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

May 26, 2009

Some really good cocktails came out of the Depression, no mistake about that. ~AMERICANO~ at Hotel Vitale is now offering Depression Era Cocktails Sat–Wed from 4pm–6pm and 10pm–12am. For $6, you can have an Americano, Sidecar, Vodka Collins, Aviation, or Whiskey Sour, plus $5 glasses of red…

Marcia Gagliardi • May 26, 2009

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The Sugar Mama

May 26, 2009

Nothing quite like winning a dinner for two, right? Especially when you've got two female badass chefs in the kitchen: Top Chefs Jennifer Biesty (executive chef of Scala's Bistro) and Stephanie Izard (Top Chef season four winner). These two talented chefs are partnering up to present…

Marcia Gagliardi • May 26, 2009

The Starlet

May 26, 2009

Urban myth, or fact? A tablehopper reader writes in “I heard Drew Barrymore was at the Phone Booth again last night.” Star Jones and her new chef boyfriend, Herb Wilson, who was formerly the executive chef at the Soho Grand and Tribeca Grand, were having lunch at RN74 with gents…

Marcia Gagliardi • May 26, 2009

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What’s Cookin’

May 26, 2009

photos by Mathew Sumner Love is many things. I will tell you one thing that it definitely is: when your sister returns from New Orleans and brings you back "hog's head cheese" and boudin from the Bourgeois Meat Market in Thibodaux, Louisiana. Yeah, baby, any place…

Marcia Gagliardi • May 25, 2009

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The Socialite

StarChefs Napa Sonoma Rising Stars Revue

The ~STARCHEFS.COM AT THE NAPA SONOMA RISING STARS REVUE~ is a walk-around tasting gala featuring the Napa Sonoma Rising Star award winners and their signature dishes, cocktails, and wine pairings. The 2009 Napa Sonoma Rising Stars and their dishes include: Jeremy Fox, Ubuntu Ubuntu Fregola in Caramelized Vegetable…

Marcia Gagliardi • May 25, 2009

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The Socialite

Grow a Farmer

Photo by Jered Lawson Gabriella Café in Santa Cruz and Pie Ranch (a partner with Mission Pie here in SF) are teaming up for this special ~GROW A FARMER FUNDRAISING DINNER~ at Pie Ranch, located near Año Nuevo State Reserve. Grow a Farmer is a six-month UC Santa Cruz…

Marcia Gagliardi • May 25, 2009

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The Regular

Art's Cafe

I have three words for you: hash brown sandwich. It's a straight-up brilliant addition to the usual line-up of breakfast suspects. Take that, omelette and French toast and eggs Benedict! In all my years of eating breakfast in diners, cafes, restaurants, truck stops, cars, ships, planes,…

Marcia Gagliardi • May 25, 2009

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The Chatterbox

May 19, 2009

There have been countless rumors and rumblings over what is happening at ~AQUA~. Here's what we do know: chef de cuisine Ron Boyd is off to lead R&D for Beautifull!, the company focused on healthy meals for delivery or pick-up. Boyd's replacement is…

Marcia Gagliardi • May 19, 2009

The Lush

May 19, 2009

The Metro Bar on Market has been closed for renovations, and will be reopening as ~BLACKBIRD BAR~. The project from Shawn Vergara and Doug Murphy of Moby's and 440 will be something new for the Castro: a warm and cozy rustic-modern bar, more in the stylistic vein…

Marcia Gagliardi • May 19, 2009

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The Health Nut

May 19, 2009

A couple little bits for you. First, I had to share this wonderful recipe tablehopper reader Leslie wrote in: it's for a ~HEALTHY BREAKFAST OF QUINOA~. (I know, and you thought it was just for dinner.) One thing that was challenging on the cleanse was what to eat…

Marcia Gagliardi • May 19, 2009