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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 Hardhat

Comstock Saloon

This section is written by Erin Archuleta, half of the talent behind local outfit ICHI Catering and ICHI Lucky Cat Deli (coming soon to 331 Cortland in Bernal Heights). For updates, follow @ICHISUSHI on Twitter. Outside of the foodie world, Erin works full-time championing kid literacy at 826 National.…
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The Chatterbox

Deets on Farina's New Pizza Place

I know, I know, MORE PIZZA. The latest establishment to toss their pie into the ring is ~FARINA~, which will be simply calling their upcoming establishment PIZZA. This pizzeria is going to be all about Neapolitan authenticity: the oven, ingredients, and yes, the pizzaiolo will all be from Naples (does…
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New Neighborhood Joint Opens in the Mission public
The Chatterbox

New Neighborhood Joint Opens in the Mission

More Valencia Street action: SOUTHEND GRILL ‘N’ BAR has opened in the former Toad’s space, serving American comfort food like Buffalo wings, burgers, steaks, and chops, with nothing over $20 (complete menu here). It has been going through a soft opening phase, and the grand opening is this Friday…
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The Chatterbox

More Business Changes in the Mish

Even more Mission news, although this one is pequeño: the former Mi Tierra has morphed into LOS JAQUIS, serving dishes from Jalisco. I asked the kind gentleman who picked up the phone what his favorite dish was (in the best broken Spanish I could muster), and he mentioned burritas. No,…
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Hot Dogs That Help public
The Chatterbox

Hot Dogs That Help

Just in time with the longer evening light, chefs Gayle Pirie and John Clark of ~SHOW DOGS~ are hosting an evening party on March 25th. Proceeds will benefit the neighboring San Francisco City Academy,  a private elementary school for the inner-city children of San Francisco. There will be hot…
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The Chatterbox

Jebena, a New Café on Polk

Received word about a brand-new café called JEBENA, serving coffee from Barefoot and loose-leaf teas, along with savory dishes like panini, soup, and salad. Since owner Kinani Ahmed is Ethiopian, he also plans to offer an Ethiopian coffee ceremony, brewing the coffee in a traditional way (this is…
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