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The Socialite

Fourth of July

Photo: bluePantone292 Any San Franciscan knows the ~FOURTH OF JULY~ is a foggy joke of a night, with colored fog and barbecuing while in mittens and fleece. Here are a few dining options around town where the wind and fog won't matter: CAV By popular demand they'…

Marcia Gagliardi • Jun 22, 2009

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The Wino

Evan Goldstein on the Expats of the Wine Community

Photo: Wine Review (Korea) Evan Goldstein, MS, and President and Chief Education Officer of Full Circle Wine Solutions Inc., is one of the nation's most prolific food and wine industry veterans. His food and wine career started at age 19 in Paris, and in 1984 he joined his…

Marcia Gagliardi • Jun 22, 2009

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The Chatterbox

June 16, 2009

A little birdie tells me Erica Holland-Toll (most recently the chef at the former Lark Creek Inn) is the new executive chef of ~DUCCA~ and the Westin (she just started yesterday). The current menu is going to be intact for a few months, and she will start making changes…

Marcia Gagliardi • Jun 16, 2009

The Lush

June 16, 2009

This Saturday June 20th is the ~ST. GEORGE SPIRITS SUMMER OPEN HOUSE~! They open up the hangar doors, fire up the stills, and let you get a close-up look at the distillation process in action. Your entry includes three cocktail tasters, food from La Cocina and 4505, Absinthe root…

Marcia Gagliardi • Jun 16, 2009

The Health Nut

June 16, 2009

Tomorrow night (June 17th) is the latest session of ~GET SMART RADIO~: Food Fight! The Challenge of Making Food Taste Good While it Saves Your Life. Join Get Smart Radio's host Deborah Pardes with Dr. Daphne Miller, author of The Jungle Effect: A Doctor Discovers the Healthiest Diets…

Marcia Gagliardi • Jun 16, 2009

The Starlet

June 16, 2009

Lead guitarist Kirk Hammett of Metallica had dinner at Ozumo San Francisco. He preferred mainly sushi and was reportedly very interested in the origin of each cut. He drank Kubota Manju and also seemed quite knowledgeable about sake. Rock! John O'Hurley, AKA King Arthur in Spamalot (and the…

Marcia Gagliardi • Jun 16, 2009

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What’s Cookin’

June 16, 2009

No sleep for the wicked. Cold or no cold, I still had major book research to do, and fortunately my ability to taste was not affected. Last week I did a tablehoppin' trip around Oakland (Flora, Tamarindo, MUA, Bar Lata), plus a mini Italian tour of 54 Mint (pictured)…

Marcia Gagliardi • Jun 15, 2009

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The Socialite

Mediterranean Dinner Benefit with Joyce Goldstein and Hoss Zaré

Zaré at Fly Trap chef and owner Hoss Zaré and Joyce Goldstein are hosting a ~MEDITERRANEAN DINNER BENEFIT~, a special evening including a cocktail reception and five-course Mediterranean feast, benefiting Meals On Wheels of San Francisco. The dinner celebrates and commemorates three decades in the evolution of Mediterranean cuisine…

Marcia Gagliardi • Jun 15, 2009

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The Chatterbox

June 9, 2009

The former London Wine Bar ("America's First Wine Bar") space in the Fugazi Building has a new tenant: ~GEORGES~. I had a chance to catch up with co-owner Elias Bikahi (Nook, Caffe Sapore, Sapore Catering, and he started Valentina), who is partnering with Leo Lippi…

Marcia Gagliardi • Jun 09, 2009

The Lush

June 9, 2009

Big shifts in the wine universe: Nicole Burke, the now-former wine director of ~EPIC ROASTHOUSE~ just got married in Ireland and is off to India for her honeymoon. When she returns at the end of month, she is going to be working at Domaine Select Wine Estates as the…

Marcia Gagliardi • Jun 09, 2009