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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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Black Truffle Blowouts public
The Chatterbox

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’…
Marcia Gagliardi
Marcia Gagliardi •
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…
Marcia Gagliardi
Marcia Gagliardi •
Blush public
The Lush

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…
Marcia Gagliardi
Marcia Gagliardi •
Hibiscus: A New Flower in Oakland public
The Chatterbox

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,…
Marcia Gagliardi
Marcia Gagliardi •
Time to Get Boozy on Some Bouzy public
The Lush

Time to Get Boozy on Some Bouzy

2/16: THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED, SNIFF SNIFF. That dang Dr. Champagne is at it again: Jerry Horn is going to be hosting another one of his stoo-pen-dous French Champagne dinners, this time at RESTAURANT PICCO. The four-course dinner starts at 7pm. Here’s the lineup…
Marcia Gagliardi
Marcia Gagliardi •
The Beginning of a New Era public
The Chatterbox

The Beginning of a New Era

Another project opening in Oakland that I mentioned a while back is ERA ART BAR AND LOUNGE on Grand Avenue in the Uptown District. The 5,000-square-foot space will bring together art (expect bi-monthly collections of modern and contemporary art), handcrafted artisan cocktails with house-made syrups…
Marcia Gagliardi
Marcia Gagliardi •
Around the World in 80 Sips public
The Lush

Around the World in 80 Sips

San Francisco’s second annual AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 SIPS wine tasting by Bottlenotes returns to ~CRUSHPAD~. Guests attending the walk-around tasting can try over 80 wines from boutique and estate wineries around the world, including France, Italy, Spain, South Africa, California, Israel, Lebanon and even Thailand. There…
Marcia Gagliardi
Marcia Gagliardi •
The Starlet

Better Late Than Never

This sighting happened a couple weeks back while I was still in India, but it’s just too good to not include: Brad Pitt was spotted at Fish. in Sausalito, and he also dined at Allegro Romano in San Francisco, sporting a Rasta knit cap and a scraggly wizard-meets-…
Marcia Gagliardi
Marcia Gagliardi •
The Starlet

Not Exactly the Bada Bing!

Last night, James Gandolfini and director/screenwriter Philip Kaufman dined at KOKKARI. And according to my spy, “it looked like business.” Hey, anything with James Gandolfini looks like business.…
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