A new restaurant from acclaimed Miami chef Bradley Kilgore is coming to San Francisco’s Transamerica Pyramid, the San Francisco Chronicle reports. The yet-to-be-named restaurant won’t open in the Pyramid itself — instead, it’s located in a small adjacent building at the base, next to the restored Transamerica Redwood park. Other details are scant so far. Kilgore, originally from Kansas City, is a veteran of Michelin-starred restaurants Alinea and L2o.

The restaurant is just one part of the Transamerica Pyramid’s $400 million overhaul, which, according to the Chronicle, includes a new lobby, a restaurant on the building’s first four floors, a bar and lounge on its top floor, and a new location of the members-only Core Club, among other features. A grand opening is planned for September 12.

A popular Sonoma winery goes up for sale

Belden Barns, the Sonoma winery known for its laid-back farm setting and 125-year-old wishing tree, is up for sale at $10.9 million, the San Francisco Chronicle reports. Founders Lauren and Nate Belden told the Chronicle that they’d chosen to sell to spend more time with family. The estate, listed on Zillow, includes a four-bedroom farmhouse, a fruit orchard, a produce farm, an in-ground swimming pool, 20 acres of vineyards, and a circa 1870 redwood barn, among other facilities.

The Amy’s Kitchen boycott comes to an end

A grassroots two-year boycott against Amy’s Kitchen has ended after the Petaluma organic foods company agreed to improve conditions for workers, including safety, pay, and health insurance, among other measures, KQED reports. Workers and activists have had a long, winding road to this labor win, including, most recently, eight months of negotiations with Amy’s executives. “We have to defend our rights when we see injustices,” Cecilia Luna Ojeda, who worked for Amy’s Kitchen for almost 20 years, told KQED. “And there is always somebody who has to be at the forefront.”

SF bartender places in national competition

Derrick Li, owner of San Francisco cocktail bars Dragon Horse and Blind Pig Speakeasy, has been quietly racking up national bartender competition wins, as shared in an Instagram post from Dragon Horse this week. Among the accolades are placements among the U.S. Bartender Guild’s 2022 and 2024 World Class West National finalists, and Li landed in the final Top 10 this year — it might be worth a stop into one of Li’s bars to see what the buzz is about.

Q: Ira, if anyone had any questions on if the Heat are a player or two away from winning an NBA championship, Boston’s destruction of teams should be sobering.  They are nine deep and any five on the floor can pass, rebound, score, defend, and are all selfless.  Simply beautiful basketball and they are playing chess with their ball movement seeking the best shot, while the Heat have been an isolation-style team for decades. Danny Ainge’s fingerprints remain as the blueprint for amassing picks and building core talent through the draft. Fans need to buy into the need for the Heat to move off of an aging Jimmy Butler’s contract for draft picks/draft capital. – Brian, Fort Lauderdale.

A: Or you could look at it another way, that Boston for years had been searching for the final pieces to move to the next level and that it was Brad Stevens just this past summer who put together the deals that allowed for this next step. Considering all it took to complete the makeover was Marcus Smart, Rob Williams, Malcolm Brogdon and some cap bits and pieces, it’s not as if a massive makeover was required for Boston to wind up landing Jrue Holiday and Kristaps Porzingis. And while Porzingis has not been a Finals factor, his regular-season contributions allowed for this ridiculously easy playoff path to a title. This is why the Heat hunted Damian Lillard and why there remains the belief of being a move or two away. Brad Stevens last summer showed the path to that next step. Now it is the Heat’s front office that is in chase mode to the Celtics.

Q: I know Derrick Jones Jr. viewed the playoffs as his takeoff for free agency, but the way the Finals are going, the Heat should circle back. – Sammy.

A: And that door could well wind up opening again. But it also could come down to whether the Heat opt to spend on what already is in place, in Caleb Martin and/or Haywood Highsmith, or instead shop in free agency. Unless Derrick Jones Jr.’s price tag again comes down to another minimal contract, he likely will be priced out of the Heat’s range. If anything, Derrick likely would be a later-rather-than-sooner consideration, and only after the Heat fully sort through their current free agents.

Q: Omer Yurtseven was 7-0, 275. Erik Spoelstra didn’t like playing him unless forced. Zach Edey is not a fit with Bam. – Al.

A: While it’s not the highest of bars, you certainly could argue that simply based on his schooling at Purdue that Zach Edey is a defensive upgrade on Omer Yurtseven. But putting that aside, players selected at No. 15 are just as likely to emerge as quality reserves. And there could be something to be said about having a changeup when Bam Adebayo goes out, as well as a big body to battle opposing big bodies. In that regard, consider the Edey possibility as a rotation complement to Bam as opposed to necessarily a lineup complement.

The Miami Dolphins have made another move to upgrade their roster, and this was a big one — literally and figuratively.

The team will be signing veteran defensive lineman Calais Campbell, the 6-foot-8 former University of Miami standout, according to NFL Network reporters Tom Pelissero and Ian Rapoport.

Campbell will be joining the Dolphins after playing for five teams in his first 16 NFL seasons, most recently with the Atlanta Falcons. Campbell played his first nine seasons with the Arizona Cardinals after being a second-round pick in the 2008 NFL draft, followed by three seasons each with the Jacksonville Jaguars and Baltimore Ravens.

During his final two seasons with the Ravens, Campbell worked under new Dolphins defensive coordinator Anthony Weaver, who was the team’s defensive line coach (he added assistant head coach duties in 2022).

Beyond his familiarity with Weaver and his obvious experience, Campbell also brings great leadership to the Dolphins defense.

Campbell is a six-time Pro Bowl selection who was selected to the NFL’s 2010s All-Decade Team and was the winner of the Walter Payton Man of the Year Award in 2019.

Campbell will turn 38 on Sept. 1, but in his one season with the Falcons, he showed he still had plenty of good football left as he finished with 6.5 sacks, his highest total since 2019.

The addition of Campbell fills one of the remaining needs on defense for the Dolphins, a complementary piece on the defensive line to go along with Zach Sieler.

The Dolphins signed a large number of defensive tackles in the offseason in the hopes of making up for the departure of Christian Wilkins, but Campbell is the one potential impact player who’s come on board.

He’s also got the versatility to line up just about everywhere on the defensive line, giving Weaver more options up front.

Campbell is the second veteran to join the Dolphins defense this week, following safety Marcus Maye.