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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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August 4, 2009 public
What’s Cookin’

August 4, 2009

Ahhhh, it's good to be back. I had no idea how much that ever-looming book deadline was going to be constantly weighing on my mind—it was like a guilty conscience. And what a treat to make it to the finish line, turn that mother trucker in,…
Marcia Gagliardi
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Pie Ranch Farm Dinner public
The Socialite

Pie Ranch Farm Dinner

This is one heck of a way to celebrate summer: ~PIE RANCH'S UPCOMING FARM DINNER~. It will be a lovely meal in the field, each course created with local ingredients from Pie Ranch and nearby farms, all made by Bay Area chefs on beautiful Pie Ranch. Participating local…
Marcia Gagliardi
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Foreign Cinema 10-Year Anniversary Party public
The Socialite

Foreign Cinema 10-Year Anniversary Party

Has it really been 10 years? ~FOREIGN CINEMA~ is celebrating 10 years in the Mission neighborhood with quite the anniversary extravaganza (of course). There will be magicians, dancers, henna artists, acrobats, and jugglers while guests sip cocktails and enjoy bites from the Foreign Cinema kitchen. The proceeds of the anniversary…
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Lers Ros public
The Regular

Lers Ros

Poh Tak soup Koh Moo Yang Larb Phed Yang Oh my God, am I really about to send you to a restaurant playing Michael Bolton, Peter Cetera, and Backstreet Boys on the stereo? You can bet your sweet, easy listenin' ass I am. Because it's where you&…
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July 28, 2009 public
The Chatterbox

July 28, 2009

Some of the biggest news in the last couple of weeks was about chef Nate Appleman's sudden departure from the ~A16/SPQR~ restaurants and group. He is currently in New York, so I am sure we'll hear soon enough where he is turning up next in…
Marcia Gagliardi
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The Lush

July 28, 2009

~AME RESTAURANT~ is hosting a wine challenge during the month of August, so get ready to put your taste buds to the test! The drinking game goes like this: they will be pouring diners a flight of three anonymous wines. You'll be given the names of the three…
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The Starlet

July 28, 2009

Frances McDormand and Joel Coen were spotted dining at Picco in Larkspur, and I also cracked up over this Twitter posting about someone seeing them in Bi-Rite Market: "RT @delsheez OH Frances McDormand to Joel Coen in Bi-Rite Market: Joel, did you see the peaches?" Over…
Marcia Gagliardi
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The Starlet

Neil Patrick Harris

Neil Patrick Harris July 28, 2009 A Tablehopper reader was at brunch at Foreign Cinema on Sunday and saw Neil Patrick Harris. He was brunching with his partner, a producer, and another female.…
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The Starlet

Neil Patrick Harris

Neil Patrick Harris July 28, 2009 A Tablehopper reader was at brunch at Foreign Cinema on Sunday and saw Neil Patrick Harris. He was brunching with his partner, a producer, and another female.…
Marcia Gagliardi
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July 28, 2009 public
What’s Cookin’

July 28, 2009

As Brenda Dickson would say, "Well hello!" As you can see, I am back after going dark last week. I definitely needed the extra two days for the final push on my manuscript, which is what it usually take to write, edit, and lay out this column each…
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