Catching up with Michael Simpson, owner of Frenchy’s Hideout, who has brought a taste of France right here to Hillcrest.

But in January, he and his mother, Michiyo Lappen, opened Hapa Bistro, a small French restaurant in San Bruno offering a prix fixe dinner menu and à la carte lunch. ... Dig into food news.

This location will be the first franchise for chef Grégoire Jacquet and is part of a larger effort to scale the business.

A taste of home for cafe's French founder The restaurant offers a taste of home for Chezaud. Born and raised in Paris, Chezaud worked his way up in the restaurant business since he was 18 years old.