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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What’s Cookin’

September 8, 2009

So, I am back from the mountains, and if I didn't have my photoshoot for my book scheduled last week, I would have been making as many excuses as possible to stay up in Tahoe—it's beyond gorg up there in August. But about the photoshoot:…

Marcia Gagliardi • Sep 07, 2009

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The Socialite

Special September Menus

A variety of restaurants are hosting ~SPECIAL EVENINGS, MENUS, AND MORE IN SEPTEMBER~. For the month of September, ~MASA'S~ is hosting a Celebration of Tomatoes, honoring Verdure Farm in Healdsburg. Executive chef Gregory Short has created a special, eight-course tasting menu celebrating late-harvest heirloom tomatoes, available…

Marcia Gagliardi • Sep 07, 2009

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The Regular

La Mar Cebicheria Peruana

As we're segueing into our Indian summer, there's nothing like trying to prolong the warm weather vibe with alfresco dining on ceviches and drinking frothy pisco sours while taking in a view of the bay. Perched on the Embarcadero is LA MAR CEBICHERIA PERUANA, the first…

Marcia Gagliardi • Sep 07, 2009

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The Chatterbox

September 1, 2009

You all fired up on home canning and kombucha? I know I am. In case you have caught some DIY fever, CUESA (the Center for Urban Education about Sustainable Agriculture) is offering a ~SERIES OF DIY CLASSES~ as part of their Preservation Celebration. CUESA is offering classes on fermentation and…

Marcia Gagliardi • Aug 28, 2009

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The Lush

September 1, 2009

I thought it was worth noting that if you buy your tickets for ~WHISKYFEST SAN FRANCISCO~ before September 15th, you get a $10 per ticket discount and the shipping is on them, an additional $10 savings. Ticket prices (until September 15th) are $95 for general admission and $140 for VIP…

Marcia Gagliardi • Aug 28, 2009

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What’s Cookin’

September 1, 2009

Let me tell you, it's very strange to be writing tablehopper on a Thursday evening. What the heck, I just sent my last column out on Tuesday! But, my trusty designer is off to the playa for a week, so I had to get this hammered out quick…

Marcia Gagliardi • Aug 27, 2009

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The Socialite

Dress for Success

Now, at first glance this event seems like it's more about fashion and fundraising, but when I saw the all-female chef lineup, I saw that is was about food as well. ~DRESS FOR SUCCESS SAN FRANCISCO~ is celebrating its fourth year of helping Bay Area women with…

Marcia Gagliardi • Aug 27, 2009

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The Chatterbox

August 25, 2009

Whoa, some local restaurants have been taken down with fires this past week, damn. Last Friday, ~CHOW~ in the Castro suffered a fire in the flue in the morning, and will now be closed for a few weeks for repairs. Will let you know when the reopening is in sight,…

Marcia Gagliardi • Aug 25, 2009

The Lush

August 25, 2009

I wanted to share a few more details about the half-off wine promo going on in honor of ~FIFTH FLOOR'S~ ten-year anniversary. It's actually extending through Labor Day (September 7th), and you can have half-off on bottles, or half-bottles. For you trophy…

Marcia Gagliardi • Aug 25, 2009

The Starlet

August 25, 2009

More A-Rod and Kate Hudson sightings came in: last week they also dined at Yoshi's late Monday night, and at RN74 on Tuesday. Quentin Tarantino was spotted around town: he was at Blue Bottle Mint Plaza and Zeitgeist (although I am not sure about that order—perhaps…

Marcia Gagliardi • Aug 25, 2009