San Francisco Chronicle:
Pastry chef-entrepreneur Gary Rulli has to be the stealthiest operator in the Bay Area. Without any fanfare, he's begun construction on a large cafe-bakery at 2300 Chestnut St. (at Scott Street) in San Francisco's Marina District.
"I have always wanted to open a cafe-bakery in the Marina,'' he says. "So when Gourmet Greetings closed, I found the right-size space in the right place. "
For more than a decade, he's run his Emporio Rulli in Larkspur at 464 Magnolia Ave. (at Cane Street). ... Rulli draws patrons from all over the Bay Area to his Italian marble and mahogany-appointed cafe-store in Marin. And why not? It's home to all manner of Italian cakes and pastries, gelati, panini sandwiches, wine and imported candies.
Rulli plans a November opening for the Marina Emporio, which will seat 70 both indoors and outdoors.
As sad as we are to see Gourmet Greetings go, Emporio Rulli sounds like a great addition to Chestnut Street.
-Tim
P.S. For those of you who can't wait, check out the Emporio Rulli in Union Square.