The Morris does lunch

The Morris, opened by sommelier Paul Einbund and chef/partner Gavin Schmidt last fall in the Missions former Slow Club space, is now expanding to weekday lunch. From 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m., grab fare like smoked trout salad or the restaurants aged beef burger (with a Chartreuse slushy, if its that sort of day). [EaterWire]

Model Bakery spawns Mini Model Yountville

The Model Bakery, a St. Helena staple with a second outpost at Napas Oxbow Public Market, is taking over the former Coffee Caboose at 6523 Washington Street in Yountville. There, Mini Model as its dubbed, will open on June 10 with free English muffins to the first 200 customers. [EaterWire]

Jai Yun goes pop-up

Chef Chia Ji Nei, whose Chinatown mainstay on Clay Street closed this spring, isnt done cooking. Hell be popping up in the New Sun Hong Kong space (Broadway and Grant) starting on June 14. [SFGate]

Oakland is hella vegan

Invoking restaurants like Millennium, Souley Vegan, and Timeless Coffee, VegNews declared Oakland, California the number 5 best Vegan City in the country. Speaking of which, those three destinatinos and more are on Eaters 18 Essential East Bay Vegan and Vegetarian Restaurants map. Missing from the VegNews top 10, which was dominated by Los Angeles in the top spot? San Francisco. Also: Animal byproducts. [VegNews]

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