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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 Lush

September 29, 2009

I'm already happy ~BAR CRUDO~ is a mere two blocks from my front door, but now I'm really going to be finding reasons to punch the clock early: they have just launched a new happy hour from Mon–Thu from 5pm–6:30pm. On offer: $1…
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September 29, 2009 public
The Sugar Mama

September 29, 2009

Last week I mentioned the upcoming Sunday Supper event, a benefit for CUESA this coming Sunday October 6th. Well, dear readers, I have not one but two pairs of tickets to give away to two lucky winners to the reception portion of the evening. The gala reception begins at 5:…
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The Starlet

September 29, 2009

According to Danny DeVito's Twitter feed, he had a fantastic meal at Oliveto. A tablehopper reader wrote in to let me know Ashton Kutcher had lunch at Cascal in downtown Mountain View on Thursday September 17th. Glen Hansard of The Frames (he co-wrote the Academy Award-winning…
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What’s Cookin’

September 29, 2009

What the hell happened to me? I woke up on Monday sounding like Kathleen Turner, and while I was initially terrified that I was coming down with a mother trucker of a nasty cold, I also think someone did a little too much carrying on this weekend. I blame the…
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OysterFest 2009 public
The Socialite

OysterFest 2009

Waterbar is hosting a three-day event, ~OYSTERFEST~, which includes two special oyster dinners at Waterbar (Oct. 15th and 16th) and an afternoon festival on the outdoor patio (Oct. 17th). Guest chefs and oyster lovin' restaurants and farms include: Ryan Simas and Mark Franz (Farallon), Jan Birnbaum (EPIC Roasthouse)…
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OPENfuture public
The Socialite

OPENfuture

I am not even going to attempt to rewrite this press release for this amazing-sounding event: ~OPENFUTURE: SPINNING MARINETTI'S WHEELS~, part of Metal + Machine + Manifesto = Futurism's First 100 Years. "Feeding on Futurism's appetite for destruction, OPENrestaurant revisits F. T. Marinetti's…
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Heaven's Dog public
The Regular

Heaven's Dog

Spicy chicken (photo from Heaven's Dog). Edamame salad. Photo from Heaven's Dog. Photo from Heaven's Dog. You thirsty? No? Well, sit at the bar at HEAVEN'S DOG for a few minutes and you will be. This hidden-away SoMa doghouse is a…
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The Starlet

Russell Martin

Jerry Harrison & Russell Martin September 24, 2009 Jerry Harrison (Talking Heads) shared a table with all of the members of The Killers (except for Brandon Flowers) at A16. They reportedly came in super late and only a few of them ate (my spy says “they all have this Jesus…
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The Starlet

Eric Clapton

Eric Clapton September 24, 2009 Hiro Sone (Terra, Ame) met his hero on Friday night at Ame. Eric Clapton came in for dinner and Hiro and Eric exchanged autographs: Hiro gave Eric a signed Terra Cookbook and Eric signed Hiro’s guitar. Awww, from one artist to another……
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The Starlet

Eric Clapton

Eric Clapton September 24, 2009 Hiro Sone (Terra, Ame) met his hero on Friday night at Ame. Eric Clapton came in for dinner and Hiro and Eric exchanged autographs: Hiro gave Eric a signed Terra Cookbook and Eric signed Hiro’s guitar. Awww, from one artist to another……
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