The San Francisco Standard

There’s more change on the horizon for Ikea’s struggling Mid-Market food hall. Vegan Puerto Rican restaurant Casa Borinqueña is out, Filipino fusion spot Izzy and Wooks is in. #SanFrancisco #Downtown #IKEA

If Thanksgiving is for eating and stirring up family drama, then the day after is for retail therapy. If you’d rather dodge big-box chaos and keep your Black Friday money in the Bay — we’ve got you covered. #SanFrancisco #BayArea #BlackFriday

The San Francisco Centre, which is more than 90% vacant, was foreclosed on last week. The group now in possession is telling its few remaining tenants to kick rocks. #SanFrancisco #Downtown #Retail

Following the collapse of First Republic Bank, JPMorgan has spent 16 months rebranding defunct branches to cater to a new niche of clients — wealthy, professionally active customers who are well on their way to building ultra-high-net-worths. “We think this is a client base that has been underserved by the industry,” said Stevie Baron, head of affluent banking at JPMorgan. #SanFrancisco #Finance #JPMorganChase

Try to avoid it all you like, but drama at the Thanksgiving table is an inevitability. So this year, just go ahead and embrace it. Here are our recommendations for engaging, San Franicsco-coded conversation starters. #SanFrancisco #Thanksgiving #Politics

With 30 minutes until boarding, there’s only one thing left to do: find something to eat before your flight — quickly. To ease the cortisol spike, we've created the ultimate guide to eating your way SFO's Terminal 1. #SanFrancisco #SFO #Travel #Thanksgiving

The Hilton Union Square and Parc 55, two of SF's biggest hotels, are selling at a massive discount in what Mayor Daniel Lurie hailed as another sign of downtown’s resurgence. #SanFrancisco #Downtown #Hilton

With whole beans and precise extraction times, BrewBird’s $10,000 barista-quality machine is banishing the spectre of bad office coffees past — for good. #SanFrancisco #BrewBird #Coffee #Startup

There’s more change on the horizon for Ikea’s struggling Mid-Market food hall. Vegan Puerto Rican restaurant Casa Borinqueña is out, Filipino fusion spot Izzy and Wooks is in. #SanFrancisco #Downtown #IKEA

Milk Bar founder Christina Tosi didn’t set out to be a dessert icon — she just knew she wanted to bake cookies every day. That instinct pulled her from fine dining into the orbit of David Chang, who eventually urged her to chase her real passion. In this episode of “Life in Seven Songs,” recorded live at the Charter Workplace Summit in NYC, Tosi shares the ingredients behind her success: a relentless work ethic, a sense of childlike wonder, and soundtracks like “Daft Punk Is Playing at My House” by LCD Soundsystem that keeps her creating. Listen now: https://sf.news/43Pwe7X