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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 Regular

Show Dogs

I’m all about budget gourmet action right now. I’m also about the delicious handmade corndogs here, hot diggity! The menu is packed with gourmet dogs (many made by local folks), with all kinds of savory toppings, like remoulade, garlic confit, and more. The brilliant tubesteak is the pickled…
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Mission Burger public
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Mission Burger

This is such a sick and wrong chef burger. I could only eat half in one sitting, and I still felt really terrible about myself. Anthony Myint (of Mission Street Food) and Danny Bowien have created a fully fat-loaded burger: 1/3 lb. of aged Harris Ranch brisket, short…
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Il Cane Rosso public
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Il Cane Rosso

This rustic-casual outpost at the Ferry Building has a laundry list of lovable qualities (farmers’ market fresh ingredients, meaty items off the rotisserie, seasonal vegetables, Straus Dairy soft-serve ice cream) but the absolute star in my culinary galaxy is the Soul Food Farm egg salad sandwich. It’s…
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Matching Half public
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Matching Half

I am a slave to good coffee (very few people in this town aren’t), and when a place is this cute, one block from my house, on a sunny corner, using beans from Verve Coffee Roasters, rockin’ a Slayer, and serving a perfect macchiato with a smile, well, I’…
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Heart public
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Heart

This place has not been formally reviewed by the tablehopper, but it has been mentioned in related articles... Related Articles * New Wine Bar, Gallery, and More Coming to the Mission This place is now closed. 1270 Valencia St. San Francisco (at 24th St.) 415-285-1200 heartsf.com $$ Cuisine * Small…
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Miki public
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Miki

I am so grateful to a chef buddy for turning me on to this joint. Specifically, their ramen. Nope, it’s not on the menu, but it is listed on a piece of paper as a special on the wall. There’s the tonkotsu ramen ($8.50), with smooth noodles…
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Nopalito public
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Nopalito

nopa’s casual Mexican offshoot rocks the house, with regional dishes made with excellent local/organic ingredients. The juicy carnitas are a hands-down favorite (especially when I’m eating any leftovers the next day with some eggs), and it’s the perfect season for Nopalito’s flavor-riffic pozole.…
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Ferry Building public
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Ferry Building

Home of the Ferry Building Marketplace, and The Ferry Plaza Farmers Market on Tuesdays and Saturdays. There is also a Thursday Market, with an array of artisan street food: wood-fired pizza, grilled meats, sandwiches, and tacos (there is also a small selection of fresh produce as well).   Photo courtesy…
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The Regular

Smuggler's Cove

This place has not been formally reviewed by the tablehopper, but it has been mentioned in related articles... Related Articles * Smuggler's Cove Close to Opening Stars Sighted * Kanye West * Dita Von Teese 650 Gough St. San Francisco (at McAllister St.) 415-869-1900 smugglerscovesf.com $ Cuisine * Bar Features…
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Restaurant Michael Mina

This place has not been formally reviewed by the tablehopper, but it has been mentioned in related articles... Related Articles * The Michael Mina Move (and More) 252 California St. (at Front and Battery Streets) 415-397-9222 michaelmina.net/restaurants/locations/mmsf.php?restaurant_id=7 $$$$ Michael Mina, chef Cuisine…
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