So Berry Pretty
On Wednesday, a tablehopper reader spotted Halle Berry at SCALA’S BISTRO dining with a friend. Per the reader, “She looked beautiful, natch.”…
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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Wine Classes at CAV
~CAV WINE BAR & KITCHEN~ is hosting an Introduction to Wine Class
on Saturday February 27th. During this two-hour session, they will break down the components of wine, go over basic terminology, and you will taste a selection of eight wines that illustrate tannin, acidity, body, and a variety…
Old Yeller on the Loose
Gordon Ramsay was spotted taking photos and walking through Ghirardelli Square and into Cellar360 last Friday—there were rumors that he was filming there.…
Book Signing Dates for The Butcher and The Vegetarian
In case you want to get a copy of The Butcher and The Vegetarian, the book highlighted in this week’s bookworm, author Tara Austen Weaver will be reading at a variety of events around town:
Thursday February 18th, 7pm-9pm 18th Hour: The Butcher and The Vegetarian Reading and…
No Corkage on Mondays at Urban Tavern
Union Square’s URBAN TAVERN is offering no-corkage Mondays, from 11:30am to 10:30pm. And you also get five hours of free parking, which is available every day to guests dining at the restaurant. There’s also a new chef: Colin Duggan has taken the reins. 333 O’…
Power Dining at Spruce
Kevin B. noticed Senator Dianne Feinstein was dining at a neighboring table at SPRUCE last night. She was reportedly “very gracious to the people who came up to shake her hand.”…
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(Sponsored): Craving a Wasabi Rush?
Perhaps you’re jonesing for some spicy tuna, or yuzu chicken wings? ICHI has the answer!
ICHI, a local family-owned catering company, offers to-go platters, business lunches, catering, and service staff for your next soirée or big business deal. We provide the finest in restaurant-quality sushi and…
Get Cookin'
A variety of cool chef-taught cooking classes are coming up:
First, this Sunday February 21st, Thomas Odermatt of RoliRoti is going to demonstrate how to cook porchetta and other cuts of pork at Tante Marie. There will be a demonstration on cutting, roasting, and curing unusual cuts of pork…
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New Saloon in Oakland--It Will Love You, and Cut You
Thanks to this Tweet from Ben of Cooking with the Single Guy, I learned that there’s a new bar opening on February 19th in the Lakeshore District of Oakland called HEART AND DAGGER SALOON. The tagline is “Good Spirits for Bad People.” All righty then. A couple informative posts…
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(Sponsored): Meet Your Meat: Announcing Meatpaper Issue Ten
Meatpaper, a San Francisco-based quarterly journal covering the art and culture of meat, is celebrating the publication of its tenth issue!
In Issue Ten, we continue our omnivorous approach to the topic of meat as we visit a Northern California meat rabbit farm, try pastrami at a New York…