The Ritz-Carlton's new restaurant, Parallel 37, will open its doors before Christmas (say what you will about the tony hotel establishment, but its San Francisco locale is the place to go during festivities surrounding the birthday of that alleged Lord and Savior), which you can try out soon. Very soon. They're taking lunch and dinner reservations at OpenTable. So... hurry. more ›

After a twenty-year run, the dining room at the Ritz-Carlton shuttered last month to make way for a "less formal, more approachable" concept. Yesterday, Inside Scoop followed up with a few more details on the forthcoming reopening from Chef Ron Siegel and company. Naturally, the first order of business was to drop the stuffy "Dining Room at the Ritz-Carlton" moniker in favor of something more slick and modern. Enter: Parallel 37, which is both San Francisco's latitude and Siegel's new name for "a bar that has action and life in it, and not a place that's hush-hush." more ›

The Dining Room at the Ritz-Carlton announced they'll be closing the doors on the hotel restaurant's 20-year run next month. On September 15th, Chef Ron Siegel will say goodbye to the current incarnation to make room for an updated, "less formal, more approachable" dining room. more ›

Proving that, regardless of accolades and fame, no noted chef is safe, Michael Bauer nixed the Dining Room at the Ritz-Carlton today from the esteemed four-star club. In fact, he downgraded it to 2.5 stars. Gulp. Bauer proclaims: more ›

Karl Rove made an appearance behind enemy lines last night in SF, at a local gathering at the Ritz-Carlton of conservative bastion The Heritage Foundation. Rove made the astute observation before a crowd of several hundred that the health care debate is providing Republicans with a perfect political rallying point, but it will only succeed if they come up with their own successful plan. No word on whether there were any census workers hanged in effigy, or any fingers bitten off. Hear more about Rove's appearance at KCBS. more ›

That's right. SFist classed up its act last Friday when we jumped into a cab, threw our hair back, and deadpanned to the driver, "Take us to the Ritz." Yes, we went to the famed and supposedly inaccessible Mobil Five-Star awarded The Ritz-Carlton Bar and Dining Room, and thank God we did. It was remarkable -- surprisingly so. more ›