope this provides a little inspiration to restaurateurs everywhere that you can fight predator landlords and win.” Hear that, Cyrus? [Chron]
