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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

RISTOBAR Opens This Thursday

The transformation of the Marina’s Emporio Rulli Gran Caffe to ~RISTOBAR~ will be complete by this Thursday the 11th. The new incarnation is a combination restaurant, wine bar, and salumi bar that is meant to feel more relaxed and casual. The menu includes snacks, salads, crudos, a number of…
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Cupid Came Early public
The Chatterbox

Cupid Came Early

If anyone has any doubt about the commercialization of Valentine’s Day, all they need to do is take one look at the pitches I’ve been inundated with for the past few weeks, from pink Valentine’s Day cocktails to “romantic” recipes to special aphrodisiac menus to “cooking for…
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The Chatterbox

More Tasty Things to Put in Your Mouth

After the crazy lines (again) during PAPALOTE’s Mexi-Pino burrito day, it’s official: the chicken adobo and garlic-fried rice burrito is going to be a staple on the menu every day, starting in March. Hallelujah. I think the boys at We Eating, Gus and Big Jon, are…
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The Chatterbox

Hayes Street to Become Kebab H.Q.

It’s looking likely that there will be some impending kebab confusion in Hayes Valley. The Mediterranean joint HAYES & KEBAB got squeezed out of their space at 406 Hayes, and it looks like the new tenants are calling their business something ridiculously similar: Kebabs of Hayes Valley (they are…
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Monday and Tuesday Dinners at Mojo public
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Monday and Tuesday Dinners at Mojo

My favorite neighborhood cafe-meets-bike repair shop, ~MOJO BICYCLE CAFE~, has just started serving a main dish for dinner on Monday and Tuesday nights. This week chef Jesse is serving up Boeuf Bourguignon with a side of mashed potatoes and either brussels sprouts or Moroccan string beans for only…
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Black Truffle Blowouts public
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Black Truffle Blowouts

Ah yes, truffles. Those tasty (and spendy) little nuggets of deliciousness will be turning up on menus around town this month. ~AME~ is running its Winter Black Truffle Menu from now through Sunday the 14th. You get five courses (which will also be available à la carte) for $115. There’…
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The Chatterbox

No Salted Caramel Banana Splits for You

Hang onto your ice cream cone: BI-RITE CREAMERY is going to be closed the last two weeks of February, from the 16th until March 2nd. The good news is they are expanding the ice cream facility to include more seating and a larger production space, and are opening a…
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Blush public
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Blush

Steve Sherman at ~WILLIAM CROSS WINE MERCHANTS~ is at it again: this Wednesday’s tasting is going to feature one of my favorite things to drink: sparkling rosé. In honor of our upcoming Hallmark holiday, he is going to be pouring a flight of five sparkling rosés and one still…
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Hibiscus: A New Flower in Oakland public
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Hibiscus: A New Flower in Oakland

I’ve only been hearing tasty reports, so I’m excited to make my way over to Sarah Kirnon’s new restaurant, HIBISCUS in Oakland. Some may remember her as the executive chef of The Front Porch in the Mission (and her wonderful hot sauce). Kirnon, a native of Barbados,…
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