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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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tacobar Opens Monday April 12th public
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tacobar Opens Monday April 12th

As I mentioned a while back, the upcoming Pac Heights taco place, ~TACOBAR~, is opening soon (it’s now due to open on Monday April 12th). But as always with new places, call before heading over, because you don’t want to be disappointed if the opening gets pushed a…
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New Deli Opening: Calabria Bros. public
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New Deli Opening: Calabria Bros.

Of course I was excited to learn about a new deli called CALABRIA BROS., opening this weekend, on Saturday April 10th. Two Italian-American (and Calabrese) friends who were born and raised in San Francisco, Steve Maraccini and Mike Tufo, will be offering a variety of Italian deli sandwiches, a…
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No "All In One" Sandwiches for Union Street

Well, the sandwich gods giveth, and they taketh away, because North Beach “All In One” sandwich purveyor, GIORDANO BROS., has withdrawn their 1784 Union Street restaurant proposal. The decision was based on permit opposition from several Cow Hollow residents and conditions placed on the rear patio space by the Planning…
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Social Kitchen & Brewery Opening This Month public
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Social Kitchen & Brewery Opening This Month

The Sunset’s biggest project of late is about to open, ~SOCIAL KITCHEN & BREWERY~. Yup, they got their brewer’s permit. At the end of last year, I mentioned this new project moving into the former location for the Golden Gate Brewery, Eldo’s Grill and Brewery, and Wunder…
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Super Duper Burgers Opening in the Castro public
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Super Duper Burgers Opening in the Castro

If all goes according to plan, SUPER DUPER will be slinging burgers in the former Pasta Pomodoro space in the Castro on Monday April 12th. The menu will feature five kinds of burgers, fries (regular or garlic), shakes, and soft-serve ice cream. The burgers will be cooked on a…
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Changes at Charanga

Eater had some interesting news about a chef changeover at Mission mainstay CHARANGA: “David Leland, formerly of Sutro’s, will be taking over for Chef Gabriela Salas who was in the kitchen for 13 years; and Valerie Hemstreet, formerly of Oregon Thai restaurant, Pok Pok, will be taking over as…
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Help Keep Louis' Diner "All In the Family" public
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Help Keep Louis' Diner "All In the Family"

I was reading on the RichmondSF blog that Louis’ Diner, that little vintage number up the road from the Cliff House, is running into some issues. Here’s more from the post: “The diner, which has been owned and run by the Hontalas family for 73 years, is currently on…
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The Mysterious Mr. Fox

For those of you wondering about the whereabouts of chef Jeremy Fox, formerly of ubuntu in Napa, GrubStreet posted this informative interview with him. The net-net: he’s had offers but isn’t wedded to working anywhere just yet; instead, he’s doing a week of guest cheffing nights…
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Cool Spin on Jardinière's Monday Night Dinners public
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Cool Spin on Jardinière's Monday Night Dinners

I thought this was clever: ~JARDINIÈRE~ is inviting back their kitchen alumni to cook the $45 Monday night dinners (which include wine parings, by the way) for the month of April. On Monday April 12th, 

Peter Armellino, chef and owner of The Plumed Horse in Saratoga, will be cooking; 

April…
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