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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 Sugar Mama

July 14, 2009

SF CHEFS URBAN BBQ TICKET GIVEAWAY (AUGUST 8TH) Put on your dancing shoes and party with some of the hottest chefs in the city! Simmer. Sip. Spin. on Union Square at SF Chefs. Food. Wine. Urban BBQ. This unparalleled occasion allows a yummy and unique opportunity to indulge in great…
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The Starlet

July 14, 2009

I heard Ms. Sally "You like me, you really like me" Field dined at Venticello. She was reportedly one of the sweetest and truly humble stars my tablehopper spotter has ever encountered.…
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What’s Cookin’

July 7, 2009

Am buried (STOP) No tablehopper today sorry (STOP) First section of book due EOD (STOP) See you next Tuesday (STOP) Thank you for understanding (STOP) Can someone do my dishes (STOP) (end transmission) ~Marcia…
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July 14, 2009 public
What’s Cookin’

July 14, 2009

Ow. Last week really hurt. I think I popped something in my brain. I swear, my mouse had smoke coming out of it. I am all out of midnight oil. And I definitely know I hurt my wrist from all this typing (not good). I feel like Gollum. Or perhaps…
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Bastille Day public
The Socialite

Bastille Day

Seems like a French restaurant's authenticity card will be revoked if they don't do something to honor ~BASTILLE DAY~. Here's a brief round up of who is doing what around town besides the usual Belden Place mayhem. Cassis is offering a special $49.95…
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Eddie Lau Dines in Chicago public
The Jetsetter

Eddie Lau Dines in Chicago

Eddie Lau is a chef and Boston native whose former kitchen experiences in San Francisco over the last two years include Orson and Poleng Lounge. He is the proud writer and owner of HotFoodPorn.com, to which he calls "a vehicle for all things culinary that are sexy, tasty,…
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June 30, 2009 public
The Chatterbox

June 30, 2009

The opening for ~TRADEMARK~ in the former Voda space in Belden Alley is looking like this Friday, or next Monday. To recap, this 85-seater is from Peter Snyderman of Elite Café and the Café Bastille/Plouf/B44 crew of Olivier Azancot and Eric Klein. The deets: it's…
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June 30, 2009 public
The Lush

June 30, 2009

If all goes well, Bourbon & Branch's ~RICKHOUSE~ will be soft opening this Wednesday. (It's the bar that is opening in the former Ginger's Trois space in the Financial District.) It's quite the looker—you can take a peek at some preliminary…
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The Starlet

June 30, 2009

(Anyone want to play six degrees of Kevin Bacon with this lineup? It's quite the hodgepodge.) A tablehopper reader spotted Jeffery Self from Logo Network's Jeffery & Cole Casserole having drinks in the lounge at Jardinière last Thursday. Matthew McConaughey had dinner with five friends at…
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June 30, 2009 public
What’s Cookin’

June 30, 2009

I don't really need to explain why this week's issue is royally abridged—things are heatin' up in manuscript land. Or at least are gettin' heavy. The first part of my manuscript is due Monday… eep. May stress-related temporary blindness or carpal tunnel…
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