Getting Friendly

the tablehopper | 10:11 am | July 3, 2008 | Foodie 411

For those wondering about the Bacchus Management Group’s Cow Hollow brasserie that’s developing in the former Prego space, the name has finally been decided on: des Amis. Also, Skye LaTorre, most recently a sommelier at A16, is joining the Bacchus team as a lead sommelier at des Amis. The opening is slated for fall.

• 2000 Union St. at Buchanan.

An Indian Import
Amber India (a well-known restaurant in Mountain View) has opened its first San Francisco location in Yerba Buena Lane. The multi-level and 5,000-square-foot space is open for lunch (Mon–Fri 11:30am–2:30pm) and dinner daily (Sun–Thu 5pm–10pm, Fri–Sat 5pm–10:30pm), brunch on the weekend (Sat–Sun 12pm–3pm), and the lounge is open and serving appetizers and bar bites continuously from 11am–11pm daily, and until 11:30pm Fri–Sat. The owner is Vijay Bist, who went to culinary school in India, and then trained in Baur au Lac, Switzerland; Excelsior, Germany; and France—he is working with chef Anish Potdar.

• 13 Yerba Buena Lane, 415-777-0500.

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