Fro-Yo for "The Freak"
A new fro-yo shop in Cow Hollow called Cultivé had San Francisco Giants starting pitcher Tim Lincecum as a customer.…
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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Tara's Organic Ice Cream Opens in Temescal
Berkeley’s TARA’S ORGANIC ICE CREAM has opened up a sister shop in Oakland’s Temescal neighborhood, between Lanesplitter Pizza & Pub and Burma Superstar. Owner Tara Esperanza uses only organic dairy, fruits, nuts, herbs, spices, and even vegetables in her ice cream and sugar-free sorbets. Flavors include…
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Second Annual New Zealand Wine Discovery on 4/17
This Saturday April 17th is the second annual NEW ZEALAND WINE DISCOVERY wine and food tasting event at the InterContinental San Francisco Hotel. Special to this event is a live broadcast of KGO’s Dining Around with Gene Burns program.
This afternoon event will have you tasting the following New…
Lickety Split
A member of the industry and tablehopper reader writes in: “Gold medalist sprinter Michael Johnson had lunch at Pacific Catch in the Sunset district. He is still pretty fast, as he left the restaurant without his credit card. Luckily, he’s not as fast as before: I was able to…
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(Sponsored): Let's Retake Our Plates at Whole Foods Market
At Whole Foods Market, we make responsible choices to satisfy both your cravings and your values. We make it easy to choose organic foods—even convenient packaged or frozen foods—from crops grown without toxic or persistent pesticides.
Visit Letsretakeourplates.com to learn how we’re doing even more to…
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April 13, 2010 - This week's tablehopper: road warrior.
This week's tablehopper: road warrior.
Last week, my hand of cards was most definitely a full house, starting with Wednesday’s Tour de Champagne at the Bubble Lounge, which was fantastique (particularly enjoyed the brut from grower-producer Dosnon & Lepage). My Thursday evening mingle at 18 Reasons…
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This week's tablehopper: road warrior.
Last week, my hand of cards was most definitely a full house, starting with Wednesday’s Tour de Champagne at the Bubble Lounge, which was fantastique (particularly enjoyed the brut from grower-producer Dosnon & Lepage). My Thursday evening mingle at 18 Reasons was a blast (thank you Onigilly for…
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Taste of the Nation Returns April 29th
Share Our Strength’s TASTE OF THE NATION returns to AT&T Park on Thursday April 29th, featuring top chefs and mixologists, all of whom are coming together to donate their time, talent, and passion to end childhood hunger in America. Instead of a walk-around tasting and sit-…
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Take a Wok on the Wild Side
The twelfth annual WOK ON THE WILD SIDE is coming up on Monday April 26th—it’s an annual fundraiser for the City College of San Francisco Culinary Arts and Hospitality Studies Department. This year, guest chefs are preparing a sit-down dinner of classic San Francisco dishes (with student…
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Wexler's
I like little engines that could. When WEXLER’S first opened on Sacramento Street in the heart of the Financial District, more than a couple industry folks expressed their concern over the fate of owner Matt Wexler’s namesake restaurant, especially with the darkened doorways of Rubicon and Jeanty at…