IN THE NEWS: Musician Carlos Santana has opened a Maria Maria restaurant and music venue in Austin (415 Colorado St.). … The American-Statesman’s Addie Broyles details the reopening of Top Notch hamburgers (7525 Burnet Road), while Mike Sutter reviews Paciugo Italian Gelato (241 W. Second St., 13420 Galleria Circle, Suite 140 in the Hill Country […]

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IN THE NEWS: The American-Statesman’s Kitty Crider reports, “Hill-Bert’s Burgers, an Austin institution at 3303 N. Lamar Blvd. for 35 years, will close its original location [Sept. 28] after a day of festivities there with family members who helped the business flourish. “We’re just moving, not closing,” says founder Hilbert Maldonado. “The landlord is selling […]

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IN THE NEWS: The Arizona Republic’s David van den Berg reports the closing of the GrainBelt GrillHouse in Gilbert, while Howard Zeftel details the scheduled September opening of chef Robert McGrath’s REM (in the former The Other Place spot on E. Lincoln Drive just west of Scottsdale Road in Scottsdale) and the slated fall opening […]

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IN THE NEWS: Maria Maria Restaurant, a collaboration between musician Carlos Santana and chef Roberto Santibañez, has opened at Tempe Marketplace, The Business Journal of Phoenix reports. This is the pair’s second location, the first opened last fall in Walnut Creek, Calif. A grand opening celebration is planned to coincide with Cinco de Mayo weekend […]

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IN THE NEWS: The Chronicle’s Carolyne Zinko reports the Feb. 5 death of San Francisco restaurateur Selmar J. Monro: “dubbed “The Mayor of Geary Street” by the late columnist Herb Caen, after a long battle with prostate cancer. He was 86. Monro, who owned and operated a dozen restaurants in the Bay Area during his […]

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