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"I learned that the first U.S. location of Ditas, a mini-restaurant-and-bar chain based in India, is now open on the second floor of Marin’s historic Trident restaurant with sweeping waterfront views; the restaurant is set to open Sunday, May 1 and underwent a late change in leadership when the initially announced chef Aiki Terashima parted ways and Cody Buchholz—recently executive chef at BMW North America and previously a station chef at Meadowood and The French Laundry—took the reins. The restaurant will serve a $120 three-course tasting menu as well as an à la carte menu available in the lounge, bar, and for outdoor guests, and the drinks program features what the paper calls “an expansive, connoisseur-worthy wine list” overseen by executive wine director Marco Buffa (formerly of the InterContinental San Francisco and Luce), plus cocktails and nonalcoholic options." - Dianne de Guzman