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Marcia Gagliardi

Marcia Gagliardi

Marcia Gagliardi is an SF-based restaurant columnist and culinary personality, well-known for her groundbreaking 19-year-old tablehopper newsletter, offering an insider's take on restaurant news.
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Bacar Closing May 7th

I was surprised to discover a new permit for Alexander’s Steakhouse in the ~BACAR~ address, and sure enough, the upscale and award-winning Cupertino restaurant is opening a San Francisco location—it ends up they have been targeting the city for a couple of years. Chef Jeffrey Stout will…
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Changes in Claude Lane public
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Changes in Claude Lane

Franck LeClerc’s businesses on Claude Lane have some changes to report: first, Bridget Batson (TWO, Hawthorne Lane) is the new executive chef of ~GITANE~; she will be working alongside opening chef Lisa Eyherabide and will assume the reins completely by June 1st, when Eyherabide will head back to France.…
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Fresca Folks Opening Pasión in the Sunset public
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Fresca Folks Opening Pasión in the Sunset

As you may already know, the Calvo-Perez family, known for the local Fresca restaurants, took over the former PJ’s Oysterbed location in the Sunset. But instead of opening a fourth Fresca location, they’re opening a new restaurant called ~PASIÓN~. As son and chef Jose Calvo-Perez told…
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Meet the New Chef at Ottimista public
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Meet the New Chef at Ottimista

There’s a new chef at ~OTTIMISTA ENOTECA-CAFÉ~, Daniele Volpi of Vivande Porte Via on Fillmore Street, as Glen Tinsley heads back to Italy to run the kitchen at the La Parrina wine estate after his stage there last summer. Volpi was raised in Denmark, but spent two months…
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Quick Update on Various Projects

Since a number of projects have been delayed with a few snags here and there, I thought a quick update was in order: first, ~SOCIAL KITCHEN & BREWERY~ is still waiting on the ABC to give them their license, so here’s hoping it’s any day now (you can…
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Terra Bakery and Café Is Open in Hayes Valley public
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Terra Bakery and Café Is Open in Hayes Valley

According to some reviews on Yelp, TERRA BAKERY AND CAFÉ is now open in Hayes Valley in the former Essencia space. Two of the partners are Philip Roland and Jennifer Westmoreland, formerly of Roland’s Bakery, which unceremoniously closed in the Lower Haight after a landlord dispute. You’ll still…
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18 Reasons Moving Into Bigger Digs public
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18 Reasons Moving Into Bigger Digs

Members of ~18 REASONS~, and those who attend their cool events, will be happy to learn they are moving into a larger space, the former Jivano’s Cutlery space, just a couple of doors down from Bi-Rite Creamery. The new venue will not only be twice as big, but…
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Artisan Marketplace at 331 Cortland Is Now Open public
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Artisan Marketplace at 331 Cortland Is Now Open

I was pleased to learn ~331 CORTLAND MARKETPLACE~ in Bernal Heights is currently in its soft opening phase. Contained within the solar-powered building are six vendors (some Bernal neighbors), including: El Porteño Empanadas (organic Argentine empanadas); ICHI Lucky Cat Deli (a neighborhood Japanese deli specializing in market-fresh fish,…
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Unwind on Union public
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Unwind on Union

A tablehopper reader tipped me off that the Pasta Pomodoro space on Union Street was getting a new tenant: UNWIND. Fortunately the owners, Kai Vance and Todd Slosek, respond to their email on their website (how novel). They will be offering Cal-Med and American dishes in a casual atmosphere,…
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Say Hello to Hapa Ramen

Richie Nakano, a sous chef at nopa and well-known blogger, is now adding ramen-making badass to his list o’ talents. On Saturday May 8th is the public launch of HAPA RAMEN, a pop-up evening event at Coffee Bar. Nakano’s partner in the venture is Kitty Gallisa,…
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