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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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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(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…
(Sponsored): Veedercrest Wins Double Gold!
Historic Veedercrest, a pioneering Napa Valley winery and participant in the infamous Judgment of Paris, won a Double Gold in the San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition for its 2006 St. Helena Cabernet, and won Silver for its 2006 Mt. Veeder Cabernet. Double Gold means that every judge awarded the wine…
New Temescal Restaurant Opening Next Monday
SR24, a restaurant from Josh Woodall (formerly the chef at South Food + Wine Bar) and Howard Schindler, is due to open on Monday February 22nd. SR24, which stands for State Route 24, is going to be “a classic American eatery with a consciousness for sustainability and the community.” The menu…
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February 16, 2010 - This week's tablehopper: fatty tuesday.
This week's tablehopper: fatty tuesday.
Upstairs at Smuggler’s Cove.
Can we possibly pile on any more occasions this week? I know I’m not the only one who is glad Valentine’s Day is over (someone should have let off an “all clear” siren on Monday, alerting…
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This week's tablehopper: fatty tuesday.
Can we possibly pile on any more occasions this week? I know I’m not the only one who is glad Valentine’s Day is over (someone should have let off an “all clear” siren on Monday, alerting single people that it was okay to return to your favorite restaurant…
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Whiskies of the World Expo
THE WHISKIES OF THE WORLD EXPO AND ARTISANAL SPIRITS FEST returns on Saturday March 27th at The Hotel Nikko, so start getting your liver prepped and ready. Now in its eleventh year, the list of brands exhibiting only seems to get bigger: Scotch whiskies (Classic Malts, Johnnie Walker; Laphroaig, Ardmore,…