"The new 335-seat Alfresco Tap and Grill, a multi-tiered restaurant with three distinct patios on a hillside perch, comes to life in March on the site of a former parking lot. Managing partner Cindy Sanchez and husband Jaime Sanchez pivot from the tacos and enchiladas they’re known for two blocks south at decades-old Lauriol Plaza with a catch-all menu full of sandwiches, burgers, pastas, and pizza." - Evan Caplan