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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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The Chatterbox

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…
Marcia Gagliardi
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Terra Bakery and Café Is Open in Hayes Valley public
The Chatterbox

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…
Marcia Gagliardi
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18 Reasons Moving Into Bigger Digs public
The Chatterbox

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…
Marcia Gagliardi
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Artisan Marketplace at 331 Cortland Is Now Open public
The Chatterbox

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
The Chatterbox

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 public
The Chatterbox

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,…
Marcia Gagliardi
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New Lunch Options Around Town public
The Chatterbox

New Lunch Options Around Town

A couple places have launched lunch service. First is ~FARMERBROWN~, with dishes like broccoli and cheddar soup, a Cobb salad ($10.95), and a variety of sandwiches, like pressed herb-roasted turkey and pimento cheese with smoked paprika mayonnaise on multi-grain toast ($9), a fried catfish or fried chicken…
Marcia Gagliardi
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The Lush

Tonight, It's a Pisco Party

Tonight, April 27th, PISCO is hosting an event for Pisco 100, and the master distiller, Guillermo Ferreyros, will be there from Peru. Hosted Pisco 100 cocktails (from 6pm-7pm) include Pisco Sours and the Peruvian Patada, made with Canton and fresh mint. The entire event runs from 6:30pm-8:…
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The Spring Cup public
The Lush

The Spring Cup

At my book signing event last week at the Tyler Florence shop in Mill Valley, faboo bartender Jackie Patterson made a most-refreshing cocktail for us. As promised to guests that evening, here’s the recipe—you’ll want to make a pitcher of it, it’s that good. Spring…
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