S.F.'s favorite bearded pitcher is ditching his orange cleats for some bowling shoes. Inside Scoop reports Brian Wilson is now a partner/owner of Lucky Strike. While there are 21 locations of the bowling alley-restaurant across the country, his alignment with the company falls perfectly in sync with the soon-to-open S.F. location. No word on how much of the bowling chain he owns.

That was quick: Less than a week after Martin Mack's was forced to close, due to a court order granting ownership to (now) former owner Brian Maloney's business partner, it's back open. Haighteration reports the legal details surrounding the turnover, including the fact former staff members were offered their jobs back under the new management. Time will tell if the new Martin Mack's has another 22 years in it.

Pop-up no more: Radio Africa & Kitchen is readying to open its brick-and-mortar Bayview location. The team behind the Ethiopian-inspired restaurant let us know dinner hours will start on March 8, the day after their opening party. Lunch hours will follow on April 3.

An apple, and a drink, for the teacher: 7x7 discovers that the school-themed Gold Star Bar has opened on Nob Hill (1548 California at Polk). The new bar is complete with chalkboards, desks, and yes, even tests - of sorts - they're introducing Pictionary night.

Not far from the school-days bar, Grub Street notes another bar is on the way. This one is thinking large, and will open as Big in the adjacent spot next to Vantaggio Suites. Expect an opening in a few months.

Luminalt

"It keeps getting windier in the Mission. Maybe we should have gone with wind power," joked co-owner Karen Heisler.

Solar power has been on the Mission Pie wishlist since it opened in 2007, but starting a food business is time-consuming and costly; Heisler and co-owner Krystin Rubin had other projects to tackle first. When they finally started talking to Claire Hill of the small SF solar company Luminalt last year, they were ready to take the plunge.

Rubin said the installation price was neither "shockingly high or delightfully low," but will reduce Mission Pie's significant electric bill by one quarter to one third. "It's an act of faith that our business will thrive long enough for the cost to be absorbed," she said.

What: Salumeria pop-up preview

Where: Clooney's Pub

When: Fri., March 2, 6:30-10 p.m.

Cost: $10 condiment plates and other sandwiches. Cash only.

The rundown: Flour + Water's executive chef Thomas Mcnaughton and Matt Sigler are giving us a taste of what to expect at Salumeria, a traditional Italian-style deli. Why gourmet sandwiches at a pub? The Salumeria crew recently told SFoodie that it's just neighborly love. House-cured meats as part of the condiment plates include prosciutto cotto and mortadella sandwiches, a large Italian sausage, are on Friday's menu. Salumeria is slated to open in late April or early May.

With McNuaghton, Flour + Water owners David Steele and David White have been working on Salumeria and Central Kitchen, a dinner destination right next to Salumeria, designed with a more refined vibe. Mcnaughton will serve as executive chef for both Salumeria and Central Kitchen. If they get enough people hooked on these Italian delights, more pop-ups might...pop up.

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5. NYPD Cases Muslim Restaurants
Turns out, the NYPD just really loves to keep an eye on Muslim restaurants. Maybe it's because some of them sell donuts? Or maybe it's because they're profiling based on race. One or the other, we guess. Maybe both!

4. Fun with receipts!
Restaurants just can't stop being racist on their receipts. Not only are these people racist, they're also incredibly stupid. Customers get copies of their receipts, brainiacs.

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The Four Barrel coffee slated for Divisadero is making progress, and the beans may be brewing as early as June. Local Addition discovers the pending spot will also serve bakery treats from Josey Baker Bread; all the better -- visitors will be able to enjoy them at the recently approved parklet planned for out front.

That looks familiar: It appears skater-surf brand Volcom may have picked up inspiration for a new design alongside a coffee order. Eater SF reports a shirt from the Southern-California company looks exactly like the Sightglass logo, which was out for some time before the cotton t hit stores. The design company that created Sightglass' logo has now sent a cease and desist letter to Volcom, but, as of yet, hasn't heard back.

Schulzies Bread Pudding won't be serving sweet treats in its new S.F. location quite yet. While they had initially planned on opening before the end of the month, Grub Street notes the debut of their Hayes Valley store was been pushed back, but shares, via Hayswire, that they'll pop-up at Place Pigalle tomorrow from 6-9 p.m.

Heavy weighs the made-up crown.

Jeff Mauro, former stand-up comic, is the Sandwich King, but how he ascended to nobility I know not. I fear he may have been christened under a false god, because, you know, my fucking uncle is the Sandwich King every time he has four beers. I'm the Sandwich King whenever I buy ham. Being a Sandwich King is like being a Cereal King or Salad King. There's not much of a kingdom there. Verily, it's a fucking sandwich.

Still, I acknowledge his reign and sit down for the premiere of Sandwich King, season number two (the first season slipped quietly by last summer, veiled by an invisibility cloak). His sovereignty begins with tomato soup. He's making us wait for the sandwich. I'm impressed. That's how you rule the sandwich kingdom, by not making sandwiches. I really can't wait for that sandwich!

Earlier in the show his majesty went to a restaurant to watch someone else make a sandwich, and before he went in he did a little pop-and-lock move on the street corner -- my liege lord is a thirty-something white guy who, it's clear by now, failed as a stand-up. I've was sort of mulling this over while he made this tomato soup, so when the bread finally came out it took me a while to determine just what his lordship was doing.

But then I understood all to well. The first sandwich the Sandwich King made on premiere of The Sandwich King was a grilled-cheese sandwich -- for the prince.

Behold!